Just showind some gameplay of microsoft combat flight simulator 3. In Combat Flight Simulator 3 by Microsoft, the series returns to the European theater in which it began but it comes with several stunning additions, most of which were almost immediately apparent.
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Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 3: Battle for Europe
Windows - 2002
4.49 / 5 - 35 votes
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Love, love, love this game.
I've played a lot of flight sims and this is one of my favorites. Like all of the Microsoft sims there is a lot of attention to detail with the modeling, and characteristics of the available planes, ballistics and bomb trajectories. Even dropping an external fuel tank works as a damage multiplier. The cockpits look great, the gauges look and work great and actually display relevant information, not just decals with no functionality. There is a steep learning curve if playing this in a sim mode, but everything I learned playing this game has served me in every other flight simulator (using prop driven aircraft) I have ever laid my hands upon. The manual for this game is a massive volume with specs, history, tactics and instructions for any given scenario. There are animated addendum for many of the tactics, and really diving (pun intended) into the manual will make you a better pilot. The missions are excellent, the campaign(s) with dynamic battle lines (determined by your mission type/timing/performance), and pilot experience modifiers along with terrain, historical enemy tactics, and no nonsense/brutal AA weapons make this sim a real gem. I really can't recommend it enough. The closest thing I have found that gives me the sense of WW2 air combat is War Thunder, vs true sim fans, and even that lacks comparatively in some regards - I'm quite sure though that many of the devs were fans of this title as you can recognize the DNA.
I highly recommend learning all aspects of the manual in full sim mode - such as pre-flight check, the vagaries of oil pressure, flap controls, engine stalling/restarts, landing/take-off procedures, structural limitations, bullet arc, dive bombing, and all things flight. The game is fully playable with a standard joystick, but for a full experience a flightstick/rudder combo is required. There is a lot of key mapping to remember, but another nice feature is the ability to mouse control the various levers and switches in the cockpit.
Early gameplay is HARD and the game seems un-winnable then one day you get in your P47-D or P-51 and it all just clicks - there is no panic when your monstrous Rolls Royce engine takes a few rounds, oil is splattering all over your windscreen, the prop is just sitting there doing nothing, and your training kicks in, you carefully shut down all the systems and do a mid-flight engine restart ignoring the fact you are a big, shiny lawn dart, your altimeter resembling a cooling fan - it sputters back to life, and you limp the 30 KM home by carefully converting your energy into altitude and vice versa, alive to take on a new mission. ..The massively gloating feeling of a 0.5 second squirt of .50 cal rounds shredding a BF 109 from half a KM or in the 10th of a second it passes your line of sight in an intense 4 vs. 1 jousting dogfight. ..The respectful trepidation of approaching a full flight of bombers bristling with flaring guns, hundreds of tracers arcing at you, a full escort, and friendly AA bursts popping all around you.
If you follow your training, and learn the procedure of a full speed approach, bleeding 75% of your speed, letting your dive bomber tip over, and dropping the pickle moment before gravity is about to rip your wings off, and pulling out to a safety; as moments later you hear your bomb rending a destroyer in two.. Just.. the best!If you like to fly, and want the feel of a WW2 career pilot, this is the game for you.
I will do my best to find the manual and keyboard template for this game. I hope they and my gushing review will inspire people to try this truly great sim.
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cfs3 works great!2019-08-190 point
the version here is not an iso so you don't have a disc in a cd drive. (So you need BOTH the 3.1 patch and the no cd patch). The no cd patch is just a replacement for the file cfs3.exe.
for game expansion (i.e. battle of britain, Pacific Theater (including Pearl Harbor), just go download them at: http://www.mrjmaint.com/cfs3/PTOHome.html
or search for this webpage:
MRJMAINT's CFS3 Missions and Campaigns for Microsoft's 'Combat Flight Simulator 3'
for game expansion (i.e. battle of britain, Pacific Theater (including Pearl Harbor), just go download them at: http://www.mrjmaint.com/cfs3/PTOHome.html
or search for this webpage:
MRJMAINT's CFS3 Missions and Campaigns for Microsoft's 'Combat Flight Simulator 3'
Kenneth2019-08-160 point
have the original box set,cd's in pristine order and manuals..been trying all my old sets on w10..got a logitech extreme joystick too,in fact got both for $15.00 at a thrift store.Wish me luck!..have a wxp tower but unsure if it is powerful enough.
JUSTSOMEGUY2019-07-250 point
Made it run on win 7 professional after a few tries, at first it would install but would not start!!!.
THIS IS WHAT I DID TO MAKE IT RUN Mounted the .iso using PortableWinCDEmu 4.0 (google it) first, then ran the installler under win xp sevice pack 2 compatible mode in win 7.
After install replaced the installed cfs3.exe with the one included inside the NOCD patch, after that it would start but kept showing an error about file cfs3configdatabase.txt not present, fortunately there was a file named cfs3configdatabase.txt.bak just made a copy of that file and renamed it cfs3configdatabase.txt and that's all.. It worked perfectly afterwards, can even play without mounting the ISO file now.
THIS IS WHAT I DID TO MAKE IT RUN Mounted the .iso using PortableWinCDEmu 4.0 (google it) first, then ran the installler under win xp sevice pack 2 compatible mode in win 7.
After install replaced the installed cfs3.exe with the one included inside the NOCD patch, after that it would start but kept showing an error about file cfs3configdatabase.txt not present, fortunately there was a file named cfs3configdatabase.txt.bak just made a copy of that file and renamed it cfs3configdatabase.txt and that's all.. It worked perfectly afterwards, can even play without mounting the ISO file now.
norman david yeo2019-06-190 point
Ok --i have downloaded the cfs3 prgram many times--but these new downloads will not accept my joystick controls or keyboard again such as keyf6 goes to pilot seat no it does nt bro--the joystick will only operate the wing flaps right wing up left wing down at the same time--now previously the joystick and keyboard worked perfectly and they are basically less than a year old thats why i keep trying to download a proper program --let me try another program like pacific ww2 --please ok??
norman david yeo2019-06-190 point
I have tried ot run the program but its PDF ADOBE and it keeps telling me that there is an error on opening and someone else could be running it all i want to do is run the program and fly the blue also my joystick is having trouble with the last download -just download me the program CFS3 PLEASE
EightBall2019-06-170 point
Played this in my childhood and its absolutely amazing
will2019-05-290 point
works awesome on windows 10 and even comes with some extra planes! just download and unpack and its good to go
Kojak5202019-05-16-4 points
Downloaded, unzipped, ran CFS3.exe, 'MS CFS 3 has stopped working'..any solutions?
dc candle2019-04-204 points
i have the original manual for this game. My program on disk got corrupted and I am so glad you are allowing me to download another program to try. I would be so very willing to share the whole manual, it's by no means small, but I haven't the ability to copy it. Suggestions/
Mosquito692019-03-152 points
SUPER !
J'ai le jeux en boite 2CD depuis des années mais impossible de l'installer sur XW10/64 .
Et je viens de charger celui-ci sur votre site et après l'avoir dé-zippé dans un dossier , le jeux se lance du premier coup, c'est génial !!!!
Bon, il est en anglais mais c'est pas grave..
Un Grand Merci à vous !!!
J'ai le jeux en boite 2CD depuis des années mais impossible de l'installer sur XW10/64 .
Et je viens de charger celui-ci sur votre site et après l'avoir dé-zippé dans un dossier , le jeux se lance du premier coup, c'est génial !!!!
Bon, il est en anglais mais c'est pas grave..
Un Grand Merci à vous !!!
datboi7532019-02-24-5 points
the game will not load just keeps crashing, anyone have a fix for this?
paravantis2018-12-243 points
Goes without saying, we have to unzip the downloaded zip file first! I also selected my nVidia GTX 950m to run the program and could max out all graphics settings!
paravantis2018-12-242 points
Wonderful entry! Download is a ZIP file without password, which contains an installed version of Microsoft Combat Simulator 3. All we have to do is run cfs3.exe. Display setup (e.g. resolution) may be set up by running cfs3setup.exe. Game is awesome and plays flawlessly in Windows 10 64-bit. Many thanks and Happy Holidays!
anonymousguyontheinternet2018-10-05-3 points
This game was my addiction back then! Now i can play it all again! Thanks, MyAbandonWare! My nostalgia is satisfied :)
No ISO file included. No way to run or install game.
Jamie2018-09-07-3 points
Needs a password. Can't find password.
Docterbomb2018-09-032 points
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