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Hi, to one and all from Scotty1959 i'm a new member to this site and already enjoying it - but i seem to have a problem with my cfs3 - every second time i open up the cfs3 game my background effect go green - ie the trees bridges hangers aircraft and sea are fine but everything else is just pea green ?? im running a dual core processor with an 8800GT overclocked graphic card & norton 360 for antivirus and firewall etc, have tried disabling the norton antivirus and firewall etc etc and also turned off its recovery back up, but still get the same effect - i have downloaded all necessary backup files for when i get this problem fixed but i also still get down loaded add on aircraft popping but the second time i load up the game. (not there the first time and the ground effects are spot on) just every time i load up after that (but then i had just uninstalled and re-installed the game) - any suggestions would be extremely welcome as its begining to drive me nuts and im dying to get in a good session !!!! --''''H.E.L.P"" - THIS PROBLEM ONLY STARTED YESTERDAY - im currently whilst writing this plea for help - running an advanced search on my whole computer to see if i can locate where these bogus aircraft are coming from. if anyone out there can help '''PLEASE". thanks scotty1959

First of all let me be the first to welcome you to avhistory. This is an excellent site to get all historically accurate Axis and Allied aircraft of World War 2. Sometimes it seems as if you are asking yourself all the questions here, but it shouldn't be a problem to answer your questions. The stock CFS3 in your case, should be re-installed with a 'clean' installation, no addons or anything else yet. When you remove the entire CFS3 directory from your Microsoft Games folder, sweep your hard drive for any known viruses, I recommend personally that you do a disk defrag just to clean up your hard drive of any unnecessary clutter that could be affecting your CFS3 install. Take your time please as CFS3 is a lady that requires much attention, care and love. Take a deep breath afterwards, then start the re-installation of your CFS3. Make sure that it is pure stock to begin with and that there is absolutely nothing else to stop it from installing. After the re-install, go to Microsoft.com and get the Version 3.1 update and all associated fixes for it so that your CFS3 will now be CFS3 version 3.1. Give it a test run to make sure that all 36 stock aircraft are there and flying normally (don't forget to calibrate your joystick as this is critical for good flying!) Then slowly add on your choice of aircraft either from Avhistory or Simouthouse. Avhistory has the better set in my book, more reliable and whatnot. There should be no addons other than what you put into the sim. Even the mightiest graphics drivers cant fool you into thinking you have more than you do. As fo your scenery, it needs the game running properly in orger to be configured. There should be no pea green grass with little distinction. When you run the game, go to the menu on the right hand corner and select image quality and slide the bar to no more than 2 for image scenery. Anything lower or higher will give you unmistakably ugly graphics. I have an Intel core Duo and it does the same if i mess around with image quality. You should remember that CFS3 is a marathon, not a sprint. It takes time to addon files and configurations to suit individual needs. You shouldn't be pulling your hair out. Microsoft took care when they made the sim to avoid mistakes like that. You'll have plenty of time for that when you play the Campaign, TRUST ME. I flew over 160 missions with over 30 air kills, 30 ground kills and 12 ship kills on HARD. But as for you my friend, don't worry, take your time and add on as you are able to. Currently I have two Heinkel Uhu's that I love dearly. I waited over a year to get them and now I enjoy shooting up Tommies over my airbase. If I haven't covered everything you wanted to know, my name is Maxfighter and I'll be here to answer you if you need me to. Until then, happy flying mate.

 

Hello, Maxfighter - from scotty1959 - firstly - i thank you for taking the time to read my pleas for help and for taking the time to reply - thank you my friend, - ive managed in the meantime to get some sort of playing normality to the game after reinstalling but i have to admit and my novice status no doubt is clearly showing here but i did not do as you have detailed in your reply this might explain why now and again im still getting it. also your right i seem to be trying to run before i can walk here, the lady is abit fickle and if she does'nt like it she ain't having it. that said ive managed to download and install, eto, pto, and korea.  but in eto particularly i cannot for the love of anything get campains 1 and 2 to play you can get into them take off go several miles then the game just crashes and vista then starts checking to see what the cause was and see if any soloutions are available which is generally a no. i've even got the vista eto start icon to allow eto to run. but does not make any difference to the campains 1 & 2 in eto. - this may well be due to 'not' doing what you have sent to me in you reply. which i have now printed off and im going back to basic's and do a restall from clean then as you have suggested do things one small bit at a time. - so far when i can get on and the game runs - i have fallen in love it is truely a fantastic game and eto, pto, korea for a community to pull together and produce such magnificent add ons to an already excellent game is nothing short of historic and wow have you guys got some talent or what. my thanks to you maxfighter for your help i'll post you bak and let you know how i get on with the reinstall - and a big thanks to all those whom have created all the add ons from individual aircraft to the collective achievements of eto/pto/korea. this is a fantastic commuinty

Remember if there is anything else don't be afraid to voice your concerns here in the forums. Great to hear you're finally getting up to fly. CFS3 is a magnificent game, the artists that put the aircraft together like Bravo/4, Hairyspin and Italflyer are truly the best in the business. I have ogled at bravo/4's skins everytime I play the game. Don't be in too much of a rush to download stuff from third party sites! There's a lot going on the interweb right now. Beware of spyware and malware in the downloads you get, they can really wreck your game. Also before you fly, make sure to let your antivirus program know that you are playing CFS3, otherwise it will slow down the framerates in the game by a fraction of a second on some computers, and a whole two to three seconds on others. However, Don't be shy, the CFS3 community welcomes all of your thoughts, issues and problems. We live for the stuff. Happy flying scotty.

Ahem. The artists that put the aircraft together are indeed among the best in the business, but yours truly has yet to join their ranks! I do have a model for CFS3, but it's not ready at all. In the meantime I'm a big-time fan of AvH.