How to use Crash Damage 2005.


1. Enable aircraft breakage for your aircraft by clicking on the aircraft breakage button and following the directions.

WHY Crash Damage?
The ability to see aircraft breakage was removed from FS2002.

HOW DOES IT WORK?
FS02/04 keeps these files each in their own cryptically named aircraft folders in the FS02/04 folder.
FS02/04 uses these configuration files for keeping information about Aircraft Name, Manufacturer, Model, etc.
These “aircraft.cfg” files are text based configuration files, that allow for the normal viewing of damage when the line "visual damage=1" is inserted for each paint job.

HOW Crash Damage WORKS:

aircraft breakage Operation:
If not already; the file is backed up to its own folder as “aircraft.bak
The program looks in the selected "aircraft.cfg" file for the line "visual damage=1".
If this line appears and is set to “=1” it means aircraft breakage is enabled.
If this line does not appear the program adds it for each paint job in the "aircraft.cfg" file.






BE SURE TO TRY CRASHFX: [EXCLUSIVE...Only available with CrashBak]
CrashFx adds Bigger, More realistic, New effects to the FS02/04 default crash effects with the following limitations.

1.Aircraft models have varying amounts of crash information built in. Some aircraft will break into smaller pieces; some won’t. Most seem to produce the crash effects nicely.

2.When a plane crashes, "Contact points" built into the aircraft model help to determine the size, type, and duration of crash effects, so CrashFx HAS NO EFFECT on these variables.

3.Areas of contact are different for each aircraft and MAY NOT BE OPTIMAL for older aircraft converted from fs95/98.

4.The actual part of the aircraft impacting the ground is also a variable. Example: Shearing a wing off causes fuel to spill out making larger fireballs.

5.Effects are directional so they may not be seen from some angles.
Example: Dirt clods and engine parts fly in the direction of impact, if you view the crash from the behind, the aircraft and fireballs may block your view of the dirt clods flying away.


***NEW CrashBak FEATURES***
1. NEW! More customizable crash effects.
2. NEW! Choose Small or Large aircraft w/18 or 44 different effects.
3. NEW! High speed search function when changing Fs2k2/4 modes.
4. NEW! High speed List loading for folks with lots of aircraft.
5. Too many additional small fixes to list.




Check out SelectFx Crash Effects Generator

SelectFx features:
1.SelectFx lets you choose different Land and Water crash effects to use in Fs2002/Fs2004.
2.Save/Load  your favorite crash effect setups. 
3.To provide the highest realism, these effects are categorized by effect type:
Craters, Dirt, Splashes, Mists, Fires, Fireballs, Smoke, Smoke Puffs, Projectiles,and Concussion.
4.Fast load time, 6th generation effects, quick and easy to use.
5.Enable/Disable aircraft breakage (visual_damage) feature.
6.NEW! Choose by effect rather than category.
7.NEW! Use any name for your saved templates.
8.NEW! Common templates included for quick setup.
9.NEW! Speedier program loading and configuration.
10.New! Reference images for each effect type.
11.More detailed aircraft breakage info.



!!!New!!! AirFx - Smoke System effects placement wizard.

The only way to actively control effects in fs is with the smokesystem.
Unfortunately making it work can be confusing and or difficult.
AirFx is the quick and easy answer for the novice or pro fs user, with enough features to please aircraft or effect designers.
With AirFx you can use any effects for your smokesystem.


FEATURES:
1.Easily add any effects to your Fs2002 / Fs2004 smoke system.
2.Pre-made templates for quick configuration.
3.New effects including: Bomb, Flak, Engine fire, Machine gun, Water dump, Crop duster, and Chicken cannon [Chicken cannon only available with Fs2004].
4.Assign effects and placements manually for the greatest control.
5.A templates function is provided to easily organize settings and as an quick way to get started.
6.Adjacent help screens for comprehensive information at a glance.
7.Aircraft.cfg restoration functions.

Designer features:
1.Edit button to quickly open aircraft.cfg, effect, and template files for editing.
2.Standardized text file templates for easy manual editing.



Thanks for your interest,
grantbovee@hotmail.com




