How to improve your CFS2 Sceneries!

[james007]

Guys my previous PC broke down about a two weeks ago. I was force to buy a new one against my desire but I just could not stay grounded.

I just had to buy a new PC. Thank God I had a slave Hard drive and was to recover almost evevrything to its original state.

I will always recommend for you guys not only to backup everything on CDs but have two Hard drives if possible. One as the Master as your main Hard drive where you PC runs from and another one as slave where you can back every thing just in case your PC starts acting up.

Well I forggot to back up my European CFS2 install. Guess what. It has been a blessing in disguise. Now I having a great time upgading my European Install and improving my Pacific Theater with new Sceneries upgrades.

Here is how I have done it.

Europe

I installed McClelland UK sceneries.

1.http://www.simviation.com/cfs2scenery3.htm

I added Ian Elliot London upgrade and Mathias CFS1 airbases o my European Theater.

2.http://www.simviation.com/cfs2scenery8.htm

Then I added the European Coast line to my install.

3.http://www.simviation.com/cfs2scenery11.htm

I also install the BOB selfinstall scenery by Gary Bums.

4.http://www.simviation.com/cfs2scenery13.htm

I also went downloaded Simouthouse Europe Mesh at their backup site.

5. http://www.sim-outhouse.com/master_ftp/ ... 2-scenery/

You can either install Sim-outhouse or Netwings sceneries Mesh. They both are of very good quality. Its up to you.

6.http://www.netwings.org/library/CFS2%5FScenery/

part two:http://www.netwings.org/library/CFS2%5FScenery/index-2.html

Last but not least I recommend you down load McClelland European Scenery for CFS2. Its a must if you really want to improve this program sceneries up to grade. With his sceneries you will not only have Cities and forest but also roads.

7.http://www.aer.ip3.co.uk/scenery.htm

You must install this European Texure upgrade. Its the best one in my humble opinion.

8.http://www.mlk-airbase.wz.cz/msfs/scene ... _swap.html

You get a cities upgrade right here in this Web. It will not make the cities look more real from 1000 feet and below but it make them look better from 1000Ft and above.

I hate CFS2 clouds. Thanks to our members there are some new clouds available as well.You can get the one from Sim-outhouse call Stiz Clouds or LW clouds. Its you choice. I have install them both in different install that I have. You also download a new Sun.

I forgot Stiz European Water. This is also a must.

9.http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?l ... m=15&pap=2
Europe has neve looked so good in this program

[james007]

Well I have been upgrading so much my European Theater that I almost forgot the Pacific Theater. I was having a ton of fun flying over Germany and France plus the Eastern Front with my new improve Sceneries.

But today I decided to upgrade my secound Pacific Theater install to see if I could improve it. I decided to install the Philippines seceneries and see what it would look like. Well the improvement was incredible. I could not stop my self from flying and watching my new Philippines sceneries. It was just beautiful to watch the Pacific Ocean blending with the Philippines many Islands. Then I decided to fly over Henderson field in Guadacanal and boy where the sceneries wonderful. From a distance you could see the Beaches and the different color schemes of the Pacific Ocean. Then I flew over Tokyo. That was fun to.

This is what I recommnd to improve your Pacific Theater scenery.

First you should get Stiz wonderful World Texures.

1.http://www.simviation.com/cfs2scenery17.htm

Then I would get the Pacific Coast upgrade.

2.http://www.simviation.com/cfs2scenery11.htm

Following that install CFS2 Tropical Texture.

3.http://www.simviation.com/cfs2scenery12.htm

You can also install Stiz Pacific Ocean Texure by Stiz.

4.http://www.simviation.com/cfs2scenery17.htm

You can also fix the Pacific Ocean with Stiz Pactex 1 to 5 folders. Remember the Pactex is just for fun. You can the different shore looks as you with Pactex folder 5.

5.http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/brigstock/CFS.htm

The best Japan Scenery available is this one.

6.http://flightinfo.ens.ne.jp/tmurakam/terrain/

Or you can try this one if you like.

7.http://members.at.infoseek.co.jp/fsclubnet/

You can also install the Philippines sceneries I install. Its of very good quality.

8.http://www.sim-outhouse.com/master_ftp/ ... 2-scenery/

You should also install eawwii Asia 360 Airfields complete and Japan Mainland airfield package of 93 airfields.

9.http://www.netwings.org/library/CFS2%5F ... dex-3.html

You can improve your Burma scenery by installing Lowengrin Burma Dynamic Campaign and installing his Burma scenery. Beside its a pretty good Campaign.

10.http://members.shaw.ca/dcgen/dcg_burma.html

You should also get Maskrider Scenery packages. They are one of my favorite. They include beautiful Pacific Theater Airfields.

11.http://www.netwings.org/library/Microso ... 5FScenery/

I also recommend Stiz or LW Clouds at Sim-ouhouse. They are quite a improvement over the stock clouds. You can also get new clouds at:

12.http://fsw.simflight.com/

[james007]

If you have wonder how can I change the Weather on a CFS2 mission here are some small tips.

You down load this Weather utility cfo_Weather/CFO. Granted you will have to it by hand but it works like a sharm.

1.http://www.cfsops.com/Modules/cfo_weath ... her_75.htm

I took this tip from Nibbios Web site and I take no credit. How to create Wind in missions this is how.

2.As you may have noticed, the Mission Builder does not allow us to set up full meteorological conditions as well as we can in Free Flight. This is true for wind but I suspect it's also true for turbulence and other variables, even though I have not tested it extensively.
Well, no problem. I have just received a precious tip from Hans Castorp, which I reproduce here:


1) go into free flight
2) open up the advanced weather dialog
3) setup your desired atmospheric conditions
4) fly now (this is necessary to have cfs2 rewrite to the cfs2.cfg file)
5) exit free flight
6) with your text editor, open up cfs2.cfg and under the heading [free flight] copy all of the weather related entries
7) with your text editor, open up the mission file you want to add the weather to and add the section heading [weather] after the first heading in the file; paste in the weather data under this new heading and save.

Hans also suggests:
I have winds set for ground at c2500 (depending on cloud coverage) and aloft at 5000, 10000, 18000, and 24000 with accompanying temperature readings, all taken from http://www.awc-kc.noaa.gov/awc/iff/iffdp.html for real time conditions. Surface gusts are as per whatever METAR report I happen to be using, and shear strength and turbulence are (subjectively) dependent on how stormy it 'feels' (ie i haven't been able to find reported data for these variables yet). Clouds and surface temp/dew point as per METAR in use.

Thank you Hans

Using the same technic you can create snow in your missions as well.


make up your weather in Free Flight and have it rain .. all you have to do to make it snow is go to the cloud.0 line and change the fourth number from the right from 1 to 2

(weather)
visibility.0=24140.16,0.00,2438.40
vis_layers_num=1
cloud.0=9,915.01,1524.00,99.67,2,0,0,1,0.00,3,0
cloud_layers_num=1

Thanks to Beowulf

I hope you appreciate this information.

Enjoy


James007

[candle_86]

Just a question James as you seem to know your way around the scenery, is there any USA scenery with the air fields and such of the 1940's that would be kinda cool

[james007]

Candle_86 yes there are several USA seceneries available for this program. They are small and do not cover the whole Nation but there are several ones available.

I think Avsim has a few of them. Please do not quote on that but I do believe seeing some USA sceneries a while back at the site.

Have you check in this Website. Perhaps you should look at: Netwings.http://www.netwings.org/library/CFS2%5FScenery/

There is a CFS2 Canyon scenery available here:

2.http://www.aer.ip3.co.uk/scenery.htm

I will try to look for one to help you out.


James007

[4_Series_Scania]

Spammer!  :P

Nice link's James, I think its time for a spruce up of my CFS2 install....

[Simhead]

James, maybe I missed something, but do you personally use for European airbases?

Thanks,
Simhead

[james007]

Simhead if you open or active your Mission Builder you should go to Europen Theater once you have chosen to make a new mission by clicking on the new mission Icon with your mouse.

The Mission Builder already comes with Airfields points without Hangars or airstrips.

Once you install McClelland scenery it should give them Hangars and other Building.

You can also test them through Free flight. Scroll down through the Airfields untill you see the Europen Airfields.

I will give more information later. The real World is keeping me busy at this time. There is Gentelman at Sim-outhouse that is developing ground objects for the European Theater Airfields.


James007

[james007]

If you are looking for good European airfields look in Here:

1.http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?l ... e=pen32win

2.http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?l ... =af-midway

Pen32 has done a lot of good stuff for this Sim. Check out all that Gentelman has done for us. Its quite a long list. He is one of our better developers. Fortunualy there are a lot of them that are doing a wonderful job this program. Thank you guys.

James007

[james007]

As for USA scenery perhaps you can add them from FS98 and FS2000. I have never done this but I heard it can be done.

I found this Montana scenery at  Netwings:

http://www.netwings.org/library/CFS2%5FScenery/

James007

[candle_86]

As for USA scenery perhaps you can add them from FS98 and FS2000. I have never done this but I heard it can be done.

I found this Montana scenery at  Netwings:

http://www.netwings.org/library/CFS2%5FScenery/

James007

Ok how do I seperate my FS98 USA scenery. I have FS98 installed atm

[james007]

I have never done this. I can not help you in this matter. My best suggestion is for you to start a new post with this question.

There are others who may have the answers to your question and we can all learn from them.

We as a comminity are always learning from each other all the time.

James007

[candle_86]

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