VTX1800F Posted August 4, 2020 Report Posted August 4, 2020 Just trying to follow the conversation here. So, are we still waiting on the permission to include sim connect.dll or has that changed?
John Dowson Posted August 4, 2020 Report Posted August 4, 2020 On 8/4/2020 at 1:02 AM, VTX1800F said: So, are we still waiting on the permission to include sim connect.dll or has that changed? Expand Yes. I will post again with updated information when we hear anything. 1
vgbaron Posted August 4, 2020 Report Posted August 4, 2020 Is it too soon to speculate whether or not Profiles and Axis, Key assignments for multiple devices will be doable? To me, that is one of the most assets of FSUIPC. Vic
John Dowson Posted August 5, 2020 Report Posted August 5, 2020 On 8/4/2020 at 9:20 PM, vgbaron said: Is it too soon to speculate whether or not Profiles and Axis, Key assignments for multiple devices will be doable? Expand Generally yes, but with a few changes: - no ALT modifier for key assignments, no masking of key assignments (due to SDK issues) so you need to ensure the key is not assigned in the sim - key assignments function when MSFS has focus AND when FSUIPC7 has focus - the following axes are no longer available: KEY_AILERON_TRIM_SET, KEY_RUDDER_TRIM_SET John
jaxx Posted August 5, 2020 Report Posted August 5, 2020 On 8/5/2020 at 10:53 AM, John Dowson said: - key assignments function when MSFS has focus AND when FSUIPC7 has focus Expand I'm not sure what you mean by this, as far as I know Windows only allows one window/application from having the active focus?
Pete Dowson Posted August 5, 2020 Report Posted August 5, 2020 On 8/5/2020 at 11:45 AM, jaxx said: I'm not sure what you mean by this, as far as I know Windows only allows one window/application from having the active focus? Expand Just that no matter whether MSFS or FSUIPC7 has the focus, key assignments in FSUIPC still work. Pete
vgbaron Posted August 5, 2020 Report Posted August 5, 2020 Thanx John - looking very interesting. Vic
Gregory MacBeth Posted August 5, 2020 Report Posted August 5, 2020 Where do I download FSUIPC7? I just bought ver six last month
John Dowson Posted August 5, 2020 Report Posted August 5, 2020 On 8/5/2020 at 5:03 PM, Gregory MacBeth said: Where do I download FSUIPC7? Expand Its currently only available to MSFS third party developers due to restrictions on SDK access.If you are an MSFS third party developer, check the MSFS forum for details on how to access.
guenseli Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 Is there any information if LUA scripts do work (or in other word if LINDA will work)? thx!
John Dowson Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 On 8/6/2020 at 2:52 PM, guenseli said: Is there any information if LUA scripts do work (or in other word if LINDA will work)? Expand The LUA interface will be available. Some functions will no longer work and will be removed (e.g. lvar access) , but the majority should be ok. I don't know about LINDA. John
guenseli Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 On 8/6/2020 at 3:08 PM, John Dowson said: Some functions will no longer work and will be removed (e.g. lvar access) Expand Doesn't sound good 😪 thx for answering
Stinger2k3 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 On 8/6/2020 at 4:17 PM, guenseli said: Doesn't sound good 😪 thx for answering Expand I agree, not good at all. Lets hope that we won't need lvar access and aircraft are made fully accessible without all that faffing about with lua scripts.
John Dowson Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 The reason for this is that there are currently no facilities to access lvars in the MSFS SDK (i.e. no panels access). We have requested such facilities, and if/when provided, the relevant lvar functions will be re-instated.
Pete Dowson Posted August 6, 2020 Report Posted August 6, 2020 On 8/6/2020 at 4:17 PM, guenseli said: Doesn't sound good 😪 Expand So far as far as I am aware there seems to be no such thing as "L:vars". But even if there are they would only be accessible to internal modules in the sim, and there's no way currently we can make an FSUIPC internal module because, I think mainly for things like Xbox compatibility, internal modules have no access whatsoever to the outside world, basically killing almost all of the reasons folks use FSUIPC. Pete
B773ER Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 On 8/6/2020 at 6:01 PM, Pete Dowson said: So far as far as I am aware there seems to be no such thing as "L:vars". But even if there are they would only be accessible to internal modules in the sim, and there's no way currently we can make an FSUIPC internal module because, I think mainly for things like Xbox compatibility, internal modules have no access whatsoever to the outside world, basically killing almost all of the reasons folks use FSUIPC. Pete Expand I hope LINDA works in MSFS.
cellular55 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 Hi, for what you know offsets will be available and usable? Thanks and KR Joe
Pete Dowson Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 On 8/7/2020 at 6:57 AM, cellular55 said: for what you know offsets will be available and usable? Expand Yes, for whatever values we can get and act upon. Maybe not all, and maybe, later on, some new ones. We are still checking what works and what doesn't, and it'll probably be all different again in the released version of MSFS, which means FSUIPC7 will still be in Beta.We will be relying a lot on feedback from users acting as beta testers. Pete
cellular55 Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 Hi Pete, thanks for the prompt feedback... that is really great!!!!! My cockpit and programs I wrote should be than adjustable ad reusable on MSFS 2020. KR Joe
papanebo Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 Any idea if this will be the first sim at last to provide the number of passengers and cargo loaded or is still too early for that kind of questions?
Pete Dowson Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 On 8/7/2020 at 4:05 PM, papanebo said: Any idea if this will be the first sim at last to provide the number of passengers and cargo loaded or is still too early for that kind of questions? Expand Instead of payload weights and distribution? What would you use counts of passengers or bags/parcels for? The crucial thing for performance and balance is the weight and distribution. Pete
papanebo Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 On 8/7/2020 at 5:12 PM, Pete Dowson said: Instead of payload weights and distribution? What would you use counts of passengers or bags/parcels for? The crucial thing for performance and balance is the weight and distribution. Pete Expand Not instead, an addition. I'm sure it would be very useful for acars software used by virtual airlines and various other programs, in order to record the exact number of passengers and cargo loaded by pilots.
Pete Dowson Posted August 7, 2020 Report Posted August 7, 2020 On 8/7/2020 at 6:32 PM, papanebo said: Not instead, an addition. I'm sure it would be very useful for acars software used by virtual airlines and various other programs, in order to record the exact number of passengers and cargo loaded by pilots. Expand Well, none the FS range of simulators actually have facilities to specify those things. I doubt if MSFS has either, but I wouldn't be able to say either way in any case because of the NDA. In the P3D world I know a number of third party programs (including TopCat for example) provide the means to set the numbers of passengers in each class, maybe in each seat, but what then goes into the Sim is the weight in each payload section. I don't know of any program which breaks down cargo into more than just passenger and freight cargo, totalled in fore and aft holds. Pete
daan_vb Posted August 8, 2020 Report Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) I’m new to FSUIPC and was directed here by a post on Facebook. Apparently the Saitek Cessna yoke isn’t recognised by MSFS2020 so things like the buttons and Hat switch on the yoke don’t work...would FSUIPC enable those buttons to work (also the ones on the throttle quadrant?) Also earlier on in this thread it was reported that KEY_AILERON_TRIM_SET, KEY_RUDDER_TRIM_SET can’t be assigned...does this mean we can’t set up buttons to assign aileron and rudder trim or is there an alternative now in the sim? Edited August 8, 2020 by daan_vb
John Dowson Posted August 8, 2020 Report Posted August 8, 2020 On 8/8/2020 at 5:54 AM, daan_vb said: Also earlier on in this thread it was reported that KEY_AILERON_TRIM_SET, KEY_RUDDER_TRIM_SET can’t be assigned...does this mean we can’t set up buttons to assign aileron and rudder trim or is there an alternative now in the sim? Expand The increment and decrement controls for aileron/rudder trim are still available, its just the axes controls that are (currently) not available for assignment. On 8/8/2020 at 5:54 AM, daan_vb said: Apparently the Saitek Cessna yoke isn’t recognised by MSFS2020 Expand What makes you think this? On 8/8/2020 at 5:54 AM, daan_vb said: would FSUIPC enable those buttons to work (also the ones on the throttle quadrant?) Expand Saitek device compatibility for MSFS/FSUIPC7 is the same as for FSUIPC6/5/4, i.e. yoke and throttle should be recognised and assignable but you would need SPAD or SPAD.next (or maybe lua) for radio panels, multi-switch boxes, etc. John
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