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MSFS20 Working VDGS in MSFS

Paavo

Paavo

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Hi everyone,

After finding out that all common approaches of building visual docking systems for MSFS give rather limited results, I decided to create a fully functional docking system from scratch. It does not rely on LOD hacking nor replacing the marshaller with a custom model. It is a true docking system with properly simulated internal behaviour, and it provides the same configuration options as its real-life counterparts. It is independent from the ATC system and works in VATSIM too, and even serves AI airplanes if they have proper ICAO type assigned to them.

All program logic sits in a separate package that comes wrapped in a redistributable MSI installer. The package contains a WASM module that drives VDGS displays. WASM module and visual models are linked using custom macros and behaviour templates included in the package.

It's really easy to add a VDGS display to an existing airport:
  1. Create a SimObject with your display unit.
  2. Add VDGS parameters to sim.cfg.
  3. Link visual model's parts to VDGS system in model.xml using custom macros and templates.
  4. Place SimObjects around your airport.
And the rest is handled by the module.

Documentation is available at https://vdgs.nool.ee/ and I'm really proud how configurable everything is. Any common docking system can be built with very little effort.

Currently I have made it available only to select premium airports, first of which is out already - LJLJ Ljubljana by Scenic Routes (added in v1.3 update). I am looking to make it available for freeware airports too when the project matures.

Here are two examples of the module in action - Safedock type 3-9 at LJLJ:


And Safedock type 2-18:

 
Hello, I emailed you about acquiring a license and still got no response. Looking forward to using your solution. Cheers
 
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