How to install and run Airfix Dogfighter without a physical disk

Step by step guide on how to install Airfix Dogfighter, and run it in windowed mode.

https://youtu.be/af39rNykDt0

How to run Airfix Dogfighter in windowed mode

This was tested on Windows 10 with a fresh install of the Polish release patched to version 1.2

1. Install nGlide. It's a Glide/3DFX wrapper which will allow us to run Airfix in a more "friendly" mode. https://www.zeus-software.com/downloads/nglide

2. Go to your Start Menu and open up "nGlide Configurator". There you want to set the "Screen Resolution" to whatever suits you (for example if your screen is 1080p, depending on the size of your taskbar you may use 1280x960, 1400x1050 or 1440x1080). Make sure the "Video backend" is set to "DirectX", as Vulkan tends to crash often. Other than that you can also disable the 3dfx logo. I wouldn't touch anything else as not to risk any game messups.

3. When launching the game, change the driver to "3DFX (Glide2.x)"

4. Change the resolution depending on the size of the HUD you want (the bigger the resolution, the smaller the HUD). You probably want 800x600 or 1024x768

5. Start the game. Once in-game, hit Alt+Enter to switch to windowed mode.

Mission script analysis

Document describing mission pass and fail conditions based on scripts

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w-N9GnsswVTJ33dkKJfst3GAqNq26wM7tLZr_LDfVX0/edit?usp=sharing

Video tutorials for all missions

If you are stuck on any levels in the game, you can take a look at the playlist I have created for the game, where I show how to complete every mission. It can be found on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaJ3dTcqP7Oq_7wguNQyaFVmgHunbE5Cb

Xinput controller support

The game works almost flawlessly with Xinput controllers.

You cannot use the controller in menus.

For the controller to work in game, you must enable "Joystick" in settings.

The only "hardcoded" controls are pitch and roll (up/down/left/right) on left stick, deceleration on LT and acceleration on RT (to change that you'll need to use an external tool like XInputPlus, usage of which is outside the scope of this guide).

All the buttons can be bound inside the settings menu. Analog stick axes, triggers and the d-pad cannot be bound.

Name	Author
How to install and run Airfix Dogfighter without a physical disk	Binslev 4 years ago
How to run Airfix Dogfighter in windowed mode	Mr_Mary 4 years ago
Mission script analysis	Mr_Mary 4 years ago
Video tutorials for all missions	Binslev 6 years ago
Xinput controller support	Mr_Mary 4 years ago