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bagolu asked N6722C commented

Access to panel.xml on an encrypted file

Hello,

I'm maintening for free three plane mods based on the c172. In order to have the mods compatible with the classic 172, I have to provide an xml for the panel. My current versions are out of sync which cause bad system behaviors.

I request access to the three flavors (wheel,ski,floats) panel.xml files from c172sp_classic.
Considering the 3D model and the cfg files stay encrypted, the plane is still protected from copy.

I hope you'll agree with this, it would help a lot (me and other modders)
Thanks !

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N6722C avatar image N6722C ·

I would go a step further, and repeat what most users is saying

Please remove ALL .cfg files from encryption
(at least for ASOBO Planes -- If 3rd party devs specifically request their .cfg files be encrypted, that's should be their call, as is the choice of players to purchase such .cfg encrypted planes)


Considering the 3D model stay encrypted, the plane is still protected from copy, which is the primary reason for the encryption.




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Paavo avatar image Paavo N6722C ·

Fully agree. Had the configuration files to A320 been encrypted like on many other airplanes, we would've never had the FlyByWire version of it.

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Kaiii3 avatar image Kaiii3 N6722C ·
+1, this woul help us with ptecting AI Models as well, many developers are currently waiting for their release cause they do not want to release fully open and can not release fully encrypted.
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FlyingRaccoon avatar image FlyingRaccoon ♦♦ ·
@EPellissier Your input on this?
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bagolu avatar image bagolu FlyingRaccoon ♦♦ ·
we'd like to know :)
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SonantAlpaca avatar image SonantAlpaca ♦♦ bagolu ·
@EPellissier is off this week but be sure we'll ask him as soon as he gets back! :)
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bagolu avatar image bagolu FlyingRaccoon ♦♦ ·

@FlyingRaccoon can you try to get the answer ?

This would really help


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bagolu avatar image bagolu bagolu ·

I think we can take this as a big NO

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N6722C avatar image N6722C FlyingRaccoon ♦♦ ·
As you are no doubt aware, this was briefly brought up again in yesterdays Q&A, but yet again in a vague way, without making clear that it is ONLY the .cfg files that the community is looking to be excluded from the encryption process. (Models etc stay encrypted)



Again, vague responses that this may be possible, with an emphasis on Licensing, and DRM, that one would assume were adequately covered by keeping the other files (Models etc) in the planes encrypted.

It is not clear who makes the call or decisions on this, since in the Q&A it was Asobo that said it may be possible, now it has been brought to their attention (in the Q&A).

So is there any possibility that some action can be taken to comply to this request.


Once again, nobody is looking to remove the DRM on these aircraft, or make them able to be pirated or shared. The community would just like the ability to be able to MOD the .cfg files, and "optimize" a number of the parameters, as was done successfully with other non- encrypted planes.


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FlyingsCool answered FlyingsCool commented

I'm imagining perhaps you'd like to edit the panel.xml files? Is so, this won't help.

If not, somebody else showed me how to include the default panel.xml so I could modify the panel.cfg to defeat the registration # decals on liveries I create

In the panel.xml file, I include the following line

<Include RelativeFile="../../Carenado_M20R_Ovation/panel/panel.xml"/>

of course replacing the container directory with the proper directory. Then I don't have to worry about keeping up with changes to the panel.xml file.

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bagolu avatar image bagolu ·

This is what I've used but the other files are required too (systems.cfg, flightmodel.cfg...)

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FlyingsCool avatar image FlyingsCool bagolu ·
The title said panel.xml, so that's what my answer was for.

As I know you know, they've said they're not going to release the encrypted files.

The only choice is to design new ones if you want to mod a plane.

Certainly, it would be helpful to have somewhere to start, but, heck, they were wrong in the first place. Might as well start fresh ;)


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Maybe one possible way to allow an encrypted .cfg to be "modified", would be the introduction of a mod.cfg file, that could override any .cfg file parameter, in any of the standard .cfg files.

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