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CFS
Frequently
Asked Questions
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Q.
I get an error message to "insert the proper CD" but I do have the CD
inserted.
A.
Make sure the CD you have inserted is CD#2.
Please see these Knowledge Base articles
for related issues:
Q228985 Games Err Msg: Please Insert the
Correct CD-ROM...
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q228/9/85.asp
Q228990 Program Hangs During CD-ROM
Verification Process
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q228/9/90.asp
Q218617 How to Troubleshoot CD-ROM Read
Errors
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q218/6/17.asp
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Q.
After ditching, the plane sinks, but I can't get out by pressing the
"O" key. The only recourse is to "die" when the plane
explodes and then re-fly the mission from the beginning.
A.
In CFS 2 a ditched mission is a failed mission, so you do have to re-fly the
mission if you ditch. But you can press the ESC key before you ditch or hit the
water. You'll lose the mission but you'll still be alive to fight again.
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Q.
How do I get the yellow brackets framing the enemy to disappear?
A.
Yellow brackets are intended to help you fly in combat. The feature is
code-based and cannot be modified, but we have certainly noted its being
optional for version 3.
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Q.
I own CFS 1; I wonder if CFS 2 is an add-on or is it a completely different
program?
A.
Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Pacific Theater (CFS 2) is a stand-alone
application, you do not need to have CFS 1 (European theater) installed at all
(but it's more fun to have both!).
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Q.
I'm having a problem keeping my airspeed up in CFS 2, whereas I did not in CFS
1. I copied both the Hawker and the P-51D over to CFS 2 and both planes fly
differently. If I bank over hard and pull back on the stick, I lose airspeed to
the point of stalling. Neither plane behaves like this in the European version.
What am I doing wrong?
A.
You're not doing anything wrong; your aircraft should feel different, because
we've improved the flight model. The physics engines for version 1 and version 2
differ, reflecting improvements in software technology and the code-writing
process. S. ome of these changes in the physics do induce subtle inaccuracies in
the older planes. Therefore, the aircraft in CFS 2 better reflect real-world
performance and capabilities, and tactics and procedures that worked in version
1 may not necessarily work in version 2. Just . make sure you check your
settings to ensure compatibility between your imported CFS 1 aircraft and those
of CFS 2.
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Q.
On the Nationality page, I see British and German as choices, even though CFS2
doesn't ship with any British or German missions. Why?
A.
One of the handy things about CFS2 is that you can import missions and aircraft
from CFS1, which involves British, German, and American missions over Europe. If
you want to fly a squadron of RAF Spitfires out of New Zealand over Gualdalcanal,
for example, you can. So when you do that, we've built in the filters so you can
keep your U.S., Japanese, British, and German missions in nice, neat stacks.
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Q.
Why are there no air-to-ground missions in the Single Missions portion of CFS2?
A.
All of the Single Missions that shipped with CFS2 are "Ace missions,"
meaning they are based on the actual battles during which ace pilots earned
their distinguished standing. How a pilot get to be an ace is by shooting down
other aircraft. Air-to-air victories, in other words. As for the air-to-ground
category, we know that with our robust Mission Builder, people will be creating
lots of different missions of different types, as well as importing German and
British missions from CFS1. Having the air-to-ground filter in the game makes
the list a lot more organized and a lot less crowded when your collection of
missions grows.
It's possible to create and share missions
in CFS2, you can learn how in our article Creating
Ground Attack Missions.
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Q:
How can I disable the opening movie?
A:
To simply skip the opening movie once it loads, click your mouse anywhere on the
screen. To disable the movie permanently, add a line to the [MAIN] section of
your COMBATFS.CFG file that reads: ShowLogo=0
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Q:
When I start a Training Mission, nothing happens.
A:
If you installed Combat Flight Simulator 2 with the Typical option, or you used
Custom Install but did not choose to copy Training Mission Media to your hard
drive, then the sounds are loaded from the Combat Flight Simulator 2 CD-ROM as
needed, and are deleted again when the Training Mission finishes. If you
installed Combat Flight Simulator 2 this way, and you attempt to run a Training
Mission without the Combat Flight Simulator 2 CD in your CD-ROM drive, no error
message is generated, but none of the sounds will play, giving the appearance
that nothing is happening. If this happens, press CTRL+SHIFT+M/CTRL+U to end the
Training Mission, insert the Combat Flight Simulator 2 CD, and then restart the
Training Mission.
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Q:
I can't seem to open any of the dialogs in the application.
A:
Some poorly behaved installers for other applications overwrite newer system
files-which are needed by Combat Flight Simulator-with older versions. If this
happens, copy the files MSVCRT.DLL and MFC42.DLL from your Combat Flight
Simulator 2 CD-ROM's root directory to your Windows\System directory (System32
on NT 4.0.) In some cases you may need to close all of your applications or
restart your computer in order to copy these files.
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Q:
None of the numeric keypad keys seem to be controlling the aircraft-they are
switching the views instead. Also, the Num Lock key no longer brings up a map
view.
A:
In order for the numeric keypad keys to control the aircraft, you must make sure
that Num Lock is turned off.
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Q:
How can I change the SHIFT+Z coordinate displays back to degrees/minutes/seconds?
It currently displays only minutes and fractional minutes.
A:
Add the following line to your CombatFS.CFG file, in the [MAIN] section:
DISPLAY_FRACTIONAL_MINUTES = 0 This returns CFS2 to the display format used in
prior versions of Microsoft® Flight Simulator.
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Q:
Why does installing only the game files for Combat Flight Simulator 2 take up
more than 200MB on my disk drive?
A:
The amount of space Combat Flight Simulator 2 uses on your hard disk depends on
the size of clusters on the disk drive. A cluster is the smallest unit of hard
drive space. If your cluster size is 32K, a file that is really only 5K will
still take up 32K of space on your hard drive. If your cluster size is 4K, a
file that is 5K will still take up 8K (two clusters) of space on your hard
drive. Combat Flight Simulator 2 has many files that are less than 10K in size,
so on hard drives with large cluster sizes, many files take up more space than
they need to.
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Q.
Does Combat Flight Simulator 2 support the aircraft from Combat Flight Simulator
1 as add-ons? For example, for Combat Flight Simulator 1 there are many add-on
aircraft by third parties, will Combat Flight Simulator 2 be able to load these
aircraft?
A.
Yes, Combat Flight Simulator 2 will support add-on aircraft from Combat Flight
Simulator 1, although the graphical detail of the planes in Combat Flight
Simulator 2 has improved greatly.
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Q.
How do I download airplanes from the Internet? Is there an easy way to add more
campaigns to Combat Flight Simulator?
A.
There are a number of third-party airplanes, missions and campaigns available
over the Internet. "Third-party" means that individuals or companies
other than Microsoft are making and providing these to you.
Some of the airplanes and campaigns
created for Combat Flight Simulator 1 are listed here.
There will also be a community section of this site when Combat Flight Simulator
2 is in stores, so check back for an updated listing. Please keep in mind
that Microsoft doesn't endorse or support any of these third-party add-ons.
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Q.
How do you play Combat Flight Simulator with other people online? Where are the
instructions?
A.
You can find instructions for playing Combat Flight Simulator online at the MSN
Gaming Zone. Until Combat Flight Simulator 2 is in the stores, however, the
only Combat Flight Simulator section on the Zone is focused on Combat Flight
Simulator 1.
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Q:
Can one implement customizable planes from Flight Simulator 98?
A.
Yes, planes and scenery from Flight Simulator 2000, as well as other third-party
customized arenas, will be transportable to Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator.
However, the damage modeling on those planes will not be as sophisticated as
that found in the planes of Combat Flight Simulator.
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Q:
How do I adjust my graphics settings for the best results?
A.
Because there are so many combinations of hardware and software available, we've
added more graphics settings which can be adjusted to achieve the look and feel
you want. The article Advanced
Image Quality/Performance Settings for Combat Flight Simulator 2 will help
you adjust those settings, which will help you create the best CFS2 experience.
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