How to happier with SubLOGIC programs

                                   J E T

                                     &

                   F L I G H T   S I M U L A T O R   I I

                                    or

                      let's put them on a hard disk!

                                    by

                                Gary Gagnon

                                 PaNorAmA


SubLOGIC has done us all (Amiga users) a BIG favor by removing ALL copy
protection from these excellent programs. Lets return that favor by only
using legitimate copies.

The method I used uses XIcon to set up appropriate assignments and set up
the current directory.

I used an editor (CED) to create the script files then modified the
program icon types from tool to project types and renamed them.

It also allows the use of scenery disk information installed on hard disk.
Much faster than from floppy although, my current method only allows the
use of one scenery disk. I will probable use ARexx to control the selection
of scenery disks as a future enhancement. For your information. the scenery
is in file f8 on the scenery and Flight Simulator disks. When you get the
prompt "Press the left button to continue" just press the left button and
it's done like right now!

This is a guideline and does require some system knowledge on your part.
Your system will require expansion ram, one Meg total should do.

Here is the procedure I used:

  1. Create the drawers

  2. Copy the entire floppy to the appropriate drawer

  3. Delete all hard disk files not in the list

  4. Use an editor to create the script file, call it "test" for now

  5. Copy the program .info file to test.info

  6. Use the program icontype to change the icon type
         'icontype "<filename>.info" project'

  7. Use info (from WorkBench) to set the following parameters:
         Default Tool - SYS:C/XIcon (or wherever XIcon lives in your system)
         Tool Types   - mode=closewindow

  8. Rename the script file and script .info files to the appropriate name

  9. Delete the original program info file

We now have a WorkBench icon that looks the same as the original but with
a sightly different name. The icon fires up XIcon which runs the script,
does the correct assignments, changes the system to the correct directory
and fires up the program.


Here are the scripts and listings I used:


Flight Simulator II script and files:

echo ""
echo "Warning: The system will reboot after quitting."
echo ""
echo "Making assignments for SubLOGIC FS II"
echo ""
;assign df0: "dh2:Simulations/SubLOGIC FS II"
assign "afs:" "dh2:Simulations/AFS7"
cd "dh2:Simulations/SubLOGIC FS II"
echo "Starting the program now..."
echo ""
"Flight Simulator II"


Directory "SubLOGIC FS II" on Tuesday 22-Mar-88
f1                        139176 rwed Yesterday 22:16:17 from floppy
f5                          3818 rwed Yesterday 22:16:18 from floppy
f6                          7392 rwed Yesterday 22:16:20 from floppy
Flight Simulator II          772 rwed Yesterday 22:16:21 from floppy
.info                         36 rwed 22-Feb-88 20:11:58 from floppy
f8                        158009 rwed Yesterday 22:16:42 from floppy
f9                         57735 rwed Yesterday 22:16:57 from floppy
Flight_Simulator_II.info    8871 rwed Today     21:03:56 See note 1
Flight_Simulator_II          321 rwed Today     21:06:54 Script file
9 files - 785 blocks used

Note 1: Copied from "Flight Simulator II.info", icon type changed and
        set up for XIcon.


JET script and files:

echo ""
echo "Warning: System will reboot after quitting"
echo ""
echo "Making assignments for SubLOGIC JET"
echo ""
assign "SubLOGIC JET:" "dh2:Simulations/SubLOGIC JET"
assign "sublogic fs ii:" "dh2:Simulations/SubLogic FS II"
assign "afs:" "dh2:Simulations/AFS7"
cd "sublogic jet:"
echo "Running program..."
jet


Directory "SubLOGIC JET" on Tuesday 22-Mar-88
f0                         40064 rwed 22-Feb-88 19:55:18 from floppy
f1                        181670 rwed 22-Feb-88 19:55:45 from floppy
f4                         38638 rwed 22-Feb-88 19:55:52 from floppy
f5                         12832 rwed 22-Feb-88 19:55:54 from floppy
.info                         39 rwed 22-Feb-88 20:11:41 from floppy
jet5a                      45558 rwed 22-Feb-88 19:56:40 from floppy
SubLOGIC JET.info           8282 rwed 22-Feb-88 20:13:04 See note 1
SubLOGIC JET                 323 rwed 22-Feb-88 20:10:26 Script file
JET                         2460 rwed 22-Feb-88 19:56:44 from floppy
9 files - 691 blocks used

Note 1: Copied from JET.info, icon type changed and set up for XIcon.


The following is the scenery from Scenery disk 7.

Directory "AFS7" on Monday 21-Mar-88
f8                        218112 rwed 22-Feb-88 20:32:03
1 file - 448 blocks used


SubLOGIC changes/enhancements/additions I would like to see:

  1. Does SubLOGIC really need to reboot after quitting?
  2. Will SubLOGIC fix the bugs with the ground target missions?
     I.E. will the bombs ever work properly?
  3. Will we ever see  C A N A D A  from the air?


One hint - If you want your system to go completely away when a scenery
           update is done while flying, just have POPCLI running in the
           background! Take it out of your startup-sequence if it's there.
           You can fire it up manually on days you aren't flying.
           Blitzfonts, ConMan and Arexx don't seem to cause problems.