Addons

If the folder does not exist yet, you must create it:

• /Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Aerofly FS 4/aircraft/c172

Then insert the Liverie folder there:

• /Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Aerofly FS 4/aircraft/c172/hb_cit

If the option.tmc folder is missing from the liveries, you will need to add it. You can do this by copying and pasting from another aircraft or create it yourself with a text editor, the code is:

<[file][][]
    <[object][][]
        <[string8][Description][AIRCRAFT_REGISTRATION]>
        <[string8][Type][repaint]>
    >
>

I replace AIRCRAFT_REGISTRATION with the registration of the model.

Quote from Julien.b.t

Is this path correct?
/Users/julienbosch-thomas/Library/Containers/com.aerofly.aerofly-fs-4-mac/Data/Library/Application Support/Aerofly FS 4/addons/aircraft/c172/hb-cit

I copied a option.tmc file into the hb_cit file and changed the description from blue waves to hb_cit, what do I have to do next because it doesn’t show up in the sim?

IPACS recommends not using hyphens "-" in file and folder names. Therefore, the aircraft folder should be named "/hb_cit" instead of "/hb-cit".

And now it depends on whether "hb_cit" is just a livery variant or an independent aircraft:

• For a standalone aircraft there are files that must be the same as the directory, here is a copy from the FS 4 itself:
  
  
• Bei livery-Variantenmuss man darauf nicht achten:
  
  
  

If there are no files in your "hb_cit" folder, then this folder is of course ineffective.

In my example "ch_hbcgb" you can see an example of a livery variant that creates a variant ...

... from the standard version

Quote from Tomfa

... What matters is that the name you give in the "option" file is identical to the folder, otherwise the system will not recognize it. ...

In my FS 4 on the Mac, the name under “<[string8][Description][ NAME ]>“ does not have to be identical to the file name.

I would like to have a structured selection of aircraft variants in the user directory at least in my FS 4 and therefore I first sort the aircraft add-ons by the TDL of the countries, e.g. for the C-172:

However, the corresponding option.tmc files have these names:

• <[string8][Description][HB-CGB]>
• <[string8][Description][G-BXSM]>
• <[string8][Description][N104PF]>

This combination works for me:

(1) name of the folder ist "ch_hbcgb"

(2) name in the option.tmc is "HB-CGB"

(3) displayed in FS 4 "HB-CGB"

(4) on the airfield

For me it is "only" important that
- the folder name of the aircraft type in FS 4 and in my FS 4 user directory are identical ("c172") and
- I use the path /Users/<USERNAME>/Library/Application Support/Aerofly FS 4/aircraft.

I have a similar problem. FS 4 with Mac AppStore Version, with plane package, but no addon aircraft can be installed. The user folder on my Mac is ~/Library/Containers/Aerofly FS 4/Data/Library/Application Support/Aerofly FS 4/.

Very strange: The installation of an addon liveriy in .../aircraft folder (in the user folder) is no problem, it appears in the selection view of aircrafts in the sim. But installation of addon aircrafts in .../addons/aircraft or .../aircraft folder doesn't work for me, the addon aircrafts don't appear in the selection menu.

Any ideas?

Please take a screenshot of an add-on for airplanes. I suspect that the option.tmc files are still missing. You can also find some information about this under SEARCH.

Quote from ApfelFlieger

Please take a screenshot of an add-on for airplanes. I suspect that the option.tmc files are still missing. You can also find some information about this under SEARCH.

Unfortunately not. The option.tmc files are in every folder of an addon aircraft, an this option.tmc in the main aircraft folder has a corresponding option.tmc file in each livery folder. The entry under <[string8][Description][LIVERY_NAME]> is also correct, I checked this.

Maybe this is a problem with the AppStore Version in connection with the possibility of in-app-purchache of aircraft package (which I own, of corse ...)?

In my opinion, it would be easier to help with a screenshot that shows exactly (!)
- in which directory exactly (!) the aircraft is saved,
- what the exact (!) folder name of the aircraft folder is and
- what exactly (!) the important files in this folder are.

That may sound fussy, but I've had it too often where it was just a single character that was only noticed in the screenshot.

Maybe you find the information there, which you want?

Thanks. I saved it exactly like that and it works.

Are the file names I have in the frame the same for you?

Yes, they have the same file names, but I miss the files dr400_cold.tmd, dr400_flaps.tmd and dr400_start.tmd. Strange, isn't it? But if that could be the reason for not appearing in selection menu of the sim?

Quote from Jet-Pack (IPACS)

Use the user folder aircraft folder not the user folder addons/aircraft folder

Thanks for the hint, but I already tried this, without any success.

I don't know if and how IPACS updates the version in the Mac App Store, because I'm now using the STEAM version.

In the Steam version, the DR400 is available in the "equipment" folder for use as an automatic tow plane. This version can be copied to the "aircraft" folder in your user directory.

Quote from ApfelFlieger

In the Steam version, the DR400 is available in the "equipment" folder for use as an automatic tow plane. This version can be copied to the "aircraft" folder in your user directory.

I've done this, so the three missing files dr400_cold.tmd etc. are there, but unfortunately with no success. Maybe there will be another user with AppStore-Version, who read this here and crosscheck this sometimes..

It's not so important for me, so I give it up. Thanks for helping!

Hi, thanks for this topic, very helpful to understand how to add content to FS4. Is there any documentation about this? Please point me there, it is time to add some new airports, livery and scenery