Airworthy Designs has done a fantastic job at recreating the Princess Juliana International Airport on the island of Sint Maarten. In my opinion, this airport is the best rendition of the island available on the market and far superior (still in my opinion) to the Asobo/Microsoft/Gaya free version included with MSFS.
However, this scenery has 3 major drawbacks:
- the gates and airport layout are very poorly optimized for AI traffic
- there are too many redundant static aircrafts
- the scenery depicts the airport (and its suroundings) as they were BEFORE hurricane Irma in 2017.
For this reason, I decided to update the airport myself to make it more actual by removing some old buildings destroyed after Irma and adding new ones like the beautiful Morgan Hotel from the Microsoft default scenery.
I also removed plenty of static aircrafts, added 6 new parking (2 for private jets, 2 for cargo, 1 at the Winair ramp and 1 at Sxm Airways/Windward Express ramp)
Finally, I resized all the existing gates and parking so the correct aircrafts can park where they should park.
VERY IMPORTANT: before installing this mod, you need have the AWD Sint Maarten and Grand Case scenery V1.5.0 (really make sure that you have the 1.5.0 and not 1.4.1) already installed and make sure also that the Microsoft version of TNCM is uninstalled from your content manager. Otherwise this mod won't work.
One last word, I would like to give a big shoutout to MarceloNahas and all the nice members from the AlphaIndiaGroup discord !
Enjoy !
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Instructions:
Unzip the file called "urrugnedesign-new-princess.zip" and place the 2 folders "TNCM-assets" and "urrugnedesign-new-princess" in your community folder.
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Changelog:
V1.1
- faulty apron textures fixed
- autogen building representing the Atrium Beach hotel removed because it was too big and replaced by a good sized building
- "Fourteen at Mullet Bay" twin towers added
V1.2
- improved taxiways network for better AI aircraft management
- added missing hold-short (runway 10)
- improved Morgan Resort Village area to better depict it as it is today
V1.3
- minor bugs fixed
- excessive autogen vegetation removed
- missing new buildings beside control tower added
- harbour redesigned and extra yachts and boats added
- Morgan Village improved with extra scenery elements
sinusphi
Sanfelipe64 author
24 days ago
ChuckTaylor
Sanfelipe64 author
24 days ago
Poody
Sanfelipe64 author
3 months ago
NotHarry
If so could you make a version with just 1 or 2 KLM or Air France for example like in the photos?
Many Thanks, Harry
Sanfelipe64 author
4 months ago
eLum1nX
Sanfelipe64 author
4 months ago
vhperches
Sanfelipe64 author
4 months ago
imb12
Is there any possibility to eliminate more or all static aircraft?
Sanfelipe64 author
4 months ago
TheSkunkWorx
Your instructions say to make sure "AWD Sint Maarten and Grand Case scenery V1.5.0 (really make sure that you have the 1.5.0 and not 1.4.1) already installed in your community folder"
I don't have the AWD TNCM in my community folder. I have verified that version 1.5.0 is installed in my content manager from the market place though. Will this still work?
Thanks
Sanfelipe64 author
7 months ago
Didierro69
Merci beaucoup pour la scène... c'est top !
version 1.2
Dans le manifest du dossier TNCM -assets, c'est indiqué version 0.9.7
{
"dependencies": [],
"content_type": "SCENERY",
"title": "TNCM PRINCESS JULIANA INTL AIRPORT",
"manufacturer": "",
"creator": "Microsoft",
"package_version": "0.9.7",
"minimum_game_version": "1.29.22",
"release_notes": {
"neutral": {
"LastUpdate": "",
"OlderHistory": ""
}
},
"total_package_size": "00000000001877040377"
}
Sanfelipe64 author
8 months ago
ironlemon
Quick question though - am I seeing correctly the folder TNCM_Assets includes assets from the default Asobo/Gaya airport? There is a couple of freeware airports that use stuff from the default TNCM (jetways etc.) and I wasn't able to utilize them because I had to delete it before installing the Airworthy Designs version. Would you think it's possible to use your assets folder as a replacement of the Asobo airport for the purpose of using their assets elsewhere?
Sanfelipe64 author
8 months ago
062
Sanfelipe64 author
8 months ago
mikced76
Is there no way to remove all the ugly static aircaft? I still see 14 of them in total at TNCM
Sanfelipe64 author
8 months ago
062
Swaligaboy
Thanks again and take care
Sanfelipe64 author
8 months ago
Beowulf99x
(Picture in User Gallery here and PM)
Sanfelipe64 author
8 months ago