Handbook rev.2019/04/25 for YSFlight ver.20181124 and older.
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YS FLIGHT SIMULATOR (aka YSFlight, YSFS, YSF or YS) — is a lightweight computer flight simulator and game developed and frequently updated by Soji Yamakawa aka ‘CaptainYS’ from Japan. Interface of game generaly in English & Japanese, but could be translated to other language too.
Development started in 1997 and for now latest YSFlight ver.20181124 already distributed with more than 100 stock add-ons, including aircrafts, sceneries, ground objects, missions and other miscellaneous things.
For single player mode, there are multiple ways of flying on YSFlight. You can:
For most of these modes, you may set the flight enviroment, for example: night or day, wind speed and direction, visibility and fog, with/without ground fire, etc.
After each flight, YSFlight will have a record of it ready, so that you may go back and evaluate your performance. Unless you choose to save this flight, the record will be deleted once you make another flight, or when you close YS.
Feature called Landing Practice was introduced for offline play. It allows you to attempt an approach and landing in a plane of your choice in any of 15 levels of varying difficulty.
Acrobatic (aerobatic) flight? YES! In YS you not limited only fly straight, but also can try make any figures. Try make all you know or read Aresti Catalogue for more info.
Made good flight? So, you can watch replay after flight using “Play Record” button from main screen, then save it to local file and distribute this record for other YSFlight users.
Want edit record and upload video on YouTube? Then use menu “Flight Record Utility” and your favorite screen recording utylity for PC (i.e SimpleScreenRecorder or Fraps).
Did you already know about demo records? Go to “Option → AutoDemo → Acrobatic” and have fun to see best acrobatic mouvies!
Do not forget use smoke! It will add cool performance in the sky!
Network play is what most players use, and there are some settings for this as well. First of all, unless you have a firewall or some restriction on your internet settings, all persons with YSFlight installed should be able to host their own server. If you do, a number of different settings is open to you. As in single player mode, you will be able to choose night or day mode, visibility and fog, ground fire, etc.
In network play mode you may:
All your settings will apply to anyone who visits and flies on your server. If you are joining someone else’s server, you will have to acquire their IP (Internet Protocol) Address. This is usually available either from the person who’s hosting the server, or through an online server list hosted on some fansites.
A common occurence during online play is “lag”, where the host’s, or your own internet connection becomes overwhelmed and the data transfer is disrupted, resulting in other players seeming to zoom across the sky. This is not a glitch in YSFlight, it is actually a common occurance among many online multi-player games; because the game is hosted by individuals and not servers, each person’s Internet bandwith determines how many people may fly on their server without lag. Therefore, if you plan to regularly host a server for 5 or more people, make sure you have at least a DSL connection.
Enjoy, virtual pilots!
FEEDBACK (e-mail): PEB01130 AT nifty DOT com (mail to Soji Yamakawa for YSFlight support only)
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