DOCUMENT:Q197805 06-AUG-2002 [homegame] TITLE :Combat Flight Simulator: How to Import Flight Simulator Aircraft PRODUCT :Microsoft Home Games PROD/VER::1.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbtool kbui kbimu msgame ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator: WWII Europe Series, version 1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article describes how to use aircraft from Flight Shop and Microsoft Flight Simulator in Combat Flight Simulator. MORE INFORMATION ================ Imported Flight Simulator 98 aircraft and converted Flight Shop or Flight Simulator 5.1 or 6.0 aircraft use a default damage profile file (Default.dp) that provides generic weapons placement. Microsoft does not support making changes to the Default.dp file. NOTE: Microsoft does not support the Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator Converter (Cfsconv.exe) included with Combat Flight Simulator, aircraft converted using the Combat Flight Simulator Converter, or the use of third-party aircraft in Combat Flight Simulator. If a converted third-party aircraft does not work in Combat Flight Simulator, please contact the software manufacturer of the aircraft for support. To use aircraft from Flight Shop, Flight Simulator 5.1, or Flight Simulator 6.0 for Windows 95 in Combat Flight Simulator, you must use the Microsoft Flight Simulator Converter tool (Cfsconv.exe) to convert the aircraft to a format that is compatible with Combat Flight Simulator. To use aircraft from Flight Simulator 98 in Combat Flight Simulator, copy the folder and files for the aircraft into the Combat Flight Simulator\Aircraft folder. To convert or import aircraft from Flight Shop or Flight Simulator, use the appropriate method for the version of the aircraft that you want to use. Flight Shop and Flight Simulator 5.1/6.0 Aircraft ------------------------------------------------- To convert aircraft from Flight Shop, Flight Simulator 5.1, or Flight Simulator 6.0 (95) for use in Combat Flight Simulator: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK :\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator\Aircraft where is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Combat Flight Simulator is installed. 3. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Folder. 4. Type "Convert" (without the quotation marks), and then press ENTER. 5. Copy the Flight Shop or Flight Simulator aircraft files that you want to use into the Convert folder. 6. Click Start, and then click Run. 7. In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK :\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator\Cfsconv.exe where is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Combat Flight Simulator is installed. 8. Click Options. 9. In the Default Aircraft Input Directory box, type the path to the folder that contains the copies of the aircraft files that you want to convert, and then click OK. 10. Click Convert Aircraft Files. 11. Click to select the aircraft that you want to convert. To select multiple aircraft, press and hold down the CTRL key as you click to select each additional aircraft. 12. Click Open. 13. Click Close, and then click Exit to quit Microsoft Flight Simulator Converter. To fly your converted Flight Shop, Flight Simulator 5.1, or Flight Simulator 6.0 aircraft in Combat Flight Simulator, click the aircraft that you want to fly in the Aircraft box on the Free Flight or Mission Briefing screen. NOTE: Combat Flight Simulator supports multi-engine instrument panels in converted multi-engine aircraft so you can see the instrumentation for all engines in the aircraft at once. To view a multi-engine instrument panel for a converted aircraft, point to Instrument Panel on the Views menu, and then click the panel that you want to see, or press SHIFT+, where is the number associated with that instrument panel. To view the multi-engine instrument panel of a converted aircraft based on the Cessna or Lear template, press SHIFT+5. To view the multi-engine instrument panel for a converted aircraft based on the 737 template, press SHIFT+6. Flight Simulator 98 Aircraft ---------------------------- To use Flight Simulator 98 aircraft in Combat Flight Simulator: 1. Click Start, and then click Run. 2. In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK :\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator\Aircraft where is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Flight Simulator 98 is installed. 3. Click to select the folder for the Flight Simulator Aircraft that you want to use in Combat Flight Simulator. To select multiple aircraft, press and hold down the CTRL key as you click to select the folder for each additional aircraft. 4. On the Edit menu, click Copy. 5. Click Start, and then click Run. 6. In the Open box, type the following line, and then click OK :\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator\Aircraft where is the drive letter of the hard disk on which Combat Flight Simulator is installed. 7. On the Edit menu, click Paste. 8. When you are prompted to replace the folder, click Yes or Yes To All. 9. Close all open windows. To fly your imported Flight Simulator 98 aircraft in Combat Flight Simulator, click the aircraft that you want to fly in the Aircraft box on the Free Flight or Mission Briefing screen. Additional query words: 1.00 msgame cfs conversion airplane ====================================================================== Keywords : kbtool kbui kbimu msgame Technology : _IKkbbogus kbGamesSearch kbCombatFlightSim kbCombatFlightSimSearch kbSimSearch Version : :1.0 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 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