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Introduction
Combat
Flight Simulator 2 (CFS 2 from hereon in) takes the excitement, realism, & challenge of the original Combat Flight Simulator from the skies over Europe to
the South Pacific for one of the fiercest air battles of World War II. Amid the
Pacific Theater of Operations of 1941-43, players advance from rookie ensigns to
fighter aces by engaging in one thrilling air battle after another.
This
guide will show you how to get the best out of CSF 2, be it improved graphics
quality, audio quality, performance or whatever.
Troubleshooting
Install
DirectX
8.0 on your system if not already installed.
Drivers,
it is essential to get the latest
drivers for you video card & sound card. You can find links to many hardware
manufacturers on our Drivers
page. This can solve (some) display or audio problems you may have
encountered.
If
you experience
static noise or irregular audio playback, try the following (assuming that
installing the latest drivers don’t fix the problems):
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Click
on Start, Settings, then Control Panel. If you have
Windows 2000 or Millennium Edition installed note the icon names as shown in
brackets below.
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Open
the Multimedia (Sounds & Multimedia) icon.
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Select
the Audio tab & then hit the Advanced Properties (Advanced)
button.
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Select
the Performance tab.
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Move
the Hardware acceleration slider to the 2nd notch from the left (Basic
Acceleration). Move the Sample rate conversion quality slider to
the middle notch (Improved sample rate converter).
If
you are having problems running the game (Performance or otherwise) on Windows
2000 then try checking our Windows
2000 Compatibility & Gaming Performance guide.
Overclocking,
CFS 2 can be sensitive to overclocking, if your system is overclocked & you
have problems running CFS 2, e.g. lockups during the game, try restoring the
system or graphics card to its default speed, or applying more cooling.
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