This mod will replace the Taxi Ribbon UI into a smaller more subtle taxi ribbon that's not obtrusive when taxiing. It is coloured green so that it can blend well with taxiway centerlights, but still visible enough to differentiate and find your way to the runway/gate.
This mod also removes the blue/green parking box at the destination to make it even less obtrusive.
This mod was build directly from the current default Asobo_UI.bgl file from SimUpdate 5 version 1.18.14.0. So this Taxi Ribbon has been tested to work for version 1.18.14.0
Installation:
- Choose your size variant to download:
- 25% - Medium Size (Main File) is the recommended medium version that is a balance between subtlety and visibility.
- 10% - Extra Small Size is the smallest taxi ribbon for extreme subtlety.
- 15% - Small Size is the smaller taxi ribbon with more subtlety.
- 35% - Large Size is the larger taxi ribbon with more visibility.
- Navigate to the Official folder within your MSFS installation directory.
- Extract the fs-base folder contained within this mod to the Official Folder and replace all the Asobo_UI.BGL file when asked.
Default Installation Path:
These are the default installation path for each respective store version. This won't apply if you install your MSFS to a custom drive\folder. If that's the case, you need to find it yourself.
Steam Version:
C:\Users\(UserName)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Official\Steam\
Microsoft OneStore Version:
C:\Users\(UserName)\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator\LocalCache\Packages\Official\OneStore\
Uninstallation:
Backup files are included in this mod, you can download the backup files that's based on version 1.20.6.0 and do the same installation process as above.
Credits:
- CptLucky8 for the guidance on what to look for in the UI to change.
- IXOYE , AlphaRecon, and Jingle for the suggestion to simplify the installation process.
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RustyDog
Hmmm, I'm using the Steam version but don't have an \Official\Steam folder. In the Packages folder I just have other entries like other aircraft folders.
Update: Ok I found where it should go. In my Flight Sim Content folder.
S:\Flight Sim Content\Official\Steam\ (in my case)
Lemny
Is it possible to make such a thing for the patterns and approaches? These huge bright rectangles are not very pretty.
Neo4316 16 day(s) ago
The landing and approach boxes can be turned off separately in your Options -> Assistance menu. They're not tied to the Taxi Ribbon assistance. You might be confused with using the Assistance from the toolbar when you're inside a flight session. Because enabling the assistance from there would give you both the landing and approach assistance and the taxi ribbon together. But instead, you should keep everything off from there (I only use the AI ATC Assist, and nothing else)
The best practice is actually to go to your Options -> Assistance menu. Set everything to True to Life and make sure all of the components there are set to HARD. Then go to the Navigation sub-menu and enable the Taxi Ribbon. This will enable the Taxi ribbon only to appear, while keeping the approach boxes disabled.
Pikaboo 14 day(s) ago
I interpret what Lemny wrote as a question! More or less asking if it would be possible to make somethin similar to the "patterns and approaches" 😊
iTz_DOLPH
A must have.
kevinmdavis2010
Thanks so much. I love this addon! I don't like the default one that comes with the sim, because the ribbons look like they're floating in midair. Keep up the great work!
geloxo
This is a very usefull modification. Would it be possible to release it as addon, rather than as a replacement of the official files? That way you could install in on the community folder
Neo4316 2 month(s) ago
That was actually the first thing I tried. But I couldn't get it to work. I had all the community folder structure down correctly, but for some reason the sim doesn't load it at all. I can see the community addon visible as a separate entry in the content manager. But it just won't work. The sim keeps loading from the official files without using the modded file in the community folder. That's why I had to release it this way, it's the only way I could get it to work.
speedbird132
A must have !!!! Thanks for this little addon
danielsjam
Great mod. I mostly use GA airports and the mod worked just fine at NZQN. I am using update 6 and didn't notice any issues. Thanks for making the ribbon smaller and removing the stupid parking box.
ponny2oo2
This MOD is good, it makes the taxi ribbon looks better because is small, The only problems I see is that in some airports the taxi ribbons don't appear, It seems like it only comes out on big airports like KLAX but in smaller airports I don't see it, not sure if I'm doing something wrong.
Neo4316 3 month(s) ago
I think that's just an inconsistent bug from the sim itself, and depending how the Blackshark AI build those small airfields, if they didn't build the airfield big enough with proper taxiway, the ribbon won't appear. Even without this mod, you wouldn't see the ribbon appear.
Compared to big airports, they're usually have a set and proper taxiway with taxiway labels built, so the taxi ribbon can use it.
This mod only changes the size of the arrows smaller, and changed the colours into green while making the parking box invisible. It's still leveraging the same default taxi ribbon.
ponny2oo2 3 month(s) ago
Thats correct,
109sqn
I'll hold off on the post-SU6 update for now as the previous version is still working for me but I did have one interesting issue the first time I flew after SU6. on part of the taxiway, the arrows turned blue before returning to green. Still the same size, so it wasn't the default sim arrows coming through.
Neo4316 3 month(s) ago
No problem at all, for most cases these files don't get updated so a prior version would still work just fine. I just like to be "pre-emptive" to make sure I'm grabbing the latest SU files to avoid any potential issue coming from the other aspects of the sim. This modded file actually manages a lot of UI stuff. Not just taxi ribbon. One of them would be the Landing Guidance if you have them turned on. So if Asobo made "any subtle changes in SU6 on the UI file for anything, I'm trying to avoid a previous version of the taxi ribbon would override those UI changes.
That's the reason why I recompiled the mod again using SU6. While I don't know what issues it has caused on the other UI aspects. I just prefer to be safe than sorry. But it's up to you if you want to stick with the old version, if it works fine for you. Then it's all good.
Yeah, I also had this colour issue even before I released the first version. I think that usually happens when there's a transition between daytime and night-time or vice versa. Something to do with the colour filter shifting depending on the natural lighting for a few moments before refreshing the colour filter to green again.
I don't think I can fix that, since the files that manages the colours are basically static. So it's just one of those sim bugs/quirks I guess.
109sqn 3 month(s) ago
Thanks for the detailed explanation, that all makes sense. Whilst "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" makes sense for me right now, "If it ain't broke, pre-emptively fix it" is a good rule for you!
vladimir333
Хороший аддон. пользуюсь им. Что обновилось или появилось в этой последней версии?
Neo4316 3 month(s) ago
совместимость только с Sim Update 6. вам не нужно обновлять, если он все еще работает нормально.
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The update is just to make it compatible with Sim Update 6. If you have no issues, then it's fine.
vladimir333 3 month(s) ago
Я обновился до Sim Update 6, но Ваш аддон работает также хорошо и с прежней версией. Спасибо!
Neo4316 3 month(s) ago
Да это нормально. Я просто хочу убедиться, что мой мод берет из последнего файла SU, чтобы быть в безопасности.
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Yes, that is fine. I just like to make sure my mod is taking from the latest SU file to be safe.
mrik
I didn't find the file
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
Do you use a custom installation path or do you keep using the default installation. Also are you on Steam or Microsoft Store version?
IXOYE
I like the blue ribbons more, so I will skip this update 😉
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
I have the blue ribbon version with the smaller size.. So if you like the reduction in size and the removal of the parking box, but want to keep the blue colour, you can download that version instead. 😊
IXOYE 4 month(s) ago
I use your 25 ribbon, and the previous update was blue for me, is that the only difference between this new one?
Doublelaunch
Taxiing is very immersive now 😊
Many Thanks !
Growler22300
Yes!
Night ops can continue! Many thanks!
vizipok
Great work, thank you!
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
Don't forget to give your honest rating.. 😀
vizipok 4 month(s) ago
I did it! 😊
Growler22300
Hello!
It doesn't seem to work with release 1.19.8.0
The ribbon is back to blue and is more obstrusive then with your excellent mod.
Hope there will be an update
😉
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
I have updated the mod for 1.19.8.0. Since this is installed to the Official folder, when you receive an update whether it is World Update or Sim Update, or any official update from Microsoft/Asobo, it will always override the modded files. So all you need to do is redownload the mod, and reinstall it again.
Growler22300 4 month(s) ago
Thanks for your quick answer.
Effectively, the 25% size ribbon came back with the Asobo_UI.BGL file from your mod archive, but its color is still blue! The nice green color didn't come back.
😪 Please, give me back this green ribbon so useful during night operations...
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
You know what.... I think I made the mistake of mixing up the files during the upload. Apparently, I uploaded the default version instead of the green one. So I have uploaded the correct file now. You should be able to redownload the Main 25 Percent - Medium size again and that should be the correct green colour.
Sorry about that... these things happen when you have to deal with multiple versions of the same mod. Thanks for pointing it out, though.
SovietWizard
Is there a 10% version? Or could you make a taxi ribbon where you can choose the percentage in the file? If that's impossible then ignore the previous sentence but even 15% is slightly too big. I only want to see like really really small arrows but still enough so you don't see them at all, so basically the lowest possible setting without ruining the effect.
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
I could make a 10% or maybe 5% if you want. Though, I'm not sure how that'll look like. 15% was already too small for me, sometimes I miss my turn because I couldn't see the arrow turned to a different taxiway on daylight. But I can make one if you want.
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
I've quietly added a 5% extra small size that you can download as requested. Let me know what you think, and if you like it I'll make it an official size option for people to download.
SovietWizard 4 month(s) ago
I can't get it to work for some reason. I replaced it with the other Asobo file and its not working. 15% works thuogh
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
I think there's some consistency issues with the sim when it comes to taxi ribbon at the moment. I did have some instances where the taxi ribbon just doesn't appear at all. And it's not just about which size of the mod.
See if you can do these steps:
Chances are, the sim will reset the assist settings and make the taxi ribbon visible with the size that you have installed.
SovietWizard 4 month(s) ago
still doesn't work
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
Let me test it on my end.. maybe it's just too small.
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
I tested it.. It works for me. But because it's so small, the sim renders it only when your camera is close. So when I tested I can only see one arrow in front of me before I continue forward and another arrow appears again in front of it.
So the arrows start to be visible within a certain distance from the camera, the smaller the arrow, the further the camera relative to the arrow, so it doesn't spawn it.
I uploaded a 10% size instead, perhaps it's a little better.
SovietWizard 4 month(s) ago
It works for me now. Thank you so much for creating this mod and also listening to the comments below! Please update the description though because it still says 5%. Now I can taxi everywhere while looking more professional, I just felt a big taxi arrow just decreased the professionalism.
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
Thanks for reminding me.. Description updated.. Enjoy.. 😀
robertblessyou
Is it possible to make the landing guide transparent? I want to this ribbon only, but the switch in game is for landing and taxi guide. Now I need to turn it off the switch when landing and turn it on again when taxi.
Neo4316 5 month(s) ago
Landing guide and taxi ribbons are separate assist settings. The easiest way to deal with the assist is just Set everything to Hard/True to Life to turn off all the assist. Then you just need to enable the Taxi Ribbon, and that should solve your problem. Setting the assist correctly would also solve other autopilot or aircraft systems issues.
MACMAN86
I liked the old v3 Blue/Green Parking BOX (good for VR) and choice of using BLUE. Why have you removed these as options and where is the old Mod if others want that?
Have you tried how this works on Grass Runways which already have no markings to see roads? Do they still use Arrows also?
Neo4316 5 month(s) ago
Hmm... I only fly the A320 in MSFS, so throughout my entire 1,300 hours of flying MSFS I never really depart from and fly to airfields with grass so I never thought of seeing how it works there. I guess it would be difficult to see with the same green colours. Basically, whenever you have ground ATC clearance to taxi to somewhere, the taxi ribbon will appear and it will show with the same colour as this.
I am planning to release an updated Taxi Ribbon after World Update 6 (so I can use the taxi ribbon file from there instead) with the default blue colours but only smaller arrows. That should make them to still be visible on grass runways. But I'll be sure to test it there before I release the update.
If you want the parking box, there's an alternate mod that could be for you that you can access here: https://flightsim.to/file/19152/rxp-small-taxi-helpers-3d-vr In that mod, the parking box is still there, but recoloured in White so it can match as if it's a painted parking spot. I won't be restoring the blue/green parking box in this mod since that other mod is already doing it better.
SovietWizard 4 month(s) ago
Yeah ... Haven't thought of that too.
SovietWizard 4 month(s) ago
Usually, on grass runways, there is no ATC and also usually the taxiways shouldn't be too complicated even if there are any (might just have to taxi on unmarked grass). You could just guess where to taxi.
Neo4316 4 month(s) ago
Regardless, I've already uploaded a default colour version with all the available sizes to use. But I agree, grass runways are usually not towered and it's usually only have one way to taxi to and from anyway. It shouldn't be that hard even without visible taxi ribbon.
MACMAN86 4 month(s) ago
Thanks Neo 😉
LX_96
Looks great! Not like the default arrows that cover up the whole taxiway.