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MSFS20 ADE 2020 Alpha 18 Released
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OK this may be an ADE issue or something else. Can you please use Project > Backup to zip the project. This will be saved in the root folder you set for projects. Email the zip to me - jon AT scruffyduck DOT org. It will help me to see what is going on
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Thanks, I will look into into it later today
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I assume you built the project inside the sim and not with ADE?
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There is only one cumulative hot fix file. Install the main alpha 18 into a new location - don't overwrite alpha 17 and don't delete it for the time being. Then used the hot fix file to update the main alpha 18 installation.
There will be a Hotfix 4 probably later today (Monday) so you might want to wait for that.
Please read the notes on alpha 18 about making copies of existing projects to use with it.
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Alpha 18 Hotfix 4 is now available from the Top post in this thread
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Is the approach editor going to make an appearance?
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It is there of course but needs testing in the MSFS environment. That is on the list
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There are a number of grass surfaces you can try. For example Grass_Decal01
Unfortunately ADE does not display the correct color/surface yet
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This is another shot of that material
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I built it in ADE
Fresh install of Alpha 18... Using SDK 0.11
If Navigraph Beta nav data is present in the Community folder, when I try to open a stock airport, when it comes to the step of "generate files and folders" for the project, an error window pops up that says "Base file not found"
If I remove Navigraph, there is no error and the base airport project is created.
The original fs-base (APX) and fs-base-nav (NAX) files still exist in the Official \OneStore folder when Navigraph is present - Navigraph just puts its own overrides in the Community folder, but I assumed that had no effect unless the sim was actually running?
The presence of Navigraph had no negative effect in Alpha 14, which was the last version of ADE I used prior to the new install of Alpha 18.
If Navigraph Beta nav data is present in the Community folder, when I try to open a stock airport, when it comes to the step of "generate files and folders" for the project, an error window pops up that says "Base file not found"
If I remove Navigraph, there is no error and the base airport project is created.
The original fs-base (APX) and fs-base-nav (NAX) files still exist in the Official \OneStore folder when Navigraph is present - Navigraph just puts its own overrides in the Community folder, but I assumed that had no effect unless the sim was actually running?
The presence of Navigraph had no negative effect in Alpha 14, which was the last version of ADE I used prior to the new install of Alpha 18.
Did you copy the file from your project's Package folder to the Community folder in MSFS?
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- Is this the MS or Steam Editions?
- Is the path to the Content Folder what you expect? - should point to the root of the Official and Community Folders
- Do you still have alpha 14 installed and does it work with the current Navigraph data installed?
As far as I can recall there is no difference in the way that ADE finds the base folder in A18 than A14 The path to the fs-base folders if slightly different between the MS and Steam editions. ADE then uses an index to find the correct folder and file for the base airport.
To be clear are you saying that just removing the Navigraph package(s) from the Community Folder does allow ADE to find the base folder? If so then it would seem more likely to be something changed in Navigraph.
Yes, ADE has the correct paths to the configs, SDK and to the content root folder, which on my machine is a custom location: “E:\Content” and which contains Community and OneStore.
Alpha 14 was working with Navigraph present, but it has been a while since I last used it, and I uninstalled it before installing Alpha 18.
The. Navigraph installer does modify Content.xml so that its files are layered correctly in the overall scenery system, so perhaps that is what is causing the issue.
With Navigraph present, ADE will throw the error message about “Base file missing” when creating a new project using a stock airport. Merely running the Navigraph uninstaller will allow ADE to create new stock projects with no errors.
It’s not a major problem. I was curious though if you had received other reports of this problem.
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