EF2000 (video game)

EF2000
Developer(s)	Digital Image Design
Publisher(s)	Ocean Software
Engine	Wargen
Platform(s)	DOS for PC
Release date(s)	1995
Genre(s)	Combat Flight Simulation
Mode(s)	Single Player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	N/A
System requirements For PC Minimum 80486 IBM compatible at 66 MHz,8MB RAM,VESA compliant SVGA graphics card, CDROM,DOS 5.0 or higher

EF2000 is a combat flight simulation video game released in December 1995 for DOS on the IBM PC compatible personal computer. It is the sequel to Digital Image Design's earlier software title, TFX. It was released after the introduction of Microsoft Windows 95 but only runs in DOS mode. It features the Eurofighter. The simulation featured detailed terrain of the Baltic region, featuring countries such as Norway, Sweden, Finland and some parts of Russia. The simulation supported early Virtual Reality goggles.

EF2000 comes with an illustrated 285 page manual and includes a paper operational navigation map along with a paper quick command and control guide.

1 Gameplay
2 Military aircraft, ground force and naval force types included in EF2000
- 2.1 Air Forces
- 2.2 Ground forces
3 Naval forces
4 Sequels
5 External links

Gameplay

Gameplay consists of quick combat, simulator (free flight mode), training, multiplayer and campaign mode. Missions require the player to evade ground-based and airborne defenses. Mid-air refueling is included.

MFDs allow player to attack both flying and grounded targets with a range of weapons, including precision-guided munitions, missiles and unguided "iron dumb bombs".

"Spot view" allows for remote viewing of targets, enemies, friendly forces or the player's own EF2000. With "padlock" the computer could lock onto a target and follow it around the cockpit even when it passed away from directly in front of the player's aircraft.

The game featured a dynamic campaign that simulating a campaign set in northern Europe.

Graphics features included naturally irregular topography, clouds and darkening skies at high altitudes.

Military aircraft, ground force and naval force types included in EF2000

Air Forces

NATO	Russian
Sea Harrier FRS-2 F-14 Tomcat F-15 Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon FA-18 Hornet F-22A JAS 39 Gripen F-117 Stealth fighter Tornado GR4 A-10 Thunderbolt II E9 JStars R767 E 767 Sentry C-17 Globemaster Hercules C130 EF-111 Raven Helicopters Chinook Cobra AH-1	Su-35 Su-27 Su-33 MiG-29 MiG-21 MiG-27 Su-25 Su-39 Su-34 Tu-22M An-225 A-50 IL-76 Il-78 Tu-16 Helicopters: Mi-24 Hind Mi-26 Halo

Ground forces

NATO	Russian
Challenger 2 MBT Warrior IFV M198 howitzer M110 howitzer MLRS M163 Rapier SAM Roland Euromissile SAM Patriot Chieftain AVLB No 8 S373	BMP-1 T-80 D-30 2S3 BM-21 ZSU-23-4 SA-6 SA-11 MTU-20(T55)

Naval forces

NATO	Russian	Merchant fleet
Invincible class carrier Type 42 destroyer Hospital ship Type 23 destroyer Vanguard class submarine Nimitz class aircraft carrier	Admiral Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier Kirov class battlecruiser Udaloy class destroyer Neustrashimy class frigate Slava class cruiser Akula class submarine Naval trawler	Large oil tanker Small oil tanker Container ship Vehicle ferry Fishing trawler

Sequels

EF2000 spawned later versions with various improvements, including EF2000 V2.0 for Windows 95 and Super EF2000 with the Tactcom additions for Windows 95 (both compatible with Windows 98, 98SE and ME). The graphics were boosted when Digital Image Design (DID) released the "Graphics+"-Patch, which added Glide API support to EF2000. In addition DID Simulations followed up with games based on the F-22 - first with F-22: Air Dominance Fighter and F-22 Total Air War.

The EF2000 series came to an end in 2001 when Rage Games Limited released Eurofighter Typhoon. It was developed from the makers of EF2000 and has the Digital Image Design label on the box.