Greetings, flight simmers!
Today, i'm releasing an hotfix intended to work for a specific payware airport, which is LIPO Brescia Montichiari released by Tega Airports. Be aware, this hotfix is not working/needed for default LIPO airport, as it's not the one affected by the issues being present in the payware version only.
In addition, there are some issues reported about CTDs when using DX12, so make sure you're using DX11 when my hotfix is in use. DX12 is still considered as a beta feature meant to not fully work correctly until it's being released as stable. Thanks!!
FULL FEATURES LIST
- The Tega LIPO scenery was affected by the impossibility to call ground services (both MFS stock ones and even GSX ones) for your actual aircraft parked at the gate. None of the gates present at the airport could load correctly ground services; this is the primary focus of this mod and with my hotfix you will now have ground services correctly working at any gate of your choice;
- For GSX customers, i'm finalizing a specific GSX profile as well for the now fixed TEGA LIPO scenery. Work is available to download already as a separate file, which is the one called "LIPO-hgthei.ini";
- Terraforming and elevation fixed across the whole airport area, now with cargo terminal/hangars correctly in place and not floating into the air anymore;
- Compatibility with FSLTL ai traffic mod tested;
- Vegetation around runway/taxiways area removed;
- 2 versions available:
"Z_Tega Lipo Fix" which contains a couple of static aicrafts here and there to further enhance the overall immersion experience (FSLTL installed is required);
"Z_Tega Lipo Fix no statics" if you wish a version without any additional static aircrafts on the ground.
In order to bring ground services/Gsx compatibilIty, the whole airport data needed to be redone from scratch. Additional airport features that have been worked on/fixed:
- Taxiways data, night illumination, path names and network;
- Gate type and numbers;
- Airport elevation and terraforming data;
- Runway data and starting position points;
- Ground service vehicles road paths;
- Holding short points logic;
TO BE NOTED
- Keep in mind all the navigation data such as SID/STARS/ILS and so on is still the original one;
- Gsx profile is not finished yet, some gates still needs to be customized;
WHY FIXING LIPO?
- With the brand new released Airbus A300F by Inibuilds along with some others cargo aircrafts maiden available such as the Pmdg 737F, cargo operations are now starting to work decently into MFS. In combination with the Gsx tool now fully working and compatible at LIPO, you will be able to add LIPO to your usual cargo routine operations around Europe and ground services will work just like it's supposed to be! LIPO is being used mainly as a cargo hub irl and it is currently one of the biggest active ones in the northern italy, especially after most of the cargo operations by LIME got moved to LIMC and also to LIPO!
- The work being done by Tega Airports is very well done, but since the developer is not being active anymore, i think the overall scenery needed a decent hotfix for all interested customers! And if not yet, i do recommend to get the scenery for yourself as well, if you're interested in having a whole new piece of scenery to explore along your usual MFS cargo pilot activities.
INSTALLATION
- As already said, it is mandatory to have the Tega Airports LIPO scenery installed along with my work called "Z_Tega Lipo Fix".
- Each of those works needs to be unzipped, dragged and dropped into your community folder SEPARATELY.
- LInk to the original Tega Airports LIPO scenery: https://it.flightsim.to/product/lipo-montichiari-gabriele-d-annunzio-airport
- For the gsx profile installation, once you downloaded and unzipped my file, you will see the separate "LIPO-hgthei.ini" file available which is what you need for the gsx custom profile to work. Then, drag and drop "LIPO-hgthei.ini" file into the following directory: C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\virtuali\GSX\MSFS
CREDITS
All credits goes to Tega Airports developers who created the whole airport scenery.
Thank you for your interest and have nice flights!!
List of known issues now fixed after VERSION 1.4 and 1.5
- Airport elevation/terrain severe issues now corrected and should be fine for all users;
- Conflicting navigation data with RWY32 ILS approaches off-course and nearby navigation waypoints missing fixed;
- Folders renamed due to a potential alphabetic issue that could lead to gsx not working correctly. If you are having any issues not loading gsx services, you are asked to do not rename any of the folders contained into the community folder!
- For users experiencing crashes to desktop, this happens when using DX12 via mfs graphic settings; reverting back to DX11 will solve the CTDs.
- Trees around runway/taxiway areas removed;
-Updated Gsx LIPO custom profile; it is necessary to reinstall it once again and deleting the previous version provided;
- New version without static aircrafts now available!
If you spotted any additional problem even after updating, do not hesitate to contact me also via private message and i will provide assistance asap. Thanks!!
3 months ago
Mriya
3 months ago
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Mriya
PetrNorth
4 months ago
4 months ago
Mriya
FalcoVBS
With this great mod i can finally fly from and to LIPO.
Thank you for your effort.
Edit: If is possible, could you delete statics aircrafts? Maybe they are the CTD cause.
4 months ago
4 months ago
Mriya
avventu
4 months ago
4 months ago
Mriya
NavyKing1992
just added your fix but since it is active I have CTDs everytime I select a start at LIPO (e.g. tried 113 and 114). Any idea? Once I de-activate it all is fine again. Can you maybe re-compile/upload or do you have 1.1 still available so I can check if it also happens with that?
Thanks! Cheers, Michael
4 months ago
4 months ago
Mriya
SeriousMoose