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CF3 get it or not
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Sat Dec 11, 2004 1:33 pmby dgcx50x
Ok well here is my question. After playing FS9, FS 2002, ETC. Should I get CF3. I have had problems with the other MS flight sims and I was wondering if CF3 worth the trouble. Thx
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:19 pmby 4_Series_Scania
Alas, CFS3 isn't known for its ease of setup on your average system! - '98 Forget it!
I get reasonable performance from my specs below, personally, I prefer CFS2 to CFS3.
I would still say go get it, especially if you find it reduced. ;)
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:25 pmby Woodlouse2002
It worked well enough on my computer. And I had '98 and a lowly 700mhz processor. Get a good graphics card and a pile of ram and you'll be fine. Just remember that it's a bold leap into the unknown and so suffers from a few bugs. Get the no-cd patch and the CFS3.1 patch and away you go.
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Sat Dec 11, 2004 3:43 pmby 4_Series_Scania
It worked well enough on my computer. And I had '98 and a lowly 700mhz processor. Get a good graphics card and a pile of ram and you'll be fine. Just remember that it's a bold leap into the unknown and so suffers from a few bugs. Get the no-cd patch and the CFS3.1 patch and away you go.
Just my point sir!
You get little to no probs with a 700mhz cpu, I get stutters etc etc etc with a 2600mhz CPU, 800fsb Mobo and 512 DDR 400 blah blah blah Equally, I have a friend who plays CFS3 happily with an aged Geforce 2 GTS card !
Go figure! - Enjoy it if it runs right!
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Sun Dec 12, 2004 11:35 amby dgcx50x
Thank you for the replies. I did go and buy the game and as normal I did have my normal problems lol. But it loaded fine and I installed the patches in order as I learned from reading the different post. I was able to finish a couple of missions and learned things each time. I think I will really enjoy the game and with enough practice I am looking forward to playing on line. Thanks again for the help.
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Sun Dec 12, 2004 2:31 pmby 4_Series_Scania
Thank you for the replies. I did go and buy the game and as normal I did have my normal problems lol. But it loaded fine and I installed the patches in order as I learned from reading the different post. I was able to finish a couple of missions and learned things each time. I think I will really enjoy the game and with enough practice I am looking forward to playing on line. Thanks again for the help.
Wahey! A happy customer!
Good to see you did'nt have the problems so many others have......
Its a top sim, enjoy it!
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:01 amby Wing Nut
Well, I had no problems to speak of and it ran fine on my system, but I say stick with CFS2. CFS3 just plain sucks and is about as exciting as watching paint dry.
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:30 amby Mathias
LOL DPR, silly statement, even more for a guy who should oblige hisself to a more moderate opinion, wearing that moderator hat and such, LOL.
CFS3 has flaws, shure enough, however IMO it's the best combat Sim currently available.
Not out of the box but with the many addons available.
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 3:32 amby gregoryp
Mathias
Don't forget the CFS3 flight model is far superior too. Lots of new toys to fiddle with. Plus a lot of old parameters are much more accurate.
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 8:12 amby Woodlouse2002
What Mathias says is correct. Out of the box CFS3 is nothing to write home again. But it's potential far out strips anything avaliable on todays market. And with the Groundcrew and AVhistory downloads, as well as all those 3rd party payware package jobs it is the best thing going.
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:33 amby HawkerTempest5
CFS3 is not a patch on CFS2 IMHO. Took me a year and
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:43 amby AvHistory
Everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, but the guys who have been activly working with this series since the original CFS,
Re: CF3 get it or not
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Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:48 pmby kalashnikov01
i dont see what the fuss is about this games bugs and trouble setting it up, i have a P3 1ghz, 128mbram, 16mb graphics, i had zero problems settingit up, turned graphics down ingame and it plays fine.
Must be just handicaps??