Fastest install method for Falcon 4
If you want to have a fresh Falcon 4 install in a few minutes, there is an easy way to accomplish this.
1. Install Falcon 4 from CD
2. Patch it with the 1.08US Microprose patch
3. Go to your C:/Microprose/Falcon4 folder or on the partition it is located and zip the whole Falcon4 folder up with Winzip or Winrar
4. Burn it to disk or save on another partition somewhere
Next steps:
5. Patch Falcon4 to SP3/4/FF/BMS or whatever you like
6. Again zip up the whole Falcon4 folder
7. Call the zipped file Falcon4SP3_4_FF_BMS or whatever is installed, burn it to disk or save on another partition somewhere
The next time you need a fresh SP3 install for example, unzip the Falcon4SP3.zip into your Microprose folder and let it overwrite the old Falcon4 folder.
Make sure that you have your personal files (like your logbook and setting in the C:\MicroProse\Falcon4\config folder) backed up before overwriting.