I use the addons linker map tool to help plan my flights to non-default airports.  Unfortunately, some airports don't show up on the map and after a bit of looking I realized it's because addons linker shows the Content Type field as something other than SCENERY - typically MISC.  

My question is, what is this field derived from and can it be changed by someone other than the airport's developer?

 

Scott

Hello,

It's taken from the manifest.json file of the addon.  (you can open it from AL via the right click menu 'manage addon -> open manifest.json file)

  "content_type": "SCENERY"

AL only shows on the map the addons tagged as 'scenery' to avoid having to scan thousands of addons having nothing to do with sceneries like planes and others (which would make no sense on a map). That's why it was thought out this way (maybe not a good idea if nowadays some sceneries do not have the 'scenery' type).

but, yes, i think you can change it without any risks, juste make sure you don't break the file structure, just replace "MISC" by "SCENERY", in case of prob just revert back.

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Edited March 19Mar 19 by Bad_T

5 minutes ago, Bad_T said:

It's taken from the manifest.json file of the addon.  (you can open it from AL via the right click menu 'manage addon -> open manifest.json file)

  "content_type": "SCENERY"

That worked perfectly and was exactly what I was looking for.  Thanks for the help!

 

Scott