P3d V4 - FA-18 Missing MFDs

[1st fltsimguy 466]

I have just fired up the F/A 18 Hornet, the Microsoft version that comes with the P3D V4 install.

I am missing the MFDs. 

Anyone know what's going on? Am I missing a gauge file?

[Indy511 686]

33 minutes ago, 1st fltsimguy said:

I have just fired up the F/A 18 Hornet, the Microsoft version that comes with the P3D V4 install.

I am missing the MFDs. 

Anyone know what's going on? Am I missing a gauge file?

You'll find the gauge file in your FSX gauge folder. P3Dv4 doesn't include an F/A 18 nor any other M$ aircraft.

[1st fltsimguy 466]

OK Bill....this is too funny. How the heck did I get the F18 in my hanger?

F18's Boeing plane, right...makes sense it would not be included as default.

It appears that I must have somehow accidentally dropped a copy into my Simobjects folder...how that happened I have no idea.

I'll have to see if it actually works. I just checked the default vehicles page for Prepar3d and see the list matches mine plus the few others I have installed deliberately.

Thanks

[Lorby_SI 2,038]

1 hour ago, 1st fltsimguy said:

Anyone know what's going on? Am I missing a gauge file?

The old FSX default aircraft have 32bit gauge DLLs. These cannot work in P3D V4.

Best regards

[1st fltsimguy 466]

Just now, Lorby_SI said:

The old FSX default aircraft have 32bit gauge DLLs. These cannot work in P3D V4.

Best regards

I just found it and old fa-18.dll.  Too bad. The rest of the plane looks great.

 

[1st fltsimguy 466]

I wonder if my Vertical Reality FA18 works. I have an original disk version.  I'll have to look into this.

[furger 12]

At least according to https://forums.vrsimulations.com/forums/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18147 VRS products are not yet Prepard3D v4 compatible

[1st fltsimguy 466]

4 hours ago, furger said:

At least according to https://forums.vrsimulations.com/forums/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18147 VRS products are not yet Prepard3D v4 compatible

Bummer! I want an F18 in V4.

[furger 12]

"not yet" hopefully doesn't mean never

Most current statement (May 24, 2017 1:33 am) by VRS Varmint in the VRS forum (https://forums.vrsimulations.com/forums/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=18147#p119300) was:
"Just to chime in here, I would urge people to settle in the long haul (months) on any TacPack/Superbug compatibility with P3D v4. It is also highly likely that the changes required are going to be so large, we may have to roll them into a 2.0. This is not going to be trivial and there will not be anything remotely resembling v4 support for the foreseeable future."

[pop1 0]

As of now the VRS FA18e and TaPack work great in P3Dv4.1