SimAttachments and custom instrument packages

[MSFS 2024] Bug Reports Aircraft
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Version: v1.1.9.0 (MSFS 2024)

Frequency: Always

Severity: Blocker

Similar MSFS 2020 issue: No, as 2020 did not have SimAttachments

Context: A missing SimAttachment blocks the entire aircraft from loading

Attachments: N/A, but can be provided upon request

Bug description:

As MSFS 2024 brings the new SimAttachments of instrument type, we have started looking into how they may best benefit our projects.

There seems to be a core issue when an instrument package is missing, but it is assigned as a SimAttachment to the aircraft add-on, then the entire aircraft add-on is not loaded. This can be seen in the dev console.

This is sort of counter-intuitive, as not all add-on aircraft users would have our package, so we need to find a solution for the SimAttachment to continue loading the aircraft, even if our package is not present.
Essentially, could we have a attached_objects.cfg option for a specified package, to mark the package as optional and for MSFS 2024 to continue loading the aircraft if the SimAttachment does not exist?

Thank you,
Tiberiu
TDS Sim Software

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Hello,

Is it possible to please have this looked over? This is a great idea on using SimAttachments for their intended use and would greatly help us and other add-on developers in the future!

Thank you.

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Hello,

Is there an update on this issue?

Thank you,
Tiberiu

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Hello @tiberiu11

The intended design is to create 2 presets in this case, one with the attachment and one without. In the case it’s missing, the preset without the attachment will always be available.
I don’t think optional attachments have been considered so far, as we never needed to have that many presets.
What is the drawback of this approach for you?

Regards,
Sylvain