New ETO 1.0 and 1.2 installation guide

[hairyspin]

A new guide to installing ETO 1.0 and 1.2 is now available in the CFS3 Other downloads. This collaboration between Grizzly50 and myself compiles information from the ETO Expansion Download Links, Comments, Questions sticky and the instructions supplied with ETO and includes many screenshots to guide the user through the process.

I'm not saying the official instructions are faulty - all you need is there - but many of our new visitors are less familiar with file and folder fiddling than some of us. This guide was compiled to help them get up and running more easily with ETO.



The same questions keep cropping up in the sticky thread:-

• I've got lots of add-ons installed to CFS3 - do I have to dump the lot?
• I made a mess of it and reinstalled ETO and it still doesn't work, help!
• Why doesn't ETO work on my Vista system?
• I can't get ETO to run anything but Attack in the West '40!

and I hope this guide will help answer them and lift some of the burden from rbp71854 and Ursa Major himself, Grizzly50, who has worn out several keyboards and his annual PM quota answering cries for help.



Main topics covered are:-

• I want to keep my existing CFS3 (using MultiCFS3)
• Installing ETO
• Editing ETO Batch files
• If it goes wrong
• Deleting a faulty installation
• Updating ETO to version 1.20

Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 (pre-release) are all covered, as are the 64-bit versions. The guide is a single .pdf file - all you need is Acrobat Reader to view.

eto_installation_guide.zip -- http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?lloc=downloads&loc=downloads&page=downloads&FileType=cfs3-utilities#download

Many thanks to those who contributed to the sticky:-
0-1Driver, Grizzly50, rbp71854, Talon, cristiano103, middle, Tailwind
- and others.


Should you spot a mistake in this guide - LET ME KNOW PRONTO! Thanks!

 

[CrisGer]

thank you for this, i plan to intall ETO and MAW soon, on seperate installs and this will be a big help. thanks so much for doing this.

 

[marklaur]

Just downloaded thanks.

I just increased my bandwidth and downloaded both ETO & PTO.

Any help I can get to get all the expansions working is very appreciated.
I think I will run out of hard disk space next.

Cheers MarkL

 

[Pat Pattle]

What a fab thing to do! Great work chaps.

 

[Rex]

Help....

I am new here and perhaps I am wrong. I went to the 'other' section for the download instructions on 1 and 1.2. I could only find the guide that said it was for both. I followed the instructions to the letter.

I successfully managed to get two separate installs. Thank you. However. I am unable to get that 1.20 version in there.

First off. Your instructions say nothing about what the 'readmefirst' is talking about when it says 'Note: Be sure to place your CFS3 ETO Expansion Theater in Era 1 and select Stock Spawn Mode before installing this Update'.

I have no Idea what an Era is nor do I know anything about spawning modes.

I am running Vista.

Please help. I have gone to the trouble of dusting off my CFS2 and 3 when I discovered this site. I am eager to play on line after all these years of thinking that no one played.

 

[DOS MAXIMUS]

I am new here and perhaps I am wrong. I went to the 'other' section for the download instructions on 1 and 1.2. I could only find the guide that said it was for both. I followed the instructions to the letter.

I successfully managed to get two separate installs. Thank you. However. I am unable to get that 1.20 version in there.

First off. Your instructions say nothing about what the 'readmefirst' is talking about when it says 'Note: Be sure to place your CFS3 ETO Expansion Theater in Era 1 and select Stock Spawn Mode before installing this Update'.

I have no Idea what an Era is nor do I know anything about spawning modes.

I am running Vista.

Please help. I have gone to the trouble of dusting off my CFS2 and 3 when I discovered this site. I am eager to play on line after all these years of thinking that no one played.

HOPE THIS HELPS YOU GETTING STARTED AT BEST

Attention VISTA users!!! (Shell.exe is NOT needed)
This is a copy from previous threads (and post). How do I apply a Sticky on this so it doesn't disappear? Thanks.


If you had read all the posts I've presented (it was a continuing and learning process), it didn't take long to figure this out. After doing series of tests on ETO and Game Ranger, I had posted a ***warning*** under ETO 1.02 Multiplaying in VISTA thread here: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforum...ead.php?t=8334

From this experience, you could see why I have come to this conclusion...

Once again, I apologize for those who went all the trouble in installing OFF Phase 2, just to get that Shell.exe file. It has come to my realization is that you don't really need the Shell.exe in order to make the multiplaying work under VISTA.

Read this carefully:

HOW TO PLAY MULTIPLAYING FOR THE ORIGINAL
MICROSOFT COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 3
UNDER VISTA​

This is only applied for VISTA users, XP users do NOT need it to host or join servers for VISTA players.
Requires just the original CFS3 only!

Here what you do to make it work for the CFS3:

Copy the cfs3.exe from your CFS3 folder (example: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator 3) and paste it into a different folder. Under this different folder, rename this cfs3.exe (by right-clicking the mouse button to select 'Rename') into whatever name you choose--like cfs3mp.exe, cfs3vista.exe, vistacfs3.exe, etc..

Suppose, you renamed it cfs3mp.exe. Now, cut this new cfs3mp.exe back into the main CFS3 folder (example: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator 3).

Next, make a shortcut on your desktop to browse for the cfs3mp.exe under your CFS3 folder. Once the shortcut is created, right-click the mouse button on the shortcut to bring up the 'Properties'. Click on 'Properties'. Select the tab, 'Compatibility', and then check 'Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows XP (Service Pack 2)' under Compatibility mode.

Try that---join a mutiplaying server.

If CFS3 doesn't start correctly, try running it as an administrator either by:

1) Right-clicking the shortcut icon again and choose 'Run as adminstrator'
or
2) Check 'Run this program as an adminstrator' under Privilege Level which is also located under the tab, 'Compatibility', in 'Properties'.

That's it!




The Shell.exe was actually probably a stock cfs3.exe renamed. It was only modified by its name!

By following the complete instructions from above, just rename the cfs3.exe into whatever name you choose from the top of your head. Once again, you could try sample names like vista.exe, cfs3vista.exe, vistacfs3.exe, cfs3mp.exe, whale.exe, etc., as long it's not cfs3.exe!

Once again, thanks for my beta testers and those who has and still continued to spread the words...

Thank you. LUCKY FOR MANY VISTA USERS DEATMEAT CAME UP WITH THIS FIX

 

[grizzly50]

I am new here and perhaps I am wrong. I went to the 'other' section for the download instructions on 1 and 1.2. I could only find the guide that said it was for both. I followed the instructions to the letter.

I successfully managed to get two separate installs. Thank you. However. I am unable to get that 1.20 version in there.

First off. Your instructions say nothing about what the 'readmefirst' is talking about when it says 'Note: Be sure to place your CFS3 ETO Expansion Theater in Era 1 and select Stock Spawn Mode before installing this Update'.

I have no Idea what an Era is nor do I know anything about spawning modes.

I am running Vista.

Please help. I have gone to the trouble of dusting off my CFS2 and 3 when I discovered this site. I am eager to play on line after all these years of thinking that no one played.

Rex, first of all, we need to know what you are trying to do.

Are you trying to install CFS3 for online play only, or are you trying to install something else?

Stock CFS3 installation is pretty straight-forward.

In order to install one of the various add-on, stand-alone games, like CFS3 ETO Expansion (available here, after copying this link into your internet browser: http://aussiex.org/forum/index.php?app=downloads&showcat=10, you first need to have a stock CFS3 install already in place. This stock CFS3 install must be clean, unmodded, and fully updated (3.1 and 3.1a, available here: http://www.microsoft.com/Games/combatfs3/).

If you are just looking to install stock CFS3 for online play, simply install CFS3 normally, then fully update it with the above-mentioned updates from MS.

As DOS MAXIMUS has already posted, and as you are a Vista user, you must also read Post #1 in this thread: http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=9007. Follow the instructions exactly, and then you should be able to play only in IP games.:d

 

[Rex]

Thank you for 'bear'ing with me gentlemen.

What I am trying to do is install the ETO 1.2. Once all is said and done, and that is after I do the little redo of the start icon thingy, I get a message saying 'common DLL cannot be found'.

I know I am getting closer becouse I have not seen this message before I changes the .exe icon.

I applied what you told me to the eto expansion file and got a little further ahead... I think.

Now I have this no 'common .DLL' problem. Maybe one more shove will get my fat ass over the fence. Whadaya think?

Once again. Thank you.

 

[Rex]

I almost forgot: Avast is showing two viruses in the ETO 1.2 program. I am wondering if anyone else has had this experience. I downloaded it twice and have had the same results. I reported them as false positives. I hope I am correct.

 

[grizzly50]

I almost forgot: Avast is showing two viruses in the ETO 1.2 program. I am wondering if anyone else has had this experience. I downloaded it twice and have had the same results. I reported them as false positives. I hope I am correct.

Rex, you are quite correct. They are false positives. You may also want to try tell your AV program to ignore or exclude them. They are the ETO BDP Zapper and the ETO Backup.:d

 

[Rex]

Thank you for Bearing with me.

It is installed and seems to work so far.

 

[Slingshot]

I have a CFS3 with the ETO added to my Computer, with only one small problem! When I hit F5, to desplay the line of guages accross the botom of the Screen, The speed guage is relaced by a direction guage, give my 2 direction guages and no speed guage. It works normal in straight CFS3, just that problem with the ETO.

Where would I find the way to fix that problem in ETO?

 

[grizzly50]

I have a CFS3 with the ETO added to my Computer, with only one small problem! When I hit F5, to desplay the line of guages accross the botom of the Screen, The speed guage is relaced by a direction guage, give my 2 direction guages and no speed guage. It works normal in straight CFS3, just that problem with the ETO.

Where would I find the way to fix that problem in ETO?

Slingshot, it's the same as in CFS3, MAW, PTO, and KS.

Here, starting from the left-most gauge:

HUD (Toggle) - F5
HUD Gauge 1 (Cycle) - Ctrl + Shft + 1
HUD Gauge 2 (Cycle) - Ctrl + Shft + 2
HUD Gauge 3 (Cycle) - Ctrl + Shft + 3
HUD Gauge 4 (Cycle) - Ctrl + Shft + 4
HUD Gauge 5 (Cycle) - Ctrl + Shft + 5

There's nothing wrong with ETO.:d

 

[Lightman]

Hello Slingshot
Quote:
Originally Posted by Slingshot
I have strange problem With ETO. It is minor but very irritating. In all ways but this it works perfect. The problem when you hit F5 to display a line of guages on the bottom of the screen, My speed guage is replaced by a Direction guage. It means I have 2 direction guages but no speed guage in that mode. Any Idea about the problem and how to fix it? My standard CFS3 works perfect in that mode.

YOU can cycle through your HUD gauges by holding down Ctrl & Shift at the same time and use the numbers
1 - 5 on your keyboard (Not the numbers pad to the right ) to change the guages,

"Example"

Press F5 to bring up your gauges

If my first gauge (#1) is showing the direction gauge, and i have the same one showing for my fourth gauge (#4) and i want to change the first gauge (#1) to show my speed gauge, i would hold down Ctrl & Shift at the same time and keep pressing the 1 key on my keyboard (below F1 and above Q ) untill it brings up the gauge i want.
Hope this helps

 

[rbursch]

Problem with updating to 1.20 from 1.0

First of all I would like to thank you all for the wonderful job going in to creating this wonderful add-on ETO Expansion 1.0 and 1.2, thank you again. I succesfully was able to install v.1.0 folllowing the installation guide. But I then encountered a difficulty to install v 1.20 from my ETO Expansion 1.0. I had downloaded ETO 1.20 from "aussies". So far so good, but then when I clicked on the icon to get v 1.20 installed I would not see this pop-up to which I have to agree to the terms and conditions. I had followed step by step the installation guide as I did when installing v 1.0 but somehow I didn't manage. Can anyone please help me, what I am doing wrong? thanks for your support,
kind regards, Raymond Bursch in Switzerland

 

[rbursch]

Problem with updating from ETO 1.0 to 1.2

Hi everybody,

I finally made it out by myself. I have installed v1.2 and would like to thank all contributors very heartly for this wonderful mod. It's just the best. I am a great friend of simulations and have one of my favorite games installed Silent Hunter 3 and Silent Hunter 4 modded up to its extent and these guys to are just great. Imagine to take all this time and trouble to give so much pleasure to many such users as myself who does not no much about modding. I am sure that all this respect to the details of which you are giving in optimising the historical reality to the men back in WW2 who were killed in action is a sort of a memorial or a statue in honor of ther brave deeds. Once more thank you very much!

I hope to meet you some time in the skies. But first I will have to take some flying lessons and find out how to join in multplayer.

All my best to you all
Raymond Bursch in Switzerland

 

[chriseponymous]

Im having a little difficulty installing ETO onto my new system. I have the 64 bit version of Windows 7 and have followed the install guide to the word but Im still having troubles with my install. I have altered all the installation paths to include (x86) and edited both batch files but it still remains stuck in era one. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

 

[hairyspin]

It still remains stuck? Did you edit all the paths in the two batch files before running ETO? If you didn't, the era files are already corrupt and no batch file edit is going to save them, sorry! I made the same mistake and had to reinstall the lot again.

At least with that hot new rig it won't take long to redo...

 

[chriseponymous]

Yeah I did corrupt it the first time I installed it so that prompted to use the wonderful guide from this site and start again. Will have another go today and see if it happens again. Cheers

 

[chriseponymous]

I tried downloading the ETO files again to see if that would make a differences but Im afraid not. When I select a different era and push enter I can just about the message "Access denied" flash up. It then goes to the "Welcome to the Global layer swapper..." screen. It is just the two batch files that need altering or could it be due the settings on my PC?