Falcon 4.0

A complex, real time, multiplayer Air and Ground War sim modelling the behaviour of over 10,000 entities and high fidelity modelling of the F-16 flight model and all avionics. This sim originally shipped to the public in 1998 with a 600 page operating manual. It was the culmination of a series started in 1980 by Gilman Louie, who now creates similar sims for the CIA. The Falcon 4.0 code has been enhanced by groups of enthusiasts and professionals to model 3 marques of the F-16, the ACMI and a weapons modelling has been upgraded, and it was republished as Falcon 4 Allied Force in 2005. Falcon 4.0 was probably the most ambitious air combat sim ever attempted, with a full scale war on the Korean peninsula being modelled. From a problematic beginning - with several patches released before the development team was disbanded by Hasbro to a glorious maturity with user supported development, Falcon remains an iconic sim.

Published: 1998