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Escort Carrier Group

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DennyBoy

Charter Member 2012
Hi

I have install the "Escort Carrier Group", including Eastern FM-2 Wildcat by Phil Crowther.

The FM-2 and the two AI ships CVE Casablanca & DD Fletcher in Simobject/Airplanes.

The AICarrier folder I don´t know were to install. A modified aicarrier cfg is included in the folder.

I have FSX+Acceleration. Window XP home edition.

Can anyone give me som advise? I be very greatfull.

Best Regard
DennyBoy
 
I fought with AI carriers for ages, then I found this fix for it in-GASP! Of all the weird places- a read me file. First, download this file,aicarr2.zip
run the installer. I put mine in microsoftgames folder with the fsx install, make sure you have the latest JAVA run time environment installed. follow the directions below, from the MAB readme file....



"You've put in AI Carriers and nothing shows in ADDONS in the FSX tool bar? Poor you! OK, then. Un install AI Carriers.
make sure you have JAVA run time environment installed. The latest version is fine. Run AI Carriers installer, and at the folder location prompt, select the folder that your main FSX folder is in,
NOT the main FSX folder. Mine is in (C)/Program Files (x86)/MICROSOFT GAMES. The EXE.file will be in user/app data/roaming/microsoft/FSX. Same as the FSX config file. The installer does it all,
so don't worry about it. Open the folder where you have installed AI Carriers- the same folder your FSX install is in. You should see a folder labeled AI Carriers. Open it.You will see a blue square icon with white
chequers. Right click on it, and select 'pin to task bar'. This creates a start short cut for the application. Start FSX, select 'load AICarriers' ect, when the prompt comes up. load your aircraft and airport. Hit fly now. Once the simulator is loaded and running, hit
alt+enter. this minimises the sim to desktop. Right click the AICarriers icon on the task bar, select 'run as administrator'. In a moment a window pops up- 'connected to FSX'. Minimise this window. Alt+enter to go back to full screen. Shift+J brings up the AI carriers menu.
Enjoy. Its a bit of a kluge around what ever bug keeps AI Carriers from showing in the FSX menu bar. Works fine. Some times it will be in the menu bar when you start the sim, other times not. It can be started at any time while you are flying. You can also start AI Carriers
several times- I've had as many as 5 running with no problems, which alows you to run many fleets or ships on multiple headings, in a task group, or in different locations. The AI Carriers config file is in the AI Carriers folder. Ship or fleets are added just like adding repaint
to an aircraft config file. Copy and paste the lines below to the config file, and renumber in sequence. "

so you've got to start it manually. I start AIcarriers after I've the sim loaded up, right before hitting the magic fly now button. Works like a charm.
Bon Chance.
 
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