March 13, 20251 yr 1 hour ago, Reader said: I agree completely. This one however, I did break my rule and have a look at that, and seemed ok but I'd also add - 1 hour ago, AnkH said: Just be careful with this trick, as some installers do read the community path defined in the usercfg.opt. And if this is identical between MSFS2020 and MSFS2024, which is the case if you copy the MSFS2024 one, some installers will then install both the 2020 and the 2024 variant of addons into the same community folder messing things up. and I wouldn't personally just add the fake appdata path but at least also create a separate community folder for the 2020 "installation". Better still, all ORBX addons would be best served living in a library rather than the community folder, and then managed via the addons linker. To be honest, it all feels like a bit of a self inflicted wound initially anyway. If there's even the slightest chance you might want to use your 2020 addons in 2024 why delete them in the first place. But then, I've made a few decisions in the good old PC world myself that have resulted in, shall we say, a certain amount of re-appraisal after the fact <grin> For myself, I have a ton of storage here so I've kept both installations intact. I even created a separate copy of my 2020 addons folder (all 2.7 Tb of it) for 2024 and as updated versions come out I replace them in the 2024 folder but leave the 2020 setup "frozen" as of Nov 24. Zero cross contamination. Ryzen 9 7900X, Corsair H150 AIO cooler, 64 Gb DDR5, Asus X670E Hero m/b, 3090ti, 13Tb NVMe, 8Tb SSD, 16Tb HD, 55" Philips 4k HDR monitor, EVGA 1600w ps, all in Corsair 7000D airflow case. Sims in use - 2020, 2024, XP-12 and -11, FSX/SE, P3Dv4.5 and v5.4. DCS and AFS2 installed but rarely used
March 14, 20251 yr I hate the fact that the Orbx App logs me out automatically so frequently. This is the biggest reason why I barely use it. PC1: AMD Ryzen 9800X3D | Zotac RTX 5090 SOLID | Asus TUF X670E-Plus | G.SKILL 64GB DDR5 PC 6000 CL30 | 4TB NVMe | Noctua NH-D15 | Asus TUF 1000W Gold | be quiet! Pure Base 500DX | Noctua NH-D15S | LG OLED CX 48" + 2x Acer Nitro XV240YP 24" + 2x 15.6" Touch-screen Panels PC2: AMD Ryzen 7500F | Asrock 7900 GRE Challenger OC | Gigabyte B650I AX | Corsair 32GB DDR5 6000 CL36 | 1TB NVMe | CM Hyper 212 | Corsair 750W Gold | Lian Li TU150 ITX | SAMSUNG Odyssey G9 49" Winctrl Ursa Minor Sidestick + Ursa Minor 32 Throttle & PAC - Thrustmaster Boeing TCA Yoke - Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog - Honeycomb Bravo Throttle - MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals - TrackIR - Stream Deck XL + Stream Deck Plus - Winctrl MCDU + 2 MFD's - Meta Quest 3 (VR)
March 14, 20251 yr 13 minutes ago, GCBraun said: I hate the fact that the Orbx App logs me out automatically so frequently. This is the biggest reason why I barely use it. I hate that too. I ended up putting my password in the desktop shortcut so I don't have to keep looking it up. Also ... I hate to be a troll ... but their "Orbs" are a total disaster.
March 14, 20251 yr Having just seen that Ed Correia has upvoted my bleat (though I'm not sure he's with Orbx any more), I feel I ought to redress the balance a bit. I still think "Orbs" should be dumped and a decent loyalty rewards scheme implemented (like some other companies do) but, for all its warts, Orbx Central is still a pretty slick piece of work considering that it has to work across so many sim platforms. Apart from the occasional glitch, it's always managed all my Orbx products sensibly. I think the password thing (irritating as it is) isn't such a big deal - and at least they're erring on the right side, security wise.
March 14, 20251 yr 9 hours ago, MarcG said: but the fact that MSFS2020 mods can work in MSFS2024 should be enough for ORBX to allow *US* to decide whether we want to try and use them Maybe they're trying to avoid support requests when people try 2020 products in 2024? If Orbx would allow us to do as you suggest it would have to go with a disclaimer, that if a product doesn't work, you're not entitled to support. Cheers, Bert AMD Ryzen 5900X, 32 GB RAM, RTX 3080 Ti, Windows 11 Home 64 bit, MSFS 2024
March 14, 20251 yr 11 hours ago, AnkH said: some installers will then install both the 2020 and the 2024 variant of addons into the same community folder messing things up. Which is why Orbx Central is set up the way that it is and will not install products into the wrong simulator. Like any workaround, it is necessary to understand how things work before applying it. Clearly, if you tell it that MSFS (2020) and MSFS 2024 are one and the same, with the same Community folder, you, not the app, will need to be careful not to install both versions of one product. When people use to take responsibility for their own actions, this is what was called "common sense". However, the complaint here is that MSFS 2020 products cannot be installed into MSFS 2024. All MSFS 2024 compatible products will already be listed in Orbx Central opened for MSFS 2024. Edited March 14, 20251 yr by Reader
March 14, 20251 yr ORBX could add a disclaimer that the user must accept before installing 2020 products in 2024, but people will still complain about any glitches. I use both sims and I check regularly that any of my products that are now compatble with 2024. FS2024 • PMDG 738, 77F • FSL A321 • A2A Comanche, Aerostar • BS Baron, Bonanza, Caravan Pro • JF Tomahawk • TAOG H500C BeyondATC • GSX Pro • ChasePlane & Flow Pro • TDS GTNXi • FSUIPC • AutoFPS • RealTurb 9800X3D B650E • ROG OC RTX 5090 • 64GB DDR5-6000 • VKB Gladiator, STECS, T-Rudder • Tobii 5 • ISP 1 Gbps
March 14, 20251 yr I keep it simple. I just stick with MSFS 2020 Christopher Low AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU / 64GB DDR5-6000 RAM / 12GB Nvidia RTX 4070 Super GPU / Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite Wifi 7 / 1+2TB Samsung Evo Plus M2 Nvme UK2000 Beta Tester
March 14, 20251 yr ORBX Central has been glitchy for a while now, sometimes it will take an age to open, sometimes it just won't and you have to re-install. The updates are slow, most of my 2020 content hasn't been updated - what a waste of money New PC Ryzen 9850X3D - 32gb ddr5 6000Mhz - MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk wifi - Gigabyte wind force gaming OC 5090 - 2TB Sabrent NVMe. Old PC - Ryzen 5900x - 32gb 3600Mhz RAM - Asus Strix X570-F Motherboard - ASUS TUF OC RTX 3090 - 1TB Sabrent NVMe. AOC AGON 32" 144Hz - Honeycomb Yoke - Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog. T Flight Rudder Pedals - Trackir.
March 14, 20251 yr 19 hours ago, Twenty6 said: OK, so go back up to the top and choose "Microsoft Flight Simulator" (the 2020 version) and everything you have for that sim will come back. Yup. Not sure what all the fuss is about. ORBX is pretty handy and helpful. I have a lot of content from them and switch between 2020/2024 to find out what is officially compatible. The rest I just use addonlinker to try in 2024. Some scenery like EGLC v2 is only compatible if you pick the 2024 version but I find a lot of scenery is already good in 2024. Edited March 14, 20251 yr by Sonosusto 7800+4090+64ram Just Flight RJ, 146 and F28, Piper Arrows ---A2A Aerostar and Comanche---Black Square Starship, Duke(s), TBM, Bonanza/BaronV2, KingAir---FSReborn FSR500---COWS Da42---FX P180, HJet & VJet---FlySimWare Chancellor and LearJet---FlightSimStudio EMB175 &P2006T---Fenix 320---PMDG DC6, 737(700+900), 777---C22J---Milviz Cessna 310 & Porter---SimWorksStudios Kodiak, PC12, Zenith & RV14---BigRadials Goose---IndiaFoxEcho MB3339+F35.
March 14, 20251 yr On 3/13/2025 at 7:53 AM, Twenty6 said: OK, so go back up to the top and choose "Microsoft Flight Simulator" (the 2020 version) and everything you have for that sim will come back. It won't unless the sim is installed AND the OD app is aware of it...
March 14, 20251 yr Isn’t it true that not being able to install 2020 addons to 2024 is not exclusively an Orbx Central phenomenon? It seem to be the case with Aerosoft One, Contrail and iniManager too. 7950X3D | RTX 4090 | 64GB DDR5
March 14, 20251 yr 6 hours ago, Sonosusto said: Yup. Not sure what all the fuss is about. ORBX is pretty handy and helpful. I have a lot of content from them and switch between 2020/2024 to find out what is officially compatible. The rest I just use addonlinker to try in 2024. Some scenery like EGLC v2 is only compatible if you pick the 2024 version but I find a lot of scenery is already good in 2024. Hmm i have the same walk through life here. ORBX is doing a great thing providing my installations with what it needs for 2020 and 2024 ? Be patience Michael Moe Michael Moe
March 15, 20251 yr 3 hours ago, Cpt_Piett said: Isn’t it true that not being able to install 2020 addons to 2024 is not exclusively an Orbx Central phenomenon? It seem to be the case with Aerosoft One, Contrail and iniManager too. I didn't realize people were still using AerosoftOne 😉 Yeah, I think the OP doesn't have 2020 installed or doesn't realize you need it installed first. 7800+4090+64ram Just Flight RJ, 146 and F28, Piper Arrows ---A2A Aerostar and Comanche---Black Square Starship, Duke(s), TBM, Bonanza/BaronV2, KingAir---FSReborn FSR500---COWS Da42---FX P180, HJet & VJet---FlySimWare Chancellor and LearJet---FlightSimStudio EMB175 &P2006T---Fenix 320---PMDG DC6, 737(700+900), 777---C22J---Milviz Cessna 310 & Porter---SimWorksStudios Kodiak, PC12, Zenith & RV14---BigRadials Goose---IndiaFoxEcho MB3339+F35.
March 15, 20251 yr 1 minute ago, Sonosusto said: I didn't realize people were still using AerosoftOne 😉 Only some backwards Norwegians as far as I know 😅 7950X3D | RTX 4090 | 64GB DDR5
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