README.TXT

FS2004/FS2002 doublepack for pilotable armed merchand cruisers (download from Usio no Ibuki required). One ship is the japanese "Asaka Maru",
the another one the german auxilary cruiser "Thor" in two versions (hidden guns for cruising and visible guns for combat).
This are very detailed CFS2 warships of WWII from from Masazumi Kaneko in a high quality but without VC.
My AddOn provides a pilotable ships with bridge-, 10-cm gun and AA-gun-views, sounds and special effects.
Bitmaps and configuration by Erwin Welker

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INSTALLATION:


1. Install my folder "Armed Merchand Cruisers" with my panel, sound, aircraft.cfg and airfile first.

2. Copy the Gauges and Effects into the mainfolder of FS2004.
I can't test my addon in FS2002 but normally all CFS2 stuff runs in FS2002 and also the gauges and effects should work.

3. Make a download from:

http://www.geocities.jp/usio_no_ibuki/index.htm

Choose - "Ships" - "Auxillary vessel" download "Thor combat & Thor cruise & Asakamaru"

4. Copy from the zipfile !!only the contents" of the 3 Models and the !!the contents of the Textures (for Thor you don't need the textures twice) and paste it into the prepared folders for the pilotable versions, named "Armed Merchand Cruisers"
!!!Do not copy the sim.cfg! It is only for ai-ship!!!

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Features:
Initiate the all of the effects with the L-key, fire the AA-guns with the G-switch and use the Smoke system for distant explosions, caused by the main gun and water splashes of the AA-guns (forward right and rear left only).

Views: Use the numpad keys.
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SOUNDS

Remember: Some sounds are only in the panel view mode available or they are very low in the aircraft views

F8-F5 (Flaps): Alarm bells
ZZ: (Autopilot disengage): Schips typhoon bell
Shift E (Exit open/close): Gun shot, reloading
G (Gear/Gun): AA-gun
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CREDITS
Many thanks to Usio no Ibuki, who made this very detailed ship.
Many thanks to all of the creative persons, who do such a great work. Thanks for all the gauges, effects and sounds are.


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This file is FREEWARE. It should not harm your computer, but you install it on your own risk.
Feel free to copy or to distribute it, but don't make any money with it. It is not permitted to use it for commercial-purpose.

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Any comments to: er_welker@web.de

Happy landings

Erwin Welker

October 10, 2011