FSUIPC & MSFS 2024 Alpha

[BJHawk]

For anyone wondering, FSUIPC 7.4.17 works out of the box in the MSFS2024 Alpha just fine.

Just have to launch it manually after you get to main menu or even into the plane. Only thing not working are obviously the Presets, and default FS Controls are a hit&miss, so use Input events or keybinds for now.

[John Dowson]

7 hours ago, BJHawk said:

For anyone wondering, FSUIPC 7.4.17 works out of the box in the MSFS2024 Alpha just fine.

Ok, thats good to know...and rather surprising!

7 hours ago, BJHawk said:

Just have to launch it manually after you get to main menu or even into the plane.

At least the installer needs to be updated to install the auto-start component. You could try manually adding the FSUIPC7 entry to the MSFS24 EXE.xml file, which should enable the auto-start.

7 hours ago, BJHawk said:

Only thing not working are obviously the Presets,

Did you try installing the FSUIPC WASM module into the MSFS2024 Community folder? Just copy from your MSFS2020 Community folder. This is needed for the functionality for presets, lvar & hvars.

7 hours ago, BJHawk said:

default FS Controls are a hit&miss

Well, they always have been, hence the need for presets... Anyway, I will review the MSFS2024 documentation on the available events/controls, when available.

John

[BJHawk]

14 hours ago, John Dowson said:

At least the installer needs to be updated to install the auto-start component. You could try manually adding the FSUIPC7 entry to the MSFS24 EXE.xml file, which should enable the auto-start.

Actually the exe.xml from MSFS 2020 works fine without any modifications to it, I literally copied it from 2020, deleted everything except FSUIPC. However when used like that, it launches too soon and has problems connecting with the sim at all, requiring restarting it.

 

14 hours ago, John Dowson said:

Did you try installing the FSUIPC WASM module into the MSFS2024 Community folder? Just copy from your MSFS2020 Community folder. This is needed for the functionality for presets, lvar & hvars.

I actually SimLinked the entire community folder, testing various addons. Basically none of them works, but no wonder. I managed to fly PMDG 737 and the Mobi presets didn't work. However using SimLinks is I think not going to end well with 2024, as until I forced install of FBW A320 directly to Community folder it was not loading the cockpit. More testing when the release comes.

EDITEDIT:

Did a quick test with WASM, FSUIPC and FWB A320, logs attached. Only FS control worked, as WASM just ... ended .... Same as some time earlier. Tried to log Events and see if anything happens when I click a VC button and looks like nothing happens. Moreover, using exe.xml to launch FSUIPC, had to disable "Auto-connect to FS" in FSUIPC and manually press Connect, only then FSUIPC "sniffed" and connected correctly. It was stuck in Sim available, trying to connect.

 

FSUIPC_WASM.log FSUIPC7.log

[John Dowson]

12 hours ago, BJHawk said:

However when used like that, it launches too soon and has problems connecting with the sim at all, requiring restarting it.

This cam also happen with MSFS2020. You need to tune the DetectToConnectDelayAuto ini parameter - see 

Maybe better to use a separate FSUIPC7 installation for MSFS24 for the time being, so that different parameters can be used for each MSFS version.

12 hours ago, BJHawk said:

Moreover, using exe.xml to launch FSUIPC, had to disable "Auto-connect to FS" in FSUIPC and manually press Connect, only then FSUIPC "sniffed" and connected correctly. It was stuck in Sim available, trying to connect.

As above - tune the DetectToConnectDelayAuto ini parameter.

Your WASM log also shows the WASM is crashing - this is also a known issue. Tou need to set LvarScanFrequency=0 in your FSUIPC_WASM.ini file - see 

 

John