Jetfighter IV: Fortress America

US update #4

company: Mission Studios (www.missionstudios.com) /
         Talonsoft (www.talonsoft.com)

homesite: www.jetfighter4.com


    JetFighter IV Update 4 

* Windows 2000 Keyboard Problem - Keyboard response in the simulator 
  on Windows 2000 was sometimes over 1 minute delayed! This problem 
  has been fixed for Windows 2000 users.
* Main Menu Background Garbled on ATI Graphics Hardware - 
  Main menu background looked 'crazy' on some ATI graphics hardware. 
  For some reason, certain ATI graphics hardware, particularly that 
  found in laptops, use a ARGB_1555 framebuffer instead of the much 
  more common (and better looking) RGB_565. This problem should be 
  corrected for all such hardware.
* HUD Text Solid Blocks on ATI Hardware - On some ATI boards, 
  the text in the simulator shows up as solid blocks. This problem 
  should be solved for all ATI hardware. Please send us an email if 
  your HUD text still shows up as solid blocks. 
* Force Feedback - The new simulator will detect and use a force
  feedback joystick if one is available.
* USB Throttle Support - Some USB throttles were not being used 
  properly in the simulator. Newer throttles changed the 'axis' that 
  data is available from. The version attempts to determine the 
  correct axis automatically. If this does not work, there is a 
  setting available in JF4.INI to override the default behavior of 
  the throttle. 
  The settings are as follows:
  In the [Sim Controls] section of JF4.INI, the "throttleAxis" setting
  controls how the simulator will access the throttle:
  - throttleAxis == 0 Automatically detect the correct axis. Should 
    work with 99% of all throttles.
  - throttleAxis == 1 Use the "lZ" value, this will support "old 
    style" sticks and throttles.
  - throttleAxis == 2 Use the rglSlider[0] value. This will support 
    "new style" sticks and throttles.

* Stuttering Sounds When Launched from AutoPlay - On some systems, 
  the sound would stutter and sound garbled when the game was 
  launched from the autoplay application on the CD. When running via 
  the start menu, sounds were OK. 
    We believe DirectSound does not initialize properly on some 
  machines when the CD-ROM drive is the "current directory." The 
  AutoPlay program has been modified to set the current directory to 
  where JetFighter IV is installed. Current users should simply 
  launch JetFighter IV from the Start Menu to avoid this problem.

This particular update is solely intended for the US version of 
JetFighter IV. 
