CFS 3 Upgrade package Version 2

[Daiwilletti]

<Admin, can you please make this a sticky and remove the original sticky about an upgrade package? The old link is not functional any more.>

Well, folks there is now a revised Version 2 upgrade package for stock CFS3. The link is
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bttbwn...de_v2.zip/file


Hi Guys, I've provided a new link. I had to remove the Spitfire IXc I'd included with five skins, because I had failed to read the Readme which said it was not to be redistributed.

But really, you guys should use the full versions, available here at SOH!

Happy Flying
486 people have downloaded v1. Not one person provided comments about gameplay! Version 2 includes all the v1 features, and adds coastal shipping, more missions, improved tree scenery models for the same texture sheet, randomised bullet hole textures. Having different bullet holes appear on the wing each time an aircraft is shot up works very well and I don't think I could go back to seeing the same string of holes (defined in the .mos file) appear all the time.
Utilities include Nuke BDP, multicfs3, and an air spawns switcher so air spawns can be turned off for mission play.

Plenty more things too many mods and tweaks to mention.

Scenery is still "old school" but looks quite nice on a good rig, as scenery density is set to a reasonable level in the budgets files.

You need a completely stock version of Combat Flight Simulator 3, patched to v3.1a, and then you simply overwrite with these files. You also need to overwrite the AppData files with the ones provided.

[sixstrings5859]

Sounds like a winner ! Have your older install and it works perfectly. Time for a new install to play with ! Thank you very much for all the time and effort put in this. Hopefully this will help newcomers get started on a easier note.Thank you very much ! Regards,Scott

[Daiwilletti]

Sounds like a winner ! Have your older install and it works perfectly. Time for a new install to play with ! Thank you very much for all the time and effort put in this. Hopefully this will help newcomers get started on a easier note.Thank you very much ! Regards,Scott

Thanks, Scott! I forgot to mention it is still running the January 2018 version of Ankors shaders. If you are having trouble with the shaders just remove the d3d8 files in the root directory and run with what you have. This will probably require running cfs3config after installing the upgrade (only do if if asked for). Once CFS3 thinks it is configured, just use the configoverrides.xml provided for the App Data folder, and overwrite the original file. Keep the configoverrides.xml as read only, and things should work well.

[okyone]

Happy to report it works well - except your configsoverrides xml doesn't work.
Have to use the origional.

[Daiwilletti]

Happy to report it works well - except your configsoverrides xml doesn't work.
Have to use the origional.

Thanks for the feedback, okyone. Always useful to get these comments. Of course, config settings depend to some extent on the computer you are using, but I hope that what you refer to as "original" is a bit more recent than the 2002 version! For one thing, "Dualpassrender" should be turned off with Ankor's shaders. Also the shadows setting, can't remember what it's called, should be turned off because Ankor's shaders generate their own shadows.

In general, most of my configoverride settings are recommended for a newish computer and graphics card. For example, the Render_target setting for textures gives a nice sharp appearance. There are some guides, the Ground Crew website guide for config setup is old and you can create larger aircraft texture budgets in the configoverrides. The setup guide is hidden away in the hangar on the GroundCrew website (IIRC the site is hosted by "mrjmaint"?). If you can find a slightly older setup guide for Over Flanders Fields (OFF, as opposed to HITR), that could be useful too.

HTH,

[sixstrings5859]

Sorry i haven't posted back about the new improved version is that i'm waiting on getting a new pc to run it on since with mine i can't use Ankors shaders. Regards,Scott