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NUKEILS - Falcon 3.0c ILS View Shift Extractor - v1.0 March 1992
By Steve Kramp [73647,1647] for CompuServe FSFORUM.
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NUKEILS is a program that removes the much hated ILS view shift from
Falcon 3.0c by patching the FALCON3.EXE file.
!!!!!! WARNING, WARNING !!!!!!
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1. This program modifies the FALCON3.EXE file. It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
that you MAKE A BACKUP COPY of the FALCON3.EXE file (i.e. your a fool if
you don't). Although NUKEILS allows you to restore the FALCON3.EXE file
to its original state, don't take a chance.
2. This modification is a HACK. That is, I myself probed around the
FALCON3.EXE file without any authority or assistance from Spectrum Holobyte.
3. While I am fairly confident what I did only changes the ILS view shift,
there is always a possibility that this patch may adversely affect other
aspects of the Falcon 3.0c game play.
4. This patch is only valid for version 3.0c. The program makes a simple check
of the FALCON3.EXE file size to determine the version. 3.0c = 1240010 bytes.
5. The patched FALCON3.EXE file may not be compatible with future Spectrum
Holobyte upgrades. Hence warning #1.
6. I am not responsible for any damage caused by this program. (Granted, it
only changes 2 bytes, but you never know.)
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IF ANY OF THE ABOVE POINTS MAKE YOU SQUEAMISH, PLEASE DON'T USE THIS PROGRAM!!!
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If, on the other hand, you sick of the stupid view shift imposed on you when
ILS is selected, then proceed as follows:
1. Copy NUKEILS.EXE to your Falcon 3.0 directory.
2. Run NUKEILS. The first time it is run you are given the option to NUKE the
ILS view shift. If you run it again, you'll be given the option to RESTORE
the ILS view shift.
3. If NUKEILS can't open FALCON3.EXE, or the version is wrong, or something
unexpected appears at the patch location, the program will abort with
an error message.
In Conclusion...
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Thanks to Greg Prete (author of Falcon Mapper) for the incentive to do this.
(He said I'd be instantly famous, either because it worked, or because it
trashed everybody's file.)
Thanks to Rich M. for rigging up the primitive, yet powerful, remote debugging
station used to crack this program.
If you experience any problems, or if you just want to chat, drop me a note.
Happy landings,
Steve Kramp
[73647,1647]
Oh, yeah. If SH CEO Gilman Louie wants to simulate the effect looking out
over the nose of the plane during landing approaches, why doesn't he just sit
on a telephone book while playing Falcon?