Tacview 1.2.3. is here: Install question

[Bahger]

Download link here.

 

What do you think Vyrtuoz means by this:

 

"It is fully compatible with DCS World 1.2.3. Before installing and using it, please remove any script you may have installed manually to avoid a mess!"

 

I'm not aware of any script I may have installed manually, I think I simply did a vanilla install of Tacview via the install exe. Do you think we need to uninstall the previous version, or will the new one install/update over it?

 

Many thanks.

[ENO]

Good question- I've just run into a realization that it needed to be updated first.

 

I suspect he means any modifications we applied to tacview- or related lua's... but now that you mention it I wonder if he means such files as slmod etc.

 

Looking forward to a response... I might just go for it and let you know! I have minimal adjustments to my server comp anyway!

[tietze]

As far as I can figure out it means that if TACView detects an Export directory present in the old location* it thinks you have not updated to 1.2.3.9871 and accordingly will install the the export script into the old location*.

 

If it does not detect the old directory* the TacviewExportDCS.lua will be installed in the new location** and the Export.lua in the new location will be modified accordingly. For more on this change there is this thread: DCS 1.2.3 & TARS 1.0.2b2 (+Helios).

 

*C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Config\Export

**C:\Users\USERNAME\Saved Games\DCS\Scripts

 

[Edit: I wonder if you update from 1.2.2 to 1.2.3 using the autoupdater if the old export directory is actually deleted or moved, if this is not the case it might not work]

[Grimes]

Most likely he was referring to any modified export.lua script modification that have been made in an attempt to get the previous version of tacview running on 1.2.3.

 

Its not going to matter, but servers should no longer integrity check export.lua. If they want to disable the features they just need to edit the network.cfg in their savedgames/dcs/config folder and change this entry:

allow_object_export = true ,

 

[Edit: I wonder if you update from 1.2.2 to 1.2.3 using the autoupdater if the old export directory is actually deleted or moved, if this is not the case it might not work]

It should be automatically repaired I think.

[c0ff]

Its not going to matter, but servers should no longer integrity check export.lua. If they want to disable the features they just need to edit the network.cfg in their savedgames/dcs/config folder and change this entry:

allow_object_export = true ,

 

Actually, to disable the features, allow_object_export should be false, which it is by default.

[Grimes]

Actually, to disable the features, allow_object_export should be false, which it is by default.

 

True, but I was hoping to trick people into allowing it because its silly to disable it out of fear of cheating. :smilewink: :music_whistling:

[ENO]

I uninstalled the old tacview and reinstalled the new one and had no troubles... everything was very much the way I expected it to be and when I clicked to record flights from world it did so... all is well.

[tietze]

It should be automatically repaired I think.

 

Hmm - checking the presence of the Export directory might not be the smartest way to ensure what version is running. Maybe it was better to check the version number? Checking the version of the SU-25T module could be an option (but I'm sure there is a better way):

 

declare_plugin("Su-25T by Eagle Dynamics",
{
image     	 = "FC.bmp",
installed 	 = true, -- if false that will be place holder , or advertising
dirName	  	 = current_mod_path,
fileMenuName = _("Su-25T"),

version		 = "1.2.3",
[...]

[c0ff]

but I'm sure there is a better way

 

Inno Setup: GetVersionNumbersString(ExpandConstant('{app}') + '\bin\DCS.exe', installedVer)

[RIPTIDE]

The good news is that people who leave their TARS/HELIOS/TACVIEW enabled can enter servers that have exports off, without failing IC.