Amphibian Cargo Version Installer is a Fail.
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Hi Black Square, I've been trying to install the Caravan Pro Amphibian version to my MSFS 2024 Community folder. The installer fails with an error message
I've got a support ticket raised. This only happens with the Amhibious variant. The Passenger variant installed just fine.There is a workaround by installing to the custom location after picking default, but it will corrupt your Registry if you delete the Just Flight folder after installing it. You will not be able to uninstall it using the Control Panel. Black Square products to me are the Gold Standard in the FS world , but this installer is a far cry from Gold. Anyone else having this trouble ?
Oh , and before you all ask, Yes, I install as Admin and yes, I have long paths enabled. No antivirus running beyond Defender.
If the Passenger Version installs OK, why the fail with the Amphibian ? -
The Amphibian version uses a longer path than the Passenger version.
Deleting folders shouldn’t do anything to the registry, so I’m not sure what happened there. We would not recommend manually deleting anything though - use the uninstall option in Installed Apps to remove any files or folders.
Like you say, deleting the Custom File natal option should allow you to get around the long path issue. -
I haven't deleted any folders. I was advised to install into the Custom location after choosing Default. This installs the plane into F:/ Just Flight/ BlkSqu etc. Then I was advised to copy that blkSqu folder and paste it into my Community folder for MSFS 2024. Fair enough, the plane is now installed. I can uninstall using the Windows Control Panel, but it won't uninstall the plane from my Community folder. I must do that manually. Can you see how much of a faff this is. I was also advised to delete the Just Flight folder which the installer created. However, if I do that, the Uninstall from Control Panel will fail and then my registry is going to be out of sync with my installed programs. Most addons these days can find your Community folder without any problems. I just feel a smarter installer would do a better job with such a high quality addon. Patching the Amphibious version is going to be a right PITA if I can remember how to do it in a few months time. I hope a better installer is built for this addon.
