i recently down loaded the P-40N-1 off this site and CFS2 isnt recognizing the aircraft at all i was wondering if i need an "original" copy of it? I looke at the files it looks okay but there are more than usual "well one more" A .DBK file i dont know what it does lol. help me........ help me............ HELP ME!!!!!!.... please

cfs2 aircraft page 56 the 2nd one down. So what your page is trying to say is i need to find a panel, and sound file for my P-40. Im sure i can .. I opened the .DBK and it is a different .DP file lol the boxes and strings dont match up. so it could be panel or sound

OK. I see the problem. It's defined incorrectly in Aircraft.cfg. Open it in Notepad & change the [fltsim.2] header at the top to [fltsim.0]

That DBK is a backup file as I suggested. You can either leave it where it is or delete it.

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You're welcome. Those will be spare entries in the CFG. If the aircraft works I would leave well alone.

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I'm always happy to help when I can. Most of these problems are easily fixed if you know where to look. If you have any you can't figure out tell me the file name & exactly where I can download them.

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Not quite sure what you mean. I'm no expert on missions but I don't think ground units will attack each other. They're used as targets. I imagine the same goes for ships.

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I'm not familiar with this weapons package. I imagine version 2 is the latest version but you will have to check the Readme included with the aircraft to know which one you need. Make sure you installed the weapons correctly. Also not sure what you mean about the weapons being compressed. If they're in a zipfile, extract the file in the usual way & paste any BGL files into the CFS2\SCENEDB\weapons\scenery folder.
BMP textures go to CFS2\SCENEDB\weapons\texture & DP files into CFS2\\OBJECTS_DP. There is no CFG file associated with weapons. These are defined in the DP file of the aircraft using them.

If you tell me exactly where to get this file I'll download it & check it out. I'll need the aircraft that uses the weapons too.

Right. I have the file. I'll see if I can check it out tomorrow.

You still haven't told me which aircraft you're using the weapons you have problems with on. If it's an early 3rd party aircraft you might need to patch the MDL file with the MDL Converter tool for external weapons to show up.

OK. If these are the default aircraft they should work. I'll try that Wildcat & see what happens.

You don't have to stick to the included examples. With a little knowledge of DP editing you can add these weapons to any aircraft you wish.

Works fine for me as you can see.



I also tried the torpedo on the B-25 with the same result. If you're certain you installed the weapons package & also edited the DP file correctly make sure to delete the corresponding CDP file. Get into the habit of doing this each time you modify a DP file. That's the only thing I can think of that would cause a problem.

PS. I still don't know what you mean about compressed files. They all look fine to me. It might be an idea to download the file again.

I unzipped the file in the usual way with no problems at all. I use the right-click Extract to folder ........ option.

If you delete the CDP a new one will be created when you use the weapons on that aircraft.

It should be possible to drop all your bombs at the same time. Read the instructions with that Spitpack or MW's other weapons pack carefully.

The payload entries can be copied direct from the sample DP entry included with the weapons pack. [PAYLOAD.0]�[PAYLOAD.1] & [PAYLOAD.2] are basically the same as the default DP with [PAYLOAD.2] using the new 250 lb bombs. [PAYLOAD.3] has been added & includes the 100 lb bombs you're having trouble with. This is copied direct from my own modified Wildcat DP.

[HARDPOINTS]
mount.0=0,0.054,-0.311
mount.1=-1.412985,-0.3,-0.309969
mount.2=-1.412985,-0.195,-0.309969
mount.3=1.41299,-0.3,-0.309969
mount.4=1.41299,-0.195,-0.309969
mount.5=-1.412985,-0.3,-0.309969
mount.6=1.41299,-0.3,-0.309969

[PAYLOADS]
payload.0=%payload_name.0%
payload.1=%payload_name.1%
payload.2=%payload_name.2%
payload.3=%payload_name.3%

[PAYLOAD.0]

[PAYLOAD.1]
mount.2=wep_us_wildcat_drop_gp, 1, -1
mount.4=wep_us_wildcat_drop_gp, 1, -1

[PAYLOAD.2]
mount.1=wep_pylon_ja_wing, 1, -1
mount.5=WEP_DB_US_250lb_GP_a, 1, 6
mount.3=wep_pylon_ja_wing, 1, -1
mount.6=WEP_DB_US_250lb_GP_a, 1, -1

[PAYLOAD.3]
mount.1=wep_pylon_ja_wing, 1, -1
mount.5=WEP_DB_US_100lb_GP_a, 1, 6
mount.3=wep_pylon_ja_wing, 1, -1
mount.6=WEP_DB_US_100lb_GP_a, 1, -1

Make sure you pasted the new payload names at the bottom of the DP replacing the existing ones like this.

"payload_name.0"=Guns Only
"payload_name.1"=Guns Only Long Range
"payload_name.2"=Bombs Light
"payload_name.3"=Bombs 100lb

If you edit the DP file correctly it should work perfectly using the sample entries. I see no reason to change them.

PS. I tried changing WEP_DB_US_100lb_GP_a to WEP_DB_US_100lb_GP_d & it works fine.

I doubt very much that it's anything to do with your computer. If the other weapons in the library work you must have installed it properly. This only leaves one possibility. You didn't update the DP correctly.

It's very easy to make a simple mistake. The best way over it would be to start all over again. It's always a good idea to take a backup copy of files before modifying them so I hope you did that.

Just to make sure you installed it correctly here's a list of files you should have in their various locations.

db_us_weapons.bgl in CFS2\SCENEDB\weapons\scenery

13 x BMP textures in CFS2\SCENEDB\weapons\texture

37 x DP files in CFS2\OBJECTS_DP

I really see nothing wrong with the default weapons. As these are replacements for the defaults I wouldn't bother with them myself. It's just possible there might be some sort of conflict if you have other 3rd party weapons libraries installed. Otherwise I'm out of suggestions.

I still can't figure out what you're saying about compressed files. The zipfile extracted perfectly normally for me. I checked all the files & found nothing unusual about any of them.

Hagar i feel like a complete MORON!!!!! i re-replaced the BGL file into scenedb and i noticed something the old file was 806Kb and the new one is 1.74Mb... Don't ask, because i dont either!!!!

now i am going to start another topic for FX files since i dont think u are much of a .FX modifier

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Look at Nibbio's, Ghostpony's or Nanni's site. You be able to mail either one of them, they specialize in fx!