What has happened to CFS3 ?
- Thread starter sixstrings5859
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Bravo/4
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The MajorMagee install package for Ankors shaders couldn't be any simpler to install, I don't see what the problem is, all you have to do is follow the readme?
I also don't think threads like this actually help anything, I for one, and a lot of others are constantly working on this sim, and don't have the time to post on hear everyday!
I also don't think threads like this actually help anything, I for one, and a lot of others are constantly working on this sim, and don't have the time to post on hear everyday!
sixstrings5859
Charter Member
Will give the shaders package a try on one of my installs. Have backups in case things go wrong. Will give it a chance and see. Don't mean to be controversial and don't want to hurt any feelings, It is what it is.
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What has happened to CFS3
Thanks to this group of fellows you have turned CFS3 into an island of sanity in this crazy word!
I am presently going under "Kidney Dialysis" three times a week on a machine for 4 Hours. For the rest of my life.
You as members have given me the greatest satisfaction of mind to know that I can relive history, lose myself in the skies of
England, Europe, The Mediterrean, Africa, the South Seas and the skies of Europe of 1914-1918.
Besides the excellent aircraft provided you have added in my world: 1062 Historical Missions, 81 Training Missions, and 422
Whatif Missions.
I must add going for a drive in the English countryside or a dip in that beautiful blue ocean.
The Missions are from ETO, MAW, BoB, PTO,and I forgot to add PTO Rising Sun and own modified CFS3 called CFS MAD.
Thanks to you members CFS3 has come along way and you have added to my live!
Gentlemen! It is about you looked at yourselfs and gave yourself a "PAT" on the back for the enjoyment of are giving to others.
I thought it was about I expressed my feelings to all of you for you have done for me!
Gentlemen " Glasses Up!" and celebrate your sucesses!
Thanks to this group of fellows you have turned CFS3 into an island of sanity in this crazy word!
I am presently going under "Kidney Dialysis" three times a week on a machine for 4 Hours. For the rest of my life.
You as members have given me the greatest satisfaction of mind to know that I can relive history, lose myself in the skies of
England, Europe, The Mediterrean, Africa, the South Seas and the skies of Europe of 1914-1918.
Besides the excellent aircraft provided you have added in my world: 1062 Historical Missions, 81 Training Missions, and 422
Whatif Missions.
I must add going for a drive in the English countryside or a dip in that beautiful blue ocean.
The Missions are from ETO, MAW, BoB, PTO,and I forgot to add PTO Rising Sun and own modified CFS3 called CFS MAD.
Thanks to you members CFS3 has come along way and you have added to my live!
Gentlemen! It is about you looked at yourselfs and gave yourself a "PAT" on the back for the enjoyment of are giving to others.
I thought it was about I expressed my feelings to all of you for you have done for me!
Gentlemen " Glasses Up!" and celebrate your sucesses!
MajorMagee
SOH-CM-2022
Very cool!
Pat Pattle
SOH-CM-2024
Woohoo!! So glad to see that tantalising glimpse Tom, I'm really looking forward to this model. 
sixstrings5859
Charter Member
Thanks Tom for all your work. Thank you to all who bring us joy in this real-life hardship. Thanks for making life a little easier during the trials of life. Best way i know how to describe it. My absolute favorite hobby. Gone from building model kits to combat flight sims. Thanks SOH for all entertainment you all bring to us. Thanks members for being the greatest. Way more friendly than other forums i go to. Regards,Scott
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BorekS
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[QUOTE="sixstrings5859"]Read from posts of problems with code.Something i try not to mess with unless for some aircraft i can add lines to effects or the like. I can do the simple stuff like installing expansions,adding aircraft,vehicles,missions and so on.That is why, in my opinion,i don't have problems with my installs. Keep it simple. Graphics are fine the way they are and aircraft just wasn't so shiny as pictures in the posts show. Plus i don't want a drop in fps. Just my opinion (that doesn't mean much). See where there is a lot of fans but i'm not yet convinced .[/QUOTE]
I thought youve already tried any of the AnKor shader installations sucessfully, Scott.
but I fully get when reading zillion related thread pages of various issue fixing does not present it like a fully working game modification
personally having not a lot experience with the shader latest version, I just use the July 2016 relase (maybe with some later dll test updates) on a stock CFS3 version. to be honest, I have to, because of a mod development but I like the AnKor shaders very, in its base. all what was needed to do manually at my game was to edit one .ini file to disable dual shadow rendering (to avoid of a twice object shadow rendering and to remove the odl well known ugly horizontal line rendering visual issue.
once the shader pack is installed, you can always turn it off ingame, if you dont like it (but yeah, the default object shadows will not appear again without a back fix).
I thought youve already tried any of the AnKor shader installations sucessfully, Scott.
but I fully get when reading zillion related thread pages of various issue fixing does not present it like a fully working game modification
personally having not a lot experience with the shader latest version, I just use the July 2016 relase (maybe with some later dll test updates) on a stock CFS3 version. to be honest, I have to, because of a mod development
but I like the AnKor shaders very, in its base. all what was needed to do manually at my game was to edit one .ini file to disable dual shadow rendering (to avoid of a twice object shadow rendering and to remove the odl well known ugly horizontal line rendering visual issue.once the shader pack is installed, you can always turn it off ingame, if you dont like it (but yeah, the default object shadows will not appear again without a back fix).
BorekS
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good to know, but a decent official announcement, means a properly named add-on thread of all such wips wouldnt hurt at all
and from time to time bump the thread, for new forum visitors.
sixstrings5859
Charter Member
No,i haven't installed Ankor's shaders yet on any CFS3 install .Can't hurt anything as i have back-ups for everything. Will give it a try and see how it works. Just a little intimidated about it all.
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Frosty
SOH-CM-2022
Give Jonesoft Generic Mod Enabler a try. It's a small program that does all the copying of files for you. The only thing you have to do, is to place every file that is in the mod that you want to install in a directory structure similar to the target game. As most mods usually are already structured like this, it should be fairly easy.
The main advantage of this program is that you can easily undo a mod with the click of a button and do not have to remember every file that came with the mod. The only thing this program can't do, is changing the contents of files. You still have to do that manually. (But you can place an altered file in the mod's directory structure, to be copied in or out of your game. You 'll even get a warning if there's another mod depending on this altered file).
Fast work on that Whirlwind, Tom. Another great addition!! (BTW, it has one top and three bottom tailplanes
)
gecko
Charter Member
To get most of the massive benefits of Ankor's shaders there is only a very simple install process, as easy as anything else you've ever installed. I assume that part that you find intimidating is all the discussion of implementing additional features that are included in what the shaders can do, but not require a bit of extra work. Don't let those put you off, the shaders will work just fine without them, and as you gain some confidence in your modding abilities over time, you can try them too. Just build your skills bit by bit, that's how everyone here started. I barely knew how to copy and paste when I started.
Flamingskull5000
SOH-CM-2024
Well I'm attempting my second install and it's not going well at all. Those of us who work all day, have kids etc. haven't the time to explore and learn fine art of mission building, skining etc. My Son can write code and we can't get the shaders to work. God bless all of you fine modders and the gifts you provide to this community, but the frustration of the average shlub who wants to sit on his ass at the end of the day and immerse himself in the sim is it's biggest downside.
FireStorm II
Charter Member
A good installer would make life easier for the, er, average soul who would rather click and go. I've looked into it and will probably use the freeware Nullsoft NIS installer next time around assuming work and the kids leave enough time after modelling. Nullsoft is industrial-strength BTW, used by even the biggest payware companies: you've almost certainly used it installing stuff from Adobe and others without realising.