ETO Expansion Download Links, Comments, Questions"

New question: gunstations at Lancaster and Blenheim

Dear Groundhogs,

While flying to Germany on one of Nonato's missions I discovered that I couldn't enter the gunstations in the Groundcrew Wellington.

I tried the Lancaster and Blenheim. I had the same difficulty here. On the Fairey Battle, I had no problem.

Is there something that I'am doing wrong?

Thanks for answering in advance!

RemcoC
 
batch file modifications

On reading the instructions; if i use the default installation patch on the auto installer and do everything it suggests; do i have to do the bat. file modifications listed in the readme?
 
CFS3 Path

bwchaney said:
On reading the instructions; if i use the default installation patch on the auto installer and do everything it suggests; do i have to do the bat. file modifications listed in the readme?
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Hi Brian

You have to do the .bat modifications only if your CFS3 is not in C\:progam Files\Microsoft Games\ (which is the standard path followed by the installer) but it is in another location like mine which is in H:\Program Files|Microsoft Games.

Cheers :ernae: and have always good flying.
Cristiano "Astore"
 
.xca files

Hi All

Maybe a silly question....I have installed almost all the expansions for CFS3 and I configured my joistick in stock CFS3 and then I copy the .xca file from the CFS3 folder to the ones of the expansions, all OK
Well, I installed ETO-Exp and I wanted to port my joystick config into it but.... I didn't find where to put the .xca file, so is there any kind soul willing to help me ?

Thanks in advance.
Cheers :ernae: and have always good flying
Cristiano "Astore"
 
Your custom xca file goes in the same location as configoverrides and uisel files. In the *\application data\microsoft\CFS3 ETO Expansion folder.

cristiano103 said:
Hi All

Maybe a silly question....I have installed almost all the expansions for CFS3 and I configured my joistick in stock CFS3 and then I copy the .xca file from the CFS3 folder to the ones of the expansions, all OK
Well, I installed ETO-Exp and I wanted to port my joystick config into it but.... I didn't find where to put the .xca file, so is there any kind soul willing to help me ?

Thanks in advance.
Cheers :ernae: and have always good flying
Cristiano "Astore"
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ETO CTD's

Hello All,

I've just installed the ETOE and am having some issues I've not heard described in any other messages.

All my base CFS3 files are located in the standard places. The install appears to have gone well. The issue is that I am unable to start the program in the first 3 eras, and am only able to start in the last two by deleting the uisel.xml file EACH time I want to start the game.

Here's what I've learned.

For all the era selections, I have confirmed that the qclocations.xml and global layer file are being set correctly and are in sync.

If I delete the uisel.xml and attempt to start one of the first three eras, I get to the second splash screen, get a blue light on my trackir, then the CTD. In checking the files, I have found that the era swapper does its job (the era files are in-sync) in all these cases, but whatever is happening doesn't get far enough to even create a new uisel.

If I do the same with either of the last two eras, the game will start and run okay. However, if I quit and attempt to restart the SAME era, the program does a CTD at the second spalsh screen and can only be restarted by deleting the uisel.xml file and starting again.

Recap:
- EraSwapper appears to be working - the qclocations and globallayer files are syncing correctly.
- none of the first three eras will start - each time getting a CTD at second splash screen and prior to creating a fresh uisel.xml.
- the last two eras will start and play, but only by deleting the uisel.xml prior to each game start.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance for any assistance!


Michael
 
ETO Era swap Problem

Hey Guys,
Been playing Attack in the West and its been brilliant, but I can't seem to change eras. Each time I go through the era swapper program it flashes up 'access is denied' about five times before continuing on and loading up attack in the west anyway.
I've been through the readme files and ORIFed in case of corruption, but it still won't work! My install location is the default and I've checked the .bat files and they've matched.
Any ideas as to what is wrong??
 
I've gathered from this thread that ETO should be installed over a vanilla CFS3 install which has been run once, as in OFF?
If that is so, do I then have two installs - a CFS3 stock install and then ETO, again as i would have when installing OFF?
And that on the stock install of CFS3 I can add mods, scenery planes etc?

TIA of answers please.
 
Fortiesboy said:
I've gathered from this thread that ETO should be installed over a vanilla CFS3 install which has been run once, as in OFF?
If that is so, do I then have two installs - a CFS3 stock install and then ETO, again as i would have when installing OFF?
And that on the stock install of CFS3 I can add mods, scenery planes etc?

TIA of answers please.
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:kilroy:Fortiesboy, yes. That's right. CFS3 plus the 3.1 and 3.1a Updates. Start it one time. I like to actually get as far as clicking FLY in Quick Combat, and then exit the game. Now you're ready.

Then you run CFS3 ETO Expansion 1.0 installer. Make sure you follow installation readme instructions exactly. Yes. Afterward, you will have two installs. One is vanilla CFS3 and the other will be CFS3 ETO Expansion 1.0.

Yes, you can then add anything you wish to your CFS3 install, but then it wouldn't be vanilla any longer.

You can also add anything you wish to ETOE, too. Just be very careful that it is set to Era 1 before installing anything. ETOE is rather different than than its predecessors; MAW, OFF, PTO, and KS. It's more like having five sims in one. It's the Era Swapper system. I think you'll love it.:d
 
Feedback on ETO install

Do i install this add on like the add on of PTO?
 
What are the benefits of ETO?

I have CFS3 with Firepower. Am I gaining anything by installing ETO?
 
In ETO you get 5 eras to fly in,new planes,new effects which will be getting updated as time goes along,airfields for the right eras and some new ships plus much more as it gets updated.What I mentioned is just the tip of the iceberg.


Talon
 
Fairly soon I will provide a new link to download this ETO using a reliable 'download helper' because it is such a big file, I think you will like it :)
 
when

I am in love with the eto and am patiently waiting for more. is there a list of what is coming and a proposed release date; i had heard possibly 11-15. You folks are terrific and i am the first i hope to offer my deep felt thanks for all your work. sincerely bwchaney
 
If all goes well and the real world doesn't intrude on our all important sim work, the 1st update will be available on the 15th, the 16th at the latest, I promise. Here's a list of the things included. The Installer comes in at around 75 megs. We try to squeeze as much as we can into it. Then another update will hopefully be available sometime in March. This sim is developing into something far and beyond what the original was. The immersion level has drastically improved. When those "golfball" tracers started coming up at me in testing, my adrenaline level rose into the stratosphere as it really seems like you're getting shot at. This team has truly done some amazing work.

"Effects
1. New 20mm, 37mm and 40mm golfball tracers for vehicle and ship AA guns.
2. New improved explode effects for all flak with new smoke and explosion fireball
3. New orange FX Texture for 40mm AA shell tracer
4. Various new flare effects
Vehicles
1. Updates to the stock Wirblewind and Ostwind flak vehicles. The Ostwind has a new 37mm AA gun with red golfball tracers and new flak burst. The Wirblewind has a new 20mm AA gun with green golfball tracers and new dirty gray flak burst.
2. Stock train G_flakcar has been updated with the new 37mm AA gun and red golfball tracers.
3. Two new flak guns have been added, red and gray ranging flak. Germany used these flak bursts to gauge enemy bomber altitudes.
4. New smoke drum for creating smoke to hide facilities, troops and vehicles from bombs and shellfire.
5. New eto AA Illumination flak flare gun.
6. b_Bofors_40mm updated with new gun, shell and tracers.
7. 6 new vehicles for the Spanish Civil War.
Aircraft
1. An Hs 123a for the Spanish Civil War period.
2. A Polikarpov I-15 for the Spanish Civil War period
3. A Ju 52 Bomber for the Spanish Civil War period.
4. A Ju 52 Transport for the Spanish Civil War period.
5. An RAF Wellington Bomber.
6. A Coastal Command Wellington Bomber.
7. A number of different changes to some existing ETO aircraft, including, but not limited to sounds, loadouts, and effects.
Facilities
1. Gray, Red ranging flak guns.
2. G-37mm flak gun.
3. Smoke Drum.
4. ETO AA Illumination Flak Gun.
5. A number of fixes to existing facilities in cluding a temporary fix for the Biggin Hill issue.
Guns
1. 20mm_AA_gun_red
2. 20mm_AA_gun_red
3. 37mm_AA_gun
4. 40mm_AA_gun
5. eto_gray_flak_gun
6. eto_red_flak_gun
Weapons
1. 20mm_AA_round_red
2. 20mm_AA_round_green
3. 37mm_AA_round
4. 40mm_AA_round
5. eto_flak_round(updated)
6. eto_flak1_round(updated)
7. eto_gray_flak_round
8. eto_red_flak_round
9. eto_flare_round
10. buoy_flare
11. paraflare_round
12. sodium_flare_red
13. sodium_flare_green
14. sodium_flare-white
Ships - The following stock ships have received new AA guns with golfball tracers
1. a_battleship
2. a_fletcher
3. a_cruiser
4. b_destroyer
5. g_cruiser
6. g_destroyer
7. g_U_boat
Effects: several new effects, including a number of different flare effects have been added, along with a new effects.xml.
Spawns: many new spawns have been added for mission building
Missions:
1. Four new missions have been added to Era 2.
2. Three new missions have been added to Era 3.
3. Eight new missions have been added to Era 4.
Weather: 1 new addition for the clouds folder and 3 new weather files
The following corrections, fixes, and modifications have also been done:

- ACC_Airfields – 4 fixes – Dunkewell, Smeatharp, Newchurch, and Kenley
- CFS3 ETO Expansion READMEs (1 folder (corrections to Credits and Contributors *.jpg’s)and 2 README files (rewrite of CFS3 ETO Backup.rtf and rewrite of CFS3 ETO Expansion FAQ.rtf)
- objects – (Borgo airfield fix)
- Newly-Updated CFS3 ETO Backup.exe
- Newly-Updated CFS3 ETO Expansion ORIFs Re-Installer rev. 1.1.exe
- Updated country.xml
- Updated effects.xml"
 
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