FSUIPC Visibility settings in FS9

[chickster25]

Hi,

I would like to use the visibility settings all the time as i think it looks much more realistic to have some haze in the distance, especially when used in conjunction with AS 6.5.

But as I do not always use real weather when I am testing new scenery etc.. when I go back to the sim, the settings are unticked, even when I go back to usnig real weather? Is there a way to have this permanently switched on all the time as it is a bit of a problem having to do it every time?

thanks

[Pete Dowson]

But as I do not always use real weather when I am testing new scenery etc.. when I go back to the sim, the settings are unticked, even when I go back to usnig real weather? Is there a way to have this permanently switched on all the time as it is a bit of a problem having to do it every time?

If you mean FSUIPC options set in the Visibility tab, they are saved in your FSUIPC.INI file and reloaded each time you run FS. There are no settings "lost" unless you delete the INI file.

Pete

[chickster25]

The problem is though, that even when I leave them ticked, If I dont use real weather for one time, then when I next go back into FS9 using real weather then they are all unticked again?

Thanks

[Pete Dowson]

The problem is though, that even when I leave them ticked, If I dont use real weather for one time, then when I next go back into FS9 using real weather then they are all unticked again?

Whether you use real weather, user-set weather, or program-fed weather, makes no difference to FSUIPC -- it cannot even detect what weather you use inside FS! You have something else going on. Maybe you are using an external weather program which changes the options? Even so, it cannot affect your INI file, so your required options are always reloaded next time!

If you think things are going wrong please show me:

1. The FSUIPC.INI file, so I can see your settings, and

2. The FSUIPC.LOG file which shows the options set and any changes. It will also show me the VERSION NUMBER of your FSUIPC, which is of paramount importance.

Both files will be found in the FS Modules folder.

If you are not using a Supported version of FSUIPC, please update first. The earliest supported version for FS9 is 3.98, and there are later interim updates available in the Updates announcement here in the Forum.

Regards

Pete

[chickster25]

Hi,

sorry its taken a while to get back to you but Ive been working hard earning my flight sim currency ;-)

FSUIPC LOG

********* FSUIPC, Version 3.98a by Pete Dowson *********

Running on Windows Version 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 3

Verifying Certificate for "d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\MODULES\FSUIPC.DLL" now ...

SUCCESS! Signature verifies okay!

Running inside FS2004 (FS9.1 CONTROLS.DLL, FS9.1 WEATHER.DLL)

User Name="xxxxxxx" - hidden

User Addr="xxxxxxxxx" -hidden

FSUIPC Key is provided

WIDEFS not user registered, or expired

Module base=61000000

ClassOptions: UIPCMAIN=FF7F, FS98MAIN=FF7F, FS2KMAIN=FF5E

WeatherOptions(Orig)=681C3709[681C3709]

InitDelay: 0 seconds

WeatherReadInterval=4

LogOptions=00000001

DebugStatus=15

34672 System time = 15/08/2010 21:39:36

34672 d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\

34672 System time = 15/08/2010 21:39:36, FS2004 time = 12:00:00 (00:00Z)

77234 d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Flights\AH.flt

77312 AIRCRAFT\C208B\Cessna208B.air

77312 Aircraft="Cessna Grand Caravan"

107406 Advanced Weather Interface Enabled

143469 NWI weather clear actioned

143469 External weather discarded

177891 Traffic File #19 = "scenery\world\scenery\traffic"

177937 Traffic File #100 = "addon scenery\licz\scenery\traffic_sigonella"

177937 Traffic File #94 = "addon scenery\soton88\scenery\trafficeastleigh"

178016 Traffic File #63 = "d:\microsoft games\flight simulator 9\visual flight\visualflightlondon\scenery\marinescene_trafficaiboat"

178125 Traffic File #67 = "addon scenery\raf coningsby\scenery\traffic_egxc"

178219 Traffic File #66 = "d:\microsoft games\flight simulator 9\visual flight\visualflightfarnborough\scenery\traffic_a380"

178391 Traffic File #18 = "scenery\world\scenery\fraplans"

181703 Traffic File #22 = "scenery\world\scenery\traffic_brize"

182937 Traffic File #23 = "scenery\world\scenery\traffic_brizevis"

183047 Traffic File #24 = "scenery\world\scenery\traffic_bznkc1"

183219 Traffic File #28 = "scenery\world\scenery\traffic_egvn1"

183781 Traffic File #59 = "scenery\world\scenery\traffic_ukmilai_raf_vc-10"

952250 Traffic File #73 = "scenery\flight deck 5 flatten\scenery\traffic_cvn-78"

956781 Traffic File #21 = "scenery\world\scenery\traffic_acg_bentwaters_woodbridge_1989"

2213109 WeatherOptions set, now 8810320F (timer=0)

3224594 d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\lessons\solo\Solo-Private-Taxiing.flt

3224609 AIRCRAFT\c172\Cessna172SP.air

3224609 Aircraft="Cessna Skyhawk 172SP"

3225406 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded

3479062 d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Flights\AH.flt

3479078 AIRCRAFT\C208B\Cessna208B.air

3479078 Aircraft="Cessna Grand Caravan"

3479297 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded

3509781 d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\lessons\ATP\Lesson 3.flt

3509828 AIRCRAFT\b737_400\Boeing737-400.air

3509828 Aircraft="Boeing 737-400"

3510672 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded

3930797 d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Flights\AH.flt

3930797 AIRCRAFT\C208B\Cessna208B.air

3930797 Aircraft="Cessna Grand Caravan"

3931031 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded

3957172 System time = 15/08/2010 22:44:59, FS2004 time = 12:38:00 (11:38Z)

3957172 *** FSUIPC log file being closed

Memory managed: 3120 Allocs, 131832 Freed

********* FSUIPC Log file closed ***********

FSUIPC INI

[JoyNames]

AutoAssignLetters=No

1=Saitek X45 Flight Control Stick

[General]

UpdatedByVersion=3900

TCASid=Flight

TCASrange=40

TrafficScanPerFrame=10

AxisCalibration=No

CentredDialogue=No

ShowMultilineWindow=Yes

SuppressSingleline=No

SuppressMultilineFS=No

ClearWeatherDynamics=Yes

OwnWeatherChanges=No

WeatherReadInterval=4

MoveBGLvariables=Yes

TimeForSelect=4

WeatherReadsFast=No

MainMenu=&Modules

SubMenu=&FSUIPC ...

WindSmoothing=Yes

AutoTaxiWind=Yes

PropTaxiWind=Yes

TimeSetMode=Partial

WhiteMessages=No

ThrottleSyncAll=No

GraduatedVisibility=Yes

LowerVisAltitude=0

UpperVisAltitude=60000

UpperVisibility=6000

GenerateCirrus=Yes

WindShearSharp=No

UpperWindGusts=No

ExtendMetarMaxVis=Yes

CorrectVSsign=Yes

MouseWheelTrim=No

MouseWheelTrimSpeed=1

AxisInterceptIfDirect=No

DisconnTrimForAP=No

ZeroElevForAPAlt=No

AutoClearWeather=Yes

ExtendTopWind=Yes

WindSmoothness=5

SmoothPressure=Yes

PressureSmoothness=5

SmoothVisibility=Yes

VisibilitySmoothness=2

MaxSurfaceWind=0

WindLimitLevel=200

WindDiscardLevel=400

WindAjustAltitude=No

WindAjustAltitude=No

MinimumVisibility=0

MaximumVisibilityFewClouds=0

MaximumVisibility=0

MaximumVisibility=0

MaximumVisibility=0

OneCloudLayer=No

ThinClouds=No

ThinThunderClouds=No

CloudThinness=1000

CloudThinness=1000

CloudTurbulence=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

CloudIcing=Yes

CloudIcing=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

SuppressAllGusts=No

ExternalOptionControl=Yes

AutoTuneADF=No

KeepFS98CloudCover=No

ShowPMcontrols=No

MagicBattery=No

RudderSpikeRemoval=No

ElevatorSpikeRemoval=No

AileronSpikeRemoval=No

ReversedElevatorTrim=No

StopAutoFuel=No

TrapUserInterrupt=Yes

NavFreq50KHz=No

ClockSync=Yes

SmoothIAS=Yes

SetVisUpperAlt=No

VisUpperAltLimit=6000

MaxIce=3

MaxIce=3

MinIce=-1

WindSmoothing=Yes

WindSmoothAirborneOnly=No

LimitWindVariance=No

VisSmoothingDelay=0

VisSmoothAirborneOnly=No

TrafficControlDirect=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

SpoilerIncrement=512

ZapSound=firework

ShortAircraftNameOk=No

UseProfiles=No

FixWindows=No

FixControlAccel=No

History=OUQQL4OO9J3CY30FFUM6D

WindAjustAltitude=No

MaximumVisibility=0

MaximumVisibility=0

CloudThinness=1000

WindSmoothing=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

WindAjustAltitude=No

MaximumVisibility=0

MaximumVisibility=0

CloudThinness=1000

WindSmoothing=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

WindAjustAltitude=No

MaximumVisibility=0

MaximumVisibility=0

CloudThinness=1000

WindSmoothing=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

WindAjustAltitude=No

MaximumVisibility=0

MaximumVisibility=0

CloudThinness=1000

WindSmoothing=Yes

CloudTurbulence=Yes

WindTurbulence=Yes

WindAjustAltitudeBy=2000

MaximumVisibilityOvercast=0

MaximumVisibilityRainy=0

ThunderCloudThinness=10000

WindSmoothingDelay=0

SuppressCloudTurbulence=No

SuppressWindTurbulence=No

[JoystickCalibration]

AllowSuppressForPFCquad=Yes

ExcludeThrottleSet=Yes

ExcludeMixtureSet=Yes

ExcludePropPitchSet=Yes

SepRevsJetsOnly=No

ApplyHeloTrim=No

FlapsSetControl=0

FlapDetents=No

ReverserControl=66292

Reverser1Control=66422

Reverser2Control=66425

Reverser3Control=66428

Reverser4Control=66431

MaxThrottleForReverser=256

AileronTrimControl=0

RudderTrimControl=0

CowlFlaps1Control=0

CowlFlaps2Control=0

CowlFlaps3Control=0

CowlFlaps4Control=0

MaxSteerSpeed=60

Aileron=-16380,-512,512,16380

Elevator=-16380,-512,512,16380

Rudder=-16380,-512,512,16380

Throttle=-16380,16380

[buttons]

ButtonRepeat=20,10

[Pete Dowson]

FSUIPC LOG

Not sure what this is a Log of exactly, but it shows that you are running a program which is controlling the weather through FSUIPC:

WeatherOptions(Orig)=681C3709[681C3709]
   143469 NWI weather clear actioned   <<< NWI = New Weather Interface (for program control)
   143469 External weather discarded
 ...
  2213109 WeatherOptions set, now 8810320F (timer=0)  <<< Here the weather options are changed. Not sure whether you did that or another program?

Otherwise, later in the session (3224 seconds, i.e. over 53 minutes), you appear to be frequently loading Flights which themselves clear the weather:

  3224594 d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\lessons\solo\Solo-Private-Taxiing.flt
  3224609 AIRCRAFT\c172\Cessna172SP.air
  3224609 Aircraft="Cessna Skyhawk 172SP"
  3225406 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded

and, a few minutes later:

  3479062 d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Flights\AH.flt
  3479078 AIRCRAFT\C208B\Cessna208B.air
  3479078 Aircraft="Cessna Grand Caravan"
  3479297 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded

and again:

  3509781 d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\lessons\ATP\Lesson 3.flt
  3509828 AIRCRAFT\b737_400\Boeing737-400.air
  3509828 Aircraft="Boeing 737-400"
  3510672 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded

and again:

  3930797 d:\Microsoft Games\Flight Simulator 9\Flights\AH.flt
  3930797 AIRCRAFT\C208B\Cessna208B.air
  3930797 Aircraft="Cessna Grand Caravan"
  3931031 Clear All Weather requested: external weather discarded

But none of this shows any further weather options being changed.

FSUIPC INI

This is rather odd. You claim to be setting options in FSUIPC, but your INI file states:

UpdatedByVersion=3900

It should say 3980 because that's what the log states you are using. So, either this file is NOT the one actually being used -- i.e. you are looking in the wrong place -- or something is either stopping it being updated or replacing it when it is updated. I don't know what else you are running on your system, but it is all very strange. Can you elaborate at all?

The Visibility settings you have there are these, but notice how so many of the entries are repeated again and again? In fact most of the entries in the [General] section are multiplied many times over:

GraduatedVisibility=Yes
LowerVisAltitude=0
UpperVisAltitude=60000
UpperVisibility=6000
ExtendMetarMaxVis=Yes
SmoothVisibility=Yes
VisibilitySmoothness=2
MinimumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibilityFewClouds=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
SetVisUpperAlt=No
VisUpperAltLimit=6000
VisSmoothingDelay=0
VisSmoothAirborneOnly=No
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibility=0
MaximumVisibilityOvercast=0
MaximumVisibilityRainy=0

I don't know how you got it into this state -- I've never seen anything like it. FSUIPC cannot accomplish this -- it uses the Windows "profile" API to adjust its parameters, and that only allows one parameter by each name in each section. Have you been manually editing it whilst FS is running? If not it looks like some program you are using has messed it up good and proper.

There's really nothing in your INI file worth keeping. I advise you to delete it entirely, so FSUIPC goes back to all default settings, then set the options you want. And take care over what applications you run.

If you are worried about losing assignments or calibrations, don't. You haven't got any. The calibrations you do have:

Aileron=-16380,-512,512,16380
Elevator=-16380,-512,512,16380
Rudder=-16380,-512,512,16380
Throttle=-16380,16380

are all purely default values in any case, showing that although you have, at some time, pressed the "SET" button for these axes, you've never actually followed the procedure through to perform any calibration. so it's really a waste of time.

Oh, one other thing. If you look in the Updates announcement in this Forum you'll find a later version of FSUIPC -- 3.989. It would be worth your while downloading it and placing it in your Modules folder in place of 3.98a.

Regards

Pete

[chickster25]

Thanks for the feedback. I am at a bit of a loss why this may have happened as I have never edited the files directly and only use AS6.5 for weather which is a standard product.

I will download the new version and start from scratch which is the most sensible option - thanks for your help.

[Pete Dowson]

Thanks for the feedback. I am at a bit of a loss why this may have happened as I have never edited the files directly and only use AS6.5 for weather which is a standard product.

Well AS6.5 will certainly use the FSUIPC weather interface. I don't think it edits the FSUIPC INI file itself, but it is a long time since I used that -- I currently use ASE.

I will download the new version and start from scratch which is the most sensible option - thanks for your help.

Okay. Hopefully that will get it sorted now.

Regards

Pete