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Marc L

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Hello :)
I just want to know, not willing to use it (or maybe?)
I spent hours on internet yesterday to have more information, but there still questions that are nor answered...

1.Can it be done with Notepad++?
2.Can it be used for scenery? (my guess is yes, I think AES, GSX, SODE are simconnect modules?)
3.What are the limits (what it can't do)
4.Can it be used to creates services for airport?
5.Can 1 module handle everything we want? or need 1 module for each?
6.Can it handle animation and damages? (ie: hurricane blast, moving trees, flying debris from the airport building, trees etc and flooding)
7.Can it handle persistent effects (for a few days, even after a computer shutdown)? (ie: after hurricane blast, still have damages on airport building, missing roof tiles, having debris on airport (vegetation, trees, flood, terminal missing tiles)
8.What else can be done with a SimConnect module?

(if you want to know why I use hurricane example, its because I'd like to add those effects on Wallis & Futuna scenery (I want this scenery to be the best I can do), I will not do this scenery now, I have VTBS for TheGlue, then, KMSO :)

Greetings, Marc
 
SimConnect requires and external application or an in-process module or gauge, so you won't be able to do everything with Notepad.
Have a look at the SDK. If you don't see it there, SimConnect won't do it. SimConnect can manipulate anything that is a SimObject, so this is how you would have to implement the dynamic effects you are considering.
Persistent effects would have to be handled through file I/O; by way of a registry entry or a data file. This is not something SimConnect itself will do.
You can likely put everything you want in a single module. That decision will be a matter of how you want to structure your code.

Doug
 
Thanks Doug :)
I was asking myself about it as someone told me this is something powerful for enhance FS :)
I'm not a coder so I don't expect to use a SimConnect yet (or I will pay someone in case I need one)
My main ideas was the persistent debris on scenery, flooding and damages for buildings, as well as wind effects such as trees and flying debris, and Airport services :) this is what I want on my W&F scenery if its possible, and someone told me SimConnect is the answer

Also, what can be the external application?

BTW, a while ago I asked about External FDE as Majestic uses for their Q400, the answer was JSBsim, does this FDE in linked to the aircraft with simconnect?

Greetings,
Marc L
 
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