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ACM for FSX?

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Hey all,

Is there a replacement for ACM for FSX? We used to have it for FS2004. Just wondering if someone has created one for FSX.

Many thanks,



Bill
 
The original ACM was created by a gentleman named Karl-Heinz Klotz. He disappeared from the FS scene (actually from the world as even his vendor couldn't find him) a few years ago. He disappeared as the result of serious medical problems; I heard they were from a horrific traffic accident.
I was able to contact a Karl-Heinz Klotz through an intermediary last September. He stated he had recovered to the point he wanted to get back into FS and was recoding ACM for FSX. He stated it was a lot of code to redo and would take several months. I tried to contact him again this last March and got no response.
Maybe we should hound Dave Nunez of FSDSTweak fame to see if he wants to do a GUI interface .cfg file editor.

Cheers, Paul
 
Hi,

after finishing AAM for FSX (AAM V2.2) it is now still some distance down the road to get ACM working for FSX. But, I#m on it...

Karl-Heinz
 
Karl-Heinz,

Good to see you here. As an AAM user I thank you for the such a useful program so I hope all goes well for the ACM conversion.

Brian
 
kaha said:
Hi,

after finishing AAM for FSX (AAM V2.2) it is now still some distance down the road to get ACM working for FSX. But, I#m on it...

Karl-Heinz
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Great to see you are still around. I was concerned when I didn't hear back from you last month. As you can see on this and other forums, there is great interest in a FSX version of ACM. Good luck with the conversion.:)

Paul
 
Karl-Heinz - as you can see, the ACM utility is coveted by many. However, like a good wine, take your time.
 
Hey Karl,

Awesome work on ACM. What an amazing program. Glad you are recovering and hope all is well. If you need any help, please let me know. I do not do code, but if you need help in anything else, just ask.



Bill
 
Actually i could need some help.

First i want to say that ACM for FSX will be freeware like AAM. And here is where i could need some help on:

I want to gather all possible discrete entries in the aircraft.cfg file. I have a lot of planes for FSX and went through them (in an automated process of course) to list all entries. Here they are in alphabetical order and i want to ask you if you know about any other entry that i am possibly missing.

Thx,

Karl-Heinz
 

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It is interesting to see how many misspelled lines there are in various aircraft.cfg files. Or misplaced variables in wrong categories. like "atc_type" in [fltsim.x] instead of being located in [general].

Karl-Heinz
 
Karl,

Will your program be able to recognize capital letters as well as small letters? For instance, if we accidentally put in Flaps instead of flaps, will it not see this? It would be good to know so that we can adjust configs accordingly.


Bill
 
Bill, ACM (like FSX) works case insensitive, so Flaps is as good as flaps.

Karl-Heinz
 
kaha said:
It is interesting to see how many misspelled lines there are in various aircraft.cfg files. Or misplaced variables in wrong categories. like "atc_type" in [fltsim.x] instead of being located in [general].

Karl-Heinz
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Equally interesting are the number of people who still don't use the two new parameters for the [fltsim.x] section. For example:
Code: 
ui_typerole="Twin Engine Prop"
ui_createdby="Eaglesoft Development Group"
These allow FSX to "sort" the aircraft list by "typerole" and/or "created by" which at times is very, very useful!

Or, those who confuse these entries (the first of which are the "new parameters," the latter pair being the "old parameters," but both of which mean the same thing!

Code: 
default_pitch_mode= 		0
default_bank_mode= 		0 

use_no_default_pitch=		1
use_no_default_bank=		1

Even sillier are those who have both sets, but have set them in conflict with one another and then wonder why they don't work! :rotfl:
 
Karl,

Here is a side question for you.

Is it possible to create a program (or something) that can change things in the config files, or to switch out the config files on a single plane, while it is running in FS?

We were talking about this. We were wondering if its possible to change say weights and balances (adding cargo and passengers) on the plane when its running.

I thought it would be nice to have a dual set of configs and have the plane a 'calm' acting setup, and a 'wild' setup for the people that like a difficult plane. Then you could 'switch' the settings and wouldnt need alternate folders and textures for the plane in your FSX package.

If you do not have an answer, no worries. We've been toying with this for ages now.

Bill
 
The short answer is no, AFAIK. The aircraft.cfg file is only read once when loading the a/c. To read it again would require forcing a "Reload User Aircraft" command, which of course would engender a delay, and would probably screw up any flightplan and/or other heinous errata... :eek:
 
n4gix said:
The short answer is no, AFAIK. The aircraft.cfg file is only read once when loading the a/c. To read it again would require forcing a "Reload User Aircraft" command, which of course would engender a delay, and would probably screw up any flightplan and/or other heinous errata... :eek:
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Thats correct.

I was looking for a nice way to reload the aircraft.cfg in order to have a fast way to show the new textures in FSX for a repaint job. I did not find any.

Karl-Heinz
 
kaha said:
Thats correct.

I was looking for a nice way to reload the aircraft.cfg in order to have a fast way to show the new textures in FSX for a repaint job. I did not find any.

Karl-Heinz
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According to ACES, using the "Reload User Aircraft" should display a new livery, providing you don't have any AI using the same model, in which case the texture cache won't be flushed...
 
Also, after so many reloads of the plane, it stops flushing. :D Then you have to reboot the sim to see the updates.

Thanks Karl and Fr. Bill for the input on the configs and switching them.


Bill
 
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