Installing Planes On CFS2

[dbartos]

If anyone can help me figure out how to install Planes on CFS2 it would be great. I am doing this for the first time and I don't know how it works. I have done it on CFS1 and everything worked fine.

[VF103_Moo]

its pretty much the same as CFS1. Just open up the zip file and click on extract all when u see Model Panel Sound and Texture folders and unzip it to C:\Program Files\Micrsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator 2\Aircraft\    just put that as the directory and the unzip program will automatically create a folder with the correct aircraft name and all the files/folders in it. Fairly straight foreward, we're always here if u have questions though.



Moo

[Hagar]

I would never recommend extracting zipfiles direct to CFS2 or any other MS sim. Extract them to a Temp folder first & paste the files/folders in manually. The procedure is exactly the same as for CFS1. You might like to read my Aliasing article which explains why some aircraft aren't listed & how to fix them. http://www.simviation.com/lair/aliasing1.htm

[james007]

What Moo and Hagar told you is correct. Here is another example of how to to install AC into CFS2 just in case you did not understand their explanation.

More will be posted in the near Future.

                                   

[james007]

My first recomdation if you to install Acman from this Website that will anable you to install most if not all this planes in different Hangars and in different CFS2 Installs.

1.http://fly.to/mwgfx#

                       A WORD OF CAUTION

When you use the Acman and create a new Hangar you need to include the stock planes. What you can do is to make a New Folder and place a copy of the Stock planes in it. When you make the new Hangar just copy  the stock planes from this Folder. Remember also that you are limit to 95 to 100 planes per Hangar. You do get up to18 Hangar with this program.


My secound recommendation is for you to install this utility from Sim-outhouse that will allow you to change planes and ships with in a Miision and Campaigns in secounds.  

It also will give the ability to change whole planes Hangars and convert them into Ai Bandits in Quick mission.

This way you do not have activate plane after planes manualy. Its call mk_cfs2_uti2v.zip

2.http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?l ... oads&FileT ype=cfs2-utilities

Now let start the best of planes and Skin plus panels available for this Sim.

1.Simviation planes.What great collection:http://www.simviation.com/cfs2aircraft1.htm

2.Sim-outhhouse hundreds of planes. One of favorite Website:http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?loc=downloads&page=downloads&FileT ype=cfs2-aircraft

3. Simhouse Skins:http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?loc=downloads&page=downloads&FileT ype=cfs2-skins

4.Sim-Outhouse outlet planes:http://www.sim-outhouse.com/master_ftp/cfs2/cfs2-aircraft/

5.Sims Outel Skins:http://www.sim-outhouse.com/master_ftp/cfs2/cfs2-skins/

6.Wai planes. It those only have nice planes but one of the P51 avalable in the Sim World:http://acwai.00freehost.com/index.html

7. Netwings planes. One of the great collections of planes ever:http://www.netwings.org/library/CFS2%5FPlanes/

6.Netwings Skins. Very nice ones indeed:http://www.netwings.org/library/CFS2%5FSkins/

7.World war one planes available right here:http://www.aer.ip3.co.uk/cfs2_9.htm

8. A nice Web for planes:http://myzone59.ath.cx/combatflightsimulator/avions.htm

9.Avsim a nice all around Website for planes and o
ther things:http://www.avsim.com/

10.http://www.big.or.jp/~chah_s/beyond1945 ... index.html

11.Nice Mosquito:http://bescaravage.free.fr/bruno/pages/entrez.htm

11. World war one and P26 planes:http://www.mwsteckel.com/CFS2.html

12. Absuad self auto install upgraded planes available Here:http://www.absquad.net/CFS2_ABSquad.htm
13Nice  

He177 :http://www.geocities.com/kg200hangar/cfs2aircraft.html
 
14.French Web with lots of planes. You will figure it out:http://cfsfrance.altajeux.com/

15.DAG has Russian planes:http://cfsfrance.altajeux.com/DAG/links.htm

16.French Fighter D520 Dewoitine:http://perso.wanadoo.fr/jm.mermaz/telecharg/d520gmax/d520gmax.htm

17.Website dedicated to the P51:http://www.btinternet.com/~duxford.legends/pages/P51.html

18.Missions and Bf109:http://www.angelfire.com/ab5/cfs2brits/Downloads

19.Easy Kill has nice Skins and effects:http://storage2.free.fr/

20.Easy Kills planes are here:http://storage2.free.fr/

21.Spanish Web with some more planes: http://usuarios.lycos.es/flakiten/

23.This site has many nice Me110 and some other European planes:http://www.groundcrewdesign.com/cfs2planes.htm

24. Av planes:http://www.netwings.org/library/Avhistory%5FCFS2%5FAircraft/

25.This Web also CFS2 planes:http://www.surclaro.com/downloads_c2_240_hitsA.html

26. Best site for Italian planes:http://www.isoliti4gatti.com/warbirds.htm

27.Good site for Ju52:http://www.ju52-3m.ch/models.htm

28.Best site for Ki44:http://pigeonh.free.fr/ki442.htm

29.One of the best Websites for Japanese planes and some German planes as well. I love the Ki43 and Ki84:http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://hago003.hp.in foseek.co.jp/&prev=/search%3F3Dhttp://hago003.hp.infoseek.co.jp/index.html%2B%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DGhtt

30. Here is another Website:http://home.iprimus.com.au/mandcsilver/

31.Here is another Japanes Website with some nice Japanese planes:http://yashico.cool.ne.jp/

32. Here is a Website with rare British planes:http://www.pavaservices.com/cfs/

33.http://uk.geocities.com/wily_crocodiley ... craft.html

34.Another British Website with guess what? More British planes. I love their Spitfire and Hurricain. It also has a nice Ki43 with all around view from the cockpit: http://www.raf662.com/modules.php?name=Downloads

35.Modern planes:http://www.anglovirtual.4t.com/photo.html

36.Bruno planes:http://www.br-planes.fr.st/

37.Green Stuart Web includes World war one and two planes. It also includes the only G4MI Betty in this Sim:http://www.domicilium.com/peveril/hangar/hangar.htm






More will be posted in the near Future.


James007

[james007]

38.Robs Skins A very nice Website for skins:http://mysite.verizon.net/resodflp/briansrepaintsforcfs2andcfs32/

39.You can find P38 right:http://www.kazoku.org/xp-38n/model/index.htm

40.A few more planes:http://www.mudpond.us/aircraft2_index.html

41. You can find sone Fw190D and Fokkers plus a good Hudson light Bomber good for the South East Asia early campaigns. There are some nice Skins for James Me110:http://www.virtualwings.org/index.htm

42.This site has a few for sale addons for CFS2. Check them out:http://www.aerosim.co.jp/eigo/page1_e.htm

43.Aeroplane Heaven is a great site. Now they are offering one of the Best Bf109E and Hurricain pack for free. They will look good great for a early Europe war campaign:http://www.theheavenlyhangar.com/AHmembers/specials.html

44.Fightertown is one the oldest and best Websites for quality planes. I love their P61 and Ki45:http://fightertown-fdg.com/

45. Nice Japanese Website with some nice planes:http://members3.jcom.home.ne.jp/igacci/Hanger/hanger_en.htm

46.Jason and Steves is another Site. Check it out:http://members3.jcom.home.ne.jp/igacci/Hanger/hanger_en.htm

47.Online Squad with some things:http://www.vf15-flyingaces.com/vf15_fighting_aces_downloads.htm

48.This the only addon I recommend if you are truely a World war two Aviation Buffer. Its a addon base on the attack on Pearl Harbor. Its truely a must have:http://www.flight1.com/esd-products.asp?product=FL1-PRL-DL1

49.Piloto Azul is a you pay Website that has a lot of nice planes. Check it out:
http://www.geocities.com/coreacfs/enlaces.htm

50.RAAF Website that has more than just RAAF planes. Check them out:http://www.raafsquad.com/

52.Nice Wai IAR 80:http://xoomer.virgilio.it/alx-sim/iar.htm

53.Paul Rebuffat Website. One of the best for Bf109 and Spitfires:http://myzone59.com/rebuffat/

54.http://myzone59.com/

54. Modern planes for CFS2. Check it out. Its has a B52 and a F22. Here it is:http://www.simviation.com/cfs2mod1.htm

55.World war one planes from French Website:http://cfsfrance.altajeux.com/

56.Modern planes from the same French Website:http://cfsfrance.altajeux.com/

57.Aleutian Alaska Aiforce found here:
http://rcaf440redbat.homestead.com/Aircraft.html

58. Website dedicated to the RAF:
http://www.raf662.com/index.php

                   
More will be posted in the near Future.

                                     Tips

1.How to install new planes into Combat Flght Simulator 2?

This is one of the easiest Sim in witch to add new planes into.  

1. Go to My computer.Double ckick on it.

2.Double click on Local Disc.

3.Program Files

4.Microsoft games

5.Combat flight Simulator 2

6.Open the folder and look for the folder call Aircraft.

7.Paste the new Aircraft folder in it.
Thats it!

Cautuon  

You always have take a look inside the new Aircraft folder and see if it cotains any folder within that needs to be install like Guages or Weapons.  

Go inside them and copy and paste them at the appropiate folders so the new Aircraft can show up in CFS2.  
 
Take a look in this post and see if it will help you enjoy this Sim to its max:http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=cfs2;action=display;num=11 17604819

James007

[james007]

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