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News SimTools 2.0 Question and Answer

Discussion in 'News' started by yobuddy, Feb 29, 2016.

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  1. yobuddy

    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Hi @MWB,
    could you try another game so we can rule some stuff out?
    thx buddy
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  2. MWB

    MWB Drive it like you stole it!!

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    MWB Drive it like you stole it!!

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    Thanks yobuddy,

    I did also try Assetto Corsa! At what point should the the Game Manager say connected,
    When the Game Engine is opened or when the interface is correctly setup and connected?

    Thanks

    Mark
    MWB, Jan 11, 2017
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  4. SilentChill

    SilentChill Problem Maker

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    In Asseto Corsa GameRunning does not show until you are actually in the car on track

    Edit: Also you dont need any Interface settings for gamemanager to show game running as far as I can remember. Are you sure you have deleted all old simtools folders
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    It's a windows 10 problem ... try to run both programs as administrator .

    Exactly when the Game Engine starts ... I have no interface listed and the status is "Connected" .

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    If I quit the Game Engine ... it says "not connected "


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  7. MWB

    MWB Drive it like you stole it!!

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    Thanks for all the help!

    @SilentChill, love your rig mate its a beast. I used add or remove programs in windows 10 to uninstall the old simtools and when prompted uninstalled associated files, but I have my suspicions that the simtools folder may have remained.:think

    @yobuddy If I uninstall Simtools again, can I re-register using the same key?

    @speedy I really thought your suggestion was going to be the one, but tried opening both programs as administrator.

    Capture.JPG

    It's weird I just can't get it to connect. :sos
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  8. bruce stephen

    bruce stephen Hammer doesnt fix it, must be electrical

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    It appears that your not patched. The connected status you are seeing is manager and engine. Axis assignments, interface settings will turn blue when you are connected to a game.
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  9. bruce stephen

    bruce stephen Hammer doesnt fix it, must be electrical

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    @MWB open the game manager.. Bottom left it is labeled tools press it. Take note of the ip address in the upper right of the drop down.
    Click engine IP what does it say? put in the same IP address from the first drop down.
    bruce stephen, Jan 11, 2017
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    MWB Drive it like you stole it!!

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    I tried uninstalling Simtools and reinstalling it again! But I have the same problem, I have setup the interface and can control my sim from the output testing in game engine, I have downloaded Live For Speed installed it (C:\LFS) patched it (C:\LFS) and I can't get it to connect. I've tried running all programs as administrator. :(
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  11. bruce stephen

    bruce stephen Hammer doesnt fix it, must be electrical

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    Did you play lfs once before patching? This is required with this title I believe.
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  12. bruce stephen

    bruce stephen Hammer doesnt fix it, must be electrical

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    Do they match @MWB ?

    Missmatching these ip addresses allowed me to possibly duplicate your issue. This is why I ask.
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  13. MWB

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    Just checking now!
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    Ok no they didn't match
    First one was 192.168.1.196 and the second was 127.0.0.1 Set them the same, it prompted me saying I would need to re-patch the games, so I've uninstalled LFS patch, going to open it first then I'll patch it and I'll let you know how I get on.
    @bruce stephen
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    ^ This is important, if you did not run LFS before patching then try unpatching, run LFS for a few laps and then repatch.
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  16. MWB

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    thanks @noorbeast, I'll give this a go, but I've never see the Game Manager say anything but Not Connected, I've set the Engine IP and Manager IP the same!
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    hello I do I get a taken for the free version. I am sad to loose gamedash but exited to try the new version.
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