Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Plugin 1.1.3.0

You could try adjusting the packet rate in the config file (located in the AppData folder at SimTools/MFS2020/SimConnect_UDP_config.txt). You might just have to turn down the graphics of the game, though.

Awesome work Icy, I have the steam version and this plugin worked right off the bat, that being sad I do have the issue of the motion stopping after a few minutes.

Restating everything seems to have fixed the issue

Thanks for the response! Can you explain how that value works? Does going higher with the value slow things down or is it the opposite? Sorry for the ignorant question.

The value is the number of times per second that motion data is sent to the plugin. In theory, a higher value means smoother motion, but if it's too much for your computer to handle it could wind up slowing the game down. It's also probably hard to distinguish much of a difference above 100 times per second.

Took the bin files but getting errors, not sure what is wrong;

*** UDP application for SimConnect to SimTools communication ***
14:48:57: Packet rate is 10 Hz
14:48:57: Sending packets successfully
14:54:24: Open exception: Arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow.

I cant seem to find SimConnect.dll. What i do find is Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect.dll. This does not patch for me. Any suggestions. (this is the MS version not Steam.)

You have to enable the developer mode in general settings. Once enabled, you will see a menu at the top left hand side of the screen. Under the help menu there should be an SDK submenu from which you can select install SDK. Once it’s downloaded, you can install it, and the files are installed in C:\MSFS SDK, from there I can’t remember where, but simconnect.dll is there.

additionally, the plugin author includes simconnect.dll. It’s located in appdata\local\simtools\msfs2020

I get the same error at 100hz, then the sim stops moving.

thanks so much

I turned on Developer mode but the is no help menu or sub menu. i also rebooted and looked again. Developer mode is on with no other menu or options. Any suggestions? thanks

hopefully this image helps, it links to an auto download

I am joining others to thank smart and kind people like you who are giving us so much!

Doesn't matter which rate i get the error in 5-10min after running.

currently running the other version, which doesnt have this issue

I have noticed that the plugin crashes when you are trying to tune your settings in the Tuning center. It seems like doing it while the game is running causes crashes. Also you should lower UDP bit rate to 60 or 70.

It absolutely did. I missed it at the top of the screen as the print was so small. thanks so much for your help.

Which version doesn’t?

Hi, thanks you so much for the plugin. I’m an amateur and it is so difficult to understand How to install it with SimTools.
Could somebody post on YouTube a quick tutorial video to install the plugin?
Thanks.

Icy7CE updated Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 Plugin with a new update entry:

Fixed bugs and added manual patching ability

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Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I think that all the errors I've seen posted can be attributed to bugs that this update fixes. Make sure to re-patch the game so that all the files are updated.

Let me know if you run into any more issues!

From what I've seen online, I think that the file Microsoft.FlightSimulator.SimConnect.dll can provide the motion data in the same way as SimConnect.dll. The new update looks for either file in the MFS installation directory. I don't have the MS Store version of the game, though, so let me know if there are issues.