Some animations of MSFS2020 do not work in MSFS2024

[MSFS 2024] Bug Reports
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Version: SU/AAU/WU XX - 1.2.8.0

Frequency: Consistently

Severity: High

Context: indiafoxtecho t45c and mb339 and possibly other aircraft (installed in the MSFS2024 Community folder)

Bug description: some “legacy” animations that work fine in MSFS2020, do not work in MSFS2024.
NOTE: users reported the issues after the latest update but it may be just a conicidence.

Repro steps:
Load the MB.339 and the T-45 in MSFS2024

  • in the mb.339 the following custom animations do not work.
    • ADI reference knob and line (fixed to
    • Fuel indicator (fixed to zero)
  • in the t-45 the following custom animations do not work
    • TACAN digit drums

Attachments:

MB.339 ADI REFERENCE AND CUSTOM FUEL NEEDLE

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T-45 TACAN

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On further investigation - part of the problem on the T-45C Tacan drums seems to be the usage of the “int” operator in the XML animation code.
While searching for workarounds (remaking the animations from scratch seem to work) it looks like the “int” operator does not work as intended, while “flr” does.

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Another one found - rudder pedals locked to keyframe 0 on Leonardo M-346 aircraft (everything was working fine previously)…

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