User manual GAMES PC COMBAT FLIGHT SIMULATOR 3

[. . . ] Joystick Commands ACTION JOYSTICK COMMAND Bank (ailerons). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twist stick (if feature available) View direction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Button 8 Combat Flight Simulator 3 Battle For Europe Microsoft HAT SWITCH 1 2 3 4 TACTICAL AIR POWER IN THE ETO UNC LA FI SSI ED OAN NOT L DO 5 6 7 8 Prepared by THROTTLE ASSISTANT CHIEF OF THE AIR STAFF INTELLIGENCE HISTORICAL DIVISION 1002 Part No. X09-25720 Get the strategy guide from Sybex! Safety Warning About Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. [. . . ] On the Aircraft tab, click the flag of the country you want to pick a plane from, and then click the name of the plane you want to fly. After you choose an aircraft, you control its fuel and ammo load, loadout (the configuration of bombs, fuel tanks, and rockets), and number of wingmen. To change your fuel or ammunition load, click the corresponding red bar and slide it left for less load, right for more. Note that "Clean" means no bombs or extra fuel tanks. - 18 - - 19 - The Main Screen: Four Game Modes Location You can choose where the battle takes place. Change the location based on where you would prefer to fight and practice. Assigning pilot attributes In CFS3, you can adjust your vision, g-tolerance, and health. If you can't see the bad guys, you're going to lose the advantage right from the start when they line up their attack on you. With better vision, you can see more information displayed about foes at a greater range. You remember those books from flight school with fancy arrows showing you which way to jerk your aircraft when you get into trouble?If you can't take the Gs, you might as well stay on the ground reading about it. Health controls how much damage you can withstand while inside the cockpit. Let's face it: You're going to be flying low enough for a one-eyed cook with a carbine to put a slug into your knee--and then you have to make it back to the base without bleeding out. Not to make you nervous, but you could die painfully on one of these missions. If you have skill points available, you can increase one or more attribute values without taking a hit on the others; if not, you can still adjust the attribute values. If you're serious about doing the job and making it back alive, decide for yourself which attributes you'll need most. Pilot As a pilot in CFS3, you're more than some name sewn onto a fancy flight jacket. You have attributes associated with human qualities, such as vision and how many Gs you can pull. Adjust these qualities to be the type of pilot you prefer, be it an eagle-eyed flyer, a toughas-nails gunner, or someone who can pull out of any kind of dive. You can also choose your nationality and see how the other side is fighting the war. - 20 - - 21 - The Main Screen: Four Game Modes To flesh out your pilot attributes, go to the Quick Combat, Missions, or Campaign tab, and then click Pilot. To adjust an attribute, slide its red bar to the left or right to decrease or increase it. Skill Not everyone flies the same and that's true of the enemy. You can choose your enemy's skill level and their position relative to you by clicking Skill on the Quick Combat tab. Veterans shoot straight and can make more extreme maneuvers with their planes. For dogfights, fighter position determines the enemy's position relative to your own. Select disadvantaged to start behind the enemy, select equal to go head-tohead, or select advantaged to start with a bogey on your tail and firing at you. [. . . ] Use the 1 and 7 keys on the numerical keypad to set the trim so your plane flies level on its own. There's a lot to tweak on your computer to make the game run smoothly. Experiment with the settings in CFS3 to see which options create the most satisfying game experience for you. - 30 - - 31 - On the Fly Air Force Historical Research Agency Photo Additional Resources Combat Flight Simulator 3 has three main information sources to help you fight better: handbooks, online Help, and the Combat Flight Simulator Web site. HANDBOOKS The Combat Flight Simulator 3 compact disc includes three in-depth handbooks in PDF format: Machines of War, Understanding the Tactical Air War, and Flight School. These handbooks cover the planes and weapons, the war, and flight instruction. [. . . ]