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Complete included readme follows ("BFM_Readme.txt"):

Battle For Midway for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2
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Battle For Midway: by Abacus Publishing.
Additions, edits, fixes, and repackaging by: Rich ¥Weeds¥ Nagel

Overview
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Thank you for installing Battle For Midway for Microsoft Combat Flight
Simulator 2! The original "Battle For Midway" package was created by Abacus
Publishing for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 1 and Microsoft Combat Flight
Simulator 2.

There were *NUMEROUS* mission bugs and typographical errors contained
throughout the entire package. Some of the bugs and errors were so severe that
some of the missions would completely crash and lock up the simulator, or they
could not even be completed (especially in the Microsoft Combat Flight
Simulator 2 version, which was simply a conversion of the missions by Abacus
Publishing of their Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 1 missions).

Also, Abacus Publishing's Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 version included
original Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 1 aircraft designed by Abacus
Publishing that were converted to Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 format
for the package. These converted aircraft were quite poor looking (and lacking
features) due to the nature of the conversions.

This edited and repackaged version of Battle For Midway for Microsoft Combat
Flight Simulator 2 fixes all of that! All of the mission bugs and typographical
errors have been corrected and fixed, and all of the converted Microsoft Combat
Flight Simulator 1 aircraft in the missions that were included with the Abacus
Publishing package have been substituted with similar stock aircraft that ship
with Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2.

Note that the original Abacus Publishing aircraft have also been included in
this package (with minor bug fixes and edits), although they are not actually
used in the edited missions in this package.

Also, two campaigns have been created and included in the package, as Abacus
Publishing's Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 version did NOT include
campaigns... they ONLY included campaigns for their Microsoft Combat Flight
Simulator 1 version (really STRANGE).

The campaigns and missions also include generic stock cutscene movies that ship
with Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 ("Opening" and "Success" cutscene
movies), a new additional printable splash screen and real-world historical map
of the battles ("BFM.png" and "BFM_Map.png"), as well as resized "JPG" format
versions of the images that are used for the missions' reconnaissance photos
("Recon_BFM_1.jpg" and "Recon_BFM_2.jpg").

The missions have also been edited to add a little bit of weather (some light
medium-altitude clouds, and a temperature layer).

Lastly, the orignal Abacus Publishing Battle For Midway manual has been scanned
and included in this package ("BFM_Manual.pdf"), as well as this HEAVILY edited
readme ("BFM_Readme.txt").

Introduction
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The backdrop for the Battle For Midway are some very enchanting islands of the
Pacific. It is ironic that such lovely scenery should be the setting for some
of the most devastating and destructive fights of the entire World War II. You
will fly some of the famous planes from this era as we recreate the Japanese
and United States missions from the great sea and air battles of the Coral Sea
and Midway Atoll.

Installation
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To install, simply unzip the directories and files contained in the archive to
the root of your "Combat Flight Simulator 2" directory on your hard drive (in
verbatim).

Usage
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When you're ready to do battle in the Midway and Coral Sea areas and missions,
simply start Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2.

When Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 starts you can either:

1. Choose the Free Flight option, and fly any of the twelve newly-added
   aircraft installed.

2. Choose the Quick Combat option, and fly any of the newly-added aircraft
   against the best that Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 has to offer.

3. Fly one of the two new campaigns. The new campaigns are:

   * "Battle For Midway - IJN" - Imperial Japanese Navy, from the side of the Japanese.
   * "Battle For Midway - USN" - U.S. Navy, from the side of the U.S..

4. Fly any of the new individual missions:

   * "BFM - Coral Sea Missions" - U.S. or Japan
   * "BFM - Midway Missions" - U.S. or Japan

Missions List
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Here is a complete list of the new individual missions:
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BFM_USN_01.MIS  U.S.
08:00, March 10, 1942  Coral Sea Mission 01  Attack Japanese Outposts on Lae and Salamaua
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BFM_USN_02.MIS  U.S.
11:35, May 7, 1942     Coral Sea Mission 02  Sink the Shoho
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BFM_USN_03.MIS  U.S.
11:20, May 8, 1942     Coral Sea Mission 03  Protect the Lexington
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BFM_IJN_01.MIS  Japan
08:00, May 6, 1942     Coral Sea Mission 04  Launch to Attack American Carrier
_______________________________________________________________________________
BFM_IJN_02.MIS  Japan
09:42, May 7, 1942     Coral Sea Mission 05  Defend the Shoho
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BFM_IJN_03.MIS  Japan
11:27, May 8, 1942     Coral Sea Mission 06  Destroy the American Aircraft Carriers
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BFM_USN_04.MIS  U.S.
07:10, June 4, 1942    Midway Mission 01     Scramble to Defend Midway
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BFM_USN_05.MIS  U.S.
08:06, June 4, 1942    Midway Mission 02     Sink the Kaga
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BFM_USN_06.MIS  U.S.
10:00, June 4, 1942    Midway Mission 03     Escort Dive Bombers to Attack Hiryu
_______________________________________________________________________________
BFM_USN_07.MIS  U.S.
14:40, June 4, 1942    Midway Mission 04     Save the Yorktown
_______________________________________________________________________________
BFM_USN_08.MIS  U.S.
17:00, June 4, 1942    Midway Mission 05     Escort Bombers to Sink Hiryu
_______________________________________________________________________________
BFM_IJN_04.MIS  Japan
06:10, June 4, 1942    Midway Mission 06     Escort the Bombers to Midway
_______________________________________________________________________________
BFM_IJN_05.MIS  Japan
08:06, June 4, 1942    Midway Mission 07     Intercept American Torpedo Bombers
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BFM_IJN_06.MIS  Japan
10:20, June 4, 1942    Midway Mission 08     Reconnaissance Flight from Akagi
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BFM_IJN_07.MIS  Japan
12:00, June 4, 1942    Midway Mission 09     Sink the Yorktown
_______________________________________________________________________________
BFM_IJN_08.MIS  Japan
17:00, June 4, 1942    Midway Mission 10     Soryu Needs Help
_______________________________________________________________________________

Campaigns and Missions Notes
----------------------------
There are a few important things about the campaigns and missions that you
should note:

1. Some of the missions have you launch from the carrier (or already in the
   air) and immediately intercept incoming bombers. In these missions, when you
   get behind the carrier, Combat Flight Simulator 2 thinks you are trying to
   land and will bring up the Landing Signal Officer (LSO). Just ignore the LSO
   and keep on your enemy's tail!

2. While it is possible to take off from the carrier decks, setting the planes
   back onto the carrier deck may be a challenge. When landing, make sure that
   your tailhook and flaps are extended, try to approach the carrier deck as
   slow as possible, and quickly apply the brakes as hard as you can.

3. Missions that include a goal of destroying a carrier can be QUITE difficult
   (and time consuming), especially when running Microsoft Combat Flight
   Simulator 2 with "Maximum Realism" settings. Remember to efficiently command
   your own wingman and squadron (if equipped), and to quickly and accurately
   drop your bombs (if equipped) on the carrier. Then KEEP STRAFING the carrier
   with your guns for an eventual successfully completed mission!

4. Careful attention to your aircraft's "Fuel Mixture" and "Prop Pitch" is a
   MUST when running Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2 with "Maximum Realism"
   settings to ensure that you have enough fuel for the trip home. Adjust your
   "Fuel Mixture" and "Prop Pitch" to the correct settings BEFORE warping (and
   during the battle) to ensure that you don't run out of fuel and crash into
   the sea!

5. Final waypoint warping is not enabled in most of the missions. To save you
   hundreds of miles of flying back to your departing airstrip or aircraft
   carrier after finishing a mission, add "Free_Warp=1" under the "[CHEATS]"
   section of your "CFS2.cfg" file using Windows Notepad. Another alternative
   is to install Bill Potvin's "CFO Weather v7.5.7"
   (http://www.mwgfx.co.uk/Cfsops/Modules/cfo_weather/Cfo_Weather_75.htm) which
   has a feature to enable the "Free Warp" cheat on the fly.

   You can then warp to the final waypoint near the landing area of the
   airstrip or aircraft carrier after finishing a mission.

   IMPORTANT NOTE: Ensure that you have ACTUALLY COMPLETED the mission before
   using "Free Warp", or you will NOT be credited for accomplishing the
   mission!

6. Unlike Abacus Publishing's original and relatively bug-filled version of
   their "Battle For Midway" package for Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator 2, I
   myself have successfully completed each of these edited missions and
   campaigns numerous times during testing with Microsoft Combat Flight
   Simulator 2 configured for "Maximum Realism" settings, and campaign
   difficulty set to "Hard"... so I KNOW that "it can be done"

 

ENJOY and HAVE FUN!
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Thanks from the staff of Abacus Publishing!
December 22, 2000

Rich ¥Weeds¥ Nagel - [S.B.C.] Rich Nagel
Richaado ¥SakaMoko¥ Nagel - [S.B.C.] Herr Franz Nagel
March 1, 2024, 3:00am EST

I REALLY wish that one could still purchase a registration code for this utility! Unfortunately the author is no where to be found, and the original web site for the utility is long-since gone Would be GREAT if someone had a registration code that they could share for this no-longer supported utility.

P.S. A few little weird obscure ways to have some more fun with these missions: Fun #1) Start one of the easier missions (the Allied AI have a better chance of shooting all of the enemies down by themselves in the easier versions of the missions). Install and use the addon module "CFO Weather v7.5.7" ( http://www.mwgfx.co.uk/Cfsops/Modules/cfo_weather/Cfo_Weather_75.htm ) so that you can "warp" to a distant airfield while actually in the mission (so that the enemy AI can't shoot at you and destroy your aircraft). Go into "Chase" view (the "C" key for Flight Simulator controls). Use the "TAB" key (Flight Simulator controls) to cycle through the chase views of the various AI aircraft, ships, vehicles, and static objects in the mission. Pan around and move in and out with your joystick HAT, zoom in and out with the " " and "-" keys, and enjoy a nice "high action" war movie! :) Fun #2) Backup your "Multiplayer.mis" file in the "CFS2" directory on your hard drive. Then copy one of the ".MIS" mission files and matching ".DYN" dynamic files (located in the "CFS2\MISSIONS" directory on your hard drive) to the file "Multiplayer.mis" and "Multiplayer.dyn". Copy the "Multiplayer.mis" and "Multiplayer.dyn" files to your main "CFS2" directory on your hard drive (you DID back up the original "Multiplayer.mis" file, RIGHT?). Start a new "Free For All" TCP/IP multiplayer game, and enjoy all of the fighting. Hehe, *ALL* of the aircraft, ships, and vehicles in the game are enemies with each other... AND YOU as well LOL! After all of the carnage, ensure that you RESTORE your ORIGINAL "Multiplayer.mis" file, as well as deleting the "Multiplayer.dyn" file in your main "CFS2" directory. (As mentioned above, you DID back up the original "Multiplayer.mis" file, RIGHT?) Fun #3) Copy one of the ".MIS" mission files and matching ".DYN" dynamic files (located in the "CFS2\MISSIONS" directory on your hard drive) to the file "QC.mis" and "QC.dyn". Copy the "QC.mis" and "QC.dyn" files to your main "CFS2" directory on your hard drive. Start a new "Quick Combat" game. Hehe, you can't really "win" the mission, but after all of the actual mission's enemies are shot down, it's fun watching the Allied aircraft, ships, and vehicles shoot down each newly spawned "Quick Combat" enemy :) Afterwards, simply delete the "QC.mis" and "QC.dyn" files in your main "CFS2" directory on your hard drive. P.P.S. Yeah, I KNOW... I'm EASILY AMUSED LOL! :)

BTW, a little something that is quite useful for these missions (as well as single missions and campaign mode as well): "CFO Weather 7.5.7" -> http://www.mwgfx.co.uk/Cfsops/Modules/cfo_weather/Cfo_Weather_75.htm . This third-party add-on module for CFS2 adds a new menu in CFS2 with a bunch of new handy features. One of the things that the module adds to CFS2 is completely undocumented by the author... it displays "Kills/Score/Guns" values in the game's title bar when the game is run in a window. The "Scores" value is quite handy for comparing scores with, and the feature functions when playing any single mission, OR a campaign mission :)