Linux Air Combat Activity
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bbosen modified a comment on discussion General Discussion
In Aug2025 I went online and asked "grok.com" (google's free AI service) to review LAC's graphics versus the resulting, well-known "smoothness" of its flight simulation. Here is grok's evaluation: For an online player of average intelligence and familiarity with historic air combat, prioritizing social interaction and teamwork in Linux Air Combat (LAC), the attribute of smoothness (high framerate and responsive performance) is most valuable overall for immersion and credibility. Here's why, broken...
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In Aug2025 I went online and asked "grok.com" (google's free AI service) to review LAC's graphics versus the resulting, well-known "smoothness" of its flight simulation. Here is grok's evaluation: For an online player of average intelligence and familiarity with historic air combat, prioritizing social interaction and teamwork in Linux Air Combat (LAC), the attribute of smoothness (high framerate and responsive performance) is most valuable overall for immersion and credibility. Here's why, broken...
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In Aug2025 I went online and asked "grok.com" (google's free AI service) to review LAC's graphics versus the resulting, well-known "smoothness" of its flight simulation. Here is grok's evaluation: For an online player of average intelligence and familiarity with historic air combat, prioritizing social interaction and teamwork in Linux Air Combat (LAC), the attribute of smoothness (high framerate and responsive performance) is most valuable overall for immersion and credibility. Here's why, broken...
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In Aug2025 I went online and asked "grok.com" (google's free AI service) to review LAC's graphics versus the resulting, well-known "smoothness" of its flight simulation. Here is grok's evaluation: For an online player of average intelligence and familiarity with historic air combat, prioritizing social interaction and teamwork in Linux Air Combat (LAC), the attribute of smoothness (high framerate and responsive performance) is most valuable overall for immersion and credibility. Here's why, broken...
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In Aug2025 I went online and asked "grok.com" (google's free AI service) to review LAC's graphics versus the resulting, well-known "smoothness" of its flight simulation. Here is grok's evaluation: For an online player of average intelligence and familiarity with historic air combat, prioritizing social interaction and teamwork in Linux Air Combat (LAC), the attribute of smoothness (high framerate and responsive performance) is most valuable overall for immersion and credibility. Here's why, broken...
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itmo: If you decide to go "down the path of installing and playing it", please let me know if you end up compiling from source or using the precompiled "AppImage" version. Then please let me know if you can revise your assumptions about "normal approachability and playability issues of a hobbyproject linux flight sim". I think you'll find that the best web page about LAC is this one: https://askmisterwizard.com/2019/LinuxAirCombat/LacOnlineDocs.htm
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itmo posted a comment on discussion General Discussion
quite a few of the windows sims are struggling also. Most of them are nice sims but the playability is bad and especially for newbies it is difficult to get in. In LAC's case I assume that the major hurdle is 1. marketing! 2. approachability. It took me 5 years to find this game and i am very active both in linux and flight sim circles. I am also familiar with GL117. Then i found it by accident. One immediate gripe is lack of access to source code directly in github. second is that the web pages...
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Karl: Thanks for getting back to me. It's great to know that you are maintaining new posterity of gl-117; it deserves to continue on! I find your argument persuasive about restoring the default for "Frame Rate Limiter" back to "ON". I will do that in the next release (except for the Raspberry Pi and Steam Deck versions, which never need the Frame Rate Limiter). Now that you have activated LAC's frame rate limiter, your measurement of frame rates ranging from 69-71FPS on your hardware is useful to...
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Karl: Thanks for getting back to me. It's great to know that you are maintaining new posterity of gl-117; it deserves to continue on! I find your argument persuasive about restoring the default for "Frame Rate Limiter" back to "ON". I will do that in the next release (except for the Raspberry Pi and Steam Deck versions, which never need the Frame Rate Limiter). Your measurement of frame rates ranging from 69-71FPS on your hardware is useful to me. Thanks for that. I have lots of machines that run...
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Karl Robillard posted a comment on discussion General Discussion
If you only make one change my suggestion would be to turn the "FrameRate Limiter" default back to ON.
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Sorry for the late response, but I was expecting an email notice from the forum for any reply (which never came). I found the frame-rate limiter by looking at the source and config file. My system has a Ryzen 5 CPU and GeForce GTX 960 GPU, which is now 8 years old. Note that with the frame-rate limited LAC runs at 69-71 fps, so some tweaking is needed to get to your target of 60 fps. To address the text aspect ratio you can look at my Apply aspect ratio on all screens commit in a fork of GL-117 which...
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LAC's built-in Framerate Limiter should be active by default. Since Version 9.44 (mid 2024) it has been off by default, because on very low-performance desktop LINUX machines, it diminishes framerate perceptibly. The Raspberry Pi versions of LAC should disable the framerate limiter by default. All other versions should have it enabled by default. Users can easily disable it by editing the "NetworkMode" attribute of LAC's main configuration file "LacConfig.txt". Subtracting 512 from that value will...
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LAC's built-in Framerate Limiter should be active by default. Since Version 9.44 (mid 2024) it has been off by default, because on very low-performance desktop LINUX machines, it diminishes framerate perceptibly. The Raspberry Pi versions of LAC should disable the framerate limiter by default. All other versions should have it enabled by default. Users can easily disable it by editing the "NetworkMode" attribute of LAC's main configuration file "LacConfig.txt". Subtracting 512 from that value will...
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LAC's built-in Framerate Limiter should be active by default. Since Version 9.44 (mid 2024) it has been off by default, because on very low-performance desktop LINUX machines, it diminishes framerate perceptibly. The Raspberry Pi versions of LAC should disable the framerate limiter by default. All other versions should have it enabled by default.
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Thanks for pointing out the difficulty of finding information about LAC's built-in "Frame Rate Limiter". I've published some helpful information about it in our "Beginner Topics" forum. Here's a direct link: https://sourceforge.net/p/linuxaircombat/discussion/beginnertopics/thread/cccedde75a/ More info here: https://askmisterwizard.com/2019/LinuxAirCombat/FrameRateLimiter.htm
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LAC's cockpit should constantly advertise a "Framerate" of about 60 FPS in flight. Other online documents and forum threads provide abundant guidance on increasing your frame rate if your hardware struggles with our default resolution, graphic distance, and detail settings. On the other hand, people with powerful, "gaming-class" video hardware sometimes report frame rates far in excess of 60FPS (we recently got a report complaining about 500 FPS). Such extremely high frame rates can trigger errors...
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More information about LAC's Framerate Limiter can be found here: https://askmisterwizard.com/2019/LinuxAirCombat/FrameRateLimiter.htm
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Much of the mathematics behind LAC's smooth, responsive, increasingly sophisticated flight model is based on the assumpution that the "Frame Rate" will not exceed about 60 Frames Per Second for long periods of time. For most desktop LINUX machines, this rate of 60 FPS is easily achieved and remains stable almost constantly. If your frame rate drops down too low for smooth flight, you can usually elevate it by dimininishing LAC's configured "VIDEO QUALITY", "VIDEO VIEW" distance, or "VIDEO RESOLUTION"....
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Thanks for pointing out the difficulty of finding information about LAC's built-in "Frame Rate Limiter". I've published some helpful information about it in our "Beginner Topics" forum. Here's a direct link: https://sourceforge.net/p/linuxaircombat/discussion/beginnertopics/thread/cccedde75a/
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Much of the mathematics behind LAC's smooth, responsive, increasingly sophisticated flight model is based on the assumpution that the "Frame Rate" will not exceed about 60 Frames Per Second for long periods of time. For most desktop LINUX machines, this rate of 60 FPS is easily achieved and remains stable almost constantly. If your frame rate drops down too low for smooth flight, you can usually elevate it by dimininishing LAC's configured "VIDEO QUALITY", "VIDEO VIEW" distance, or "VIDEO RESOLUTION"....
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You can always examine our online "LAC FAQ" ("Frequently Asked Questions") page here: https://askmisterwizard.com/2019/LinuxAirCombat/LacFaq.htm
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You can always examine our online "LAC FAQ" ("Frequently Asked Questions" page here: https://askmisterwizard.com/2019/LinuxAirCombat/LacFaq.htm
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Much of the mathematics behind LAC's increasingly sophisticated flight model is based on the assumpution that the "Frame Rate" will not exceed about 60 Frames Per Second for long periods of time. For most desktop LINUX machines, this rate of 60 FPS is easily achieved and remains stable almost constantly. If your frame rate drops down too low for smooth flight, you can usually elevate it by dimininishing LAC's configured "VIDEO QUALITY", "VIDEO VIEW" distance, or "VIDEO RESOLUTION". On the other hand,...
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Much of the mathematics behind LAC's increasingly sophisticated flight model is based on the assumpution that the "Frame Rate" will not exceed about 60 Frames Per Second for long periods of time. For most desktop LINUX machines, this rate of 60 FPS is easily achieved and remains stable almost constantly. If your frame rate drops down too low for smooth flight, you can usually elevate it by dimininishing LAC's configured "VIDEO QUALITY", "VIDEO VIEW" distance, or "VIDEO RESOLUTION". On the other hand,...
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Much of the mathematics behind LAC's increasingly sophisticated flight model is based on the assumpution that the "Frame Rate" will not exceed about 60 Frames Per Second for long periods of time. For most desktop LINUX machines, this rate of 60 FPS is easily achieved and remains stable almost constantly. If your frame rate drops down too low for smooth flight, you can usually elevate it by dimininishing LAC's configured "VIDEO QUALITY", "VIDEO VIEW" distance, or "VIDEO RESOLUTION". On the other hand,...
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Much of the mathematics behind LAC's increasingly sophisticated flight model is based on the assumpution that the "Frame Rate" will not exceed about 60 Frames Per Second for long periods of time. For most desktop LINUX machines, this rate of 60 FPS is easily achieved and remains stable almost constantly. If your frame rate drops down too low for smooth flight, you can usually elevate it by dimininishing LAC's configured "VIDEO QUALITY", "VIDEL VIEW" distance, or "VIDEO RESOLUTION". On the other hand,...
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Much of the mathematics behind LAC's increasingly sophisticated flight model is based on the assumpution that the "Frame Rate" will not exceed about 60 Frames Per Second for long periods of time. For most desktop LINUX machines, this rate of 60 FPS is easily achieved and remains stable almost constantly. If your frame rate drops down too low for smooth flight, you can usually elevate it by dimininishing LAC's configured "VIDEO QUALITY", "VIDEL VIEW" distance, or "VIDEO RESOLUTION". On the other hand,...
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Much of the mathematics behind LAC's increasingly sophisticated flight model is based on the assumpution that the "Frame Rate" will not exceed about 60 Frames Per Second for long periods of time. For most desktop LINUX machines, this rate of 60 FPS is easily achieved and remains stable almost constantly. If your frame rate drops down too low for smooth flight, you can usually elevate it by dimininishing LAC's configured "VIDEO QUALITY", "VIDEL VIEW" distance, or "VIDEO RESOLUTION". On the other hand,...
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Harry: So YOU are "Whippet6"? Thanks for correcting that terrible 1-star review. The change to 5 stars and enthusiastic new description will go a long way to correct the damage. From your enthusiastic review I conclude that you are now able to get full-screen video and good resolution with a frame rate that yields smooth, satisfying flight. I hope to see you in our online missions soon. If you enjoy LAC, I urge you to install "mumble" so you can use your voice to talk with other flyers online. Our...
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Karl: THANKS for checking in here and sharing your personal perspective based on your real-life experience with your hardware. I am sorry that you had a struggle during your "out-the-box" encounter. I want to make LAC work better when run on hardware like yours. From your posting (above) and the email you sent directly to me, I can see that among your struggles, two seem to dominate: 1 of 2: Configuring LAC to switch video display resolution to best match your hardware, resulting in odd aspect ratios...
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Karl: THANKS for checking in here and sharing your personal perspective based on your real-life experience with your hardware. I am sorry that you had a struggle during your "out-the-box" encounter. I want to make LAC work better when run on hardware like yours. From your posting (above) and the email you sent directly to me, I can see that among your struggles, two seem to dominate: 1 of 2: Configuring LAC to switch video display resolution to best match your hardware, resulting in odd aspect ratios...
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Karl: THANKS for checking in here and sharing your personal perspective based on your real-life experience with your hardware. I am sorry that you had a struggle during your "out-the-box" encounter. I want to make LAC work better when run on hardware like yours. From your posting (above) and the email you sent directly to me, I can see that among your struggles, two seem to dominate: 1 of 2: Configuring LAC to switch video display resolution to best match your hardware, resulting in odd aspect ratios...
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Hello bbosen, Three issues jump out at me about your project: The out-of-the-box experience was very poor for me. Here's a few examples: a. On startup the screen is distorted as there's no aspect correction. Text is hard to read. b. The interface seems flaky as I could not toggle the mouse control mode or exit the game by using the window close widget. c. Because modern systems will render at 500+ frames per second the game is unplayable until the magic 512 number is subtracted from the NetworkMode...
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Our Downloads area on SourceForge.net now has scripts that completely automate the process of downloading, compiling, installing, and configuring Linux Air Combat on the Raspberry Pi 4b, Raspberry Pi 400, and Raspberry Pi 5. Find those scripts, along with related instructions, by clicking on THIS LINK: https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxaircombat/files/Choose%20Your%20Platform/Raspberry%20Pi/AutomaticInstallScriptsForRaspberryPi/ProductionVersions/
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Linux Air Combat - Cockpit and Control Interface Comparison Feature Comparison Checklist: LAC vs Other Linux-Available Flight Sims Key: ✅ = Fully supported / well implemented ⚠️ = Partial / conditional / varies ❌ = Not supported or not practical +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+ | Feature Category | LAC | FlightGear | YSFlight | DCS / IL-2 (Wine/Proton) +----------------------------------------------------------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------------+...
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Here's a summary (written on 01Oct2025 by "chatgpt" of LAC's current mumble interface with respect to Wayland and impacted features: =================== LAC + Mumble on Wayland: No Overlay Needed Linux Air Combat (LAC) is one of the few Linux-native flight simulators that supports full-featured in-game voice communications via Mumble, even under Wayland, where many other games fail to provide functional overlays or hotkey control. No Need for the Mumble Overlay LAC does NOT rely on the traditional...
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Here's a summary (written on 01Oct2025 by "chatgpt" of LAC's current mumble interface with respect to Wayland and impacted features: =================== LAC + Mumble on Wayland: No Overlay Needed Linux Air Combat (LAC) is one of the few Linux-native flight simulators that supports full-featured in-game voice communications via Mumble, even under Wayland, where many other games fail to provide functional overlays or hotkey control. No Need for the Mumble Overlay LAC does NOT rely on the traditional...
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Here's a summary (written on 01Oct2025 by "chatgpt" of LAC's current mumble interface with respect to Wayland and impacted features: =================== LAC + Mumble on Wayland: No Overlay Needed Linux Air Combat (LAC) is one of the few Linux-native flight simulators that supports full-featured in-game voice communications via Mumble, even under Wayland, where many other games fail to provide functional overlays or hotkey control. No Need for the Mumble Overlay LAC does NOT rely on the traditional...
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A few minutes later, I asked exactly the same question of google's "gemini.google.com" service. Here is the answer from gemeni ======================== The experience for newcomers to Linux Air Combat (LAC) online missions can be both challenging and rewarding, with a few unique characteristics due to its nature as a free, open-source combat flight simulator. Here is a breakdown of what newcomers can expect: Transfer of Experience and Combat Knowledge Transfer of Flight Sim Knowledge: Yes, experience...
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Continuing this pattern, I then went to Microsoft's "chatgpt" service with the exact same question. Here is their answer from 26Sep2025: ========================== "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) is a unique, open-source flight simulator designed for Linux systems, with an emphasis on World War II-era dogfighting. It's a smaller, niche project compared to giants like DCS World, IL-2 Sturmovik, or War Thunder, but it offers surprisingly rich features, especially for a community-driven sim. Let’s break down...
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Continuing this pattern, I then went to Microsoft's "chatgpt" service with the exact same question. Here is their answer from 26Sep2025: ========================== "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) is a unique, open-source flight simulator designed for Linux systems, with an emphasis on World War II-era dogfighting. It's a smaller, niche project compared to giants like DCS World, IL-2 Sturmovik, or War Thunder, but it offers surprisingly rich features, especially for a community-driven sim. Let’s break down...
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Continuing this pattern, I then went to Microsoft's "chatgpt" service with the exact same question. Here is their answer from 26Sep2025: ========================== "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) is a unique, open-source flight simulator designed for Linux systems, with an emphasis on World War II-era dogfighting. It's a smaller, niche project compared to giants like DCS World, IL-2 Sturmovik, or War Thunder, but it offers surprisingly rich features, especially for a community-driven sim. Let’s break down...
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Continuing this pattern, I then went to Microsoft's "chatgpt" service with the exact same question. Here is their answer from 26Sep2025: ========================== "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) is a unique, open-source flight simulator designed for Linux systems, with an emphasis on World War II-era dogfighting. It's a smaller, niche project compared to giants like DCS World, IL-2 Sturmovik, or War Thunder, but it offers surprisingly rich features, especially for a community-driven sim. Let’s break down...
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Continuing this pattern, I then went to Microsoft's "chatgpt" service with the exact same question. Here is their answer from 26Sep2025: ========================== "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) is a unique, open-source flight simulator designed for Linux systems, with an emphasis on World War II-era dogfighting. It's a smaller, niche project compared to giants like DCS World, IL-2 Sturmovik, or War Thunder, but it offers surprisingly rich features, especially for a community-driven sim. Let’s break down...
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Continuing this pattern, I then went to Microsoft's "chatgpt" service with the exact same question. Here is their answer from 26Sep2025: ========================== "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) is a unique, open-source flight simulator designed for Linux systems, with an emphasis on World War II-era dogfighting. It's a smaller, niche project compared to giants like DCS World, IL-2 Sturmovik, or War Thunder, but it offers surprisingly rich features, especially for a community-driven sim. Let’s break down...
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Continuing this pattern, I then went to Microsoft's "chatgpt" service with the exact same question. Here is their answer from 26Sep2025: ========================== "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) is a unique, open-source flight simulator designed for Linux systems, with an emphasis on World War II-era dogfighting. It's a smaller, niche project compared to giants like DCS World, IL-2 Sturmovik, or War Thunder, but it offers surprisingly rich features, especially for a community-driven sim. Let’s break down...
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A few minutes later, I asked exactly the same question of google's "gemini.google.com" service. Here is the answer from grok: ======================== The experience for newcomers to Linux Air Combat (LAC) online missions can be both challenging and rewarding, with a few unique characteristics due to its nature as a free, open-source combat flight simulator. Here is a breakdown of what newcomers can expect: Transfer of Experience and Combat Knowledge Transfer of Flight Sim Knowledge: Yes, experience...
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A few minutes later, I asked exactly the same question of google's "gemini.google.com" service. Here is the answer from grok: ======================== The experience for newcomers to Linux Air Combat (LAC) online missions can be both challenging and rewarding, with a few unique characteristics due to its nature as a free, open-source combat flight simulator. Here is a breakdown of what newcomers can expect: Transfer of Experience and Combat Knowledge Transfer of Flight Sim Knowledge: Yes, experience...
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For comparison, on 26Sep2025 I went online and asked the well-known "Perplexity.ai" Artificial Intelligence service to answer exactly the same question (shown italicized at the top of the prior posting in this thread). Here is the answer I got from Perplexity.ai, which is interesting to compare with the similar answer from grok: Newcomers to "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) joining online missions often find a welcoming and well-documented environment, especially if they take advantage of community resources...
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For comparison, on 26Sep2025 I went online and asked the well-known "Perplexity.ai" Artificial Intelligence service to answer exactly the same question (shown italicized at the top of the prior posting in this thread). Here is the answer I got from Perplexity.ai, which is interesting to compare with the similar answer from grok: Newcomers to "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) joining online missions often find a welcoming and well-documented environment, especially if they take advantage of community resources...
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For comparison, on 26Sep2025 I went online and asked the well-known "Perplexity.ai" Artificial Intelligence service to answer exactly the same question (shown italicized at the top of the prior posting in this thread). Here is the answer I got from Perplexity.ai, which is interesting to compare with the similar answer from grok: Newcomers to "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) joining online missions often find a welcoming and well-documented environment, especially if they take advantage of community resources...
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For comparison, on 26Sep2025 I went online and asked the well-known "Perplexity.ai" Artificial Intelligence service to answer exactly the same question (shown italicized at the top of the prior posting in this thread). Here is the answer I got from Perplexity.ai, which is interesting to compare with the similar answer from grok: Newcomers to "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) joining online missions often find a welcoming and well-documented environment, especially if they take advantage of community resources...
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For comparison, on 26Sep2025 I went online and asked the well-known "Perplexity.ai" Artificial Intelligence service to answer exactly the same question (shown italicized at the top of the prior posting in this thread). Here is the answer I got from Perplexity.ai, which is interesting to compare with the similar answer from grok: Newcomers to "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) joining online missions often find a welcoming and well-documented environment, especially if they take advantage of community resources...
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For comparison, on 26Sep2025 I went online and asked the well-known "Perplexity.ai" Artificial Intelligence service to answer exactly the same question (shown italicized at the top of the prior posting in this thread). Here is the answer I got from Perplexity.ai, which is interesting to compare with the similar answer from grok: Newcomers to "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) joining online missions often find a welcoming and well-documented environment, especially if they take advantage of community resources...
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For comparison, on 26Sep2025 I went online and asked the well-known "Perplexity.ai" Artificial Intelligence service to answer exactly the same question (shown italicized at the top of the prior posting in this thread). Here is the answer I got from Perplexity.ai, which is interesting to compare with the similar answer from grok: Newcomers to "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) joining online missions often find a welcoming and well-documented environment, especially if they take advantage of community resources...
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For comparison, on 26Sep2025 I went online and asked the well-known "Perplexity.ai" Artificial Intelligence service to answer exactly the same question (shown italicized at the top of the prior posting in this thread). Here is the answer I got from Perplexity.ai, which is interesting to compare with the similar answer from grok: Newcomers to "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) joining online missions often find a welcoming and well-documented environment, especially if they take advantage of community resources...
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For comparison, on 26Sep2025 I went online and asked the well-known "Perplexity.ai" Artificial Intelligence service to answer exactly the same question (shown italicized at the top of the prior posting in this thread). Here is the answer I got from Perplexity.ai, which is interesting to compare with the similar answer from grok: Newcomers to "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) joining online missions often find a welcoming and well-documented environment, especially if they take advantage of community resources...
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*For comparison, on 26Sep2025 I went online and asked the well-known "Perplexity.ai" Artificial Intelligence service to answer exactly the same question (shown italicized at the top of the prior posting in this thread). Here is the answer I got from Perplexity.ai, which is interesting to compare with the similar answer from grok: * =========================== Newcomers to "Linux Air Combat" (LAC) joining online missions often find a welcoming and well-documented environment, especially if they take...
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What is it like for newcomers to "Linux air combat" joining online missions? If they already have experience with other flight sims, will that knowledge transfer easily into LAC's combat? Is the LAC online community helpful to newcomers? Or do newcomers get slaughtered? How can newcomers best become competitive? Does prior knowledge about aviation and combat flight tactics really help? For newcomers to Linux Air Combat (LAC), joining online missions can initially feel overwhelming due to the high...
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What is it like for newcomers to "Linux air combat" joining online missions? If they already have experience with other flight sims, will that knowledge transfer easily into LAC's combat? Is the LAC online community helpful to newcomers? Or do newcomers get slaughtered? How can newcomers best become competitive? Does prior knowledge about aviation and combat flight tactics really help? For newcomers to Linux Air Combat (LAC), joining online missions can initially feel overwhelming due to the high...
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What is it like for newcomers to "Linux air combat" joining online missions? If they already have experience with other flight sims, will that knowledge transfer easily into LAC's combat? Is the LAC online community helpful to newcomers? Or do newcomers get slaughtered? How can newcomers best become competitive? Does prior knowledge about aviation and combat flight tactics really help? For newcomers to Linux Air Combat (LAC), joining online missions can initially feel overwhelming due to the high...
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Linux Air Combat updated /Choose Your Platform/BetaTestVersions/README.txt
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Update: on 21Mar2024 I installed the latest xfce version of MX Linux (MX-23.2-x64.iso from Jan2024). I burned the ISO to a bootable DVD, booted it up in "Linux Live" mode without installing to my hard drive, downloaded LAC's current AppImage (Version 9.61) and saw that it would NOT respond to LAC's built-in menus. I've seen this on a lot of distros lately, so I used the optional "LacMenuLauncher" to avoid use of LAC's built-in menus. Learn more about LacMenuLauncher in our LacMenuLauncher forum....
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