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Hi. I have developed for FSX and X-Plane, and now I would like to do the same in MSFS2020. But I can't find the SDK. Is it available for the general public?
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MSFS MSFS2020 SDK, is it available??
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DragonflightDesign
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At the risk of sounding troll-ish - which I am not being - if you had read the '
-Everything you know about upcoming Flight Sim from Microsoft-
thread you would know that it is not and won't be for quite some time. Please read it because it probably answers a lot of other questions that you (and anyone else that reads this topic) have.
-Everything you know about upcoming Flight Sim from Microsoft-
thread you would know that it is not and won't be for quite some time. Please read it because it probably answers a lot of other questions that you (and anyone else that reads this topic) have.
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You could literally just spend one Dollar for the trial-game pass to get your sdk
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ok, in the list of games it was no listed yet. So I was not aware that it is already downloadbale via the gamepass, thanksYou could literally just spend one Dollar for the trial-game pass to get your sdk
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Since the SDK uses internal tools and compilers from the sim the SDK alone is useless
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ok,
would have been nice to have a look at the documentation and some of the samples.
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Documentation for what?
The SDK is downloadable from outside the sim (a simple MSI package) and the documentation can be viewed directly from there without the sim entirely (html pages).
Edit: The download link however appears to be generated by the sim and could be unique, so a registered license of MFS may still be required, which is probably appropriate.
Edit: The download link however appears to be generated by the sim and could be unique, so a registered license of MFS may still be required, which is probably appropriate.
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I do not believe it is possible to get the SDK outside the developers mode in sim. Of course once you download it you have an installer for it on your system. Again though without the sim it is not going to be much use. The developer mode appears to be built in and the external package tool calls the sim executable. It has SimConnect in it but that is no secret and I think the FSX one might work although the ASB guys are clearly working on the F20 version
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Ok. Now I have the game but... what is the "developer mode". How can I access to it??
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Run the sim. Go to Options > General and look for the one for Developer Mode. Turn it on and save it.
You should now have a menu at the top left. Goto Help and download the SDK
You should now have a menu at the top left. Goto Help and download the SDK
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Hi scruffyduck
Finally I found it by myself but thank you four your kind answer. Your explanation will be usefull for anyone who has the same question. Regards.
Finally I found it by myself but thank you four your kind answer. Your explanation will be usefull for anyone who has the same question. Regards.
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You are welcome
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We have asked Asobo for the ability to have a standalone executable that does not require the sim to build packages without a sim install and graphics card so it can be run on a CI server. The request has been acknowledge but nothing has been committed to.
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Reading the SDK it doesn't look as difficult to alter scenery for 2020 as it does to alter aircraft. All I would really need as I create Farm Strips is a programme to exclude Facades and trees, leaving the airfield as it is and the ability to place, mdl's from model libraries. Sounds simple I know but I think someone is well capable of doing it. A programme like FSX2XPLANE would be great. Neil