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Jane's F/A 18 (c) Electronic Arts

Supplier.....: SheDevil           │  Release Month..: 1/2000
Cracker......: Bier & Ale         │  Game Type......: FlightSim
# of Disks...: 49 x 2.88          │  Game Rating....: 91%

REQUIREMENTS: Win 9x, Pentium 266 MHz, 32 MB RAM, 3D card, 700 MB HD

RELEASE NOTES:

CALL THE BALL!!

From the award-winning creators of Jane's F-15, Jane's F/A-18 is a
stunningly realistic PC simulator for the US Navy's newest front-line
carrier strike fighter, the cutting-edge F-18E Super Hornet. The Super
Hornet is a carrier-based multi-role attack fighter capable of striking
almost anywhere in the world, thanks to the global range of the US Navy's
carrier strike forces and the increased combat radius of the new Super
Hornet. Earlier versions of the F-18, launching from carriers in the Red
Sea and Persian Gulf, decimated Iraqi positions in operation Desert Storm
and were immortalized in countless Hollywood productions. Featuring a
bigger weapons load, faster top speeds, a stealthier radar signiture and
countless technological advancements over it's predicessors, the F/A-18
Super Hornet will lead US carrier-launched air assaults well into the new
millinium,

Developed in cooperation with the United States Navy, Jane's F/A-18
captures all the spine-tingling emotion, gut-wrenching excitement and
heart-pounding glory of commanding the most powerful carrier strike
fighter the world has ever seen. Like no other simulator before, Jane's
F/A-18 brings the experience of being a US Navy pilot to life with
adrenaline-pumping precision.

FEATURES:

Intense carrier deck flight operations. Accelerate from 0 to 250 kts in
seconds in catapult launches. And end your flight in a 'controlled crash'
with a carrier trap. Master this and you're no longer a pilot, you're an
aviator.

Advanced weapons platform. The Hornet fulfills all the roles of a combat
aircraft. Air-to-air, air-to-ground, anti-surface(ship)-warfare - the
Hornet does it all. And it does it with the most advanced weapons in the
U.S. arsenal today.

New graphics and terrain engine. Rolling oceans, shimmering water and
metal, 3D clouds, rain, - all the details that define 'photo-realism' are
in Jane's F/A-18.

The total simulator package from the makers of Jane's F-15. In the spirit
of Jane's F-15, F/A-18 takes the single-aircraft "study sim" to new levels
of achievement in realism. Jane's F/A-18 recreates every detail as only
Jane's can do, including superb physics based flight models and
painstaking simulation of the F/A-18's complete avionics and weapons
suite.

Intense carrier operations. Jane's F/A-18 not only simulates the jet, we
deliver a complete simulation of carrier-based fighter operations . Steam
catapult takeoffs will launch your F/A-18 from 0 to 150 knots in 2
seconds. As a US Navy pilot would, "call the ball" and plant this 46,000
pound predator on a rocking and rolling carrier deck. Just like in the
real jet, you'll have to catch the 3 wire with your tail hook and screech
from 100 knots to zero in the span of 150 feet.

Breathtaking Graphical Realism. Highly detailed aircraft and a full fleet
of ships make for a realistic naval setting. New terrain rendering system
shows explosive pyrotechnics, glints of sun off the 3D cockpit, shimmering
water and ground clutter to give the player an incredible sense of speed.
Fully dynamic lighting , gorgeous 3D clouds, full weather effects and
constantly changing sea states create a dramatic environment as you fly
over the mountainous Murmansk area of Northern Russia.

Amazing Cockpit Realism. From the novice to the seasoned veteran, F/A-18
meets and exceeds the needs of the virtual Navy pilot. From the fully
interactive 3D cockpit (just point and click on any of the instrument at
any time and they work like the real thing) and panoramic canopy view to
the thorough training missions, detailed briefings, debriefings, and
in-flight objectives, F/A-18 offers the highest level of situational
awareness of any simulation ever. And with F/A-18's highly detailed manual
and interactive reference section, everything you need is at your
fingertips.

All Roles of Air Warfare are Covered. Shoot down the bad guys in Air to
Air engagements, bomb the enemy back to the stone age in Air to Ground
missions, and destroy their navy in Air to Surface Strikes. If it's done
in the fleet, you can do it in Jane's F/A-18.

F/A-18's Complete Air Champaign. Based on the latest Jane's global
intelligence information, experience a modern conflict against a state of
the art air force in the waterways of the Murmansk area of Northern
Russia. Conduct operations both in cooperation with Russian powers, and
against the breakaway Russian elements in control of highly advanced
weapons. The "enhanced cellular logic" campaign system (or, semi-dynamic
campaign) keeps players in the midst of intense action without the
predictability of scripted missions.

Open Architecture. The player can customize everything from squadrons to
pilots to tail art on your plane. The 'open' approach to game data storage
gives players nearly limitless possibilities. The player can modify,
create, and distribute their own content as they please.

Unlimited Replayability. In addition to the campaign, virtual F/A-18
pilots can enter quick instant-action scenarios or build their own war
with F/A-18's powerful mission editor. The editor delivers a flexible and
comprehensive tool to create an unlimited number of missions and
scenarios.

Rock-solid Multiplayer. Share the F/A-18 combat experience cooperatively
or go head to head with up to 8 players over LAN, modem, or play for free
online with Jane's Combat Net.

/ PARADiGM!

INSTALLATION:

Unzip and unace (manually or with installer). Then run the Setup.bat (pre-
ferrably in foreground) which takes some time to decompress and rebuild
the soundfiles. When done, start the game with F18.exe.

RIPPED:

Movies. No textures were harmed in any way. We just had to rip out quite a
few soundfiles (0x3d11) from the bigfile and compress 'em :)

GROUP NEWS:

We want to congratulate CLS for their quite astonishing work lately - only
needing 10 days to reduce a game by 3 disks must have really surprised
themselves so much that they didn't even notice that the Battlezone II rip
everybody already had was excellent work and even intentionally included
the manual (at > 1meg packed). Maybe next time, RA, you and your friends
won't act like what you really are: bad losers.

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