Currently implemented ICAOs: EDDK, EDDP, EDDS, EGLL, EHAM, ESSA, LXGB, KSEA, NZMF, YSSY
Here's the dilemma. You've deleted one of the Asobo/Microsoft handcrafted airports to avoid a conflict with a payware mod, but some freeware sceneries reuse objects from those handcrafted airports to create new airports. If you do not have the Asobo airport installed, there will be missing buildings or textures and things will look pretty odd. There used to be a workaround in content.xml but this stopped working several years ago.
This script applies a tweak to the Asobo airport package to remove the airport but keep the models. Currently it can mod EGLL (if you own it), KSEA, and YSSY. So you can use a freeware airport that reuses objects from those 3 airports and still enjoy the iniBuilds EGLL, BMW/Amsim KSEA, and FlyTampa YSSY.
How to use: Just run foxair-asobo-model-preserver.bat and follow on-screen instructions.
Re-download the airports from Microsoft if they are changed in a Sim Update/World Update and re-apply this mod to a fresh copy or you may run into problems.
The screenshots are taken from the (nicely done) scenery mods here on Flightsim.to:
KFNT by ryan67
SBFL by SJK23
YPPD by CoolGunS
The method in this script seems to work for me. However, I am releasing it as experimental so that other users can try it. Please don't download if you aren't willing to risk being disappointed and undo the mod. I would appreciate any feedback, good news or bad, on impacts noticed to the freeware airports as well as any issues that you run into with the duped payware airports. I also take requests for new ICAO's as long as they are Asobo handcrafted airports.
piedmonitor
foxquakes author
1 days ago
Beowulf99x
I have to try the tool too. I uninstalled VHHX, KCGX and TNCM and I'm missing assets in a scenery.
Good job
foxquakes author
28 days ago
CoolGunS
foxquakes author
1 months ago
DownedAviator
Tigershark85000's LFPG terrain fix in combination with payware BMW/Amsim KSEA
Thank you.
exopenetration
From a huge fan of this work - the Alaskan Milk Runs are such great routes to do but so are FIFO Operations, and till now there has been no good way to reconcile them both... a massive thank you!
CoolGunS
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skylane182
foxquakes author
3 months ago
Mountainbuilder
BIAR
EDDS
EHAM
FACT
KDEN
KJFK
KLAX
KORD
LEMD
OMDB
TNCM
LSZH - still using this, but added to this list, because I've seen several references to LSZH by freeware. BIAR is only on the list, because they didn't get the PAPI angle right, otherwise nice scenery.
foxquakes author
3 months ago