September 12, 20214 yr Hey guys - does anyone know if it's safe to add additional folders in the Packages directory? I want to add a "_mods" folder there to store inactive mods/sceneries/tools/etc. So then I can easily swap into Community folder. Will this mess up the sim? Will it activate anything in there? THanks
September 12, 20214 yr 33 minutes ago, dresoccer4 said: Will this mess up the sim? Will it activate anything in there? THanks Not sure how far down it will drill but it could read any "*.json" files it finds and load an addon(s) you don't want activated. I'd use a location (folder) completely outside the Packages or Communities folder to avoid any snafus. No reason to tempt fate. Addon Linker was made for this type of situation. Available at "flightsim.to" Edited September 12, 20214 yr by Twenty6 add Addon Linker link -J 13700KF | RTX 4090 @ 1440 | 64GB DDR5 | 2 x 1TB SSDs | 1TB M.2 NVMe
September 12, 20214 yr Author 11 minutes ago, Twenty6 said: Not sure how far down it will drill but it could read any "*.json" files it finds and load an addon(s) you don't want activated. I'd use a location (folder) completely outside the Packages or Communities folder to avoid any snafus. No reason to tempt fate. Addon Linker was made for this type of situation. Available at "flightsim.to" .json are the magic files that will get read huh? well, we'll see what happens! ill keep an eye out for them
September 12, 20214 yr thank me later. https://flightsim.to/file/1572/msfs-addons-linker -J 13700KF | RTX 4090 @ 1440 | 64GB DDR5 | 2 x 1TB SSDs | 1TB M.2 NVMe
September 12, 20214 yr Author Just now, Twenty6 said: thank me later. https://flightsim.to/file/1572/msfs-addons-linker thanks for that link, yeah i've checked this out before. but i'm a manual guy i prefer to do everything by hand (always have in all my sims/games). maybe just a masochist ;)
September 12, 20214 yr 11 minutes ago, dresoccer4 said: thanks for that link, yeah i've checked this out before. but i'm a manual guy i prefer to do everything by hand (always have in all my sims/games). maybe just a masochist 😉 Give it another go. Work smarter, not harder. Plenty of other areas in this sim to bang your head against. -J 13700KF | RTX 4090 @ 1440 | 64GB DDR5 | 2 x 1TB SSDs | 1TB M.2 NVMe
September 13, 20214 yr that's what I thought to until I actually gave MSFS addons linker a try and it changed everything. Don't know how I managed to get by without it. ASUS ROG Maximus Hero XII ▪︎ Intel i9-10900K ▪︎ NVIDIA RTX 3090 FE ▪︎ 64GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro ▪︎ Windows 10 Pro (21H1) ▪︎ Samsung 970 EVO Pro 1TB NVME SSD (OS Drive) ▪︎ Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SATA SSD ▪︎ Seagate 4TB SATA HDD ▪︎ Corsair RMx 850W PSU
September 14, 20214 yr Yes you can put other folders in Packages folders. MSFS will ignore them. You can store all your addons in that other folder, further divided into more subfolders. Then just tag all the addons and drop them in and out of the community folder and the other folder(s) you created and put in Packages folder. I do this all the time. 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
September 14, 20214 yr In my experience MSFS doesnt care about any file outside the Community folder. Everytime I need MSFS boot with a clean Community folder, I just rename it and let MSFS create a new one at starting,- MSFS just ignores all the content of the renamed folder.
September 14, 20214 yr I keep all my unused addons in the packages folder with no issues. Ryzen 5800X3D, Nvidia RTX5080 - 32 Gig DDR4 RAM, 1TB & 2 TB NVME drives - Windows 11 64 bit MSFS 2024 Premium Deluxe Edition Resolution 2560 x 1440 (32 inch curved monitor)
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