Author Topic: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**  (Read 13790 times)

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Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« on: April 08, 2014, 08:21:29 am »
....not working after Patch to v2.2
« Last Edit: April 08, 2014, 11:37:34 am by virtuali »

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Aoddon Manager
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2014, 08:24:47 am »
Same for me too

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Aoddon Manager
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2014, 09:24:41 am »
Looks like we have to download a new FSDT installer for every new patch LM brings out for Prepar3D :-\

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Aoddon Manager
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2014, 09:55:46 am »
@virtuali
Why do you not programming "Version >= xxx" ?

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2014, 11:37:22 am »
You must download and install the Stand-Alone Addon Manager. Yes, you must do that each time there's a new build of P3D. It was the same for FSX but, of course,we didn't had that many builds from FSX, and the last one came 8 years ago...

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Why do you not programming "Version >= xxx" ?

Don't you think we would do that, if it was *possible* ?

The Addon Manager needs to know the EXACT build, because it needs to access several internal memory locations that are not directly accessible with Simconnect, and they change with each build of the product. If we simply allowed to module to be installed and run in any new version, it would CRASH your sim, when trying to use memory areas from the previous version which are not valid anymore.

FSUIPC, for example, is exactly the same and for the same reasons: it needs a specific version to support each new build, the only difference it doesn't *enforce* the version, so you ARE at risk of crashes:

http://forum.simflight.com/topic/75693-you-must-use-fsuipc-4923-or-later-with-prepar3d-version-20/
http://forum.simflight.com/topic/76269-you-must-use-fsuipc-4929-or-later-with-prepar3d-version-21/

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Using any earlier version will cause problems and maybe even crashes

We prefered to play it safer, and forcing you to update, instead of risking crashes.
« Last Edit: April 10, 2014, 12:51:40 am by virtuali »

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2014, 02:53:39 pm »
And where can we get the Stand-Alone Addon Manager?

Kind regards

Marc

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2014, 03:28:05 pm »
And where can we get the Stand-Alone Addon Manager?

Kind regards

Marc

Have you tried searching things on Google before? It gets you a long ways..

https://www.google.com/#q=fsdreamteam+addon+manager

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2014, 03:39:33 pm »
And where can we get the Stand-Alone Addon Manager?

There's a link to download the Stand-Alone Addon Manager on every "Info" page of every FSDT product.

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2014, 11:11:09 pm »
Will you be updating the installer files?

Right now I can't do a clean install of any of the previously downloaded products I own.

Cheers.

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2014, 08:31:53 am »
Will you be updating the installer files?

As discussed here:
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,4865.msg79203.html#msg79203

and here:
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,4865.msg79101.html#msg79101

The updated installers are already online since several days.

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Right now I can't do a clean install of any of the previously downloaded products I own.

Of course, the "previously downloaded" installers, don't recognize P3D 2.2, you must use the current installers.

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2014, 11:07:16 am »
And where can we get the Stand-Alone Addon Manager?

Kind regards

Marc

Have you tried searching things on Google before? It gets you a long ways..

https://www.google.com/#q=fsdreamteam+addon+manager

Yes I have heard of google many thanks for you sarcastic reply you little person.
I pay for a product I expect to get the help here.

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2014, 11:08:40 am »
And where can we get the Stand-Alone Addon Manager?

There's a link to download the Stand-Alone Addon Manager on every "Info" page of every FSDT product.

yes it is, it say "FSX Version here", not P3D version.
Sorry for asking.

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2014, 11:42:19 am »
yes it is, it say "FSX Version here", not P3D version.

Since you already installed our products in previous versions of P3D, you surely must know that we never had a separate P3D installer.

In fact, up to today, ALL our P3D downloads were always listed as "FSX" downloads, and nobody had a problem with that in the 2 years that we offered P3D-compatible versions of our installers so, I don't see how this should be any different for the 2.2 version.

However, since it's seems someone can be confused by this, I'll update the button link to add P3D for every link that previously said FSX.

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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2014, 12:44:24 am »
Will you be updating the installer files?

As discussed here:
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,4865.msg79203.html#msg79203

and here:
http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,4865.msg79101.html#msg79101


Of course, the "previously downloaded" installers, don't recognize P3D 2.2, you must use the current installers.

Thanks, will redownload again. Do we have to redownload everytime a new patch comes out? It seems P3D will bringing out patches more frequently -- anyway to implement installing into P3D 2.x ?


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Re: Prepar3D v 2.2 Addon Manager **SOLVED**
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2014, 12:54:33 am »
Thanks, will redownload again. Do we have to redownload everytime a new patch comes out? It seems P3D will bringing out patches more frequently -- anyway to implement installing into P3D 2.x ?

Already discussed, and the reason why the installers couldn't just let you install in any version, has been explained here:

http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php/topic,10104.msg79184.html#msg79184

But you don't have to re-download the installers each time LM comes out with a patch!

If you just patch P3D without uninstalling our sceneries, you will ONLY need to download the Stand-Alone Addon Manager. That's the whole point of having a Stand-Alone Addon Manager, so you can upgrade it without downloading all the scenery installers again, when it's not needed.

You need to download the scenery installers again, if you Uninstalled the sceneries or Installed P3D from scratch instead of patching it.