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JoeKerr
February 16th, 2019, 20:59
Hello all. I'm new to SOH. I'm hoping to find some answers.

Recently I got my old copy of CFS 3 out(2 disc version) installed and updated it so it would run on Windows 10. But when I do the B-26 goes missing. The is very annoying, as I just bought the Firepower expansion/mod. And the added aircraft from Firepower do not show up either. At least on the American side. All the aircraft seem to be there with the British and Germans.
MajorMagee
February 17th, 2019, 03:27
It's been well over a decade since I installed, but I remember adding Firepower after I had it patched and running. In both cases the B-26 was still there, but I was on XP in those days. I've managed carry those installs over to Win 7 and Win 10 and they're still intact.

The b_25 folder should have three aircraft in it, and the b-26 has two.
sixstrings5859
February 17th, 2019, 06:37
Do you mean the 3.1a patch ? If you do not install it over the 3.1 patch 4 engine aircraft will not show up.
JoeKerr
February 17th, 2019, 17:22
Do you mean the 3.1a patch ? If you do not install it over the 3.1 patch 4 engine aircraft will not show up.

I meant 3.1.......stupid dyslexia......how do I change the title of the thread?



So I installed 3.1, then 3.1a then replaced the exe with a no CD version. Seems to be the only way to get it to start on Windows 10
JoeKerr
February 18th, 2019, 07:50
Do you mean the 3.1a patch ? If you do not install it over the 3.1 patch 4 engine aircraft will not show up.

I don't think 3.1a is properly being applied. It says that I've upgraded to 3.1a, but the game says it's still version 3.1.
sixstrings5859
February 18th, 2019, 13:13
It has been applied. What you say is normal and not to worry, it's there,as long as the stock install is in the default location.
JoeKerr
February 18th, 2019, 16:44
It has been applied. What you say is normal and not to worry, it's there,as long as the stock install is in the default location.

Hmmmm

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67505&stc=1

This is what it looks like after 3.1 and 3.1a

I'm still missing the B-26s. I've got the B-25s and Ju-88s
sixstrings5859
February 18th, 2019, 18:34
Did you read the sticky on running CFS3 in Win. 10 ? I'm running Win. 7 64 bit and had to follow certain steps and also use the unmentionable thingy with no problems. Seems there are some certain steps that need to be taken to get CFS3 to run correctly in Win. 10 as stated in the sticky thread.Many have gotten CFS3 to work in Win.10 ,so it can be done. Maybe someone has had the same problems. Just know the updates look for the stock location. If you already modded sim uninstall and reinstall sim again (be sure to remove all CFS3 folders). Start from scratch and follow directions in sticky to install correctly. Hope this helps. Regards,Scott
MajorMagee
February 18th, 2019, 19:26
Sorry, the b-26 folder is 31 MB, so it's too big to e-mail.

If you have it installed initially and then it goes missing during the patch, perhaps you could make a copy in another location and then drop it back in after the patch.
JoeKerr
February 18th, 2019, 20:48
Sorry, the b-26 folder is 31 MB, so it's too big to e-mail.

If you have it installed initially and then it goes missing during the patch, perhaps you could make a copy in another location and then drop it back in after the patch.

That's the weird thing. The folder is there. It just doesn't show up in the game. And when I install the FirePower mod, none the extra multi-engine planes show up.
MajorMagee
February 19th, 2019, 02:13
There's a line (Aircraft Category) near the top of the air file for each aircraft that determines if the plane is flyable or AI only. If it's not set to a value of 0 they won't show up in the selection list.

If you right click on your cfs3.exe, look in properties, on the details tab, what file version do you have?

Mine is 3.1.0.30203.
JoeKerr
February 19th, 2019, 07:06
There's a line (Aircraft Category) near the top of the air file for each aircraft that determines if the plane is flyable or AI only. If it's not set to a value of 0 they won't show up in the selection list.

If you right click on your cfs3.exe, look in properties, on the details tab, what file version do you have?

Mine is 3.1.0.30203.

I think that may have been it! I didn't realize there where different exe's I had grabbed the wrong one from no-CD folder. So everything seems to be working ..........for now:icon_lol: I promptly flew a B-29 and dropped a nuke! Ha! I love it! Thank you so much for your help!