Unable to connect to P3d v5

[FS++ 710]

If any other registered user has issues connecting to P3D V5 with latest version, please chime in. Thanks

 

Edited October 21, 2020 by FS++

[navops 1]

Two days ago the team sent me a new mce.exe file. It turns out that when I moved the My Documents folder while changing hard drives messed up the permissions.

The new .exe file worked like a charm and I have used it in two flights with no issues.

I want to thank the team for not forgetting about my issue and putting the time and energy into a fix for me.

Great job!!!

Doug

[coffee 4]

On 10/21/2020 at 3:09 PM, FS++ said:

If any other registered user has issues connecting to P3D V5 with latest version, please chime in. Thanks

 

Chiming in.

[FS++ 710]

2 hours ago, coffee said:

Chiming in.

If you installed Prepar3D AFTER MCE was installed, you need to re-install MCE so it can add the following files to \Prepar3D v5\ folder

fsInsider64.dll

fsInsider.ini

A folder namked <MCE dlls>

Also, run the app wizard briefly, without the need to go through speech training. Windows Start->Multi Crew Experience->Run app wizard.

The wizard is expected to automatically edit Prepar3D "dll.xml" fil which tells the sim which dlls to load on startup.

Should connect after that.

If still no-go, assume dll.xml wasn't edited for some reason and go to

C:\Usesrs\your_user_name\AppData\Roaming\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v5\ folder and open "dll.xml" using Notepad and not any other program

Ensure you have these lines in there.

<Launch.Addon>
    <Name>Multi Crew Experience</Name>
    <Disabled>False</Disabled>
    <ManualLoad>False</ManualLoad>
    <Path>fsInsider64.dll</Path>
  </Launch.Addon>

If they happen to be missing, manually add them right befor the last line in the file

When the dll loads in the sim, you should see a "Multi Crew EXperience" menu in P3D main Add-ons menu. Only then will you be able to connect

 

 

 

 

[coffee 4]

Appreciate the support.

Helped to solve my problem.

Adding 2 points:

1. Used  "dll.xml" in "Program Data" otherwise it wouldn't be loaded.
2. I have a bluetooth headset "Jabra Elite 65t" and it offered two options after connection to Windows:
   • "Headphones (Bluetooth)"
   • "Headset (Jabra Elite 65t Hands-Free AG Audio)"
   • I had to select the second option during mce configuration [Audio Out and Audio In]

I also, had to select the regular  (Realtek High Definition Audio) for Prepar3D so that I could listen to P3D Sounds while still talking to MCE from my regular sound system. I'm not quite sure, but this may have to do with a Jabra driver limitation that can only deal with one sound source at a time.

Finally, there is an option in "Settings->Sounds->Advanced Sound options->App volume and device preferences" which may be used to force a Output/Input device for a specific application.

coffee.