January 25, 20215 yr I have looked for info on the issue I’m having but can’t seem to figure it out. I have found the folder according to the developers path in my copy of the sim. It has a few entries of orbix scenery’s. I put the folder that contains the G1000 mod in the community folder but has no effect on the G1000 in the DA62. Would someone please guide me thru this. Thank you, David
January 25, 20215 yr This tripped me up at first and may be your issue. A lot of addons that go into the community folder will come with an extra folder. For example, I downloaded the working title G1000 mod as a zip file and extracted it. That created a folder called "workingtitle-g1000-v0.3.4". Inside that folder was another folder called "workingtitle-g1000". If I dropped the "workingtitle-g1000-v0.3.4" (the top level folder) into the Community folder, the mod did not work. I had to put just the "workingtitle-g1000" folder into the Community folder instead. MSFS scans the Community folder looking for the layout.json and manifest.json files, but it only scans one level deep. You can't nest those files in a folder inside another folder. So the path to the working title G1000 mod's json files needs to be ...LocalCache\Packages\Community\workingtitle-g1000 and not ...LocalCache\Packages\Community\workingtitle-g1000-v0.3.4\workingtitle-g1000 (the version number may be different) See if that's the issue. (This is true for any mod in the community folder.) Scott Easley
January 25, 20215 yr 1 hour ago, Fun said: I have looked for info on the issue I’m having but can’t seem to figure it out. I have found the folder according to the developers path in my copy of the sim. It has a few entries of orbix scenery’s. I put the folder that contains the G1000 mod in the community folder but has no effect on the G1000 in the DA62. Would someone please guide me thru this. Thank you, David Get and install the Addons Linker utility. It will allow you to place your mods wherever you wish and activate and deactivate them at will, one-by-one. It does so by placing Windows shortcuts to the mods into the Community folder. It will also allow you to recognize the appropriate path to activate for each mod. It is a valuable, if not invaluable utility. Edited January 25, 20215 yr by fppilot Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
January 25, 20215 yr 3 hours ago, Fun said: I have looked for info on the issue I’m having but can’t seem to figure it out. I have found the folder according to the developers path in my copy of the sim. It has a few entries of orbix scenery’s. I put the folder that contains the G1000 mod in the community folder but has no effect on the G1000 in the DA62. Would someone please guide me thru this. Thank you, David Check your folder structure to see if it's correctly set (your folder should contain the "SimObjects" sub-folder in the same level as the other two, and the layout.json and manifest.json files together with other three files corresponding to the mod). Also, on the mod folder name check the spelling or make sure you don't have blank spaces in it. It should work without the need of any extra software. Cheers, Ed Cheers, Ed MSFS2020 Steam // Rig: Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower - ASUS MBoard Maximus XII Hero Z490 - CPU Intel i9-10900K - 64GB RAM - MSI RTX2080 Super 8GB - [1xNVMe M.2 1TB + 1xNVMe M.2 2TB (Samsung)] + [1xSSD 1TB + 1xSSD 2TB (Crucial)] + [1xSSD 1TB (Samsung)] + 1 HDD Seagate 2TB + 1 HDD Seagate External 4TB - Monitor LG 29UC97C UWHD Curved - PSU Corsair RM1000x // Thrustmaster FCS & MS XBOX Controllers
January 25, 20215 yr 1 minute ago, edpatino said: It should work without the need of any extra software. Agree with your comment. However the suggestion was not just to get it to work, it was to add convenience and ease of management for him. With the app I mentioned he can see which folder is appropriate to point to no matter how it is nested. Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
January 25, 20215 yr 15 minutes ago, fppilot said: Agree with your comment. However the suggestion was not just to get it to work, it was to add convenience and ease of management for him. With the app I mentioned he can see which folder is appropriate to point to no matter how it is nested. I can see your point. However, when someone has trouble with an add-on, better is to make it work without adding any extra step that can easily complicate matters. Cheers, Ed Cheers, Ed MSFS2020 Steam // Rig: Corsair Graphite 760T Full Tower - ASUS MBoard Maximus XII Hero Z490 - CPU Intel i9-10900K - 64GB RAM - MSI RTX2080 Super 8GB - [1xNVMe M.2 1TB + 1xNVMe M.2 2TB (Samsung)] + [1xSSD 1TB + 1xSSD 2TB (Crucial)] + [1xSSD 1TB (Samsung)] + 1 HDD Seagate 2TB + 1 HDD Seagate External 4TB - Monitor LG 29UC97C UWHD Curved - PSU Corsair RM1000x // Thrustmaster FCS & MS XBOX Controllers
January 26, 20215 yr I also think a nested folder is most likely to be the cause. However - I agree with @fppilot's suggestion: the Addons Linker will actually show you the problematic addons - and you can easily see which ones appear to be nested. Other than than, it's a superb tool in its own right - and the earlier you use it, the easier it is to manage your addons, as moving legacy addons (once installed) from the Community folder can be troublesome. Edited January 26, 20215 yr by Adamski_NZ
January 26, 20215 yr The folder under community has to contain manifest.json and layout.json to work.
January 27, 20215 yr On 1/25/2021 at 6:08 PM, Chalm said: The folder under community has to contain manifest.json and layout.json to work. I've yet to install any add-ons outside of the default. I own the Premium Deluxe version. When I installed the sim I installed it as such... D: Microsoft Flight Simulator Double clicking on it and I have (2) folders... Community Official There is nothing in the community folder and the 'Official' folder has 'Onestore" in it. Win10Pro 22H2-19045.7184 IntelCorei7-3770K GigabyteGA-Z68XP-UD3 32GBGSkillCL7-8-8-24 AsusRTX2070OC8GB 1TBCrucialMX500SSD 2 TB PNY CS900 (x3)1TBRAWMushkinSSDs LGBlueRayBurner RosewillChallengerTowerBlack CorsairRM750wPSU X56HOTAS TtesportsCommanderKeyboardMousecombo TrackIR5Pro 34inUltraWideScreenLG2560x1080p TM2xMFDCougar OculusQuest2 InateckKU5211PCIe3.2 LTERIVERPCIeG2S4 TMobileHomeInternet5GMSI Codex Series R2 B14NUC7-095US Windows 11 Home 25H2 26200.8524 - i7 14700F MSI Pro B760 VC Wifi II RTX 5060ti OC 16GB 32GB DDR5 5600mhz 2TB MSI nVME 4TB Crucial nVME 4TB SPCC SATA SSD P-3 4TB SSD 650w Gold PSU Monitor LG 2560x1080p 34in
January 28, 20215 yr I also have found only one Community Folder when I scan the entire drive for "Community". It has the two Orbx airports I purchased in it. I don't see anything about manifest.json and layout.json in it either, it's just those two airports. Is there more than one Community folder? Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
January 28, 20215 yr On 1/26/2021 at 8:56 PM, udidwht said: I've yet to install any add-ons outside of the default. I own the Premium Deluxe version. When I installed the sim I installed it as such... 😧 Microsoft Flight Simulator Double clicking on it and I have (2) folders... Community Official There is nothing in the community folder and the 'Official' folder has 'Onestore" in it. That is correct Bert
January 28, 20215 yr 29 minutes ago, Noel said: I also have found only one Community Folder when I scan the entire drive for "Community". It has the two Orbx airports I purchased in it. I don't see anything about manifest.json and layout.json in it either, it's just those two airports. Is there more than one Community folder? If you open one of the airport folders.... what do you find? Bert
January 28, 20215 yr On 1/26/2021 at 3:08 PM, Chalm said: The folder under community has to contain manifest.json and layout.json to work. This appears to have caused confusion ... I think you mean "for an add-on to work under the Community folder, it needs to contain manifest.json and layout.json to work".
January 29, 20215 yr 19 hours ago, Adamski_NZ said: This appears to have caused confusion ... I think you mean "for an add-on to work under the Community folder, it needs to contain manifest.json and layout.json to work". To clarify even further... "For an add-on to work under the Community folder, the sub-folder that the add-on is contained in needs to contain manifest.json and layout.json to work". And I'll also add that the Community folder itself should only contain sub-folders, one sub-folder for each add-on, nothing else. ...jim ASUS Prime Z790-E, Intel i9 13900K, 32Gb DDR5 Ram, Nvidia 3090 24Gb, Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500 GB and 1 TB, Samsung Odyssey G9 Ultrawide 49" G-SYNC Monitor.
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