Hi, i bough lock on when it first came out but never got it working but have now decided to try again. The game installs fine except every time i try to fly all i can see is limeted cockpit controls...everything els is black!
I am no computer wiz, i'd just like to play the game. I have read other forums saying i need to donload the latest drivers for my graphics card and what not but i dont know what graphics card i have or what to download or if that is even the problem. Please help!

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this sounds like a hardware problem, if you can't tell us what is your computer specs, we can't really help you.

im not sure if this is what you need to know but:

AMD Athlon2200 XP CPU
XP 2000+
1.67 GHz
64MB 3DFX video card
16 bit sound card
syntax SV266A board
80GB hard drive
512MB SDRAM

This was all on a reciept or something from when the computer was bought. Not sure if thats what you need..... Thanks a lot for the help!

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yea Lock On needs a pretty powerful rig to run it, but the main problem i see is that graphics card. I don't think that graphics card supports Lock On.

Do you know of a good graphics card that would? because i am willing to upgrade...if it doesnt cost too much

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what is your budget?

erm well the cheapest one that would work...i dont really know how much these cost....

i believe the cheapest one that "will" work is a GeForce 4 Ti 4200. Anything lower is already going to have a hard time running it, plus you can't have large scale war. Maybe a couple birds in the sky. That also means playing everything on low settings. That's a fair warning i can give. So depends on you, if you want a cheap card and don't mind playing on low/medium settings, i can recommend you one.

I would like to be able to play the game to at least medium settings to get the most out of it...could you reccomend a crad that would cope with that? Cheers

I would spend maybe 40 to 50 quid. would that be enough for an average one? or are they more expensive....

40 to 50 quid...what is that conversion to american dollars? Anyway, personally i would suggest a better card, but i think this card will do just fine. However, it cost maybe around $60-80. Look for a Geforce 6600. That should give you decent fps with high/medium settings. A higher model will do better but if you are on a tight budget, then i guess it will do for now. If that's a little expensive, then go for a lower model. Keep in mind, Lock On demands a really tough pc, not only it depends on the graphics card, it also needs ram and cpu power. Your athlon 2200 is ok for now, so ill leave it at that. But maybe in the future, you might want to push up the ram to 1 gig if you have some money to spend. Take care for now.

Alright thanx a lot mate, been a great help. Cant wait to buy one and finally play lock on!

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could anone tell me if a GEFORCE 6600 128MB graphix card would work well with lock on or would i be better off spending more on the GEFORCE 6 6600 256MB.

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it would be a lot better spending for the 256 mb.

Hi, i have decided to get a nvidia geforce 6600 256 MB. Will this work alright on my computer?

AMD Athlon2200 XP CPU
XP 2000+
1.67 GHz
64MB 3DFX video card
16 bit sound card
syntax SV266A board
80GB hard drive
512MB SDRAM

I don't know much about computers and things, does a nvidia 6600 geforce 256mb card fit any computer or are ther different models for different spec computers.

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Be careful there's two different card/mobo interfaces....you're going to need AGP, not PCI express. Hopefully, your power supply will handle the card and if not, you'll need to upgrade your PSU (power supply unit).

alright cheers mate, how much would it cost to upgrade?....sounds expensive.

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power supply is not that expensive...depends on how much power u need.

But you have to remember, you entered the world of flight sims, i can probably say its the most expensive gaming genre.

For me, its like $2000 of a comp, 100 for a joystick, 200 for a trackIR...etc. Is it worth it? Hell yes. Do i have a huge hole in my wallet...Hell yes.

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could anone tell me if a GEFORCE 6600 128MB graphix card would work well with lock on or would i be better off spending more on the GEFORCE 6 6600 256MB.

Actually mate I'd say you would be better off buying a 6600GT 128MB.
Why you ask?
You see a graphics card is a little like a mini-pc inside your pc, they have a processor/core and ram. A 6600 128MB and the 6600 256MB processors, or cores, run at the same speed it's just that the 256 one has more ram which is also running at the same speed.
A 6600GT's RAM and core speeds are higher than either the 6600(128) or 6600(256). That means at 1024x768 the 6600GT gives you more bang for your pound. You can pick up a 6600GT for around £100 online, try and pick up a 600watt cheapo psu ~ £15 again online. Never shop in your local store, they have to make their money somehow i.e overpricing parts and labour.

Alright thnax mate, i lookd on ebay and found this "GAINWARD NVIDIA 6600GT PCI-E GRAPHICS CARD" is this the right thing? and would it work on my computer? one thing thought, he said he has already used it, would this be a problem?

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PCI-E is PCI express interface and is pretty new. As noted above, you will likely need a AGP or basic PCI card to fit your motherboard.