I've got my hands full with  FSUIPC and EZDOK  going on at the same time. I know  two assignments shouldn't be programed on the same button/key. In FSUIPC I went through every key and button and uninstalled all assignments to start fresh. Did my EZDOK  thing, that was successful. Then I went back to FSUIPC to assign joystick / key assignments for controls. The result is controls that I don't want. Example; when I press the lower trigger on the Saitek Joystick for the brakes that I assigned, the screen freezes and I see slew in the lower right hand corner of the screen. When I press the key board button for slew, I have to press another button to stop it and a third button to start up again. I've gone back and forth between FSX and FSUIPC to check and make sure nothing is conflicting. Wouldn't it be easier if I just had FSX controls?

    I know many of you think of FSUIPC as the  Holy Grail, but right now I see it as a pain in the tail. Is FSUIPC really worth it? Can we live without it?

You sure it is FSUIPC that is causing the double assignment ?  Often many keys will be assigned on a joystick as soon as you plug it in.

 

Peter

For me FSUIPC + WideFS allows me to do things I just can't any other way.

 

Sounds like you have an assignment clash, so check in FSX too.

suppose  you got the email stating you need to re install fsuipc  again

You are quite simply going to need either the registered (if you like to tweak--as you seem to do) or unregistered version of FSUIPC.  Once you move beyond as FSX/FS-9 basic install the program is the default interface for many add-ons so that they can interact with your flight sim.  If you uninstall FSUetc some add-ons will cease to operate.  Add-ons that require FSUIPC will install an unregistered version, which will be fine as far as it goes.  But yes, one way or another, you need FSUIPC.

Is FSUIPC really worth it? Can we live without it?

 

I've been flying without FSUIPC for 'decades' and never really missed it. So yes, you can live without it. However, I did install the free version last year because of the implementend anti-crash feature... I don't need all the extra features the full versions gives you though and I doubt if I ever will: hence I still use the unregistered version.

 

About the unregistered version of FSUIPC being installed with certain add ons: is that still so...? I can't remember having an add-on (at least in FSX) that automatically installed FSUIPC. Nor having an add-on that stopped working without FSUIPC...

 

 

I can't remember having an add-on (at least in FSX) that automatically installed FSUIPC. Nor having an add-on that stopped working without FSUIPC...

 

To the very best of my knowledge, Active Sky uses and has always used FSUIPC as an interface.

 

Is FSUIPC really worth it? Can we live without it?

 

Yes and Yes. Yes, it worth it, and Yes, we live without it - but with FSUIPC is much better. It's not only about better calibration and many posibilities to assign your controls. FSUIPC has many things that makes fsx more stable. And the many payware planes can't work without FSUIPC.

BTW, i never had a problem caused by FSUIPC, but i had many problems solved by FSUIPC. For me is on the top of "must have" utilities

Bought it and use it in the past but my flying style really does not suit me and perfer default as it suits me fine. FSIUPIC good to have for more complicated flight setups.

FSUIPC is good, worth the money, but I can live without it easily.

FSUIPC is still top notch for wind smoothing, and curing S turns etc.

In addition to the several neat functions which Pete has added on over the years, FSUIPC is absolutely outstanding for the simflier who uses multiple controllers, or separate controllers for different aircraft.

 

The ability to profile the engine controls for a particular type of aircraft - such as a Milviz Cessna 310 makes it so easy to change aircraft without the grief of re-setting the "Settings --> Controls --> Engines", only to find that the mouse look, Mouse View or other controllers also now affect those same engine controls.

 

It also has hundreds of controls that can be mapped to almost any button or axis that one might have, this allowing one to "clean up" the keys that are listed in the original "Controls --> Settings" dialogue in FSX (such as the F1 - F8 keys). Most, if not all of those can now be re-mapped to the buttons on your external controllers, like those found here, an example of a "Standard.xml" clean-up being here.

Once you get a grip on FSUIPC, the sim becomes even better.

Yep, very few add-ons I can say I need for every time I fly but FSUIPC is one of them.  It runs all my hardware.  Have dozens of different profiles set up to match my varied aircraft.  Been using them for nearly 10 years.  That and TrackIR are a must in my book.

Of course you can live without it - unless you're using an add-on that requires it.  If you have any complexity in hardware, and/or fly multiple aircraft however, I think it's indispensable.  It's one of those products I hesitated buying for some time, and then when I did (and got it figured out) I whacked myself for waiting so long as it made things easier/better/more elegant.

 

It also solved a specific pain in the neck calibration issue with my Saitek yoke.

 

Be aware that if you plug and replug USB controllers into different ports, FSX will take them back over and you'll get weird double-mappings.  If you're getting wierd button responses, the first place to look is to see if your controller has been re-activated in FSX.

 

Scott

For me, FSUIPC is a must have component to my sim.  If I have unexpected actions occurring from a particular button activation the problem is a conflicting assignment either in FSX controls/button assignments or one of the other pieces of software that I use.  This can be frustrating, but, it is not an FSUIPC problem, it is a configuration management problem.