Lock On: Modern Air Combat or LOMAC, known in Russia as LockOn: Современная боевая авиация, is a modern combat flight simulator developed by Eagle Dynamics and published by Ubisoft in Europe and 1C Company in Russia. It is a continuation of the Flanker series.[3]
| Lock On: Modern Air Combat | |
|---|---|
 European cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Eagle Dynamics |
| Publisher(s) | |
| Director(s) | Nick Grey |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Air combat simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The series spawned the Flaming Cliffs series of aircraft modules for Digital Combat Simulator.
Gameplay
editLock On is a survey sim[4] originally featuring a selection of playable American and Soviet aircraft:
The game features both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat including combat air patrol, dogfighting, airstrikes, close air support, SEAD and anti-surface warfare. It simulates takeoff and landing including carrier operations with the Su-33 and Kuznetsov-class carrier. Over 40 non-playable AI airplanes are present including support from AWACS aircraft and refueling tankers.
Flaming Cliffs
editFlaming Cliffs (2005)
editLock On: Flaming Cliffs is a continuation of Lock On: Modern Air Combat. It adds additional content including a playable Su-25T, new missions and updated textures.[5] Three singleplayer campaigns are included. Flaming Cliffs and Hot Wind are set in mountainous Abkhazia, depicting a flashpoint involving NATO, Georgia, Russia and local insurgent forces. Last Ditch depicts a conflict between Russia and Crimean separatists supported by NATO.
Flaming Cliffs 2 (2010)
editLock On: Flaming Cliffs 2 is a further evolution of Lock On: Flaming Cliffs. All of the player-controlled aircraft have been transferred to the virtual environment created for the Digital Combat Simulator series. It features a new GUI and mission editor. AI flight models, gun ballistics, 3D models and sound are improved. Flaming Cliffs 2 is network-compatible with DCS: Black Shark.[6]
Flaming Cliffs 3 (2012)
editFlaming Cliffs 3 was released as a DCS World module, porting all flyable aircraft into the DCS World game client.[7]
Flaming Cliffs 2024
editFlaming Cliffs 2024 was released in July 2024, expanding the collection of aircraft to include the F-86, MiG-15 and F-5.[8] All Flaming Cliffs aircraft received free graphic updates that same year.[9] The new aircraft were adapted from work created for another Eagle Dynamics product, Modern Air Combat, which was "shelved" earlier in 2024.[10]
Reception
editThe editors of Computer Gaming World nominated Lock On: Modern Air Combat for their 2003 "Flight Simulation of the Year" award, which ultimately went to Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b Lock On home page (Russian)
- ^ a b MobyGames page on Lock On: Modern Air Combat
- ^ "LockOn: Modern Air Combat". www.lockon.ru. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ DCS FAQ
- ^ "LockOn: Flaming Cliffs". www.lockon.ru. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "LockOn: Flaming Cliffs 2". www.lockon.ru. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "Announcing Lock On: Flaming Cliffs 3". ED Forums. September 2012. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ "Eagle Dynamics Announces Flaming Cliffs 2024 for DCS featuring new iconic modules". www.digitalcombatsimulator.com. 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "A look at the new Flaming Cliff 3 aircraft visual updates". Stormbirds. 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "What happened to MAC and my thoughts on Flaming Cliffs 2024". Stormbirds. 2024-07-18. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ Editors of CGW (March 2004). "Computer Gaming World's 2003 Games of the Year". Computer Gaming World. No. 236. pp. 57–60, 62–69.