Feedback: first MSFS2024 experience

[aurel42]

While people in the MSFS forum are complaining about having to spend all that time setting up their controllers, once I got MSFS2024 running, I fired up CLS2Sim (for the Brunner yoke) and FSUIPC, acknowledged the "CrashIO" dialog (haven't seen that for a while), disabled the default layouts MSFS had picked for the devices it recognized, and went flying. I'm sure I'll find problems in time, but having working controls within a minute, that was, for me, the highlight of this launch day.

❤️ FSUIPC ❤️ 

[John Dowson]

Thanks for the feedback!

You had a better experience than me... Managed to install and ran it for the first time to download the remaining files. I then quit to install the FSUIPC WASM module, but after that I couldn't use it due, I think, to server issues. On the first restart it got stuck at 97% loading, the 2nd time at 0% loading, and then i was permanently in a log-in queue...I gave up after several hours... Seems to load ok today though.

To use lvars/hvars/presets/etc, you can copy the FSUIPC WASM module (folder fsuipc-lvar-module) from your MSFS2020 Community folder to your MSFS2024 Community folder.
I will be releasing a beta version of FSUIPC7 later today (hopefully!) with better compatibility with MSFS2024, and will also update and release the installer in the coming days.

John

[i3903]

I've copied the fsuipc-lvar-module folder across to the new community folder and whilst I'm able to list the available LVARS (v7.4.18), I can't update or set any of them via Add-Ons > WASM > Execute Calculator Code. Any thoughts?

[John Dowson]

2 hours ago, i3903 said:

I've copied the fsuipc-lvar-module folder across to the new community folder and whilst I'm able to list the available LVARS (v7.4.18), I can't update or set any of them via Add-Ons > WASM > Execute Calculator Code. Any thoughts?

No - works ok here. But I am using a slightly modified version of FSUIPC7.

For any issues with FSUIPC7 and MSFS2024, can you please wait until I have released an updated beta version, hopefully in a few hours. I will post/release this in the Announcements sub-forum.

There is no point in posting any issues with MSFS2024 prior to this beta release of v7.5.0

John.

[FireRx]

John,

I'd be interested in working with the beta for MSFS 2024.  I haven't use FSUICP since my P3D days sp this will be a big learning curve for me.  Please be patient if I have a lot of Questions.  I manage to get the primary surfaces programmed in. but my POV and other buttons won't bind.  I'm still using my Logitech G-940 flight system I've had for many years, and it still functions well.  Probably one of the best things to come from Logitech.  my last purchase was FSUICP 6

[John Dowson]

7 minutes ago, FireRx said:

I manage to get the primary surfaces programmed in. but my POV and other buttons won't bind.

For the POV buttons. you have to assign to the relevant keypresses or assign in MSFS as the POV controls don't work in MSFS - as it says in the README.txt:

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Limitations
===========
Quite a few events/controls that are available in MSFS are not available (or are provided but have
no effect/don't work) for use by 3rd party applications via the provided SDKs. These include:
   - events for view control
   - events for slew control
   - events for weather

For view and slew control, you can assign in MSFS or assign in FSUIPC7 but to the default key assignments
used for view/slew control in MSFS.

Not sure about the "other" buttons, but note that many standard controls do not work for many aircraft (especially add-on aircraft), and you need to use presets (or lvars/hvars/Input Events).

10 minutes ago, FireRx said:

I'd be interested in working with the beta for MSFS 2024.  I haven't use FSUICP since my P3D days sp this will be a big learning curve for me.  Please be patient if I have a lot of Questions. 

I will be very bust for the next few days (or weeks!) updating FSUIPC7 for MSFS2024 compatibility. So please:
    - ALWAYS check the documentation and support forum before asking questions
    - do not ask about anything for MSFS2024 at the moment, until I have updated and released a beta version that is compatible. And then, please post in the beta release topic
      (once available) until this is officially released.

 

[ThePedro]

Hello DevTeam, would be possible to have a new FS Version number at offset 3308 for FS2024?

Thanks

Umberto

[John Dowson]

Hi Umberto,

11 minutes ago, ThePedro said:

Hello DevTeam, would be possible to have a new FS Version number at offset 3308 for FS2024?

Yes - this will be updated and the version number for MSFS2024 will be 14.
However, it will now only be populated once connected to the FS.

Note you can also use offset 0x3124 which holds 110 for MSFS2020 and 120 for MSFS2024.

I will be releasing a beta version of FSUIPC7 for MSFS2024 compatibility shortly.

John

[John Dowson]

I haven't got time now to do a proper beta release, will do this tomorrow. but for now can you try the attached version, which is 7.5.0a.
This is for both MSFS2020 and MSFS2024.

I wo; release this in the Announcements sub-forum tomorrow.

John

FSUIPC7.exe

[i3903]

Great work John, thanks for the effort 👍