MSFS Addons Linker Microsoft Flight Simulator
MSFS Addons Linker Microsoft Flight Simulator
MSFS Addons Linker Microsoft Flight Simulator
MSFS Addons Linker Microsoft Flight Simulator
MSFS Addons Linker Microsoft Flight Simulator
MSFS Addons Linker Microsoft Flight Simulator
MSFS Addons Linker Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Version 0.12.7883.20
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  • Version 0.12.7883.20 August 01, 2021

    Hello, a very small little update to fix a few bugs and add a few small requests received in the past weeks.

    [NEW] Possibility to remove items that appear in the map's addon list (all addons tagged as SCENERY in the manifest.json file will appear on the map's list but sometimes they are not real scenery addons that can be placed on a map, you can now remove them from the list)

    [NEW] Possibility to show the 'active path' of the user aircraft on the map (can be enabled in the little right panel of the map screen if you want that)

    [NEW] Possibility to customize the colors for the grid showing the community folders content (a new tab 'colors' has been created in the options screen).

    [OPTION] By default the program you decided to launch automatically with the sim were always started minimized. There is now an option that will let you start them without being minimized (options screen, 'additional options' tab)

    [OPTION] Possibility to remove some warning messages (options screen, first tab -> 'disable warning for file operations')

    [IMPROVED] Added a new 'open folder' option in the 'community folder' panel right click menu

    [IMPROVED] Some texts were hard to read when 'dark mode' was enabled

    [IMPROVED] Showing size of the addons present in the community folder directly at the top of right panel (in earlier versions this information was only available in right click menu)

    [FIX] Some flightplans (PLN files) could not be loaded on the map and were causing an error message

    [FIX] The search box on the map was not showing even if checked when reopening the map screen (reminder : this option is only available if you set your own bing-map key in the options screen)

    [DOC] Added a few new links in the help screen (Thanks BadGamr, LostPilot, AdamskiNZ, Pacha35, JayDee, Judenilson, GilbertP, TheMaddog)

    [DOC] Added a PDF made by Pacha35 that can act as a little manual for starters. It' the first draft version that we will hopefully be able to complete with more info in the future. Many thanks for Pacha35, i know for sure that doing this kind of things takes a lot of time !

    Thank you !

  • Version 0.11.7841.25 June 20, 2021

    Hello, a little update mainly to fix 3 little bugs introduced in the last version, i also already added a few requests (some are a bit experimental). I have a few more requests in the pipeline but i could not complete them for this version and i needed to release it because of those little bugs.

    NOTE : make sure you replace all files when updating (there are some new files some files have the same name but they are updated)

    - FIXED : right click menu on the main addons list was not keeping the selection if several items were selected (so it was impossible to do an action on multiple elements)

    - FIXED : heading of aircraft on the map was depicted with a few degrees off due to magnetic variation

    - FIXED : crash when loading flightplan on the map screen if the '.' was not set as decimal separator on Windows. Probably other issues with the decimal format should now be fixed

    - IMPROVED : possibility to disable the automatic pause after teleporting the aircraft on the map (options screen). Note : if pause is active (recommended) to unpause you need to configure the 'PAUSE OFF' button, by default i think it is not set.

    - IMPROVED : Added a new 'wait until simconnect is available' option before starting the programs. Note : this still need some tweaking, some of you probably would need this option to be settable for each program individually. I will try to do it (if needed) but that requires a complete overhaul of the way that 'launch program' options is currently programmed so i need a bit more time.

    - IMPROVED : the right click option 'do not deselect this addon when applying preset' is now also available when multiple addons are selected

    - NEW : possibility to display the default MSFS airports on the map (options screen). The airports will appear on the map only when certain level of zoom is reached (option) otherwise the map is a bit overwhelmed by the huge number of airports (37000+). Handcrafted default airports have a slighty different colors.

    - NEW : possibility to load a Google Earth KMZ/KML file on the map to show custom points so you can then use the teleport function to visit them (beware if you add 10000's of new points because map performance will suffer a bit) (right click menu on the map)

    - NEW : added a new option in the map right click menu -> locate airport (right click menu on the map)

    - NEW : if the 'show user aircraft' option is enabled, the basic live aircraft data will be shown at the bottom of the map (speed / altitude / heading / VS)

    Thank you

  • Version 0.10.7829.39 June 08, 2021

    Sorry for a little forced hotfix-update, i had to correct 3 little bugs that were introduced in the last version (+ quickly added 2 little easy requests)

    FIX : Selection from the gallery screen was causing a crash (as seen in OverKill recent video, thank you ;) )

    FIX : Removed 'folder' and 'scan time' from the auto-generated filter list on the right panel (was probably slowing down the panel for some of you with lots of addons and filtering those values makes no sense)

    FIX : Fixed 'Show labels checkbox' being checked but no labels shown after reopening the map screen

    NEW : possible to choose between the 'title' and the 'folder name' for the labels and tooltips of the map's dots (selectable in the options screen). If the title is not filled in the manifest.json file, the 'folder name' will be used regardless of this setting.

    NEW : added counter for the number of folders in the community folder (right click menu in the community panel of the main screen). I will probably add those on all grid soon, it's sometimes nice to see how many elements are shown.

    HELP : if you tried the 'teleport' function on the map, you will have noticed that sim is paused after the aircraft is moved, that's by design so it will let your scenery reload faster and you'll be ready to take control of your plane when you want and the sim is ready. I think the 'unpause' key is not mapped by default, so some of you might have been stuck, the unpause (PAUSE OFF) key has to be mapped as seen on the screen here --> https://imgur.com/Xb2yvGq (i can add an option to 'not pause' after moving if that requirement to map the 'pause off' key is too annoying)

    ** edit ** was already requested to remove the automatic pause (see HELP note above), i have uploaded an optional updated EXE with an additional option in the options screen to remove the PAUSE (all the rest is the same so no need to download it if you don't use that feature or don't care about that option). This will obviously also be included in the next official version.
    --> https://gofile.io/d/3xjFBB

    Hopefully I didn't break anything this time, and thanks again to everyone who helped me with tests and feedback.

  • Version 0.10.7827.17 June 06, 2021

    hello, another little version, this time i tried to include a little map for easier activation/deactivation of addons (probably the most requested feature i had). I know it still has some shortcomings but i already release it 'as is' to have feedback and see if it's worth continuing working on the map or not.

    - NEW : simple map to select / unselect addons
    - IMPROVED : counter of addons on the folder level was only counting the addons in its own folders (1st level), now the counter correctly counts also what is in the subfolders
    - IMPROVED : Little fixes here and there
    - NOTE : make sure you replace all files and not just the EXE, some files have been updated and new files have been added

    basic map usage (will try to do a little video or a pdf soon) :

    - you can launch the map via the little button in the toolbar at the top

    - To select multiple addons at once on the map use SHIFT + MOUSECLICK to draw a rectangle around the addons you want to select. CTRL + click let you multi-select single elements. If you want to add items to the selection, toggle the right click menu option called 'continuous selection'

    - The options to activate/deactivate addons are in the right click menu of the map (red=link not activated / green = link activated / blue = selected).

    - there is a little expandable filter panel on the right that can be shown when clicking on it (at the top)

    - If you use the 'move aircraft option' and it will be placed at the altitude specified in the options panel. If its too high or low based on the current location, just change the altitude and click 'move user aircraft at altitude' and it will be instantly repositionned. If you are connected to the simulator you can also view the current aircraft position on the map. The idea is to be able to 'visit your addon' and check if they work without having to fly over them manually. (the move fuction is available in the right click menu of the grid and the map)

    - You can also load a flightplan that will show on the map. The idea of this is showing where you will go and help selecting the addons you need.

    - for addons that are not correctly recognized, you can edit their data with the right click option on the grid. I will try to improve some the 'recognition' with time

    - The first loading of the map will be a bit slower because it will scan the addons, then the data will be saved so it should be quick.

    - there are a few more options for the map in the usual 'options screen'

    ** HEAD UP **

    my tool has become quite popular because, when it was released, there were not many alternatives, thank you all for you feedback. I just want to take advantage of this popularity to shift the spotlight to another developer doing an addon manager that has probably one gazillion (and a half) more options than mine --> https://flightsim.to/file/8349/mfs-addon-locator

    I think he might be happy to see a few more users for his tool, based on the screenshots and features lists it's seems way more complete than mine and most of the stuff seems to be done automatically, so probably some of you will prefer that (not even speaking about the map features that seem to be way more advanced than my new tiny little map). It's based on the same idea as mine (links to community folder). With 115 updates in 115 days (something i wouldn't be able to do for sure) it's needless to say that he working actively on his tool and his skill level is probably around 500% higher than mine :)

    My tool was the first around and was released 9 months ago, since then a lot has changed and some poeple now have several thousands of addons. So yeah this little 'head up' is just to let you kow there are alternatives if you weren't aware of that. Seeing the effort he put in his tool i think that guy deserves a bit of more visibility. I make 0.00$ with this tool so it's pleasure to share this info, would probably be different if i sold it haha :)

    To be honest i haven't tested that other tool because mine is obviously tailored for my own need and i don't have that many addons, but for some of you it might be a step up.

    That being said, NO WORRY, if you still like my tool i will continue to work on it based on your feedback and request like i always did.

    Thank you.

  • Version 0.9.7799.243 May 09, 2021

    hello, a little update with a few requests filled :

    NEW : MaterialLibs folder renamer. It will work like the 'modellib file renamer' and will prevent having several subfolders with the same name in the materiallibs folder (can cause MSFS crashes as explained here : https://forums.flightsimulator.com/t/ctds-caused-by-3rd-party-airports/339377/47). As always with these options that change files on your disk and that are a bit more advanced, use them only if you know and understand what they do.

    NEW : You can now specify that an addon will never be disabled when you apply a preset even if the preset does not contain it. You can set that value by checking the 'Exclude from preset' column or by using the right click menu 'do not deselct this addon when applying presets'

    NEW : You can now install addons using the 7Zip file format (7z)

    NEW : You can now drag&drop addons (zip/rar/7z) from the Windows explorer directly on the tool main view and the installation will begin (drop the files on the folder where you want them to be installed)
    ** edit ** sorry, i just notcied (thanks fifuke) that Windows doesn't allow drag/drop when a program is run as admin, please check the FAQ on the main page if you need some info about the 'run as admin' situation, i'll try to figure out a solution ** end of edit **

    IMPROVED : there are no more limits on dependencies, now a dependency can have it's own dependencies (multi-level dependencies are now supported)

    IMPROVED : You can now select multiple addons for installation/update

    IMPROVED : The grid view now allows you to save the column order/size (right click menu)

    MISC : Little fixes here and there

    Thanks as always to the people who contributed with feedback and ideas.

  • Version 0.9.7778.338 April 18, 2021

    sorry for the little forced update

    HOTFIX : previous version from earlier today would display an error message when loading the grid view if you had 'disable file stats' in the options screen.

Foire aux questions

Des questions ? Trouvez votre solution ici.

How to install / update ?

Simply unzip all included file in the zip in a folder of your choice. For updating, repeat the same process after deleting the files that came with the previous version.

Will my settings be kept after an update ?

Yes, the settings are saved in a different folder (C:\ProgramData\MSFS Addons Linker). The presets are also stored in that folder by default but they might be in another folder if you changed their locations in the options screen (so make sure you don't delete them if you changed the location manually).

Can i save the columns order / size ?

yes, there is an option for that in the right click menu (save columns order / size). If you do that, the column order will be restored on the next restart of the tool

After launching the tool i see the icon in my taskbar but the screen does not show up (main screen of map screen), WTH ?

oops, the tool saves it's locations when closed. If you change monitor settings between 2 sessions (for example going form dual screen setup to a single screen setup) it might happen that the screen is restored outside of the boundaries of your current screen, so it will be there but you wont' see it :)

You can fix that easily by going to the configuration folder (C:\ProgramData\MSFS Addons Linker), open the ini file with notepad and remove the tree lines below :

Window_Position=
Window_Splitter_Pos=
Window_Splitter_PosH=

If you have the problem with the map's screen you need to remove this line :

Map_Window_Position=xxxx

On the next restart the app should show up correctly on your screen.

I'm getting 'can not read manifest.json file', addons do not work when moved outside of the community folder

This is unfortunately an issue some users having the MS-Store version faced. When addons are placed in the community folder they are somewhat encrypted (not exactly sure what Windows does). When you move them elsewhere, they don't work anymore. It seems to be a Windows limitation and there's not much we can do. For some users copying the addons instead of moving them fixed the issue but that doesn't seem to work for everyone. In the worst case you would need to redownload the addons having the problem and place them directly in your custom addon folder.

If you have the MS-Store version an plan to move all your files outside of the community folder, i strongly advise you to try first with a single addon to make sure it works. There are also some workaround you might try if moving doesn't work for you (feel free to contact me if needed).

I have a crash when .......

please send me a private message on this site (there is a little option 'private message to bad2000' in the action menu on the main addon page) with the detailed error message that you get. I'll do my best to try to fix

Can I apply multiple presets at once ?

yes, you can do that either by using the 'presets screen' available in the toolbar menu, in that screen you can select several presets and apply them at once. You can also use the button 'apply cumulative' at the bottom of the addons list. That button will apply the selection of the presets without removing the currently selected addons.

I get invalid links if i rename / remove addons via the Windows Explorer

this is normal because if you do operations via the Windows explorer the links can not be maintained (for renaming for example there is an option directly in the tool's right click menu, if you do that inside the tool the link will be maintained by the tool). Anyway if you get invalid links you can delete them easily with the right click menu 'delete invalid links' on the right panel (they can be spotted easily because they will be with a red background), then just recreate the link for the desired addon.

Where is the manual ?

there is none .. shame on me for sure ;) It should be fairly easy to use though and feel free to ask if you have any questions.

There are also some videos about the tool that have been popping up on Youtube, they can certainly help understanding the basics (many thanks to their authors).

Donations ?

Thank you very much about thinking about making a donation. I really appreciate that but it's ok, there's already so much stuff to pay for nowadays, just enjoy the little tool if you think it can be useful for you and don't worry about money.

How to uninstall everything / start new ?

To remove completely the application you need to remove two folders.

- the folder in which you unzipped all files

- the configuration folder that is created automatically when the tool is run for the first time and where your settings are saved (C:\ProgramData\MSFS Addons Linker)

if you do that it will be like if you had never installed the tool.

Do I really have to launch the tool 'as admin' ?

The real reply would be NO. But well, it's a bit difficult, the more precise reply is 'not anymore since v0.8' but YES if you have already used older version of the tool.

Unfortunately it was required for earlier version (because the tool was creating links that needed admin rights, now not anymore). The fact that it was required in earlier versions means that now your configuration files are saved 'as admin' and if you run the tool 'not as admin' you wouldn't be able to update them so you are pretty much forced to continue running the tool as admin. It's a bit annoying.

Feel free to contact me if you need more info and don't want to run it 'as admin' anymore because it would be as simple as recreating your configuration files without admin rights.

Why do some addons show up in red ?

The red color is just a warning (everything will work fine). It indicates that you have two (or more) addons with the same name in different folders. Those are probably duplicates that need to be checked.

Dons

Ces utilisateurs ont fait une donation à bad2000 Pour le soutenir pour ses add-ons que tous peuvent bénéficier.

Dépendances

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northcoaster76

1 hour(s) ago

This is one those "can't play without" type mods. Thank you so much for the work, what a headache trying to manage addons without it.

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camovecmin

7 hour(s) ago

whoaa.. this basically help me with sorting out my community add-on! I can seperate each files accordingly to its usage liveries, aircraft, scenery etc and my MSFS2020 now load a bit faster too. Thank you

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Gerardgeek

13 hour(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

Hi … I have been using your older version (0.5 …) for about a year now … wonderful piece of kit … thank you. What would be the best way of updating to this newer version?

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bad2000 12 hour(s) ago

Hello, thank you for your comment. The update process should be very simple. Download the new zip from this site, extract all the files in the same folder containing the old version and overwrite the old files. You settings will be kept. Let me know if you have any probs.

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Guenseli

7 day(s) ago

Hello again,

would it be possible to highlight the airports which MSFS itself has enhanced?

These are as example airports like EDDP, Reno, Lugano, Zürich etc

Would be cool to have them as overview in your nice map!

thx

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bad2000 6 day(s) ago

hello, when showing all airports on the map the 'handcrafted' one have a slighty different color, i can add those new ones with the different color too. Thank you.

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Guenseli 5 day(s) ago

That would be great!

Currently, I do not see any of the MSFS standard airports in a slighty different color? Do I make any settings to see them?

Could the addon aiports be solid green, and the MSFS ones light green or sth like that?

thank you!

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bad2000 5 day(s) ago

for now it's like this --> https://imgur.com/AtBFmd0

- the 'custom addons' managed by the tool are red/green depending if activated or not

- the standard airports are yellow

- the handcrafted airport are 'brownish' 😊. My idea was to add the new ones with that same color. Not sure if you were thinking about something different

Ideally, all those colors should be 'parametrable' because it would also help color-blind people, i have that in my list of things to do.

Let me know if you need more info.

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Guenseli 5 day(s) ago

Just to be sure, is this feature to show the MSFS airports already implemented?

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bad2000 5 day(s) ago

yes, sorry forgot to tell you that because i thought you knew about it already, you can enable that in the options screen (in the 'map options' tab). There is a checkbox called 'show default airports on the map' with a definable zoom level.

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Guenseli 5 day(s) ago

Ah!

Have totally overseen this option, sorry!

ok I also see the "brownish" enhanced airports, yes.

So, my wish would be to have an option to just show the enhanced, handcraftet Asobo airports and not the standard yellow ones.

many thanks for your work here!

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bad2000 20 hour(s) ago

sorry did not see you comment until now, yeah maybe a few more options are needed like showing only the handcrafted option. There are so many airports that the brownish/orange ones get a bit loss in the mass 😊. Thanks again for your input.

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Markm75

8 day(s) ago

How do we deal with addons installed from the store that get put into Official/onestore etc .. is there an easy workaround to that. I feel like the only solution is to manually move those and then link them manually in the Official area (otherwise updates wont work)

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bad2000 8 day(s) ago

hello, luckily i just replied to the same question here a few minutes ago and it's maybe more easy to read it there than if i write something in these little chat boxes -> https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/608218-tutorial-managing-addons-with-msfs-addons-linker/?do=findComment&comment=4667443

I repeat here only this, start with one addon only and make sure you understand how it works before moving too many things. Let me know if it's not clear enough or if you need more information.

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telescopebuilder 8 day(s) ago

Through the built-in manager that's a part of the game?

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bad2000 8 day(s) ago

when i speak about the 'content manager' it's the one you have when you are inside the sim and that shows all the addons you have installed, if there are updates, ... So for example if you have bought an addon from the store it will appear there, but if you move it with addons linker, when the link is not activated, obviously if you go into the content manager it will not see it, so it will tell you to redownload it, but of course you can just ignore that and activate it whenever you want. Well that's why i say that this function is recommended only to advanced users for which all this is clear. Let me know if you need more info.

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Incredulocious

8 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

Hello, I've been using your addons-linker for a while but, to update MSFS to SU7 today, I had to migrate my MSFS Packages and add-ons to my external Games SSD due to getting low on space on the system disk where it used to reside.

Well, my Games SSD is formatted as ExFat... so I was a bit surprised and disappointed to find that your addons-linker doesn't support links on non-NTFS drives. My question is why as my understanding is that linking will work on the same volume (both packages and addons are on the external drive). It's only problematic when crossing between different format types (NTFS/ExFat/etc). Is this not the case?

Would be really nice to be able to continue to use your addons-linker!

Thanks,

Chris

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bad2000 8 day(s) ago

Hello, thank you for your feedback, unfortunately it's not that addons linker does not support exFat drives, it's just that exFat drives do not support the 'link' techonology, it's just like that at hardware level. You can see here for reference that exFat do not support links -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/filesystem-functionality-comparison

It's unfortunate because most Windows users do not care about exFat but vendors format their drive with exFat by default because that makes the drives compatible with both MAC and PC systems out of the box. If you use the drive on Windows only, NTFS is the recommended filesystem. So if you a buy an external SSD drive and plan to use it only with Windows just reformat it as NTFS when it's still empty, obviously in your case that's not possible because you can't reformat without loosing all the data on it (you would need to backup all those files somewhere before and restore them). So i'm sorry about that but it's not something i can do anything about unfortunately.

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Incredulocious 8 day(s) ago

Okay, thanks for the quick reply. I was apparently mistaken about link support on ExFat. I do use the drive on both macOS and Windows but I have full NTFS support on the Mac side too (there's an add-on that enables write access). I thought there was some reason I stuck with ExFat for that drive though.... Anyway, perhaps I'll go to the trouble to move everything off somewhere (1.4TB worth) and reformat - we'll see which is more inconvenient: managing MSFS addons manually again or reformatting.

Thanks again!

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GadgetFPV

8 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

So I finally decided to give this ago, as I was running out of space... excellent decison... I was using symbolic links before, which did the job, but this is so much better and informative... I have one question, if I may... when you display your addons in the map, in the left column I see "OK" and "INC", what does "INC" mean?

In the meantime awesome job...

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bad2000 8 day(s) ago

Thank you very much for your comment, glad you find it useful !

INC means 'incomplete', it means the the point could be determined and shown on the map but the country could not. This can happen from time to time mainly with addons that are located near water or on islands (because the tool uses the map to determine the country and sometimes the map is not precise enough to get the country of the point, i would need to edit it further to catch more 'points'). You can edit the data with the right click menu 'edit data', if you do so it will then change to 'MAN' (meaning manual). Let me know if something is not clear.

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GadgetFPV 8 day(s) ago

Thank you for the reply... another question, I notice that the "Middle East" is not included in the drop down box in the map, is there a reason for that?

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bad2000 8 day(s) ago

i guess you mean the 'region' drop down. I never paid attention to that but you're right there is no 'middle east' entry. This is due to the fact that that region data is also pulled from the map, and 'officially' most of those countries are in Asia and the map would return 'western asia' for example for an addon located in Jerusalem that it would recognize automatically, it will never return 'middle east'. For the 'manual edit' screen i can certainly add manually a 'middle-east' entry if needed but it would never match with other addons recognized automatically (not sure if it's very clear) 😊

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GadgetFPV 8 day(s) ago

Understood, infact, I just learnt something... hahaha... straight from Google "The following countries and areas comprise the West Asia subregion: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Gaza Strip, Georgia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Yemen"... so you can leave as is...

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blreis

9 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

I was used to ModMan FX. It is also a good add-on manager, but this linker is amazing!!! But I have to tell that i had to watch the youtube tutorial to understand the infinity of resources and good solutions of this app. Well done, guys!!! Thanks a lot!

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bad2000 9 day(s) ago

thank you very much for your very nice comment, appreciated. Yeah there are some functions that are a bit hidden and the manual is missing in action 😊 .. but thanks to those cool guys who made videos it can help a bit.

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pgilbr

11 day(s) ago

I have upgraded to Windows 11 and have noticed that the feature to "Open manifest.json files" no longer works via Manage Addons....

When you click on it you get a message box asking if you want to allow this app from an unknown publisher to make changes to your device. When you click yes it just ends and will not bring up notepad to allow you to make any changes to the .json file.

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bad2000 11 day(s) ago

hello, oh ok thanks for letting me know, i haven't tested W11 yet. You can probably fix this by going into the options screen and setting the path to your favourite text editor inside. In the 2nd tab at the bottom there is a field 'default text editor' where you can set the path to the EXE you want to use (can be notepad or any other text editor). Let me know if that still doesn't work. Thank you.

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pgilbr 10 day(s) ago

Your suggestion worked great, thank you for the suggested remedy.

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TAPAULO

12 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

hello and a big thumbs up for your software, which saves my life. I have a quick question, once the ADDONS are set up, must mfs2020 always run with MSFS_AddonsLinker, or can we launch it afterwards simply with the original shortcut? thanks again

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bad2000 12 day(s) ago

Thank you very much for you feedback, appreciated. The tool is not really linked to MSFS, you can close it and launch MSFS via the normal shortcut, or let it opoen an launch MSFS vai the normal shortcut. The option to launch the sim was just added as a conveniency for people that wanted a click button to start it from the tool, but it's not mandatory.

Only thing important to know is that addons can not be activated while the sim is running, the sim will not see them until it is restarted. Let me know if something is not clear. Thanks again.

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GerardMansoif

14 day(s) ago

Bonjour Bad, un grand merci pour cette application indispensable que j'utilise quotidiennement. J'aurai une proposition d'amélioration : Actuellement, on ne peut appliquer une dépendance qu'à un seul addon. Serait-il possible d'appliquer une dépendance à une sélection multiple d'addons ?

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bad2000 14 day(s) ago

I will send you a little private msg.

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dane

17 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

I just downloaded and setup this app. I have used it for 1/2 a day and really like it.

I have two questions both in the "Additional Options" Tab...

  1. Is it possible to a app from the internet? I use a METAR app all the time before planning a route - https://metar-taf.com/.
  2. I have "Launch Programs Minimized in the Taskbar" CHECKED. But they do not minimize. Is there a way to auto minimize on launch?
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bad2000 16 day(s) ago

Hello, thank you for your feedback, much appreciated. I've just done a few tests and yeah, you're right. It seems some programs don't like being forced to be opened minimized. If i try with notepad it opens without problem maximized or minimized when launched via addons linker, but other programs do not always open minimized even if the setting is fixed. Not sure if it's fixable or if it's just the way some Windows program are meant to work and it's not possible to force them minimized, i'll investigate.

To call a link automatically, just create a batch file (.bat) and isinde simply put the following

start https://metar-taf.com/

In addons linker you can then specify the .bat file in the programs to launch and the link will open with your default browser.

Let me know if something is not clear of if that doesn't work for you.

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dane 16 day(s) ago

Thank you very much - the batch file suggestion works very well.

As far as not opening minimized - that's OK as it is not a critical thing

Thanks again...

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Spenceri1212

17 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

Hello,

it´s an amazing addon which solves a lot of problems and my messes. The only question I have is: how can I read the manifest.jsom file, it is mostly locked. Therefore I can´t neither read the title nor show it on the map. (Sorry for perhaps a double post, but I didn´t find another question like this.

Kindly regards, Spencer

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bad2000 17 day(s) ago

hello and thank you very much for the feedback.

Unfortunately, if you have the 'can not read manifest.json file' that probably you placed your addons first in the official community folder and then moved them to your new custom addons folder (and you have the MS-Store version). For some users, when doing so, the files won't work anymore because they are 'encrypted' (or something like that, still a bit of mystery for me) in the community folder and they won't work if you move them anywhere else. So not only my tool will not be able to read them (showing manifest error), but no other application will be able to read them so your addon will probably not work in the sim either. It's a bit complicated unfortunately but it's a 100% windows feature (or issue depending on how we see it) and i can't do much about it. I will send you a private msg for further help.

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Spenceri1212 17 day(s) ago

Thanks Bad,

You are right. I have experienced half of the night, but I didn't succeed except for a new installation. Therefore I have to clean my addon-chaos with deleting my normal community folder and by installing everything now in the right order. One always need an initial to clean the mess. Thanks for your addon and your fast answer.

Kindly regards, Spencer

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bad2000 16 day(s) ago

Thanks for the feedback, yeah that issue with the community folder is a bit annoying. I had sent you a little private message late last night (cet time), not sure if you've seen it (sometimes some users don't know they have that little dot flashing at the top meaning 'you have a message')

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TAPAULO 12 day(s) ago

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TAPAULO 12 day(s) ago

Thank you very much for your answer, everything is clear, I just did the first initialization and everything is perfect my friend, thank you again for this wonderful application, see you soon

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JayDee

17 day(s) ago

Hi,

great addon. Are there any runtime library or something like visual c or so required? And if, which ones?

Kind Regards

JayDee

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bad2000 17 day(s) ago

hello Jaydee, no it's just a standard .NET application, it requires only the .NET 4.7.2 or higher libraries which are probably already installed on 95% of the modern PCs. The specific feature to connect to the simulator in the map screen (just an option, not required for proper operation of the tool), uses the standard MSFS simconnect library, i think that one requires VC++ runtime but, once again, most people probably have that already on their system.

Keep up the great YT videos ! AIG AI traffic users are waiting for a good one on those new tools .. hint hint ^^ 😊

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JayDee 17 day(s) ago

Thanks a lot for your quick reply.

Kind Regards

JayDee

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Krispkiwi

17 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

Great Tool, text looks a bit fuzzy on 4k Monitors, not sure if that's on my end or if its a program thing.

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bad2000 17 day(s) ago

Thank you for your feedback, appreciated for sure ! It's probably not only on your end, i guess big 4K monitors use special resolution tricks otherwise it would not be readable and my tool probably doesn't like that very much. I'm still at oldish 1920/1080 so i could not experience that myself but i guess other users at 4K have the same prob as you. There are maybe/probably some development tricks to improve things on high resolution monitors, i will do some reseach because unfortunately i'm not really aware of how that works.

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Damo547UK

18 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

Firstly, thank you for such a great add on that I have been using for months now!

Is it possible to integrate the map with the main window rather than have it as an additional window by any chance? There is a good chance I missed it if there is.

Thanks again.

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bad2000 18 day(s) ago

Thank you very much for your feedback, greatly appreciated. Well no unfortunately with the current version it's not possible, the map was developped as a separate window and it would require quite a bit of work to now change that initial design decision. I have had this request once in the past and it's in my list, but i can't really promise that it will be done quickly, not forgotten though. Thanks again.

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Damo547UK 18 day(s) ago

No worries. Thanks for the reply. Keep up the great work.

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wigerup

19 day(s) ago

I am not allowed either move or copy files from my community folder.

MSFS2020 is installed to the origin place :

G:\WpSystem\S-1-5-21-214230057-2582044490-4174116090-1001\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community

So any idea how I shall do???????????

Best Regards

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bad2000 19 day(s) ago

hello, yep you have the bloody 'wpsystem' folder locked caused by MS-Store for some reason for some users, there is a workaround that seemed to work for some people (not sure 100% for everyone though), i will send you some detailed information in 2-3 hours when i get back home via private message

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ShizNick 12 day(s) ago

May I get such information as well chum? I sadly have the same version... Sorry for being a bit of a pest.

Thanxz in advance,

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gjens4a

20 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

First of all, great tool, thanks for making and sharing this!

Is there a way to transfer the selected addons instead of creating a link? All my addons are located on my hdd but my simulator is installed on my ssd, and I was thinking that my loading times would maybe be better if I could (temporary) transfer the selected addons to my ssd, instead of creating a link from my hdd.

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bad2000 20 day(s) ago

hello and thanks for the feedback. Yes you should be able to move the addons.

First make a backup of configuration files (C:\ProgramData\MSFS Addons Linker). Then just create a new folder on your SSD and copy from your current 'custom addons folder' into the new 'custom addon folder' on the SSD. Then in the options screen add the new folder.Try only with 2-3 addons first to see if all is ok. It it works then you move the other addons to the new folder.

Be aware of a few things though, you say you have an SSD, if it's an internal SSD there will be no prob, but if it's an external SSD you have to check that it's formatted in NTFS otherwise links will not work. So it's very important that you try first with only 2 or 3 addons to make sure all is ok before moving too much stuff.

Maybe it's not clear enough with just theses indications, feel free to message me directly if needed.

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Musis3rd

21 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

I have tried to locate add-ons files in a NAS on my local Network, but the SW seems not work properly (add-ons are not moved in the community folder or not seen by MFS2020).

Shall I do something else or your SW cann't work in that case ?

Good job in any case and thanks for that.

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bad2000 21 day(s) ago

Thank you for the feedback, unfortunately i don't have a NAS and so i can't test. It's indeed very possible that the creation of a 'link' between a NAS and a Windows machine will not work because the 2 machines use a completely different operating system. I will check to see if i can find some more information about this.

In the options screen (advanced tab) there is and option to change the type of links (junctions or symlinks), try to maybe change that and restart the tool just to see if it makes a difference (probably not though) ... if it doesnt work put the option back to the default value of 'junctions'.

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Musis3rd 21 day(s) ago

Thanks for your suggestion, It works and all my selected add-ons are installed.

The main difference is Starting phase duration which i smore loger and takes some minutes (2-3). I suppose that my number of add-ons is partly responsible but the intial requesting could be not adapted throught a local network ( usally i have a 115 MBytesps data rate perfomances.

Thanks again

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bad2000 20 day(s) ago

oh cool thanks for the feedback, wasn't sure that it would work. About the speed yeah probably the loading through a network a slower than with local files if you have tons of files. 2-3 minutes is probably a bit annoying though if it does that at every refresh 😞

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Musis3rd 19 day(s) ago

That isn't so terrific, I can wait 3 minutes before a 2 hours flight in a CESSNA 172

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bad2000 19 day(s) ago

just thought about something, maybe you have already, but in the options screen please make sure you have checked 'disable file stats' if not not already disabled, might gain a bit a time (not sure if much though).

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Musis3rd 19 day(s) ago

Only some seconds after disabling file check....

All perfect, thanks

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DragonLick

23 day(s) ago / Remercié par bad2000

Hi Bad,

How can I know if I already have an airport in MSFS official folder? Some don't show up but they are enabled in MSFS. I don't want to have a 3rd party version enabled at the same time.

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bad2000 23 day(s) ago

hello and thank you very much for your comment. At the moment the tool does not scan addons in the 'official' folder so it has no way to know what is in there and warn you if you have the same addon in the community folder.

Even it was scanning the official folder (which it will maybe do one day), it would be quite hard to know if there's a duplicate in the community folder. Let's say you have an addon called 'Orbx Paris airport' in the official folder and an addon called 'LFPG by MrX' in your community folder, it would require a lot of work to determine if those 2 folders are an addon for the same airport. I've written down the suggestion and i will investigate but tbh atm i wouldn't exactly know how to do that.

Let me know if something is not clear or if you need more info. Thanks again.



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