Re: Civilian Mustang - too many issues to enjoy :( [RESOLVED
Posted: 05 Mar 2017, 14:34
https://youtu.be/8ugbM1lzgtg
Problem solved indeed.
"The key is to remove the .dat file and also the P-51 update folder in your root sim folder inside the A2A folder you will find your aircraft update files. Simply remove the one for the P-51."
The problem with THAT is that it does not mention the civ version. There are TWO P51 folders. I deleted the military one before.
It also doesnt help when we are told to completely remove the plane and reinstall. Which NEVER fixes issue and becomes a never ending failure loop.
Why delete the dat and update folder? I read that and thought it would be better to remove the whole install (also a suggestion).
Install routines MUST be rewritten or a readme.first included for Civvy version:
1) Install P51
2) Install P51 Accusim
3) Go to your FSX/A2A/ directory you will see TWO P51 folders. Observe their contents
4) Run the global Accusim update (it will find your Civ install but NOT update it, doing a ghost update of non-existent MIL version instead.
5) NOW go back to those 2 folders mentioned in 3). There is an erroneous update.log in the MIL folder. An UPDATE folder in the Civ version folder will now exist. DELETE THIS FOLDER.
6) Run global AccuSim installer again and now it will find the Civ plane but actually install the updates this time!
7) Go fly this amazing plane.
It's not good practice for the customer to run an update install, delete half of what it does manually, then run it again in order for it to work. Not logical.
Doing the best practice thing of deleting everything and starting again will ALWAYS fail. This must be addressed surely?
I'm in a good mood after a bad week, but not in the mood to take blame for this episode. Not going to happen when the instructions I just wrote there would have fixed it.
If Lewis had added the word CIVILIAN to his post....
Problem solved indeed.
"The key is to remove the .dat file and also the P-51 update folder in your root sim folder inside the A2A folder you will find your aircraft update files. Simply remove the one for the P-51."
The problem with THAT is that it does not mention the civ version. There are TWO P51 folders. I deleted the military one before.
It also doesnt help when we are told to completely remove the plane and reinstall. Which NEVER fixes issue and becomes a never ending failure loop.
Why delete the dat and update folder? I read that and thought it would be better to remove the whole install (also a suggestion).
Install routines MUST be rewritten or a readme.first included for Civvy version:
1) Install P51
2) Install P51 Accusim
3) Go to your FSX/A2A/ directory you will see TWO P51 folders. Observe their contents
4) Run the global Accusim update (it will find your Civ install but NOT update it, doing a ghost update of non-existent MIL version instead.
5) NOW go back to those 2 folders mentioned in 3). There is an erroneous update.log in the MIL folder. An UPDATE folder in the Civ version folder will now exist. DELETE THIS FOLDER.
6) Run global AccuSim installer again and now it will find the Civ plane but actually install the updates this time!
7) Go fly this amazing plane.
It's not good practice for the customer to run an update install, delete half of what it does manually, then run it again in order for it to work. Not logical.
Doing the best practice thing of deleting everything and starting again will ALWAYS fail. This must be addressed surely?
I'm in a good mood after a bad week, but not in the mood to take blame for this episode. Not going to happen when the instructions I just wrote there would have fixed it.
If Lewis had added the word CIVILIAN to his post....