Guys, I installed ETO 1.0 just yesterday and have a few questions:
1. I got 5 ETO shortcuts on the desktop (ETO Backup, ETO BDP Zapper, ETO Resolution, ETO Spawn Selector, ETO Start). I used ETOResolution (clicked on @Hig, but still not sure if it worked since it is kinda dumb button and does not respond), will I ever need BDP Zapper, ETO Backup? I'm not going to switch to a lower resolution neither.
2. I switched to RANDOM SPAWN DISABLE (option 2) - anyone else is using it?
3. I select option 2 in ETO Start which is SUMMER 1940 - YEAR END 1942 BATTLE OF BRITAIN. After that I get
"WELCOME TO THE CFS3 ETO EXPANSION GLOBAL LAYER SWAPPER THE CFS3 ETO GLOBAL LAYER SWAPPER WILL NOW CHANGE OUT THE GLOBAL LAYER FILES" and under that I get some garbaged fonts in greek for options to choose from (I'm on non-english OS). Pls advise which letter I must hit at this point (is it 'y', 'a' etc...)?
3. Next the Battle of Britain splash ETO Rev1.0 screen comes up, but when I start a new campaign as a British I can't find the BoB campaign in the Campaign drop down or anything pertinent to 1940 - 1942? It offers 1943 and some other non-BoB campaings.
Thanks.
Dirk98, I will answer your questions to the best of my ability.
1. Yes, you should have 5 icons.
a. BDP Zapper is for zapping, or deleting, all of the bdp files in the game. You should do this after installation of other things, especially any new effects. You should also use it right before joining an online game.
b. ETO Resolution Swapper is for swapping resolution. I never use mine.
c. ETO Spawn Selector is for selectiong your spawns.
1. Stock Spawn Mode is for purely stock CFS3 spawns.
2. Random Spawn Mode is for no random spawns. This should especially be used when flying Missions.
3. Allied Side ETO Campaign is used for flying Campaigns in Eras 3, 4, and 5 when playing the Allied Side.
4. Axis Side ETO Campaign is used for flying Campaigns in Eras 3, 4, and 5 when playing the Axis Side.
5. Allied Side Attack in the West Campaign is use when flying the Attack in the West Campaign in Era 1 only as an Allied player.
6. Axis Side Attack in the West Campaign is used when flying the Attack in the West Campaign in Era 1 only as an Axis player.
7. Allied Side Phoney War Campaign is used when flying the Phoney War Campaign in Era 1.
8. Axis Side Phoney War Campaign is used when flying the Phoney War Campaign in Era 1.
d. ETO Backup icon is for backing up certain files and folders for recovery purposes. Place the Eta Start in Era 1 and the ETO Spawn Selector for 1 (Stock Spawn Mode) before running the ETO Backup. It backs up all missions folders, the global_layer folder, and other necessary folders and files on your hard drive, outside of the CFS3 ETO Expansion main game folder. This is to ensure that you can fix problems easily, without having to un-install and re-install ETO.
e. ETO Start is easy. When you click ETO Start, select the number of the Era you want to play in, from 1 to 5. After you type in the number, press any other key, and the game will start.
2. Random Spawn Disable is for disabling random spawns. This should be used when flying missions.
3. Follow Step 1e above.
4. There as yet is no BoB Campaign. If there was one, it would be in Era 2, of course.
For the record, there is a folder chock full of very useful README files inside the CFS3 ETO Expansion main game folder named "CFS3 ETO Expansion READMEs", intended for the proper care and feeding of ETO.
I hope that this helps.:d
