And what is the MODEL_DBG file

       james007 I thank you for your input and did some further reading on the matter. However I'm a rookie when it comes to my PC and to CFS2. On the other hand, I have no problems with uploading aircraft into my CFS1 game, if anyone has a detailed step by step on how to upload these terrific addons please help me out so I may acheive my goal and pass the time a little faster on this floating city.                                                                                            PS if anyone would like to see the best fighter group in the navy today have a look at us and our crew that keeps our aircraft maintained and safe. they crew truly are unsung heroes in this trying time for our beloved nation and world

                                                                                      
http://www.lemoore.navy.mil/vfa-146/
                                          Thanks all
                                  1st Lt. Jake M. England  USN CVN 74                           

USSCVN74pilot thats one nice picture of the crew. Thank you for sharing it with us. Like I said before and I meant it. We are all proud of you and your fellow crew men. Maybe you do not hear about it very much but I guarranty it, the Nation loves you and cares a lot about you all.

War are won not only by those in the Front line but also by those men and woman that support them in the front line. Your maintance crew are as essential as those in the Front line. It always was and still is a team effort.

Do not give up. I will do my best I can do to teach you how to install new planes to this sim. I also had problems at the begining but once I got the hang of it I realize what a good game this Sim really is. Now I have got over 1,000 planes and counting. I have countless sceneries and Theater installed and almost every day there is some thing new to add to this sim.

Just remember this planes where prop and not Jets. You have to fly them a bit different than you would fly the Hornet F18. I hope to hear from you on how it compares to the real thing when it comes to landing on a carrier once you have learn to install new planes. Hey, you can start by landing in the training selection of the Sim with the stock planes.

Now I"m a bit busy now, but as soon as I can I will try to help you to the best of my ability. Maybe others can jump in and help you too.


James007

Before installing jets to CFS2 please read my Aliasing article. http://www.simviation.com/lair/aliasing1.htm

This post will be dedicated for those who are having problems in installing AC into CFS2.


Installing AC into CFS2 is real easy once you have learn what to look for and how this program works.

The first thing I recommend is for you to get familiar with the inner working of CFS2.

Go to: Mycomputer C/Local Disk(C:)/Program
files/Microsoft Games/Combat Flight Simulator 2

Get familiar the all the its folder the names of the files before you start to down loading anything.

Now find the Website you want to down load your new plane from.

You can start by browsing through this post. It has many Website dedicated to the improvement of CFS2 in it.


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

Lets start with the CFS2 section dedicated to AC in this Wedsite.

2.http://www.simviation.com/cfs2aircraft1.htm

There are many more Websites with AC for CFS2 as well.


The next thing for you to do is to down load the new third party plane into a New folder created by you. You place this folder any where you like. You can call it New AC if you want or give it any name you like. Now you go to your Web site that you want to down load the new AC. Down load it to this new AC folder or directly load it to the AC folder.The AC forlder is call AIRCRAFT.

You need to get familiair with the content of the AC and what is needed to make it work properly.

Every AC has this basic folders inside their respective AC folder. I picked the A6M2_ZERO as example:

1.MODEL: the configuration of the AC.

2.PANEL:The panel and its working

3.SOUND: Sound of the AC.

4.TEXTURE: The texture of the AC.

they also have this basic files.

aircraft CFG: It give the AC its Identification and name within the CFS2 program. It also has some other basic information.

a6m2_zero DP: Damage properties and weapons points and load.

a6m2_zero AIR file: its Arial abilities. In other words how this plane should fly according to its developers.

a6m2_zero CDP : This files keeps a record of the AC previous files. Now this is replicated every time you fly with this AC. You can and should deleted it every time you add somthings new like weapons to the AC. Do not worry it will replicate itself evey time Automaticaly. If you do not deleted it the new weapons or other install may not show up.

Now down load your new AC in to the folder you chose by routing it through Save and not Open option.

Go inside the new AC folder and look for the AC folder and see if it has the all of its proper  folder and files. Some times you may  find additional folder within  the AC folders and some times the AC is insde the folder with the same name. You always need to go inside the AC folder to make sure if the AC is inside of it.

If it has additional folders you need to copy and paste them to their respective folder to enable the AC to show and fly properly in this program.

After you have done that you need to go inside the new install Aircraft folder and see if in has additional folder you  need to install. Sometimes within the Aircraft folder there are additional folder that need to be install. Like gauges and weapons. If its gauges all you need to is to copy the content inside the Gauge folder and copy them into the main gauges folder. You need to make the to do same steps with any aditional folder you might find inside the Aircraft folder.

If you need to add new weapons you need to go inside the SCENEDB folder and look for a folder call weapons. Go inside of it and you will find two folders call scenery and texure. Copy and the new weapons in the appropiate folder.

This way your new addon plane will show up in the game. Most planes doe are install ready. In other words all you need is to install them and they will show up in the Sim.

make sure they have  the appropiate content inside of them. The most common missing element is no sound inside the Sound folder. Thats easy to fix. All you is get a new sound from another plane of the same model with sounds and copy and paste inside the new planes sound folder.

Now you should be able to fly the legandary Wildcats and Hellcats plus the Avengers and SBD and sink enemy carriers like out for fathers had to do in World war two.

If you take them to the next level you feel  the thrill of shooting down a Zeros or been shot down by one. You will feel the danger of  Naval arial combat during that Era. Believe it or not the Pacific Arial war was a lot tougher than what we have been told.

I also recommend you scroll through this post. It may help improve your enjoyment of this Sim:

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

How to add planes into CFS2 by Jaxons:

2.http://www.michael-reimer.com/CFS2/CFS2_Tips.html

By Hagar:
BGL files go in CFS2\SCENEDB\weapons\scenery
BMP textures in CFS2\SCENEDB\weapons\texture
& DP files in CFS2\OBJECTS_DP

With this c

I also recommend you learn how to Build missions and campaings. Thats where this Sim really rocks. Look for Coyotes Mission Builder Ttorial:

http://www.simviation.com/cfs2misc2.htm

You may ask:what is the MODEL_DBG file that is inside the stock AC folder.

I would not worry about it. The addon planes do not need this folder to be able to work properly in this Sim.

I recommend you install only three to four AC at any one time for them to show up in the Sim.

Thre is also a limitation of one 90 to 100 planes per Hangar. Hangar it simply means inside the AIRCRAFT folder.

There is a utility that will enable you to install a lot more planes per install.

With this program you can install more than one thousand planes. Its call AC man:

http://fly.to/mwgfx

You need to look for the CFS2 AC utlilities section. Its real easy to install and use. this utility will make it possible for the user to have as many as eighteen Hangars within one install. You can use it in different installs. This will allow you to have unlimited amount of AC to fly with in this program.

How to install new texure so will show up to the Mission Builder. That real easy. All you need to do is to install the new texutes in to the AC Texure folder. If you want to use it as new texure in a new plane like for example you want the stock plane with the new texute to show up as a addon in the Mission Builder. All you need to do is to create a new AC folder. Here I will explain it in a step by step process.

1.Go inside ADDON folder

2.Create a new folder

3.Give the new folder the AC name plus the new texure name.

4.Copy and paste the content of the original plane inside the AIRCRAFT you wanted to chage the texure from into the new AC folder foder inside the ADDDON folder.

5.Go and copy and paste the new TEXURE call kamuri into the texure folder.

6.Go inside the new AC folder and look for the file call CFG and open it up with your notepad.

[fltsim.0]
title=A6M2 Zero
sim=A6M2_Zero
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
KB_checklists=a6m2_zero_check

Change the title name form A6M2 Zero to A6M2 Zero Kamuri.

[fltsim.0]
title=A6M2 Zero kamuri
sim=A6M2_Zero
model=
panel=
sound=
texture=
KB_checklists=a6m2_zero_check

Now you have a new AC that will show up as a new AC  with a different TEXURE.

7. Now cut the new plane and paste it inside the AIRCRAFT Folder.

Thats it!

I hope I have been helpful

If you have any question do not hesitate and come back to this forum and I and other members will more than thrill to help you out.


James007

USSCVN74pilot Its been a pleasure to have been able to help you out. Its you and the other member of the Arm forces that have kept us cozy. I and my fimaly will be praying for you and the other members of our Arm forces.

Your service with the Arm forces has come at a crusial time in History. You may not understand this. But at this time in History we are crossing one of those turning pionts that we might be reading about for years to come.

Take this as a reference in History. Even though its a total different senerio than it was in August 1914 or 1939 its importance in History is just as Significant.

I"am very concern about resent events since I have a twenty one and  thirdteen year old sons. They may end up going to as well. I know they will do their Duty if they have to but my heart will ache.

I just hope to God we will be able to get through this rough times for the sake Humanity.

As for CFS2. I will help you every time you will need help. Even dow I"am not the most knowlegable member of this communitty I will do my best to help you out. Remember its good to have a distraction or Hooby, so drop by as many times as you feel you need help.

GOD BLESS AMERICA and GOD BLESS THE FREE WORLD

James007

Its The college where my education started and ended at The University of South carolina it's an email that gets me around the naval redtape

Correct ! However I am Flight leader and all flight leaders are known as "Firsts" or "One" hince, "1st Lieutenant". So let me fill you in on Navy some standards you can't Google at home in the US. Matter of fact I'm one of three Lieutenants in the entire navy that are flight leaders. the rest are Lieutenant Commanders, Commaders, and Captains, thats O-3, 0-4, and 0-5. And if you go back and look at my Squadron picture you will only see 17 pilots in flight suits because Our squadron Commander was still at Lemoore Naval air station with his wife having his second child. The picture was taken 45 miles off the coast of California. Heres's some more Info that you probably don't know we are one of 10 Squadrons that fly the Marine Corps Version of the F/A-18 Charged with not only shacking air targets but close air support for US navy SEAL teams as well as Army and Marine forces on the ground.  Were also all Top Gun Graduates since they reopened the school a few years back after the Joint Cheifs of Staff decided that our next projected wars will be fought close to the sea known as the "littoral combat area". Like a little place called North Korea. Their entire ability to make war like rail roads and highways are so close to the coast they can be easily hit with naval gunfire at ranges less than a hundred miles out. our role is changing to Air to Air combat again due the fact that NK has an air force to be reckoned with. they have Russian built Mig-21 Fishbanes, Mig-25, Mig-39, and a few Su-27 super flankers. however we were told just today that 2 groups of F-22's are close by to deter that moron Kim Jung whatever. We all here aboard the Stennis hope that the U.N won't but our boys in a blockade situation because will lose some great men on those ships charged with enforcing it. By the way has anyone heard anything on that matter the Navy Times doesn't talk much about it and we really don't get anything but CNN sports news. by the way Av History if you have any more comments on my picks at me fell free.      

Few other things.

"Russian built Mig-21 Fishbanes"  actually its a "FISHBED"

The MiG-25 fighter series are known by the NATO codename Foxbat and are in service in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, India, Iraq, Algeria, Syria and Libya, but not with North Korea.

The MIG 39 is not in production.

Noth Korea has 29 MiG-29s, 35 MiG-23MLs, 120 MiG-21F-13/PFMs and MiG-21bis, 40 J-6s, 100 MiG-15s, and 100 J-5s in intercept units.

Operational Conversional units are also equipped with 5 MiG-29UBs, 10 MiG-23UBs, 20 MiG-21Us, 30 MiG-15UTI (a large part of which is also used by the Air Force Academy), and 25 FT-5s. Offensive units are equipped with 36 Su-25K/UBKs, 20 Su-7BMKs, an unknown number of A-5s, and 85 H-5 bombers.

Like the MIG 25 no SU-27's are there.

If his trying to fool us his only fooling himself. I just hope he is not a lair. There nothing I hate more than a man who is a liar. Only traitors are lower.

I just hope his telling us the truth. I still meant what I wrote before. I have nothing but respect for our sevicemen and for our ally service men from previous wars and for our present one.


James007

AVHistory,

I have also wondered about this since the first post in which he mentions his "FA-18D Super Hornet".  The D model is not a Super Hornet.  That only refers to the E or F models.

Fate

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I reckon he was shot down. And not just by you.

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If he had then he would have been smart enough not to troll around in the first place

We seem to get a lot of one shot wonders in the CFS2 forum....do we have someone with multiple personality disorder stalking about?

If it turned out to be me.......would I know ???

It's not me, I don't have enough time to post as myself, let alone anyone else

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Stand Tall Big Guy 

I do enjoy yanking your chain about the game, my bad, but in this case I agree with you 110% & you certainly have nothing to be ashamed about.

WOW! Just joined in this community, and have read this topic with great pleasure.
I am an old military man myself, and after some few posts, i could not help thinking:
"Where the heck is the intelligence service in all this. Are they sleeping?!"

Now i have a lot of topics to read. Exciting.

Cheers kt

James. You are one hell of a good guy. Your help to this jerk was outstanding, and i can second Bears remarks to you.
Just loved to him nailed like that.
Cheers to you buddy.

There you see folks. What a guy.

James. I've had ms sims, from fs98 till fsx, since the day they came on the street. Have so many plains and addons it will take me days to get through 'em all. If you need something, just mail me.

If you ever fly fs9, you should try these two, Draken and Viggen. You can get them here

http://www.rbdesign.se/

They are built as real as it gets, and you are into hard work.

Cheers my freind.