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MSFS20 ADE 2020 Alpha 17 Released

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Added
  • Loading of jet ways from stock or add on airports
  • Simple sim object based jet ways
  • Loading of scenery objects from stock or add on airports
  • Sim object based windsocks
  • Loading of sim objects from stock or add on airports (partial)
  • Basic support for placing sim objects at airports
  • Loading of Terminal NDBs from stock or add on airports
Updated
  • Terminal navaids can now be added with ADE and should build correctly
  • Hidden Issue Manager Button to avoid false issue reporting
Fixed
  • Issues with missing RegionID for airports and navaids
  • Build error when adding an ILS with approach code
  • Apron Edge Lights vertex compiler error on spline attribute. (Passes Schema, fails compiler)
  • Helipad attributes of red, green, blue are in the schema but generate a compiler error (removed those attributes)
  • CTD with ‘file in use’ error when decompiling MSFS bgl files
  • Temp fix for Taxi sign size error CTD

Latest alpha which supersedes all existing alphas. If you have an existing alpha 15 or l6 then use the installer to update the existing installation. If you have an earlier alpha or have not installed ADE 2020 before then create a new installation.

On the second tab you can set the installation folder

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Either use Browse to navigate to you existing installation main folder or edit the entry for a new installation

Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/y5kkhrxz26ek52c/ade_2020_alpha_17_installer.zip/file

Note that support for issues related to alpha 16 or earlier is ceased. Please do read the pdf notes which are updated for each alpha

Thanks for your continued support and feedback
 
Good news!
However - when installing over the former installation (16 in this case) I seem to remember needing to choose this library with the conseqence that alpha version 17 would be installed in a library declaring alpha 16. And changeing the number (to not to be bewildered later on - I´m over 70 :) ) confuses ADE.

Can this be fixed?

Regards,

Tommy
 
I think you are saying the if you update your Alpha 16 installation then the folder name is not changed and stays 16 although the contents are now alpha 17 or is it something else?
 
Yes, extactly that the folder name is not changed. (And I thought I explained so clearly.)
 
just change the name. I would remove the number so the folder is ADE 2020 alpha.
 
In my observation of airports Asobo have simply lettered the taxiways randomly with A-Z with no regard for the actual taxiway designation. It would be most helpful if you could provide a rename option that would change the taxiway designation along with the corresponding taxiway signs. It would need to provide a fail safe warning if you changed the letter to one that already exists.
 
@SMWilliams. You can rename a full taxiway by going to list mode. Next, sort the list by taxiway name(A,B...). Then select the specific taxiway letter and edit. ADE also has a group select shortcut which you can use to select all the taxiway links in a taxiway.

There is also a utility for validating taxiway sign integrity but it has not be updated for MSFS:

www.fsdeveloper.com

Taxi Sign Validation Program 0.9c (beta)

Utility to provide an automated method of checking large projects for incorrectly labeled taxi signs. This should be considered a beta program as it has never been tested on any system other than the Authors. It makes no changes to your airport...
www.fsdeveloper.com www.fsdeveloper.com
 
Hi, I am trying to change the taxiway designators on the taxiway Path to match my airport, however I can not get above letter K. The primary route from the Air Carrier apron is Taxiway L. Can more letters get placed in your pull down? I need up to Taxiway N at KLGB for the new layout.
 
Why not - have you added the designators you want into ADE first?

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I am clicking on the actual taxiway path lines, and changing it in there. That is where I get the designator pull,down. Sounds like I am missing a step...? or need to do that another way?
 
Yes - that will only show you designators that already exist. As per my post above you need to click on the small + button next to the drop down box that lists existing designators and add one you want to the dialog. So if you need N and you do not have it then enter it here and save it and N should become available for you to use
 
Great, I will check that out.
Do you know if the painted mandatory hold position markings will be something that can be edited? I saw it on the SDK for msfs, but not familiar with it as much as ADE, since I used to use this in P3D. Although, still need to learn, adding taxiway designators :)
 
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