"There are fighters and there are targets. There is nothing else." - John A. Fergione, Experimental Test Pilot Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems Internet Address: www.LMTAS.com F-16 Multirole Fighter User Manual TM 02 Contents Table of Contents Credits Introduction Chapter 1 Installing F-16 Game Installation Calibrating the Joystick Starting the Game Chapter 2 Quick Start 10 easy steps to getting up in the air 10 easy steps to getting back on the ground Chapter 3 Menus Quick Mission Campaign Multiplayer (Refer to Chapter 9) Options Overview Credits Exit Chapter 4 Controls The Joystick Rudder Controls Throttle Controls Keyboard Controls Mouse Controls Chapter 5 Displays Cockpit Threat Warning Display Multifunction Displays Head-Up Display Chapter 6 Flying F-16 Tutorials Basic Flight Maneuvers Landing the Aircraft 03 06 07 07 09 09 10 10 11 13 13 18 21 21 25 25 25 26 26 27 28 28 36 37 37 39 42 48 48 50 58 01 Contents Chapter 7 Air Combat Radar Air-to-Air Weapons Air-to-Surface Weapons Chapter 8 Strategies and Tactics Altitude Speed Emissions Control Wingman Tactics Missile Avoidance Chapter 9 Multiplayer Connection Types Multiplayer Game Types Hosting a game Integrated Battle SpaceTM Glossary Legals Tech Support Index 62 62 63 65 68 68 69 70 70 71 73 73 75 76 78 79 90 91 92 F16 Multirole Fighter now features the holographic Wide Angle HUD specially designed to support the LANTIRN pod. Although the screenshots in this manual show the former Head-Up Display, all text annotations and delineating symbology remain true. 02 Credits Credits Programmed by Eric Milota Pat Griffith Menu Programming David King Tools Programming Scott Ray Multi-player System Randy Casey Graphics Programming Mark Davis Additional Programming Kyle Freeman Jim Ratcliff NovaWorld TM Programming John Bojorquez System Designed by Randy Casey Eric Milota Executive Producer John Garcia Producer Wes Eckhart Project Management David Seeholzer Technical Management John Butrovich Randy Casey Associate Producer Ken Hullet Mission Design Manager Alicia Taylor Senior Mission Designer Mat Jennings Mission Design Fred Beers Dan Chang Dave Merrick Todd Owens Kevin White Art Director Keith Rust Art Troy Adams Jhoneil Centeno Lou Garcia Tim Higgins Craig Marschke Rod Parong Chris Tamburrino Jon Tando Darren Thorne Jason Tull Additional Art Lawrence Kevin Sean Kinnear Animation Dean Fowler Digital Video Processing Daryl Kimoto Audio Director Tom Hays Sound Effects Richard Adrian Tom Hays 03 Credits Dialog Editing Rich Adrian Joe Shands/Industrial City Productions Jamie Kahn/Function 8 Monte Vallier David Freel Music Composed by Scott Gilman Dialog Recorded at N.S.I Burbank, CA Voices Valerie Michelle Arem Capt. Craig "Slick" Barden Keith Bauer Sgt. Jim Blekherman Lt. Pete "El Gato" Catalano John A. Fergione Sgt. Oscar L. Galvan, USMC Edward A. Mackay Lt. Sean "Rax" Rackley Lt. Thad "Fingers" Shelton Jamie Tardif Manual Kevin R. O'Hara Manual Layout and Design BlueSpark Studios Packaging Layout Ulises Gerardo Technical Consulting Ed Burnett John A. Fergione Lead QA Tony "Tiger" Kotelenets Quality Assurance Ron "Iron" Amaral Brian "Infrared" Bekian Jason "Blackthorne" Bender Seth "Nero" Christian Daniel "Lobo" Constant Ron "Checkmate" De Los Santos John "Firefox" Graham Chris "Icepick" Lauw Jeremiah "Apocalypse" Maza Douglass "Graveyard" Rothman Computer Maintenance Glenn Kronick Special Thanks Dave Ferguson Lt. General Robert Springer, USAF-ret Lee Milligan David Pollack Karly Young James Lamorticelli Jacqueline Lay Tara Stivers Kris Kraves Dorothy Peters Lisa Nielsen Rozita Tolouey Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems Lt. Col. Bruce Gillman Matt Ruhl Paul Walkden Lockheed Martin Communications Dept. 04 Intro Introduction Thank you for purchasing F-16 Multirole Fighter, the latest fixed wing simulation from NovaLogic. To make the best possible game, our design team went straight to the experts at Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems. With the invaluable aid of their professional consultation, we are able to bring you the most exciting and easy to use F-16 PC flight simulation without sacrificing authentic characteristics such as the unique flight model. The F-16 Multirole Fighter is the best the world has to offer when it comes to true multi-mission fighter planes. Capable of housing a larger variety of ordnance and fuel pods than any other fighter aircraft, the F-16 adeptly handles a wide range of tasks. Air-to-Air missiles such as the AMRAAM and the AIM-9M Sidewinder along with a unique, high maneuverability body blend make the F-16 a formidable opponent in air combat and interception. Laser and Infrared guided bombs and missiles such as the GBU-10 and the AGM-84 Harpoon allow the F-16 to be used in precision ground strikes and maritime interdiction. Advanced detection instruments such as the LANTIRN and FLIR permit the aircraft to operate fully at night in all weather conditions. The current F-16 can do it all. Originally intended to be a lightweight air-to-air fighter, the F-16 first flew in January of 1974. Over its long lifetime, it would see continual upgrades and refits to its body/tail design, engines and detection systems. This helped transcend the F-16 into a superbly effective multi-mission aircraft. The current service record speaks for itself. With an impressive 69-0 kill ratio and an average peacetime mission success rate of 88%, the F-16 is a proven asset. Due to the nine highly configurable hard points, the USAF continues to use the F-16 to test new forms of advanced weaponry. To this day, F-16s have been successfully utilized in enforcing U.N. no-fly zones over Iraq. With a price tag of under $20 million (and considerably less for NovaLogic's version of the F-16), it is no wonder why 20 air forces around the world choose the F-16. We hope that you enjoy the thrill of piloting the versatile and powerful F-16 Multirole Fighter as much as we enjoyed creating the game. 06 Installing Chapter 1 Installing F-16 Multirole Fighter Welcome to F-16 Multirole Fighter. This chapter of the manual will help you get the program installed on your computer, and will walk you through the configuration of your system. The next chapter is a Quick Start section, for those of you with significant flight sim experience, or for those who want to jump right in and learn by doing. In order to play F-16 Multirole Fighter, you must first install the game files onto your computer's hard drive. You should also calibrate your joystick before beginning play. Game Installation Your gateway to installing and running F-16 Multirole Fighter is the AutoRun program. AutoRun will automatically load itself and run each time you insert the F-16 Multirole Fighter CD into your CD-ROM drive. F-16 Multirole Fighter uses the Install Wizard to place the necessary files on your hard drive. The AutoRun Program Before you begin installing the game, close all programs that your computer may be currently running. The installation program requires all of your computer's resources. Then: 1) Place the game CD into your CD-ROM drive and close the drive door. The AutoRun program will now take over. If you have turned off the AutoRun feature or if the Autorun fails to launch automatically, double-click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop and then double-click on your computer's CD-ROM drive letter. This should launch the F-16 Multirole Fighter AutoRun. 2) Click the mouse on one of the menu choices, or type the letter corresponding to the underlined hot key. The AutoRun menu gives you the following choices: Start F-16 Multirole Fighter--Select this option to play the simulation. You will first have to install the program on your hard drive. 07 Installing Install F-16 Multirole Fighter--Select this option to install the simulation onto your hard drive. You must install the game before you can play. This will also automatically install the Mission Editor at the same time. View Readme--The Readme file contains the latest technical and game-related information about the program. Start Mission Editor--Select this option to create new missions for your F-16. To learn how to use the Mission Editor, please refer to the Adobe Acrobat file included on the CD. Explore CD--This CD also contains informational files and demos of other NovaLogic games. Use this option to see the contents of the CD. Install DirectX--Make this selection to install DirectXTM onto your hard drive. You must have DirectX 5.0 or greater installed on your machine to play F-16 Multirole Fighter. Multiplayer games require DirectX 5.0 or greater. Windows NT requires Service Pack 3 (obtained at the Microsoft Website) to play single player and Internet multiplayer. Exit--Exits the AutoRun program. When you are ready, select Install F-16 Multirole Fighter. Installing F-16 Game Files Use your mouse to make the appropriate selection, or press the letter of the underlined hot key. 1) At the beginning of the installation program you are given the opportunity to select a destination folder for the game. A default is typed in the window for you. Press the enter key to select the default destination. Otherwise, select your own folder name. If the folder you specify does not already exist on your hard drive, the Install program will create it for you. Further installation instructions will appear onscreen. 2) If there is enough free hard drive space at the destination site, the program will copy the files from your F-16 Multirole Fighter CD-ROM. An on-screen progress meter displays the completion percentage as the program transfers the files. 3) The install procedure automatically adds a NovaLogic folder to your Windows® 95/98 Start Menu under the Programs heading. The F-16 sub-folder within the NovaLogic folder contains an application short-cut icon for the game. The install also places an F-16 shortcut icon on your desktop. 08 Installing 4) If your system does not already have DirectX installed, you will need to install it now. Select Install DirectX from the AutoRun program, then follow the on-screen instructions. You will need to restart your computer to activate DirectX before you can play F-16 Multirole Fighter. 3DfxTM Users If the game appears too bright or washed out in 3DfxTM mode, we recommend that you check the Gamma control of your 3D fxTM card. You can do this by going to the Displays in your computer's Control Panel Settings under the Start Menu. Calibrating the Joystick If you haven't done so already, you will need to calibrate your joystick in Windows 95/98 for it to work properly in F-16 Multirole Fighter. Follow these steps: 1. Click on the Start button at the far left of the Taskbar at the bottom of the screen. 2. Highlight Settings, then select Control Panel from the menu. 3. Double-click on the Game Controllers icon. 4. Select your joystick from the list of game controllers you have installed, then follow the on-screen instructions to calibrate your joystick. Starting the Game If your computer is already turned on and the F-16 Multirole Fighter CD is in the CD-ROM drive, double-click on the F-16 Multirole Fighter shortcut, or go to the directory containing the simulation or Start Menu and double-click on the F-16 Multirole Fighter program icon. If your computer is on, but the program CD is not in the drive, insert the F-16 Multirole Fighter CD into the drive and select Start from the AutoRun screen. If no screen appears when you insert the CD, double-click on the "My Computer" icon on your desktop, then double-click on the icon for your computer's CD-ROM drive. You can then choose Start from the AutoRun screen. You may also use your computer's Find feature to locate and launch the program. Enjoy! 09 Quick Start Chapter 2 Quick Start For those of you who want to jump right into the simulation, select Quick Mission from the Main Menu. Click Accept to get to the Mission Briefing and Accept again to start the mission. Your F-16 will have an appropriate weapons load. To abort the mission, press the esc key. In order to utilize the number pad on your keyboard, you will want to make certain that the num is on. lock Press the pause key if you need to pause the simulation between the steps listed below or at anytime. 10 Easy Steps to Getting Up In The Air 1) The mission will begin with the camera positioned on the exterior of your F-16. Press F1 to enter the virtual cockpit. Press it again for an alternate view of the cockpit. Press F2 xxx if you prefer to use the F-16's HUD (Head-Up Display) view. 2) Hit the backspace to engage your afterburner. You will begin to accelerate down the runway. At around 160 knots (located in the box at the left side of the HUD), pull up into the air. This could take longer depending on your aircraft's total weight. 3) Press the G key to raise your landing gear only if you have changed your Landing Gear to Manual in the Options screen. Climb to a comfortable altitude (generally around 20,000 ...