Zachary Zalass 1205552 Posted May 3, 2014 at 05:28 PM Posted May 3, 2014 at 05:28 PM Hi, I am currently attempting to set up vpilot on my remote pc for FSX. When I start vpilot and click anything, the program freezes for 30-45 seconds and is very slow. As a result, it is impossible to set up the program for vatsim use. This does not happen on fsinn. Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.21 GHz 3GB RAM Windows 7 64bit ATI Radeon This pc is 8 years old, my old work pc. No program has ever been this slow and I ran FSX a few years ago without a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted May 3, 2014 at 05:37 PM Posted May 3, 2014 at 05:37 PM Is FSX running on the other computer when you start vPilot and try to configure it? Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachary Zalass 1205552 Posted May 3, 2014 at 05:42 PM Author Posted May 3, 2014 at 05:42 PM no but I'll try that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachary Zalass 1205552 Posted May 3, 2014 at 06:02 PM Author Posted May 3, 2014 at 06:02 PM FSX and wideclientfs are running and there is no difference at all. It is fast for about 5 seconds before it slows down. I have simconnect already set up so it should connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted May 3, 2014 at 06:03 PM Posted May 3, 2014 at 06:03 PM Does vPilot work when installed on the same machine as FSX? Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachary Zalass 1205552 Posted May 3, 2014 at 06:04 PM Author Posted May 3, 2014 at 06:04 PM Yes it does but I would prefer a remote pc running it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted May 3, 2014 at 06:17 PM Posted May 3, 2014 at 06:17 PM I know that ... I just asked to rule out other problems ... Sounds like SimConnect isn't configured right. vPilot doesn't know (or care) that you are running on a network. All it does it communicate with the local SimConnect library in order to send/receive info to/from FSX. If it works fine with vPilot running on the same machine as FSX, but it does not work when running vPilot on a remote machine, then the SimConnect network parameters are not configured right or something is blocking the SimConnect data from flowing between the two machines. Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zachary Zalass 1205552 Posted May 3, 2014 at 06:19 PM Author Posted May 3, 2014 at 06:19 PM Thank You, later I will try to fix simconnect to make it work and will give an update later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dixon 1073376 Posted May 3, 2014 at 09:53 PM Posted May 3, 2014 at 09:53 PM I have this same issue with vPilot on a networked setup. What I have discovered is the net work activity runs at 100% in spikes on the client machine. When this occurs vPilot is very very slow and the connection continually disconnects. At this time wideclient will not connect to FSX. I know this as my 2 computers are connected to the router via a switch and the activity can be observed by the activity lights. Same scenario FSInn and IVAP2 work flawlessly. What seems to fix this issue is if I pull the Ethernet connection from the client computer and plug it back in the switch into a different socket. It doesn't matter which one just as long as it is disconnected and reconnected. The network activity drops, the lag disappears and wideclient connects straight away. If I shut down fsx and restart fsx again I have the same issue. For me this is an issue that can be replicated time and time again. Until this is fixed and the stuttering which I also suffer from, I cannot use this software. Thanks Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted May 4, 2014 at 05:13 AM Posted May 4, 2014 at 05:13 AM If you are running vPilot on a computer other than the one you run FSX/P3D on, please let me know if the movement of other aircraft is smooth or not. Quite a few users are saying it is not, and a few are saying it is. I'm trying to get an idea of how many people this is affecting. So please let me know what you are experiencing, good or bad. Thanks! Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten Steen Posted May 4, 2014 at 08:23 AM Posted May 4, 2014 at 08:23 AM I'm running SB4 networked flawlessly now, will test vPilot asap and post my findings here as per your request. And, thanks so much for the release and for your contribution Ross, I can't even imagine how many hours you've put in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefano Ricchiuti 1263673 Posted May 4, 2014 at 11:46 AM Posted May 4, 2014 at 11:46 AM Smooth as butter. Waaaay better than sb4 (which I used to have till today) Just tested, connected through SimConnect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Malek Posted May 4, 2014 at 02:20 PM Posted May 4, 2014 at 02:20 PM Hey Ross, I can confirm that I am one of those who is experiencing stutters in a networked configuration. From my testing, it doesn't matter where I am in the sim, on the ground or in the air, all other aircraft are displaying the same characteristics. It also makes no difference of the number of other third party SimConnect applications running at one time, whether vPilot is the only app connected or if it's running concurrently with ASN, Aivlasoft EFB/Plan-G, FSRealTime, FSACARS etc. I realize some of those other apps use FSUIPC/WideFS over the network but, from what I hear, they all eventually talk to FSX through simconnect. Let me know if there's anything you need to help with this. Cheers! Cheers, Todd. VATSIM: P1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stein-Ove Rud Posted May 4, 2014 at 03:27 PM Posted May 4, 2014 at 03:27 PM Stutter on networked setup here also.... Stein-Ove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wolpert Posted May 4, 2014 at 03:54 PM Posted May 4, 2014 at 03:54 PM Stutter on mine as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herby GORE 1217546 Posted May 4, 2014 at 05:32 PM Posted May 4, 2014 at 05:32 PM Nothing better or worse compared to SB. I would say that I see other aircrafts moving at about 10fps while my rig is running 30fps. On top of vpilot, I have FSC9 and AS2012 running on the networked computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morten Steen Posted May 4, 2014 at 07:25 PM Posted May 4, 2014 at 07:25 PM Looks marginally better than SB4 on my setup, but still stuttering, if SB4 was on 10 FPS, vPilot is on 15 FPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted May 4, 2014 at 07:30 PM Posted May 4, 2014 at 07:30 PM Morten and Herby, can you try running vPilot on the same computer as FSX and see if it is much smoother? Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelo Duran 1176670 Posted May 5, 2014 at 02:48 AM Posted May 5, 2014 at 02:48 AM I'm using SB4 on a networked configuration... no problems. Installed vPilot today flawlessly... no issues with installation or connection, indeed. Aircraft movements resembles SB4 stuttering... not better, not worse. Regards. Duran. ______________ Marcelo Duran VATBRZ C1 - P2 VATSIM Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Carlson Posted May 5, 2014 at 03:24 AM Posted May 5, 2014 at 03:24 AM Marcelo, would you be willing to install vPilot on your FSX machine and let me know if the aircraft movement is much smoother? Developer: vPilot, VRC, vSTARS, vERAM, VAT-Spy Senior Controller, Boston Virtual ARTCC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelo Duran 1176670 Posted May 5, 2014 at 02:37 PM Posted May 5, 2014 at 02:37 PM Marcelo, would you be willing to install vPilot on your FSX machine and let me know if the aircraft movement is much smoother? Hi Ross. I just installed vPilot on FSX PC. It runs smooooooooooooth... beautiful... very different from SB4. But the networked config stutters. No doubt! I've tried some changes at simconnect.cfg, simconnect.ini and simconnect.xml... No success, too. Regards, Duran. ______________ Marcelo Duran VATBRZ C1 - P2 VATSIM Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcelo Duran 1176670 Posted May 5, 2014 at 03:35 PM Posted May 5, 2014 at 03:35 PM Hi again, Ross. My original networked configuration is a wireless one. I've just setup a cable one, to rule out the possibility of a bandwidth limitation on my wifi. Unfortunately, I had no success... it still stutters. I went back to the wifi network. Regards, Duran. ______________ Marcelo Duran VATBRZ C1 - P2 VATSIM Supervisor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Frias Posted May 5, 2014 at 03:48 PM Posted May 5, 2014 at 03:48 PM Might be interesting to get to know more about the PC specs of each one and graphic cards. There might be some speed factor that is key here. Miguel Frias Senior Instructor (I3) & Certified Pilot (P4), ZLA I-11 graduate Portugal vACC Training Director (ACCPT2), VATEUD Operations Director (VATEUD8) Portugal vACC, VATEUD, VATSIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Malek Posted May 5, 2014 at 04:05 PM Posted May 5, 2014 at 04:05 PM (edited) Here are the specs of both of my PC's. FSX PC: Intel i7 2600k OC 4.9GHz XSPC RayStorm D5 EX240 Cooling Sabertooth P67 MB (Intel GB NIC) 16GB RAM EVGA GTX580 Cl[Mod - Happy Thoughts]ified Ultra 3GB 2xSamsung EVO 1TB SSD,1TB WD Black HD Corsair 1200AX PS. Win7 Sec. PC: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz ASUS M5A97 R2.0 MB 16GB RAM EVGA GTX460 1GB Agility3 120GB SSD 500GB WD Thermaltake Toughpower 650 Modular PS Intel PCIx DualPort GB NIC Win7 Network: All wired Gigabit FullDuplex 9K JumboPackets enabled Edited May 5, 2014 at 04:32 PM by Guest Cheers, Todd. VATSIM: P1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board of Governors Don Desfosse Posted May 5, 2014 at 04:30 PM Board of Governors Posted May 5, 2014 at 04:30 PM Ah, no wonder... That thing probably can't even get out of its way enough to run Notepad on Windows 3.1! Reminds me of my old 8086 machine with 5 1/4" floppies! LOL J/K!! Remind me to ask you to build my next machine! Don Desfosse Vice President, Operations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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