3:
-Better flight models
-Better AI
-Better graphics
-Clouds you actually can hide in
-more objects renderable at a time, better render engine
-Real groundwar going on
Modellers paradise, build as detailed as you want, CFS3 can handle it.

2:
Better missions builder
World terrain

I also prefer Cfs 2

It has a better experience as a whole.

I can't explain it but CFS3 just feels "wrong"

???

CFS 2 better.
1) You have , controlable External views you can pan around with. See a whole squadren ships,or vehicles, from a distance away,or close up from any angle.
This is great  from a mission builders point of view.
2) Also the option of using CFS1 control buttons.
Strangely, This was all deleated with CFS3.
I have written Microsoft about this, but of course recieved no response.

A great many more aircraft, and world scenery were made , because of CFS2' more open architechture
Another reason why I like CFS2 alot.

CFS 3 also has some fantastic qualities; (including fixing some major CFS2  problems}.

I only wished CFS3 had the above CFS2 features, as I really enjoyed travelling to different points on the battlefield, to watch it unfold, and also, test the mission builder.
If ever they make another CFS4 , Microsoft should really , really install the above good , CFS 2 features,
otherwise, I'll be playing "Pacific Battles" from the makers of "IL-2 " .

I'm going with CFS 2. Apart from the fact that the whole world is modeled, the format is the same as the FS series which gives you a chance to import FS aircraft into the sim.

That being said, I still play CFS 3 from time to time

Regards,
Stratobat

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Don't you know, CFS4 is under developement right now as we speak and is called "CFS3 Mediterranean Airwar" http://members.shaw.ca/desertrats/

Redfire, no idea why the link doesn't work for you, works fine for me.
Any popup blockers or something at your end?

Let's say it's a standalone addon for CFS3.
The installer will copy the core code off your default CFS3 installation and make a new game of it while your stock install will not be modified.
We can't change the code so we'll be limited to what M$ allowed us to do.
There'll however be a complete new terrain, many new aircraft objects, vehicles.
Cities will be fully destroyable, basically all facilities/airfields and the like will be made from scratch so that you defacto will have a new game.
We are working on it for two month now.
No release date as of yet but we're hoping to have a beta out by christmas.
Oh, it's freeware and basically everybody who has a name and a reputation in the community is involved
Ah yes, and it looks as if we have valuable help from certain higher instances

FS9!