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Locating fs-base-genericairports in MSFS2024

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Is it possible to locate fs-base-genericairports in MSFS2024 the setup wizard can not find it , nor can I.
Read several posts all mostly all for MSFS2020. Appreciate some direction thanks./
 
"Is it possible to locate fs-base-genericairports in MSFS2024"
Yes but that may not help with this 'setup wizard'

2024 is streamed, so those 'fs-base packages' are all combined on the server
the bgl's your looking for will be in VFSProjection\\Scenery\ (inside the same numbered folders found in fs-base-genericairports\Scenery\ in 2020)
the VFS Projector in the 2024 Dev Mode will allow you to see them but that probably wont help if this app is not 2024 compatible
 
Thank you for your response. In other words I can not pull up a stock airport in MS2024 and possibly fix the parking spots??

I have used the VFS to acquire compressed KTX2 files it works well.
 
starseed1 said:
Thank you for your response. In other words I can not pull up a stock airport in MS2024 and possibly fix the parking spots??
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afaik that is totally possible to do that without reverse engineering or directly accessing the game files
Im not exactly a scenery dev but the process would be something like ...

In Dev Mode start a new project and select to Overwrite that icao airport (this removes nothing up front) then in the airport Properties remove the taxiways and parking spots from the default and rebuild them
 
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You might need to replace runways, taxiways, parking and jetways. You could use ADE to create a airport using MSFS2020 airports, which can be decompiled. For small airports, just using DevMode is a good way to go. You can't just add a parking spot. All the above elements are connected for ground movement of airplanes.
 
you only need to replace the taxiways and parking spots afaik, they are connected,
runways and jetways are only 'matched visibly' to them, so if you dont change the jetways or runways you just need to place the new taxiways and parking correctly to reuse them as is, the taxiways and runways need 'taxiway points' that are in the correct relative position but they are just a visual parts of the system
 
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In the past I would access the generic airport file in MS2020 create a project in ADE using the stock airport option when finished then compile it and port it over into MS2024 worked fine. I don't have Ms2020 installed right now so I was looking for a solution. Dev Mode will work though I like some of the simple features to augment and add objects in ADE. I have use this tool for years and enjoy the simplicity. Dev mode is much more involved and prone to errors if not done correctly.
Oh well the fading of a era is at hand.
 
Take for instants these parking spots on a default airport. Haven't figured out how to delete them in Dev mode. In ADE it's easy to do, click and they are gone........................
 

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yea i get that
I was just suggesting another way to do it that doesnt require decompiling or distributing asobo's work
they have gone to great lengths to allow us to modify this game (2024 in particular) and have been very understanding in our 'workarounds' imo
 
There is no way to delete the parking without deleting all the taxiways? So I have to rebuild them all back to the original state? That seems like a lot of extra work.............
 
If you have storage room for MSFS2020, and you wish to change more than one airport, you might consider re-installing 2020. I'm a bit short on HD space, so I'm thinking of adding an external HD (TEMU has a 4TB USB 3 external drive for about $33 including shipping, I'll order one and see if it arrives and works. I'll let you know).
 
I just reinstalled MS2020 again and I'm back to my old system of working . Still like ADE for all the simple stuff. Thank you all for your input and suggestions. PEACE................
 

The only thing that I can tell you about this is if one opens an ADE alpha project in MSFS 2020 developer.mode, those orphan parkings will display an error message and one cannot create a package until they are connected to the taxiway network.

Jay
 
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