CFS3 Freezes with Start-Up Opening Picture

[renereimann]

CFS3 freezes with opening picture (four British pilots and ME 262). Task Manager (Alt, Ctrl, Delete) will Not Respond.

How do I fix this?

[mongoose]

1. Are you still running the intro video?
2, I would delete the AppData folder, re run cfg.exe and check disable intro movie for a start. let us know how that goes.

[BorekS]

well, I am pretty sure the game loader freeze realy didnt hapen just out of the blue ;)

however, I would reccomend to build right for such cases the alternative shortcut or command file to run the CFS3 in a window mode,
a sample shortcut Target path: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator 3\cfs3.exe" -window
a sample batch command: cfs3.exe -window

this allows to shutdown the game easier when freeze and/or can fix some problem
the game just remembers what latestly has been loaded and if there are some problems, you should be able to set/load some of the default airplanes back, for a next game restart.

next good thing is to rerun / re set the cfs3config.exe.

finally, all at users AppData folder content under Microsoft\Combat Flight Simulator 3.0 to delete would solve a lot too.

[renereimann]

Mongoose & BorekS: The Intro Movie is DISABLED and never runs.

There are several AppData folders. Should I delete OS(C:)\Users\xxxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Combat Flight Simulator 3.0 ?

[BorekS]

Yes, thats the folder. Just delete its content.

[mongoose]

That's assuming that is the only install you have.

Delete the appdata folder
re run the config.exe


just remind us what windows you are using.

[Daiwilletti]

CFS3 freezes with opening picture (four British pilots and ME 262). Task Manager (Alt, Ctrl, Delete) will Not Respond.

How do I fix this?

Much more information is needed. Operating system, and the location of the install for starters. Is it in the standard C:\Program Files etc location, or somewhere else (mine all start with D:\ and are in the root of the drive - I seem to get fewer problems that way)? I am running Win 10 64-bit and use the Ubisoft exe which is as I understand it an "official" version of the no-CD exe.

Is the Install fully patched to v 3.1a? Including a screenshot of the folders and root files is always helpful too. Otherwise it is very hard to just provide a guess.

Also a copy of the configoverrides.xml would make things easier.

Also information as to whether the install is strictly stock, if not, what changes have been added? Do a search on *.* in the root pathway and advise what files show the latest changes, and what the dates for the recently changed files are. Ignore .bdps.

All this info will help!

[renereimann]

The CFS3 Freeze at Start-Up is fixed. Not sure how - another CFS3 mystery.

New problem: AvH Japanese Betty, "g4m1" does not show up in Quick Combat with other Japanese aircraft. It is in the Aircraft folder. It is needed for "Yamamoto's Death" mission.