February 3, 20224 yr I have noticed recently that when flying in multiplayer with a buddy that the sim is not doing a very good job of displaying each others aircraft selection. We usually make sure that we have the exact aircraft type and repaints in our respective Community folders before the session. He is flying the PMDG DC-6 and I am flying the TBM. We both have the DC-6 and the TBM repaint in the community folder. However, when we spawn in, his aircraft appears to me as a generic yellow or blue Airbus A330 (yuk), and I appear to him as a generic PC-12. The only time we appear correctly to each other, is if we spawn in as the same aircraft type. Am I doing something wrong (a setting I'm not setting correctly somewhere)? Multiplayer was a significant selling point of MSFS but this issue is an immersion killer. Views welcome.
February 3, 20224 yr 13 minutes ago, ErichB said: I have noticed recently that when flying in multiplayer with a buddy that the sim is not doing a very good job of displaying each others aircraft selection. We usually make sure that we have the exact aircraft type and repaints in our respective Community folders before the session. He is flying the PMDG DC-6 and I am flying the TBM. We both have the DC-6 and the TBM repaint in the community folder. However, when we spawn in, his aircraft appears to me as a generic yellow or blue Airbus A330 (yuk), and I appear to him as a generic PC-12. The only time we appear correctly to each other, is if we spawn in as the same aircraft type. Am I doing something wrong (a setting I'm not setting correctly somewhere)? Multiplayer was a significant selling point of MSFS but this issue is an immersion killer. Views welcome. Check to ensure that the setting named Use Generic Models (Multiplayer) is set to OFF. But to be honest it seems the sim just handles it badly, hopefully it's something they will improve. I recall from a large group flight in the early days of MSFS post release that me and my buddies could all see the correct models for default planes. Currently circumnavigating the world in a mix of Cessna and Piper aircraft. My Default Setup; MSFS, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster Hotas X, TrackIR, Samsung Galaxy Tab, JustFlight Piper Arrow. Simworks Quest Kodiak 100. Wishlist; Honeycomb Bravo, Honeycomb Charlie. 1:400 Airline Model Collector.
February 3, 20224 yr Author 10 minutes ago, Rudiii said: Check to ensure that the setting named Use Generic Models (Multiplayer) is set to OFF. Yes, I'm aware of this setting and it is set to 'OFF'. have tried it both ways, didn't make a difference. 11 minutes ago, Rudiii said: I recall from a large group flight in the early days of MSFS post release that me and my buddies could all see the correct models for default planes. yeah, I remember seeing group flights in the early days and everyone seemed to be in their selected aircraft on the stream. Very annoying. It's a great sim, but its 1 step forward, 1.5 steps back
February 3, 20224 yr 8 minutes ago, ErichB said: Yes, I'm aware of this setting and it is set to 'OFF'. have tried it both ways, didn't make a difference. yeah, I remember seeing group flights in the early days and everyone seemed to be in their selected aircraft on the stream. Very annoying. It's a great sim, but its 1 step forward, 1.5 steps back I guess they may be able to fix this by just allowing models that are not currently in use to be loaded in. Maybe even a user could find a config file edit for this. Currently circumnavigating the world in a mix of Cessna and Piper aircraft. My Default Setup; MSFS, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster Hotas X, TrackIR, Samsung Galaxy Tab, JustFlight Piper Arrow. Simworks Quest Kodiak 100. Wishlist; Honeycomb Bravo, Honeycomb Charlie. 1:400 Airline Model Collector.
February 3, 20224 yr Author 6 minutes ago, Rudiii said: I guess they may be able to fix this by just allowing models that are not currently in use to be loaded in. Maybe even a user could find a config file edit for this. There is usually a clever clogs in our community that figures these things out. Hopefully someone reading this will. thanks for your reply
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