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Loading packages without the DevMode

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I found you can load packages to the sim that are not in the Community folder. They are loaded persistently in the Sim session, and cannot be unloaded until you exit the sim.
The trick is to load package from the DevMode while on the Welcome screen. Don't load while in the map or you'll get a CTD.
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This probably has limited value, but it is something to play with...

I found if I made a copy of my project and moved it to, for example, the desktop, I could load the copy in the DevMode, and then go to the airport via the world map. I can then load the original airport over the previously loaded background copy.

I can alter the original as usual, save it, close it, and the copy is still showing as a background. (If I try to alter the copy, which I used as a background, it messes things up, and I'd need to exit the sim to straighten it out.)

So we can load a saved background project, and load another version project, bypassing the community folder. Remember that the originally loaded scenery (background) is persistent. It will stay loaded until you exit the sim. You can also load more than one project from the Welcome screen.
 
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