Simviation Forum - Do you still play CFS3?

Reply #15 - Jul 18^th, 2003 at 5:37am

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I fly it all the time on full realism. Right now I'm trying to figure out the Mission Builder and I'm also working on a Hurricane project with Ozzy...keep your eyes open. Wink

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Reply #16 - Jul 19^th, 2003 at 9:06pm

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CFS3 has gone from coaster to #1 flight sim, sadly, thats onlybecause I've had to smash my piggy bank (ok, not on the CPU or Mobo! Embarrassed

) and get some better hardware!

CFS2 still runs better than CFS3 by an average of 25fps faster, however, CFS3 once you get into it, betters CFS2 considerably, its much more involving.... (IMHO)

Pity M$ hav'nt a clue about system requirements......

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Reply #17 - Jul 19^th, 2003 at 10:54pm

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It's funny how CFS3 seems to run fine on mid range systems but people with high end ones seem to have the most trouble. I get about 18-20fps still, I could get more if I lowered the resolution.

I only pretend to know what I'm talking about. Heck, that's what lawyers, car mechanics, and IT professionals do everyday. Wink

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Reply #18 - Jul 20^th, 2003 at 5:28pm

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It's funny how CFS3 seems to run fine on mid range systems but people with high end ones seem to have the most trouble. I get about 18-20fps still, I could get more if I lowered the resolution.

Interesting theory orenda635, however, I've noticed I get an average of 10 > 18 FPS with CFS3 regardless of resolution! i.e. lowering to 640x480 for example is no better than 1280x1024! ??? Is this a trait of a GF FX Card? I'm stuffed if I know!!!

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Reply #19 - Jul 20^th, 2003 at 5:46pm

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After playing FS '98, FS 2000 and FS 2002, I bought CFS 2, WWII Pacific Theater, earlier this year,(£20 new).
Installed it, played it for 10 minutes, got fed up with trying to shoot tiny little pixels in the distance, and very quickly un-installed it again.
Makes a FAB turquoise beer mat now.. Wink

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P.S. changing screen resolution makes no difference to frame-rates on my system either...( 1024 X 768 )...... Wink

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Reply #20 - Jul 24^th, 2003 at 1:48am

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CFS3 is slowly but surly becoming a very good game. Most major performance issues have been resolved. The AV History group and others are already turning out new aircraft and when the Scenery SDK is released, I expect the Pacific theater to be available as well as the Korean conflict. Heavy bombers will soon be coming, probably within a month from various freeware web sites. Wink

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Reply #21 - Jul 24^th, 2003 at 4:09am

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After playing FS '98, FS 2000 and FS 2002, I bought CFS 2, WWII Pacific Theater, earlier this year,(£20 new).
Installed it, played it for 10 minutes, got fed up with trying to shoot tiny little pixels in the distance, and very quickly un-installed it again.
Makes a FAB turquoise beer mat now.. Wink

...!
Back to good-old civilian flight sims... Grin

...!

Cheers all... Grin

...!
Paul.
(England).

P.S. changing screen resolution makes no difference to frame-rates on my system either...( 1024 X 768 )...... Wink

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Hehe, do it like the real pilots, wait until the enemy fills your windscreen before you start firing. Grin

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Reply #22 - Jul 24^th, 2003 at 12:24pm

Bob_Ruff Ex Member

I had given up on this sim (Game really) IL-2 was a much better sim. From CFS2 I expected a move forward but got this game with stupid campaigns filled with redundant missions. My efforts in a 109 has secured Nazi victory??? Who wants to even go there even in a game! One step forward, too many to count backwards! I was disappointed to be nice about it. I bought F1 2002 (The only sport I watch anymore) and became addicted. But, my brake peddle broke and Logitech withdrew the steering wheels without replacement and I heard about the patch on CFS3. In so doing I found Simviation, Aviation History, Ground Crew and Sim Outhouse these through Combat Flight Center. Downloading these great 1%planes, ships, effects etc and with the MS Mission Builder. Wala, a great sim is born or maybe transformed. I got so into it I made a set of missions for download (they are at Combat Flight Center) and will be available here any day. It is hard to believe something so far from being right has come back from the brink to be so good. And, at the rate these fine designers are making new stuff, there is no end in sight. Thanks to all you talented people for coming to the rescue of this MS failure, a failure no more.
BOB RUFF

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