Call signs only

[Harvey]

Can anyone tell me why I can only see the call signs of my friends on line. I'm using XP11.55 and he is MS2020.
We have tried various ways of signing in budt always with the same results.
( We are both new to JoinFS)
Thanks

[Peter]

Hi, are you referring to the labels in X-Plane or the nicknames in the JoinFS window?

You can select and modify the X-Plane label information in the JoinFS settings.

If you set a nickname in the JoinFS settings then that should show up in everyone's session and aircraft window.

Peter

[Harvey]

Hi, Sorry didn't make it clear. It is the Nickname that I can see but not the actual aircraft. We can fliy around and I can follow his Nickname which is quite weard. However, he can see me ok.

[Peter]

Are you using the latest JoinFS 3.1.5?
Did you reinstall the plugin from the JoinFS settings?
Have you done a Scan For Models from the JoinFS menu?
Have you added several AI aircraft in X-Plane Flight Configuration options?

Peter

[Harvey]

DThought I had but will now double check. Thanks

[Harvey]

Hi, I am using the latest JoinFS 3.1.6
Have installed the plug-in and confirmed it is in the plug-in folder.
However, no matter what I do I can't get it to Scan for models. It keeps saying that I must have the simulator running before scanning. I have tried starting XP first then trying to scan and starting JFS first but always get the same message.
Have you any ideas what I'm not doing.
Harvey

[Peter]

Hi, I am using the latest JoinFS 3.1.6
Have installed the plug-in and confirmed it is in the plug-in folder.
However, no matter what I do I can't get it to Scan for models. It keeps saying that I must have the simulator running before scanning. I have tried starting XP first then trying to scan and starting JFS first but always get the same message.
Have you any ideas what I'm not doing.
Harvey

Is the simulator button on the main JoinFS window green? If not then it is failing to connect to the plugin.

Also don't forget you need to load into a flight in X-Plane before JoinFS will connect to it.

Peter

[Timonier]

Hi Peter,
Using your latest version 3.2.4 with latest version of x-plane 11 (11.55+) and we've the same problem as mentionned above. I can only seen the call-sign of my friends using the same version of x-plane. Simulator and network buttons are green and the plugin x-plane is correctly installed.
If you've an idea what's happening it'll help us really.
Many thanks in advance for your advice and Best Regards
Marc

[Peter]

Hi Marc,

Are you saying that you can see aircraft from other people using FS2020 but not their labels?

Have you ticked some of the label options in the JoinFS settings?

Peter

[Timonier]

Hi Peter,

Sorry : I clarify my latest post.
My friends and me are on X-Plane 11 not FS2020.
We can't see the aircrafts ... only the call-sign is seeing.

Hope this help
Marc

[Peter]

Ah, I see. Which models are you trying to use? You may need to substitute them for something else. Have you generated CSL objects using the new scan window in JoinFS?

Peter

[Timonier]

Hi Peter,
Thx for your following
We've tried different models (ZIBO B738, Q4XP, ToLiSS A319 and A321, ;;;) and yes, we've used the new scan windows for our CSL files. THe way of my CSL folder is : D:\X-Plane 11\Resources\plugins\JoinFS\Resources\CSL
Best Regards
Marc

CSL folder of JoinFS.png (84.73 KiB) Viewed 24343 times

[Peter]

In a text editor could you open Cessna_172SP\default\fuselage.obj and cut/paste the first two dozen lines into a post here. Thanks.

Peter

[Timonier]

A
800
OBJ

TEXTURE fuselage.png
TEXTURE_LIT fuselage_LIT.png
TEXTURE_NORMAL fuselage_NRM.png
GLOBAL_specular 1.0
NORMAL_METALNESS

POINT_COUNTS 8451 0 0 33225
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.803345 0.160248 -0.573547 0.936356 0.969376
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.774490 0.358765 -0.520996 0.936615 0.967743
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.433533 0.174728 -0.884033 0.935425 0.967773
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.399002 0.157242 -0.903366 0.935165 0.969513
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.861511 0.412933 -0.295441 0.939560 0.966736
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.903336 0.192429 -0.383331 0.939529 0.968048
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.756805 0.487305 -0.435654 0.937256 0.965408
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.473770 0.303162 -0.826828 0.936234 0.965408
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.858963 0.463882 -0.216782 0.939682 0.964935
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.803360 0.476562 -0.357086 0.937897 0.963211
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.525528 0.332764 -0.783005 0.936996 0.963120
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.906128 0.402649 -0.129654 0.940369 0.963165
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.887314 0.396530 -0.235443 0.938354 0.961868
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.647476 0.302643 -0.699417 0.937424 0.961670
VT 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 -0.921173 0.377914 -0.092850 0.940720 0.961853

[Peter]

Good, well that explains it. Those should not be zeros, but the question is why. Need to take another look at the code...

Which language is your version of Windows?

Peter

[Timonier]

Windows 11 French version

[Peter]

Ah, it was due to the language formats. Should be fixed in v3.2.5.

Peter

[Timonier]

Nice.
Many thanks Peter for your support.
I really appreciate.
Best Regards
Marc

[Timonier]

Hello Peter,
First of all thanks for the new beta version 3.2.6.
So yesterday evening we've tested this version inside X-Plane 11 with the a/c FlyJSim Q4XP.
Find in attach what we see with this version.

JoinFs Q4XP.PNG (247.4 KiB) Viewed 24272 times

There's quite some problem to see correctly the other a/c (we're all together with the same a/c). We've also tested other a/c like the B738 ZIBO with better view of the aircraft but not completely correct.
We can do more test with your further advice.
In any case thanks for your support.
Best Regards
Marc

[Peter]

Hi Marc,

It's quite difficult to convert these model with complete accuracy. I would suggest for now finding some CSL objects that are suitable to substitute with. You should be able to find some CSL that is close to the model you are after.

Peter