Q110316: Flight Simulator: FS5.INI Line by Line Description
Article: Q110316
Product(s): Microsoft Home Games
Version(s): MS-DOS:5.0
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s):
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002
kbsetup
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Flight Simulator for MS-DOS, version 5.0
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SUMMARY
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The following is a line by line description of the FS5.INI file. Some devices
listed do not have variables.
MORE INFORMATION
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G2D=??? Graphics Adapter
[VGB.GRA for VGA Adapter]
[SVGA.GRA for SVGA Adapter]
G3D=FSOG3D.FSO Video Graphics Routines (Required)
KBD=??? Keyboard Type
[KBD1.FSO=On left]
[KBD2.FSO=On top]
MOUSE=??? Mouse Enabled
[ON=On]
[OFF=Off]
SVGA_BOARD=??? SVGA Board Maker
[000=Vesa 1.2 Compatible]
[001=ATI VGA Wonder +/XL]
[002=Video 7]
[003=Tseng 4000]
[004=Trident 8900]
[005=Paradise SVGA]
[006=S3 86C911]
[007=Cirrus Logic 542X]
[008= Trident 8900 Alternate]
ADF_500_HZ=??? 500Hz ADF Frequency Adjustability
[ON=On]
[OFF=Off]
AIRCRAFT_TEXTURE=??? Aircraft Texture
[000=Off]
[001=On]
AIRCRAFT_SHAD=??? Aircraft Shadows
[ON=On]
[OFF=Off]
ASLAT=??? Latitude
[000=Northern]
[001=Southern]
ASLON=??? Longitude
[000=Eastern]
[001=Western]
CLOCK_FREEZE=000 (Ignored)
COM_RATE=??? Communication Rate
[Range from 000 - 026]
DEMO=??? Status At Start Up
[000=Normal Flight]
[001=Demo. Flight]
DYNAMIC=??? Dynamic Scenery At Start Up
[ON=On]
[OFF=Off]
FLICKER=??? Flicker/Speed
[000=No Flicker/Slow]
[001=Some Flicker/Medium]
[002=Much Flicker/Fast]
GRAD_HORIZ=??? Gradient Horizon
[000=No]
[001=Yes]
GROUND_SHAD=??? Ground Scenery Shadows
[ON=On]
[OFF=Off]
GUGSPD=??? Gauge Update Rate
[000=Low]
[001=Medium]
[002=High]
GUGSTL=??? Panel Display
[000=Photo-realistic]
[001=Enhanced Readability]
HEAR_COCKPIT=??? Cockpit Sounds
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
HEAR_ENGINE=??? Engine Sounds
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
HEAR_NAVIGATION=??? Navigation Sounds
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
IMAGE_QUALITY=??? Image Quality/Speed
[000=Low/Fast]
[001=Medium/Medium]
[002=High/Slow]
INDASPD=??? Display Indicated Airspeed
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
KBDAIL=??? Keyboard Aileron Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
KBDELEV=??? Keyboard Elevator Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
KBDRUD=??? Keyboard Rudder Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
LANDING_LIGHTS=??? Landing Lights Available
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
LOADSIM=??? Load Aircraft Saved With Situation
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
LOADSCN=??? Load Scenery Saved With Situation
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
LOG_FILE=??? Logbook File
[PILOTS\LOGBOOK.LOG]
LOG_TIME=??? Log Flight Time At Start Up
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
MAP_ORIENTATION=??? Map Display
[000=North Oriented]
[001=Aircraft Oriented]
[002=North At High Alt.]
MCSJOY=??? Load Joystick Sensitivities Saved With Situation
[ON=Yes]
[OFF=No]
MCSKBD=??? Load Keyboard Sensitivities Saved With Situation
[ON=Yes]
[OFF=No]
MCSMOU=??? Load Mouse Sensitivities Saved With Situation
[ON=Yes]
[OFF=No]
MEASURE=??? Units of Measure
[000=U.S. System]
[001=Metric (ALT feet)]
[002=Metric (ALT meters)]
MOU_AIL=??? Mouse Aileron Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
MOU_ELEV=??? Mouse Elevator Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
MOU_CURS=??? Mouse Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
MOU_NUL=??? Mouse Yoke Null Zone
[Range from 001 - 127]
MP_ANSWER_STRING=??? Modem Answer String
[AT&F&C1&D2X4Q0=2]
MP_BAUD_RATE=??? Baud Rate
[000=300bps]
[001=1200bps]
[002=2400bps]
[003=4800bps]
[004=9600bps]
[005=38400bps]
[006=57600bps]
MP_BUSY_DELAY=??? Pause Between Retries
[Range from 01 - 99]
MP_BUSY_RETRY=??? Busy Retry Times
[Range from 01 - 99]
MP_COM_PORT=??? Com Port
[000=Com 1]
[001=Com 2]
[002=Com 3]
[003=Com 4]
MP_DIAL_STRING=??? Dial Command String
[ATDT]
MP_DIAL_WAIT=??? Wait for Connection
[Range from 01 - 99]
MP_INIT_STRING=??? Modem Initialization String
[AT&F&C1&D2X4Q0V1S0=0]
MP_TEL_NUMBER=??? Telephone Number to Dial
MP_WAIT_FOR_RING=??? Wait for Ring
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
PROPELLER_VISIBLE=??? See Propeller
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
RADIOS_25_KHZ=??? 25mHz COM Frequency Adjustability
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
SAVDYNSCN=??? Save Dynamic Scenery with Situation
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
SAVPANL=??? Save Instrument Panel and View with Situation
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
SAVPLN=??? Save Aircraft with Situation
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
SAVSCN=??? Save Scenery with Situation
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
SAVWEATHER=??? Save Weather with Situations
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
SEE_SELF=??? See Own Aircraft from Cockpit
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
SETUP=??? Initialization Mode
[OFF=Runs in Flight Mode]
[ON=Runs in Setup Mode]
SITUATION=??? Startup Situation
[SITUATIO\FS5.STN]
SKY_TYPE=??? Textured Sky
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
SLEW_DIG_WINDOW=??? Slew Mode Coordinate Window
[001=Map View]
[002=View 1]
SMOOTH_VIEW=??? Smooth Transition View
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
SOUND=??? Sound Enabled
[000=No]
[001=Yes]
SOUND_ADDRESS=??? Sound Card Address
[000=210]
[001=220]
[002=230]
[003=240]
[004=250]
[005=260]
[006=530]
[007=604]
[008=E80]
[009=F40]
SOUND_BOARD=??? Sound Board
[000=PC Speaker]
[001=ADLIB/PC Speaker]
[002=ADLIB/Covox LPT1]
[003=ADLIB/Covox LPT2]
[004=SoundBlaster]
[005=Thunderboard]
[006=ATI Stereo F/X]
[007=SoundBlaster Pro]
[008=Pro Audio Spectrum]
[009=Microsoft Windows SS]
[010=No Sound Device]
SOUND_DMA=??? Sound Card DMA Channel
[000=0]
[001=1]
[002=2]
[003=3]
[004=4]
[005=5]
[006=6]
[007=7]
SOUND_ENGINE=??? Engine Sounds
[000=Digitized]
[001=Synthesized]
SOUND_INTERRUPT=??? Sound Card Interrupt
[000=0]
[001=1]
[002=2]
[003=3]
[004=4]
[005=5]
[006=6]
[007=7]
[008=8]
[009=9]
[010=10]
[011=11]
[012=12]
[013=13]
[014=14]
[015=15]
SOUND_VOLUME=??? Volume
[Range=000 - 255]
SOUND_XMS=??? Use XMS Memory
[000=No]
[001=Yes]
STARTUP_DEMO=??? Startup Demo
[VIDEOS\FS5.VID]
STICK_A=??? Joystick One
[000=Off]
[001=Aileron and Elevator]
STICK_AIL=??? Joystick One Aileron Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
STICK_B=??? Joystick Two
[000=Off]
[001=Throttle Only]
[002=Throttle and Brakes]
[003=Rudder Only]
[004=Rudder and Rudder]
STICK_BRAKE=??? Joystick Two Brake/Rudder Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
STICK_ELEV=??? Joystick One Elevator Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
STICK_NUL1=??? Joystick One Null Zone Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
STICK_NUL2=??? Joystick Two Null Zone Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
STICK_THROT=??? Joystick Two Throttle Sensitivity
[Range from 001 - 127]
SYSCLOCK=??? Time At Start Up
[OFF=Use Situation Time]
[ON=Use System Time]
TEXTURE_BLDG=??? Textured Buildings
[000=No]
[001=Yes]
TEXTURE_GND=??? Textured Ground
[000=No]
[001=Yes]
TEXT_SCROLL=??? Text Presentation Display
[000=Continuous]
[001=Single Line]
WEATHER=??? Automatic Weather Generation At Start Up
[OFF=No]
[ON=Yes]
INCLUDE=FSO001.FSO
INCLUDE=UTIL.FSO
INCLUDE=APL001.FSO
INCLUDE=WEATHER.FSO
INCLUDE=BGLFE.FSO
INCLUDE=LESSONS.FSO
INCLUDE=U2D.FSO
DEVICE=ASDPLAY.FSO
Additional query words: 5.00 flightsim fltsim dos FS5 startup
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Keywords :
Technology : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim500DOS kbSimSearch
Version : MS-DOS:5.0
Issue type : kbinfo
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