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Searching for the F18D
lancer27:
Hi, I swapped out the A-A's panel.Fleet file of the FSXBA2016 v15.6 of the F18D with the A-A panel.Fleet file from the FSXBA2016 v16.1 of the F18C, the configuration file (in both aircrafts) was already set to =fleet, I hopped into FSX selected the F18D, got into the sim and I still am having the same green ban across the top of the screen that says: Hornet FCS missing or unexpected configuration and the HUD says FCS Fail. Do you think I am using the wrong variant of the F18C panel.Fleet file to swap? Maybe I should use the Base variants panel.Fleet file instead?
jimi08:
Lancer,
A few things here:
1. As stated by PhantomTweak, make sure you have the latest HornetFCS.dll file from the 16.1 version.
2. With the 16.1 version, you will need to make sure you have the latest version of Microsoft's C++ Redistributable running so the FCS will run properly. If you have an outdated version, it will produce the green bar and the FCS Fail in the HUD. Although the jet can be flown and flight control surfaces can be seen moving with the FCS working, the jet will not fly properly and within programmed specifications. If you install the 16.1 via the autoinstaller, it will install the C++ file automatically. If you opt for a manual install, the executable is located in a folder called "redist" that is located in the Hornet's main folder. Another option is to download it directly from Microsoft's website at https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48145. Make sure to download and install the x86 version (vc_redist.x86.exe).
3. 15.6 version is pretty outdated at this point. I would recommend downloading and installing the 16.1 variant and either swapping out the mdl files of the Charlie for the Delta or amend the CFG and add the extra files needed to add include the Delta alongside the Charlies. Don't forget to copy over the camera/views section of the Delta model so you can access the back seat view.
4. If you do decide to use the Delta cockpit mdl, (the one with the rear seat view), you will have to live with the additional Blue Angel augmentation in the front seat. If you can't live with the Blue Angel stuff in the front, then you can just use the Charlie mdl, but of course, you will not have the back seat modeled in. Can't have it both was as it sits now.
Hope this helps.
PhantomTweak:
--- Quote ---Microsoft's C++ Redistributable
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THAT was the name I was trying to think of! Thank you Jimi :D
Apparently my brain has gotten full, and the new stuff is pushing the old stuff out slowly... ::) :P
Pat☺
lancer27:
Hi, OK I have downloaded and installed the F-18C v16.1 and downloaded and installed the tacpack for the F-18C/D, (for the C) ran FSX, selected the F-18C and all ran well and great. I then checked my programs and features from my Control Panel and saw that I have Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 v 14.0.24210.0, which I believe was installed along with the F-18C. The link to Microsoft was actually a link to an older version of the MS Visual C++2015 (the F-18C's version is newer than it). I then took the fa18c_cp_A-A.mdl and FA18C_CP_Interior.MDL from the F-18C's Model.A-A file and placed them into the Model.A-A file of the F-18D. I ran FSX, selected the F-18D and I got a flag that said: Visual model could not be displayed. FA-18D VMFA-533 05 A-A. I am pretty sure I must of missed something but I am not sure where or what it is. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
jimi08:
I would open the Model config file and make sure the file names listed there within are the same as the names of the delta model files (normal and interior). If not, change to match and save. Also, check the aircraft.cfg and make sure that you have the correct title listed in the "model" section for the aircraft you want to use. In the example below, I have "tactical" listed so that it will draw the 3D model from the Model.Tactical folder. Both this and the model.cfg file have to be configured correctly for the models to show up correctly.
--- Code: ---[fltsim.2]
title=FA-18C - VFA-147 Argonauts Line Test TP
sim=FA-18_17.1
model=Tactical
panel=Fleet
sound=
--- End code ---
Hope this helps.
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