Now that should have been been able to improve your sceneries and sounds plus many more upgrades through all the Websites available. Now it's time for the next level.

The most important feature that a Simulator may have is its Mission Builder. Many have asked where can I find the MB in CFS2. Well, go to START in your Desktop and click on it. Go to Programs and scroll thru it until you find Microsoft Games. Click on it and CFS2 should come up. Then a column with all feature available in CFS2 program will be highlighted. Click on MB and thats it.

How to use the MB. The best way to learn on how to use the MB is by reading the tips available at www.Netwings.org. You can also buy a Book called "CFS2 Inside Moves" by Jeff Van West. It's a lot better than the manual that came with the game. Unfortunately the manual is very poor on the subject of MB. That's a shame that Microsoft was negligent on the subject since the MB is the heart of the game. I hope they will be more helpful with their manual the next time.

You do get some information within the MB itself. The most difficult concept in the MB is the Trigger and Event feature. Once you understand that feature then the rest is relatively easy. Be patient and with time you will understand it. I am not a expert but I have been able to build hundreds of missions once I learned the concept. It takes time. My missions are simple and I still need to learn a lot more. Perhaps I can learn from you in the future.

Now I always wanted a WWII Simulator that would allow me to fly in all theater in the war. Well Gentlemen, you can. I downloaded hundreds of planes but was unable to use them since the CFS2 Aircraft folder has a limit of 90 to 100 that can be available at any one time. Now that was a shame. I did figure out a way to increase the numbers of aircraft that I could use by tricking the program. I used to change the name Folder I wanted to use with the aircraft I was going to use at that time. But that was cumbersome and time-consuming.

Then one day I read in a Post about a program that will organize your airplanes files called Co-man. I found it at http://fly.to/mwgfx/ and with that program I have been able to add close to 1000 aircraft to the game. Now I can build Missions from the Invasion of Poland thru the Last days in the Pacific war. I can invade France or defend her. I can recreate the Invasion of Russia or go to the Pacific and recreate those great fights for control of the air over Guadacanal. Now with all the addons you actually make this one of the great WWII Simulators available.

If you download the Co-man program I will give you a couple of tips. First of all I recommend that you name each Hanger with the name of the Theater you are to use or the Time period you are to use the plane within the Hanger.  My next advise is to include the original planes that come with the game in each Hanger, otherwise the program will not function. Therefore you will have around 70 or less new planes in each new Hanger.

Another word of advice is that when you start building your new missions thru the MB you give them the name of the Hanger first and then the rest of the description. For a example, I named some of the ones I made :Banzai/Eagle New Georgia camp 001. I named it that way, Banzai/Eagle, because that's the name I gave to the Hanger I was going to use. One thing I did to make it easier for me was to make a Shortcut of Co-man to my desktop so that way if I know which Hanger I was going to use I could choose it before I open CFS2.

I also recommend the European Scenery available in another post on this Website. I believe it to be excellent and it does make you feel you're flying over Europe. Do not forget to backup everything before you make a new install. Last but not least, copy to CD all your upgrades because all PC tend to crash.

I hope you like all my tips and let me hear from you.

Fly and enjoy. Good Hunting.

With regards to the Mission Builder, Cody Coyote made a Tutorial about creating Campaigns, it has a lot of info about using the Mission Builder in general. I think it's available here and at Netwings.

Regards,
Stratobat

Hagar - Posting at your lair sounds great.