CFS2 Perma-stickied help / problem / tweaking thread

[watchdog22]

I personally dont think that would be an issue as the items were freely posted by the originator with the intention of informing other CFS2 flyers. There couldn't be copyright issues with a public post surely?

[ckissling]

And it might save that information of those who have moved on to
other things or greener pastures. ckissling

[redrooster]

Some of the stuff on this website has already been posted in this thread, but I figured it would be a good idea to provide the link since it has a lot of tutorials on model building for CFS.
http://www.cfgse.calebflerk.com/index.htm

redrooster

[gedm]

Bearcat sez 6.6.08
copy the text below into a blank Notepad screen:
cls
echo off
MDLC /f FS9.mdl
MDLC /t FS9.md8
MDLC /c FS9.mdt FS9.md2 F
rename fs9.md2 cfs2.mdl
pause

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Save the txt file as "MDLC F switch.bat", and not "MDLC F switch.bat.txt".
Put the bat file in your MDLC folder.
Put a copy of your fs9 aircraft mdl into the MDLC folder also and rename it "FS9.mdl".
Doubleclick the bat file and let it work...when it completes, press any key to disengage the bat file. It will automatically name the mdl as CFS2.mdl. All you have to do is name it back to "B-29.mdl" or whatever.

[gedm]

Easiest way is to hit the Prt Scr key on your keyboard at the approproate moment. This then takes a snap of your screen and puts it on your clipboard. Open up your graphics package (Paint Shop Pro, Paint or whatever and hit Ctrl + V (paste). Your shot should then appear ready to be cropped etc and saved. The shot could equally be pasted into Word or any application that will carry a graphic.

OR...

1. set screen resolution to 1024x768x32, ...if you want to post.
2. open a M$ "PAINT" window.
3. Fly CFS2
4. When you want a shot, ...hit "P" to PAUSE.
5. Compose your shot, ...zoom, pan, internal, external, etc...
6. Hit the "Print Screen" key.
7. Hit the "M$ Windows" key (the one to the right of the right side "ALT" key) to diminish CFS2.
8. In PAINT, ...select "Edit/Paste".
9. Save pic as either .bmp (if ya want to work on it later) of .JPEG.
10. Select toolbar CFS2 icon to resume flying.
11. For another pic, ...in PAINT, "Select All/Edit/Paste" will allow you to re-use the same Paint window. Just leave it open.

[gedm]

I wonder if that slight misplacement is the same as with the catapult launch misallignment we often see. If so, it's a CFS 2 thing and the best way to fix it is to have your "Slew" enabled as a cheat and then just slew over to the center of the runway at the start of the mission. Of course a little differential baking or rudder would work as well on the runway (but not on the catapult).
To enable "Slew" whenever you want, just put this at the bottom of your CFS 2.cfg file:
[CHEATS]
bomb_trainer=0
free_warp=0
ALLOW_SLEW=1
damagemsgs=0
show_damage_log=0
0 equals "off" and 1 equals "on."
//////////////////////////////////////////
You can also activate slew in missions by adding this paragraph to the bottom of your CFS 2.cfg file:
[CHEATS]
bomb_trainer=0
free_warp=0
ALLOW_SLEW=1
damagemsgs=0
show_damage_log=0
"1" will turn the option on 24/7 and 0 will turn it off. For mission building or inspecting scenery I often leave the slew option on all of the time. The bomb trainer is great for calibrating bomb sights for altitude and airspeed.
__________________
Keep your airspeed up,
Jagdflieger

[gedm]

Open your a/c folder and open aircraft.cfg, change power_scalar from 1.0 to 1.2 and change thrust_scalar from 1.0 to 1.3. Try that and see if you get your speed. ckissling
Another way to speed up your plane - instead of increasing power - is to decrease the drag.
Open the Air file using using AirEd. Scroll down to section 1101 and open it. One of the sub-sections in of 1101 is -----Drag-----. Find the entry for Drag Coefficient - Zero Lift, and decrease value a bit. You should find that your speed goes up. Just keep tweaking that number until you find the top speed you want.
By the way, make sure you are displaying 'true airspeed' in your settings when you test for top speed. You'll wont get numbers like 470mph at high altitude as an an 33'indicated' airspeed.