MSFS Mission Script - Areas
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Area elements are actually volumes that are placed in the world, except for InGameMarkers, which are POI markers you can easily place in the world.
See MSFS Mission Script for general information about creating a mission script.
General attributes
All areas need do have a defined position in the world and a specific rotation.
Rectangle Area
RectangleArea
Rectangular prism.
| Length, Width, and Height | Dimensions in meters. |
|---|---|
| Orientation | Don't use, define rotation in the world position. |
Cylinder Area
CylinderArea
Cylinder.
| CylinderRadius and Height | Dimensions in meters. |
|---|---|
| Orientation | Don't use, define rotation in the world position. |
Polygon Area
PolygonArea
3D extrusion of an area defined by points.
| MinAltitude | Base height of the volume. Unit is meters above mean sea level. |
|---|---|
| Max Altitude | Top height of the volume. Unit is meters above mean sea level. |
| PositionList | Ordered list of points that make up the PolygonArea. |
Corridor Area
InGameMarker
InGameMarker
3D extrusion of an area defined by points.
| Defaul2dParams / Defaul3dParams | Click to add the 2d or 3d part of the marker. |
|---|---|
| Visible | Visibility of the marker |
| NeedIcon | Does the marker have an icon? Can be different between 2d and 3d marker. |
| Text | Can be set to text (your own text, can be localized), distance (nm), or altitude (ft amsl). |
| Scale | Best to keep at 1. |
| 2D only | |
| ClampType | Don't see a difference. |
| ClampSize | Don't see a difference. |
| 3D only | |
| VerticalLine | Does the 3d marker have a vertical line? |
| BackGroundColor | Can't get this to work. |
The marker has two parts; a 3d ‘pin’, and a 2d pointer. The 3d pin floats above the defined position and can have a vertical line and an icon. The 2d pointer points to the pin when it isn’t in the field of view of the player.
The 3d pin has three textboxes as shown in the picture. The 2d pointer has one textbox.
Pages relevant to mission creation for MSFS.
- Flightplan
- Weather definitions
- Flight file
- Mission script
- Triggers
- Actions
- ObjectActivationAction · DialogAction · AdjustPayloadAction · ChangeAssistanceItemAction · FadeToColorAction · RandomAction · RequestTeleportAction · CountAction · ResetTimerAction · TimerAdjustAction · GoalResolutionAction & SubGoalResolutionAction · GrantRewardAction · PointOfInterestActivationAction · ActivateWaypointsAction · AITakeControlsAction · SendMessageToAIAction
- Mission objects
- Calculator
- Flow states
- Events
- Areas
- Library objects
- Sim objects
- RTC
Click the links to access the topic pages (Default - Opens in same window).
