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): 
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Last Modified: 07-MAY-2002

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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

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Technology        : kbGamesSearch kbFlightSimSearch kbFlightSim500DOS kbSimSearch
Version           : MS-DOS:5.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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