If you can see the wireframe these will be early AF99 or FSDS1 models. Try running the MDL file through the MDL Converter tool. http://www.microsoft.com/games/combatfs2/articles_SDK_mdlconverter.asp

Leave it on the default setting. Don't use the Optimize Graphics option.

Jug_Jockey your problem is a very common problem that most of us have encounter. You just have to many planes in your Hangar.

Better said you can only have install or at any one time in the Aircraft folder no more than 95 to 100planes.

Yes you can install more than 100 planes in your program but in different Hangars.

As for weapons. When ever you install new weapons you have to remember to go the your aircraft the weapon where intended for and go inside the the aircraft folder and look for a file call CDP and delete it before flying with the aircraft. Do not worry this file will be replicated automatically by the program.

As for Hangar and flying with more than One hundred plane. You can always install this little but important program that will allow you to able to fly with more than hundred plane in different Hangars.

Its located here.
http://fly.to/mwgfx

Its call ACman and through it you will able to have up to eigthteen Hangars per install CFS2. Just remember you need the Stock planes for you to be able to activate each new Hangar.

Now you will be able to have up to Eighty new planes per new Hangar.


I hope have been able to help you out.

PS please remember to backup every thing up. This way you will avoid lots of headaches.

If you really want to improve your experience thruogh this program take  a look at this post put together by many member for the benefit of the communitty. Check it out.

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=cfs2;action=display;num=11...


James007

It's a long time since I did any of this but it sounds to me that you didn't define the gunstations properly. I suggest you download MW's weapons library & read the instructions. http://www.mnwright.btinternet.co.uk/cfs2/weapons.htm

Copied from payloads.txt included with wep.zip.

"Payloads will only function correctly if the Aircraft Dp file contains
appropriate "dummy" gunstations and guns for the given weapon type

gunstation.4=2,-1,4,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0  ;Rockets
gunstation.5=3,21,8,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0  ;Bombs
gunstation.6=5,62,32,0.00,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0 ;Torpedos

Each gunstation will have a corresponding gun.x entry further down the dp.
The values in this entry set the maximum of a particular weapon type that
can be carried. Often the "Bomb" gunstation will have a gun setting like:

[Guns.5]
gun.0=3,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

and this means that the aircraft will not carry more than 3 bombs. This
number can safely be altered to a number greater than the maximum number
of bombs you will ever put in a payload."

Which aircraft are you having problems with? The MDL Converter should work for most 3rd party aircraft for FS98 & CFS1. (I'm not sure about the few that were created with AD2000.) It won't work on the CFS1 defaults but that shouldn't be necessary.

PS. External weapons won't display in CFS1.

I believe that Hagar wrote this:It won't work on the CFS1 defaults but that shouldn't be necessary.

He also wrote:External weapons won't display in CFS1. 

I think thats the reason.



James007

Jug_Jucky I have got good news for you. Now you can display your CFS1 weapons in CFS2 with a program call Mdlpatchw located at Absquad Website. Good luck!

1.http://www.absquad.net/cfs2_utilities.htm


James007

Thank you for clarifying that that Hagar.



James007