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Question Plugins not showing in Game Manager

Discussion in 'SimTools Plugins' started by TimmeyNL, Aug 4, 2017.

  1. TimmeyNL

    TimmeyNL New Member

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    Hi,

    I'm having a hard time trying to install plugins.
    The LFS-one works great, but other plugins installed with the PluginUpdater don't show up in the Game Manager.
    The files seem to be in the right places and a reboot didn't help.
    Am I missing something?

    Any help would be appreciated :)
    plugins_1.jpg plugins_2.jpg
    plugins_3.jpg plugins_4.jpg
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    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Hi @TimmeyNL,
    All you have to do is drop the plugins into the SimTools PluginUpdater.
    (If your by chance installing them by hand?)
    The problem is your running in Demo mode.
    (Only live for speed works in Demo mode.)

    Any license will unlock all of the Game Plugins.
    The Pro and Entertainment license will also load new Interface and Axis Assignment plugins (and all the extras addons).

    And if you qualify, you can get a free DIY license here:
    https://www.xsimulator.net/request-diy-key-simtools/
    I hope that help buddy,
    yobuddy
  3. TimmeyNL

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    Ah, the demo license is 'to blame'. Thanks!
    I'll get a build thread going.
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    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    Thanks :)
    Can't wait to try rFactor or PCars.
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    I have the same problem. Only the game xpand rally not showing up :(. DIY license.
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    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    @grooste_lwd,
    Please make sure your using v2 plugins.
    v1 plugins will not be imported buddy.
    Take care,
    yobuddy
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    Where version 2 of xpandrally :) ! That's my problem. Now I copied costum directory's and cloned files. Most pars from the version 1.0 zip. xpand...dll to C:\Users\PC\AppData\Local\SimTools\GamePlugins . still nothing. :( What must be changed to lood xpand version 1.o.X.X to simtools 2.2.5?
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    I want to do a good rally game. No to match menu´s and controller custom button setup. Need for speed fails. Do can´t set the control's in a normal way. Can´t set the buttons. So cannot control rivels.
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    Have found a fix for OSVR and Vive using :). Revive will work (90%). Do not precise center the headset. Have to move the complete simulator 15 degree! Now trying Resident evil 7. But no able to control the game. Cannot get pass steamVR are something. Press A ????? How?? :) . I make a movie of dirt rally! White some starting buggy like thing. I manage to set my controllers, headset, and motion simulator. LoL. ).
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    I now have a problem with the plugins not installing. Everything was fine up until yesterday running v2.4 and then my rig motion dropped to about 20% in game motion. Very slow, methodically in game play.
    Everything seems to be working just fine when using the output testing with the game engine setup app. So I moved on to check the comport setting and updated the drivers, but it's still running the same. Next I uninstalled 1 game plugin and tried to reinstall and the plugin is missing, it didn't install even when it said it did.
    Then I reinstalled simtools v2.4, still nada. Then searched and saw the newer v.2.51 and installed that after removing v2.4. Still no joy. I did notice that v2.51 download is using v2.4 plugin updater.
    So long story short, I'm not sure what to try next. I welcome any and all suggestions.

    UPDATE... I checked under win 10 updates and it came back with an update for the 2 usb com serial ports that run the scn5's, which thankfully fixed the issue.
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    Sounds like something changed on your computer, try temporarily disabling firewall and antivirus, reinstall and test.

    If you have reinstalled SimTools but only LFS shows as a plugin the check that you have re-registered SimTool.
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    Thanks for the quick reply and suggestions noorbeast. Fortunately it was fixed by a win 10 usb serial port update, after a day and a half of pulling my hair out. I don't know if it had anything to do with installing the new hp g2 vr and win mixed reality downloads and updates. But right after setting it all up and getting all hyped:) to test drive the new hmd, the motion on my rig gets all messed up. :(
    OR.....What might have corrupted things was that I'm so use to hitting my games desktop icons which are all preset to run in the rift and not this HP hmd.... Or maybe it was the new hmd firmware downloads that messed it up. Who knows.....
    Either way we're all set for now and thanks again for the quick response! Your always on top of things as usual, which is much appreciated!:)
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