Hi
I am a big fan of gl-117. It is running good on my old laptop. I tried to compile LAC by myself on Codeblocs on Windows, hoped that it will be not so hard. But I hit some misterious compiler compatibility problems, this is beyond my capabilities. Could you build it for Windows, please?
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*A: Yes, if you have a very powerful computer running Windows 10. We just got a report from a sim pilot that got LAC Version 7.56 flying reasonably well under Windows 10, relying on Microsoft's free "Ubuntu bash shell". He reported very very high framerates in a 640x480 window when LAC's graphical detail settings and visual range (fog distance) were set down low. However, when he attempted high resolution and the highest video quality settings, the frame rate dropped below 20 FPS. He also reported that Windows did not detect his joystick, so he used his Mouse Pointer for primary flight controls. He was using a very very powerful, gaming-class computer when he made this report in April of 2019. By adjusting all of the settings for the best compromise, he reported an enjoyable and satisfying experience. (His assessment was that LAC was so good that he was inspired to go out and buy an external hard disk drive as the basis for dual-booting his gaming PC for use with native Linux in support of LAC.)
Of course, you are going to need a computer of much greater power to get the same smooth flight and framerate under Windows that LINUX users obtain easily, because of the natural computational overhead involved in emulating LINUX within the complex, sophisticated Windows environment. But if you have a powerful, gaming-class PC and do not want to run LAC in a native LINUX situation, you are welcome to experiment with it under Windows 10. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to support you through any problems that arise; you're on your own...*
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Hi
I am a big fan of gl-117. It is running good on my old laptop. I tried to compile LAC by myself on Codeblocs on Windows, hoped that it will be not so hard. But I hit some misterious compiler compatibility problems, this is beyond my capabilities. Could you build it for Windows, please?
New entry from our FAQ as of 04Apr2019:
*Q01: Is LAC compatible with Microsoft Windows?
*A: Yes, if you have a very powerful computer running Windows 10. We just got a report from a sim pilot that got LAC Version 7.56 flying reasonably well under Windows 10, relying on Microsoft's free "Ubuntu bash shell". He reported very very high framerates in a 640x480 window when LAC's graphical detail settings and visual range (fog distance) were set down low. However, when he attempted high resolution and the highest video quality settings, the frame rate dropped below 20 FPS. He also reported that Windows did not detect his joystick, so he used his Mouse Pointer for primary flight controls. He was using a very very powerful, gaming-class computer when he made this report in April of 2019. By adjusting all of the settings for the best compromise, he reported an enjoyable and satisfying experience. (His assessment was that LAC was so good that he was inspired to go out and buy an external hard disk drive as the basis for dual-booting his gaming PC for use with native Linux in support of LAC.)
Of course, you are going to need a computer of much greater power to get the same smooth flight and framerate under Windows that LINUX users obtain easily, because of the natural computational overhead involved in emulating LINUX within the complex, sophisticated Windows environment. But if you have a powerful, gaming-class PC and do not want to run LAC in a native LINUX situation, you are welcome to experiment with it under Windows 10. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to support you through any problems that arise; you're on your own...*