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Thank you for the information, it's interesting that you got it working with an older version. Do you have any idea how old it may be - for example, does it have the round "Racetrack Generator" icon on the main menu?

In the recent releases the zip file is named with the build date in the filename (for example "FPVFreerider_MacOS_2019-11-23.zip" for the latest release). So if you still have the zip file for the working version you might find the date there (unless it's a really old version where the date is not in the filename). Also, sometimes it seems to work if you unzip the zip file on a Windows computer and transfer it to your Mac via a USB drive for example, but perhaps you have already tried that.

stam5 years ago (1 edit)

Hello there,

No it doesn't have the racetrack generator icon. Unfortunately I don't have the zip file so we can see the release date :(

From the first time I had the problem with the unzip so I always extract it in ubuntu and then copy it to my mac.

Does it help if I go to Applications and press Show Package Contents for FPV Freerider app?

Maybe some config files I can see there to find the version?

I think somewhere you must put a version number in the simulator for future reference... :)

I attached a screenshot of the info screen maybe it helps you... Maybe the copyright that it says 2015-2017 but it's must newer than that...

Thanks for replying, I think is a major issue the last mac upgrade that crashed our favorite simulator... :(

EDIT:

I also attached a picture from Custom Settings maybe that helps to recognise the version...

FPV Freerider5 years ago (1 edit)

Thank you for the screenshots. Since it doesn't have the Racetrack Generator, rates not in degrees/second and no expo/superexpo curve adjustment I'm pretty sure it's actually from 2017. So it's a really old version which lacks a lot of stuff... Still, it's a strange that that one works and not the latest (although it is a lot older I think it's built with the same version of the Unity engine (used for development) as the latest one).

I suspect that the problem is that Apple has tightened the security measures in the latest version of MacOS, which makes it harder to run independently developed apps.

Not sure how to solve that, most people seem to still be able to get it running by using one of the methods mentioned in the user manual or in the other Mac thread. But it would be nice to be able to find a simple universal solution that just makes it work without requiring any special hacking skills.

Flieger-Fabian5 years ago

id didnt really know, were to contact you, so i just Contact you here. PLEASE put individual expo and rates for yaw, roll and pitch. This would be really great, cause im a racer, and have kinda complex rates. I would also like it much, if you would include a feature, were you could change the tracks, wich are in the start menu. I would than change a racetrack with the "forest" eich i do not use. Thanks

FPV Freerider5 years ago (1 edit)

I realize some people have very specialized needs when it comes to rate/curve settings.

I want to avoid feature creep and cluttering of the interface as much as possible though. I'm not saying it will never be available, but at the moment it's not likely to be there anytime soon.

My suggestion to those who have special rate/curve adjustment needs is to use a linear curve setting in Freerider, and adjust the curve exactly to your liking for each channel in the menu of the transmitter itself.

In FPV Freerider Recharged you have the full level editor so that you can create your own tracks. It is not possible to change the built in levels in the desktop version of Recharged (the forest, factory, carpark etc.) though because they use a completely different level creation method.

Flieger-Fabian5 years ago

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