creating database when accessing FS2020 through Steam

[scaramouche0484@gmail.com]

Have installed V4 Alpha but cannot create the FS2020 Database. Is it because I access the sim through Steam? If so what is the route to create the database? Hope you can help. Love the new version.

[tim arnot]

You can set the path manually for Steam installs. Details are in this post here: http://www.tasoftware.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=4205.msg20243#msg20243

It should be automatic in the next build.

[scaramouche0484@gmail.com]

Many thanks, will try it.

I have tried it and it appears that the path ends with 'Local Cache' and not 'Packages'. I have no file called packages? Any suggestions?

[tim arnot]

Packages is a folder inside Local Cache. That's where the default install will be. If you specified your own install location, there won't be a 'packages' folder, just the path you specified.

Inside Packages you'll find two folders: Community and Official. These are the two content folders. The path you specify for Plan-G is the one that contains these two folders (ie 'packages' or your path).

[scaramouche0484@gmail.com]

Found the two folders and it seemed to create the database, except when I went to 'Find' the airports do not have the correct names E.g. 00KS  Name: 'TT:AIRPORT0D.KS.name'. Have I the wrong two folders?.

[tim arnot]

Hmm. Ok. Can I get you to look for a file for me?

Official\OneStore\fs-base\en-US.locPak

This is the file that takes all those "TT:AIRPORT..." names and translates them into English (or French, German etc). It's just possible that Steam has put it in a different place. If it's not there, could you search for it and tell me where it is? Thanks.

[scaramouche0484@gmail.com]

Have found it in a directory called

G:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\MicrosoftFlightSimulator\Packages\fs-base-onboarding\

Should I move it somewhere else? This is the same drive where those two other files sit but they are under G:\FlightSim\

Thanks for all your help

[tim arnot]

Thanks for that, I'll incorporate that info into the next build, if you can live with the fake names for another day or so.

[scaramouche0484@gmail.com]

No worries and thank you for all your help.

can you send me an email when the build is ready?

[scaramouche0484@gmail.com]

Is build 221 for the steam version or is there another one coming? I rebuilt the database and have the same problem. I am sure I am doing something wrong so my apologies.

Regards

[tim arnot]

No, as stated in the readme, the Steam code is untested, since I don't have the Steam version.

Could you please do two thins for me: 1. attach the log file from your database build (the log is in My Documents\Plan-G Files), and 2. locate a file called UserCfg.Opt on your system, and tell me its location. (it'll be somewhere under AppData). Thanks.

[Winnie]

I also have a Steam install and have the same issue with airport names. Just for reference, the "Plan-G Files" directory in documents folder, after the MSFS2020 database creation, hosted 1,57Gb of data.

I attach the logfile.

My UserCfg.opt file is in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator

Thank you for all your work!

[tim arnot]

For the names, you need to go into Build Options (click the Settings button), and set the location of your Steam library.

My UserCfg.opt file is in %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator

Thanks. I'll add that to the list of locations that get checked.

[Winnie]

I don't know if this is already known or not, if it is sorry for duplicating, i haven't found nothing regarding this in the forum.

Another detail I noticed today is that the MSFS base path is different on Steam installations, with the directory structure being "Official\Steam" instead of "Official\OneStore" of the MS Store installations.

[scaramouche0484@gmail.com]

The location of Usercfg.opt  is
C:\Users\Rod\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator

Also attached the log file requested. sorry for the delay but it took me a little time to work out how to attach a file. Idiot!!

Regards