Drop a comment and a link below if you can recommend any MSFS download websites that may be of interest to the community. Thanks as always for watching. Greatly appreciated.
Correction to DLC Location on Custom Install in your video notes above. You need it in the HLM_Packages Directory: "Typically it will be: (Your Drive):\Flight Simulator\HLM_Packages\Community\"
literally all the plane mods i installed have this engine problem, i am very sick and tired of it. when i select an add on plane and fly it the engines are not started and when i try to start it it wouldnt, if any of you guys know the problem and know how to fix it please let me know
I whole heartedly agree with your statement about the speed of add-on development. I'm an old-time simmer and can remember just how long it took to develop scenery, even if you had a suitable buildings pack available. Now with Google Map scraping, getting the maps looks so easy that perhaps even I might try my hand at it. Thank you for this video, it's just what I need right now.
dude seriously your a life saver on this for this info i bought the game hoping to install addons as such but made a custom install onto my ssd for faster loading and every otehr video instruction does not hae this info on this matter
Thanks Mark! I looked at a couple other RUclips videos and they did not lead me to my "Community Folder!" (They said to go to Options>General>Data>Rolling Cache Settings> and copy the path in the box). That Path did not show the Community Folder (for me). Yours Did! Options>General> "Develops"! >Turn "ON" Developer Mode>very upper top left...Click TOOLS> Click Virtual File System. After that, my path diverted from yours... My Path is simpler: C:\Users\(my name)\AppData\Local\MSFSPackages\Community. I hope other viewers see this and can figure out the right Path for them! Seems like everyone of us is on a slightly different Path! but like "THEY" say ... All Roads Lead To Rome".
Along with the others here, I thank you heartily for this vid. I ama pilot of full-size aircraft since my fist lesson in 1961and I have been flight simming since 1985. I have probably installed and flown every flight simulator available since then. That said, MSFS2020 is by far the most advanced one yet. The scenery and weather are incredibly realistic. I should think it reasonable to expect that the combined expert brains that put this sim together might have taken all of the prior available sim experience and knowledge and use such to make user interface with this sim as advanced, simple, easy and intuitive as possible. In some areas they have, but in others they definitely and inexplicitly have not. Finding the Community File is just one of these inexplicably complicated and arcane things. If it was not necessary to find and use it whenever updating or installing software that does not have a self-installer, this might be forgiven. However, many of the addons offered, even those offered by the sim itself require hand installation into the Community File. So, is there a clearly visible "Community File" box on the main menu to click to do this? No. Are there any internal instructions as to how to find the Community File? No. But for sites like yours here it would be impossible or nearly so to find it. As it is, even once the long path is known there are so many counterintuitive steps to it that I suspect that the FS2020 sim developers did not really want us to find it. Why the secret, eh? If it were not for the amazing scenery and all and there being no other like simulator to replace it (for now), I would return it and damn it to hell for this. Thank you again or this vid. Cheers.
Expected, but still amazing, that this sims free addons are looking better than payware, in some cases. The superior quality of assets seems to be key, here.
Thanks, Mark for all your help. It appears you are the only one that has an interest in all of us enjoying MSFS 2020. I do have a problem I have been working on for months. I followed your instructions and my mod shows in the content manager, however, it does not show in the hanger. I have tried many aircraft and none work. I purchased this game through Steam and it is on a pc.
Thank you very much. Like so many out here in the real world, locating the community folder was a headscratcher. Your guide made is simple. Thank you so much. I will be looking into your web site a lot from now on. Many Thanks. Gary. UK
I think I figured out where I've messed up. I didn't turn developer mode off (not sure if that actually affects anything in the game) and I dragged everything from the opened file (not the readme or anything like that, but specifically what's in the download folder for the F22 Raptor) and not just the folder itself. Again, not sure if that has affected anything, but I can tell you that I didn't have the F22 available, so it's obviously done something to hinder me. Thank you for this video. It was very helpful and informative.
Argh so that's where the Community Folder is! Sounds quite complicated to add third party freeware, but I guess I will be watching your vid a fair few times! Thanks....
Hi when i put the salty 747 in community folder dont work but the liveries work why is that not working can you help me but i extract it with the win rar and it wont work
Hi mark. I’ve just bought & download North Sea from Aerosoft one. It shows up in my content manager on the sim but how to I actually open it to play the game. Any help would be appreciated
It is scenery, look on the world map, North Sea and you will see all the available helipads etc. if you can’t see them check your legend settings for the map.
Thank you ,this video is very helpful. I just started the msfs2020 and was looking to add on and your video looks pretty easy .I will try it. I'm not to good at this but again you described it perfectly, thanks, joe
thanks for the info, I been adding Aircraft into the community folder and been working great , but have to watch or get updates time to time when MSFS has one.. So question here , on updates thru MSFS and you added scenery should I leave it alone, or down it from the folder, rerun your MSFS 2020 "to set it back to org, take the update after you restart you MSFS 2020 . agn thanks
Hi love the videos very helpful, i`m running msfs on the steam platform and i followed your steps from going into fs then developer mode from there everything else just went smoothly, the add on was then found in msfs and all works well. thank you .
Installation doesn't work. I followed the instructions. I used the default folders for installation of FS. I confirmed that the add-ons are in the community folder as described. After following the instructions, I tried to add an additional livery, but FS continues to only show 20 default aircraft. What else should be done? Thanks.
Hi, did you confirm location of your community folder via developer mode as shown in the video? Also check the notes below the video. Lastly there has been an update to MSFS. Perhaps the file you are trying to use is no longer compatible? Hope you get it sorted. Regards
I followed the instructions exactly as suggested. The FS version is current. No matter how many times the addons are attempted into the Community folder, I still see only 20 aircraft. I tried to add the AF2 livery, as an example. Nothing works
@@bleubitz6245 I don’t know why, my only other thought is check which add on directory you are adding to the community folder. The directory containing the individual livery should be in the folder. If there is a top directory for all sub directories containing individual liveries then it will no see them.
Thanks, very well explained, very useful. And works. Question: when you installed de Machmell Fisheries airport in FS MS you then showed the forest and surroundings of the airfield. How did You do that? A camera option in FS MS? How to handle that? Thxs
Thank you very much. I have been trying for days to find the community folder path. I should hopefully be able to find the camera config file also and get some wing views.
Installation Location and procedure may be different on latest version but this procedure will get you to the proper place. I tried to install in the USER package location for 2 days to no avail followed this video and found a Package Folders (menu item) and Open Community Folder clicking on that opens a (MSFS Packages folder with sub folder Community put addon here it will work ( If you check in the USER package location the addon will be there now) hope this helps some poor soul to keep some Hair left on His/her head.
Thanks for your presentation Mark. I get the impression that all add on software from third-party providers should be in the Community folder, however my only third party purchase so far is the Carenado Mooney M20R; for various reasons I have had to re-load it a few times and it always installs in the Official/One Store folder way down below all the Asobo stuff. Should I move it to the Community folder ??
No, keep it there. Any program installed via the marketplace in sim will install to one-store. This is separate and allows the program to be updated when a new version comes out.
I am bit concerned about the risks these manual addons brings with em. At present it may be that only enthusiasts generate freeware/payware and get it on these sites. Over time some bad guys will may discover that entry without controls/scans and use it to bring harmful software on our systems. How is the experience on the other simulator platforms and their according addon websites? Would it not be better to get MS to look at freeware addons at first? e.g. virus scan, code checks for potential performance issues etc.
Ra Kon , hi, you make an interesting point. There is not really a history of problems of deliberate malware with add ons, and your first line of defence has to be your antivirus software on your machine. The threat however is there. Regards
hello their ,just a question really, about 2 weeks ago i started my computer ,intending too msfs2020,low and behold it wasGONE all the files in community dissapeared,ive not done anything noticable that would make it go,at this stage i have no idea what is nxt??. oh i have re downloaded it and it works but the files are all over the place,their is still c:/ app data and soo on, - packages but their is nothing in community folder, (i havent used a different location for the files download.their is a new xbox folder but none of that folders content is familiar,like panel folder ,aircraft cfg,and soo on?.im asking because now i have no idea where too put addons such as fsrealistic, can you help....the version is xbox for pc....thank you....
i add Orbx software to my community folder after fully installing on Orbx central and it still shows uninstalled IN MARKETPLACE , is it active?, cannot get a straight answer from Orbx or MS
Thank you, Mark, for another superb video. I have one problem with assigning my brake pedals (not covered in this video for obvious reasons). There don't appear to be enough choices available for the brake pedals without straying into already assigned ones or by choosing anything which has plus or minus attached, which causes a warning that this is not recommended. Examples are Right Brake Axis L-Axis Y+ or Left Brake Axis R-Axis Z-. There must be a way round this, I hope. Any help would be gratefully received.
Need some help I downloaded a free AS 430 Nav Unit and have in the Community folder but cannot figure out how to bring it up in the aircraft in MSFS 2020
Frustrated. I cannot get my addons in the community folder to install. I can see them in my community folder but in MSFS content manager shows them as not installed. I have tried emptying and reloading my community folder but still no success. I think I have followed the steps you have shown in this excellent video so now I don’t know what to do next. Ps…this is post the latest sim update but I had the problem before the update as well.
@@joemendell9264 the sim appears to not be looking for the community folder in the right location. Sounds like something is corrupted. All I can suggest is uninstall and reinstall. Choose a non-default location for your community folder.
@@joemendell9264 Joe, one idea you can try….rename your Community folder to Community_old. Reboot pc and start the sim to main menu. Shutdown MSFS. Check if MSFS has created another new Community folder. It should do this automatically. If it has then copy one add-on from your _old folder to this new Community folder. Restart MSFS. Check if add-on is there. If it is job done. Reinstall plug-ins and copy over any other folders such as scenery etc. if it created the folder but add-on not working then you will have to reinstall etc. If no new Community folder is seen then it has created it elsewhere. Search for it to find where the sim has put your community folder.
Hi I used a paid subscription via the xbox game store for PC, everytime i download a plane and save to the community folder it never arrives in the as closing / resetting, really confused as i followed your instructions all that way, any advice would be great
No you can have it on an alternative drive. Best to set this when installing the sim. Just moving it will not work. There is a way to do it. Various RUclips videos on the subject on line.
@@SimHangerFS even if they're just texture's with no sound files or anything? I've tried doing it like it used to be done in FSX, by placing the texture in to the folder of the same aircraft and put in the coding in sequence using note pad. The aircraft is there, but all white. I'll try what you suggested and see what happens.
Mark Thank you. Don't know if you can advise in the future. I would like to remote the instruments on a Cessna to a I pad or small monitor as on my gaming laptop the compass is very small. Would that be possible and easy to do.
@@SimHangerFS Thank you Mark... I had a look at the site....I was not sure if "Splashtop " was what I was after... I really would like to know what others have used to remote instruments to a monitor or Ipad? Do you think Microsoft sim will do a mod for this?
Excellent clear and concise and very enjoyable. Your videos are very helpful and save a lot of time which can be put to better use like trouble free flying. I just wondered if you have had anything to do with Airbus H145 and the others in that series. It does not appear that MS have provided anything especially for helicopters unlike X-plane 11 where controls specific to these are recognised. I would like to map the collective to some control other than specified by design. I would ideally like to use the flap control on the Thrustmaster quadrant instead of the throttle. This is possible in X-Plane 11 but they don't have a great selection of Helicopters.
Hello Mark, I recently purchased MSFS, But am having difficulty locating the community folder, my system is new, not much on it. Is there a community folder that is there after downloading Sim, or do I make one. I searched in Flight Sim option > Developer > tools > Virtual Sim > Community folder. But on my system it does show that path. Confused. Help ?
very Very VERY well done! !! !!! I don't see how there are (at this time) 9 lug nuts that gave this video a thumbs down. The video title could not have been explained any better.
Not sure if you will answer but I have a logitech flight switch panel and am running Windows 11. I have tried everything to download the driver for it and I can't figure it out. 150 dollar paper weight😊
When you click on a product it should take you to the product page and you have the option to Buy and Download.....you do need to be online obviously. If you can't access it and your online, log out of your account via Microsoft store and log back in again. Hopefully this will resolve the problem. Regards
I followed the instructions for placing the two .bgl files in the Flight Simulator X / Addon Scenery / Scenery folder and when I open up the Flight Sim X app and go to Addon Scenery in the free flight section, I do not see anything.... nothing at all. I have installed the FSX Program on my PC Directly. This is a NON-STEAM application. Can you assist me? I need help on this asap. Thank you and have a blessed day Sir!!!
i followed all the steps, but in the content manager it shows the mod as "uninstalled." i've been trying to look everywhere but i can't tell what i'm doing wrong. i'm sure i put it in the write community folder!
There are a few programs that will show as uninstalled as they don’t follow the structure required by MSFS, but are actually installed. Check if it is there before changing anything.
Do you know if MSFS 2020 puts the community folder in drive C no matter wat drive you install MSFS 2020? This is important if you like to only install the OS in drive C and put your applications on another much larger drive. Also does MSFS 2020 allow you to nest folders in the Community Folder? I'd like to set my scenery folder up as Community Folder/Scenery/Country/State/City/File. I did this in earlier versions of Flight Sim to keep the scenery folder from getting congested. I also did this with the Aircraft folder. Since it looks like MSFS 2020 likes to keep everything in the Community Folder, I'd like someway of keeping the scenery, aircraft, and utilities separate.
@@SimHangerFS Thanks - I figured that may be the case. I'm probably not going to buy MSFS 2020 for another year as I'm still waiting for available hardware (Ryzen 5800 and RTX 3080), and I'm waiting for all of the bugs to get worked out of MSFS 2020. I appreciate the work you folks are doing as beta testers. I'm worried that there's so much 3rd party development on a sim that is still very much in flux. Big patches are still going to be coming that will probably break all the 3rd party add-ons - especially the planes. I just want the SDK to solidify enough for scenery development tools like AFCAD and AI traffic development/support like Ttools, but that seems a long ways off.
Thanks I did everything as follows but my 3rd party aircraft is not showing up. Note that the game is installed on the d drive (ssd drive) and running from steam.
Hi check via the developer mode the location of your community folder. Make sure you are putting the right directory into the folder. It should be the aircraft folder and not any higher directories. MSFS does not support non-MSFS aircraft. Regards
I bought the Comanche 250 but then I started having problems with it not starting up. So I went and downloaded the update but now it's not going into my aircraft page. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance
@@SimHangerFS yeah, I have no idea what you're talking about. And unfortunately there are no videos on RUclips about this or even an original install after buying it.
@@SimHangerFS yeah thank you. I found that and I did the update but I'm still not getting an aircraft in the aircraft page and I'm not sure what to do or how to get it. I bought the plane in August and everything was working fine but now I don't have it in my aircraft page anymore
@@rackum44 check the folder with the content is in your community folder. Sounds to me like it is installing it somewhere else. If not in your community folder then you will not see it.
I have downloaded the Beechcraft Model 99. It downloaded but will not installed. It’s not in my community folder. Any advice, suitable for a real layman?
Drop a comment and a link below if you can recommend any MSFS download websites that may be of interest to the community. Thanks as always for watching. Greatly appreciated.
Correction to DLC Location on Custom Install in your video notes above. You need it in the HLM_Packages Directory: "Typically it will be: (Your Drive):\Flight Simulator\HLM_Packages\Community\"
Mark, you are awesome.
Thanks for taking 10 minutes to explain something that couldve been done in 1 minute
literally all the plane mods i installed have this engine problem, i am very sick and tired of it. when i select an add on plane and fly it the engines are not started and when i try to start it it wouldnt, if any of you guys know the problem and know how to fix it please let me know
@@ImmortalWombat wow what a prick of a comment to leave
I whole heartedly agree with your statement about the speed of add-on development. I'm an old-time simmer and can remember just how long it took to develop scenery, even if you had a suitable buildings pack available. Now with Google Map scraping, getting the maps looks so easy that perhaps even I might try my hand at it. Thank you for this video, it's just what I need right now.
Thank you very much for this Vid! I could not find my Community file for love nor money, this made it simple.
Maddog 2064 , glad it helped 😁
At last someone that knows what they are doing. Thank you.
dude seriously your a life saver on this for this info i bought the game hoping to install addons as such but made a custom install onto my ssd for faster loading and every otehr video instruction does not hae this info on this matter
Mark....don't stop what your doing (-:
Thanks a million. Finally found the community folder. 10 minutes later - a thunderous take off in a Spitfire. Stunning!
Brilliant 👍
Thanks Mark! I looked at a couple other RUclips videos and they did not lead me to my "Community Folder!" (They said to go to Options>General>Data>Rolling Cache Settings> and copy the path in the box). That Path did not show the Community Folder (for me).
Yours Did! Options>General> "Develops"! >Turn "ON" Developer Mode>very upper top left...Click TOOLS> Click Virtual File System. After that, my path diverted from yours...
My Path is simpler: C:\Users\(my name)\AppData\Local\MSFSPackages\Community.
I hope other viewers see this and can figure out the right Path for them! Seems like everyone of us is on a slightly different Path! but like "THEY" say ... All Roads Lead To Rome".
Along with the others here, I thank you heartily for this vid.
I ama pilot of full-size aircraft since my fist lesson in 1961and I have been flight simming since 1985. I have probably installed and flown every flight simulator available since then.
That said, MSFS2020 is by far the most advanced one yet. The scenery and weather are incredibly realistic. I should think it reasonable to expect that the combined expert brains that put this sim together might have taken all of the prior available sim experience and knowledge and use such to make user interface with this sim as advanced, simple, easy and intuitive as possible. In some areas they have, but in others they definitely and inexplicitly have not.
Finding the Community File is just one of these inexplicably complicated and arcane things. If it was not necessary to find and use it whenever updating or installing software that does not have a self-installer, this might be forgiven. However, many of the addons offered, even those offered by the sim itself require hand installation into the Community File.
So, is there a clearly visible "Community File" box on the main menu to click to do this? No. Are there any internal instructions as to how to find the Community File? No.
But for sites like yours here it would be impossible or nearly so to find it. As it is, even once the long path is known there are so many counterintuitive steps to it that I suspect that the FS2020 sim developers did not really want us to find it. Why the secret, eh?
If it were not for the amazing scenery and all and there being no other like simulator to replace it (for now), I would return it and damn it to hell for this.
Thank you again or this vid.
Cheers.
As usual from you, loud and clear Mark well done again 👍🏻
You sound like Korg from Thor Ragnarock and I love it
You absolute legend! Never would have found the community folder.
Expected, but still amazing, that this sims free addons are looking better than payware, in some cases. The superior quality of assets seems to be key, here.
Thanks, Mark for all your help. It appears you are the only one that has an interest in all of us enjoying MSFS 2020. I do have a problem I have been working on for months. I followed your instructions and my mod shows in the content manager, however, it does not show in the hanger. I have tried many aircraft and none work. I purchased this game through Steam and it is on a pc.
Check the notes relating to steam in the video description. Make sure you are putting the correct folder in the community folder
Thank you very much. Like so many out here in the real world, locating the community folder was a headscratcher. Your guide made is simple. Thank you so much. I will be looking into your web site a lot from now on.
Many Thanks. Gary. UK
idk why but i find it adorable to see old people talk about games and technology
Less of the old and more of the adorable 😂🤣😂
I think I figured out where I've messed up. I didn't turn developer mode off (not sure if that actually affects anything in the game) and I dragged everything from the opened file (not the readme or anything like that, but specifically what's in the download folder for the F22 Raptor) and not just the folder itself. Again, not sure if that has affected anything, but I can tell you that I didn't have the F22 available, so it's obviously done something to hinder me.
Thank you for this video. It was very helpful and informative.
Argh so that's where the Community Folder is! Sounds quite complicated to add third party freeware, but I guess I will be watching your vid a fair few times! Thanks....
Fantastic. You just explained what no one else would or could!
Thanks, I was soooo confused till I saw this video. Great job!
Thank you again Mark for your clear and precise videos.
Thanks!
Welcome!
Hi Mark, thanks for a great year in simming, your wise counsel has helped a lot.
I notice that there are no Piper Aircraft. Thought A2A may have been a bit quicker to come on board. Here’s hoping they are not too far away.
Brett Nicholls , Brett, A2A are working on a new aircraft for MSFS. Check their site for more details. Regards
Hi when i put the salty 747 in community folder dont work but the liveries work why is that not working can you help me but i extract it with the win rar and it wont work
This was helpful and enjoyable. Thank you.
There is no "Watched Bases" in the current version of MSFS.
Hi mark. I’ve just bought & download North Sea from Aerosoft one. It shows up in my content manager on the sim but how to I actually open it to play the game. Any help would be appreciated
It is scenery, look on the world map, North Sea and you will see all the available helipads etc. if you can’t see them check your legend settings for the map.
Thank you ,this video is very helpful. I just started the msfs2020 and was looking to add on and your video looks pretty easy .I will try it. I'm not to good at this but again you described it perfectly, thanks, joe
thanks for the info, I been adding Aircraft into the community folder and been working great , but have to watch or get updates time to time when MSFS has one.. So question here , on updates thru MSFS and you added scenery should I leave it alone, or down it from the folder, rerun your MSFS 2020 "to set it back to org, take the update after you restart you MSFS 2020 . agn thanks
To update through MSFS, go to profile and then content manager. All available updates are shown there. Click download to update.
thanks for the update....will give it a try
Thanks for this tutorial. But I have one issue, I have all the addons in the community folder but they don´t appear in the flight sim. Thanks.
thq bro. Can check with anyone I do not like the view commands in the new MSFS...Is there anywhere to make it similar to the P3D or FSX?
This may help you configure it ruclips.net/video/l-jJ84klwLg/видео.html
How we toggle to say fly from the righ seat...in P3D it`s keyboard "A"...In MS Flightsim 2020?I have no idea how to do this....
@@darrenliewweiyao check out my channel and my MSFS how to series (playlist). The answer is in the one on cameras. Link below this video.
Thanks Mark, appreciated as always.
Thank you Mark as always professional and informative well done keep them coming 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Cheers Mark. Good stuff!
Thanks to you i finally found my community folder! Thank you sir
Happy days 👍
Hi love the videos very helpful, i`m running msfs on the steam platform and i followed your steps from going into fs then developer mode from there everything else just went smoothly, the add on was then found in msfs and all works well. thank you .
can u plz makee an updated one plz bc i dont see watched bases
this is the best tutorial for FS2020 :-) great VDO and thank you for sharing your knowledge
I install an aircraft in the community folder and it deleted all the texture files. Not sure what caused this.
Installation doesn't work. I followed the instructions. I used the default folders for installation of FS. I confirmed that the add-ons are in the community folder as described. After following the instructions, I tried to add an additional livery, but FS continues to only show 20 default aircraft. What else should be done? Thanks.
Hi, did you confirm location of your community folder via developer mode as shown in the video? Also check the notes below the video. Lastly there has been an update to MSFS. Perhaps the file you are trying to use is no longer compatible? Hope you get it sorted. Regards
I followed the instructions exactly as suggested. The FS version is current. No matter how many times the addons are attempted into the Community folder, I still see only 20 aircraft. I tried to add the AF2 livery, as an example. Nothing works
@@bleubitz6245 I don’t know why, my only other thought is check which add on directory you are adding to the community folder. The directory containing the individual livery should be in the folder. If there is a top directory for all sub directories containing individual liveries then it will no see them.
Thanks, very well explained, very useful. And works.
Question: when you installed de Machmell Fisheries airport in FS MS you then showed the forest and surroundings of the airfield.
How did You do that? A camera option in FS MS? How to handle that? Thxs
Hi, used the drone camera option from the pull down menu bar (under camera) I think they call it showcase
@@SimHangerFS Thxs! 🙂
What if you want to have only the sim on c drive and addons on another drive is that possible or will that cause conflict.?
Hi David, the download can be anywhere you like, but the add on must be installed (copy) to the community folder. Regards
Thank you very much. I have been trying for days to find the community folder path.
I should hopefully be able to find the camera config file also and get some wing views.
Installation Location and procedure may be different on latest version but this procedure will get you to the proper place. I tried to install in the USER package location for 2 days to no avail followed this video and found a Package Folders (menu item) and Open Community Folder clicking on that opens a (MSFS Packages folder with sub folder Community put addon here it will work ( If you check in the USER package location the addon will be there now) hope this helps some poor soul to keep some Hair left on His/her head.
when dawnload aircraft from 3d part and after send to comunity folder cant fine in game please help ?
Thanks for your presentation Mark. I get the impression that all add on software from third-party providers should be in the Community folder, however my only third party purchase so far is the Carenado Mooney M20R; for various reasons I have had to re-load it a few times and it always installs in the Official/One Store folder way down below all the Asobo stuff. Should I move it to the Community folder ??
No, keep it there. Any program installed via the marketplace in sim will install to one-store. This is separate and allows the program to be updated when a new version comes out.
I am bit concerned about the risks these manual addons brings with em. At present it may be that only enthusiasts generate freeware/payware and get it on these sites. Over time some bad guys will may discover that entry without controls/scans and use it to bring harmful software on our systems. How is the experience on the other simulator platforms and their according addon websites? Would it not be better to get MS to look at freeware addons at first? e.g. virus scan, code checks for potential performance issues etc.
Ra Kon , hi, you make an interesting point. There is not really a history of problems of deliberate malware with add ons, and your first line of defence has to be your antivirus software on your machine. The threat however is there. Regards
Hey bro i have a purchased standard edition but i have downloaded deluxe edition aircraft zip can i install it in community folder or i get banned
Chances are the aircraft will not show up as the base model will not be installed.
@@SimHangerFS bingo it works
thank you for the tutorial
So why did MS put the Community folder in a different file location depending on the FS2020 purchase source?
Your guess is as good as mine….no idea.
Awsome Instructions Mark!!! Well Done!! Thank you.👌👍
hello their ,just a question really, about 2 weeks ago i started my computer ,intending too msfs2020,low and behold it wasGONE all the files in community dissapeared,ive not done anything noticable that would make it go,at this stage i have no idea what is nxt??. oh i have re downloaded it and it works but the files are all over the place,their is still c:/ app data and soo on, - packages but their is nothing in community folder, (i havent used a different location for the files download.their is a new xbox folder but none of that folders content is familiar,like panel folder ,aircraft cfg,and soo on?.im asking because now i have no idea where too put addons such as fsrealistic, can you help....the version is xbox for pc....thank you....
i add Orbx software to my community folder after fully installing on Orbx central and it still shows uninstalled IN MARKETPLACE , is it active?, cannot get a straight answer from Orbx or MS
If you purchased via Orbx direct and not Marketplace it will not show as installed in Marketplace.
Thank you, Mark, for another superb video.
I have one problem with assigning my brake pedals (not covered in this video for obvious reasons). There don't appear to be enough choices available for the brake pedals without straying into already assigned ones or by choosing anything which has plus or minus attached, which causes a warning that this is not recommended.
Examples are Right Brake Axis L-Axis Y+ or Left Brake Axis R-Axis Z-.
There must be a way round this, I hope. Any help would be gratefully received.
I can’t find Microsoft flight simulator in my packages what do I do I’m confused please answer if you can
If the method shown in the video hasn’t worked for you, check the notes below the video. There is more advice there. Regards
@@SimHangerFS I can’t find Microsoft flight simulator in packages
Thanks so much I had no clue on how to download mods but now I do! Thanks 😊
Need some help I downloaded a free AS 430 Nav Unit and have in the Community folder but cannot figure out how to bring it up in the aircraft in MSFS 2020
I don’t know the add-on. Check dev’s documentation for details
Frustrated. I cannot get my addons in the community folder to install. I can see them in my community folder but in MSFS content manager shows them as not installed. I have tried emptying and reloading my community folder but still no success. I think I have followed the steps you have shown in this excellent video so now I don’t know what to do next. Ps…this is post the latest sim update but I had the problem before the update as well.
The content manager can show third party apps not installed when they are, check if in sim.
@@SimHangerFS I have checked and they are not in the sim.
@@SimHangerFS I did check and they are not in the sim.
@@joemendell9264 the sim appears to not be looking for the community folder in the right location. Sounds like something is corrupted. All I can suggest is uninstall and reinstall. Choose a non-default location for your community folder.
@@joemendell9264 Joe, one idea you can try….rename your Community folder to Community_old. Reboot pc and start the sim to main menu. Shutdown MSFS. Check if MSFS has created another new Community folder. It should do this automatically. If it has then copy one add-on from your _old folder to this new Community folder. Restart MSFS. Check if add-on is there. If it is job done. Reinstall plug-ins and copy over any other folders such as scenery etc. if it created the folder but add-on not working then you will have to reinstall etc. If no new Community folder is seen then it has created it elsewhere. Search for it to find where the sim has put your community folder.
Hi
I used a paid subscription via the xbox game store for PC, everytime i download a plane and save to the community folder it never arrives in the as closing / resetting, really confused as i followed your instructions all that way, any advice would be great
Mfs Sdk whont work i go into Fs 2020 and the windows of Devmod are not clickable in full screen is ther a solution?
Must the community folder be sited on the C-drive, can I move it my D-drive where I have much more space??
No you can have it on an alternative drive. Best to set this when installing the sim. Just moving it will not work. There is a way to do it. Various RUclips videos on the subject on line.
How do you add Aircraft Texture's to in game Aircraft, nobody is covering that here on youtube.
Hi Paul, it process is exactly the same as other add ons, straight into the community folder. Regards
@@SimHangerFS even if they're just texture's with no sound files or anything? I've tried doing it like it used to be done in FSX, by placing the texture in to the folder of the same aircraft and put in the coding in sequence using note pad. The aircraft is there, but all white. I'll try what you suggested and see what happens.
@@paulhaines8379 yes, this link covers the mega pack, but the process is the same ruclips.net/video/oXhaqkBlg1Q/видео.html
@@SimHangerFS just tried it, worked, wish they did that back in the old FSX days...lol Thanks for help.
Ehen i auf Planes or this Airport it isn’t in msfs it just doesn’t exist, I would appreciate some help.
Mark Thank you. Don't know if you can advise in the future. I would like to remote the instruments on a Cessna to a I pad or small monitor as on my gaming laptop the compass is very small. Would that be possible and easy to do.
Al Watt , have a look through this site www.msfsaddons.org/plugins
@@SimHangerFS Thank you Mark... I had a look at the site....I was not sure if "Splashtop " was what I was after... I really would like to know what others have used to remote instruments to a monitor or Ipad? Do you think Microsoft sim will do a mod for this?
Excellent clear and concise and very enjoyable. Your videos are very helpful and save a lot of time which can be put to better use like trouble free flying.
I just wondered if you have had anything to do with Airbus H145 and the others in that series. It does not appear that MS have provided anything especially for helicopters unlike X-plane 11 where controls specific to these are recognised. I would like to map the collective to some control other than specified by design. I would ideally like to use the flap control on the Thrustmaster quadrant instead of the throttle. This is possible in X-Plane 11 but they don't have a great selection of Helicopters.
I mapped it to my prop axis. I think this was default.
Yes good stuff Mark.
Its weird I do the path to the community folder, but I dont find the Microsoft.FlightDashboard_8wekyb3d8bbwe folder...Can some one help me please! thx
How come that comes up at Bailey’s heliport near Edmonton ?
Thank you very much for your video. Very informative. Greetings from Portugal.
I put it in community folder but didn't change anything in the game
Hello Mark, I recently purchased MSFS, But am having difficulty locating the community folder, my system is new, not much on it. Is there a community folder that is there after downloading Sim, or do I make one. I searched in Flight Sim option > Developer > tools > Virtual Sim > Community folder. But on my system it does show that path. Confused. Help ?
Check the notes below the video for additional help
Thank you, much appreciated
Great video mate.
I am going to get my pmdg aircraft from marketplace because I can't access my emails from my new computer
very Very VERY well done! !! !!! I don't see how there are (at this time) 9 lug nuts that gave this video a thumbs down. The video title could not have been explained any better.
Thanks 😁
Downloaded a Cirrus SR22 and put it in the Community folder, it dosen´t work. i have got a custom steam install.
Hi Martin, not sure why, not aware of a Cirrus SR22 for MSFS other than the default one? Is it freeware?
I am looking for boats $ yachts addons, because I am using my small float plane to sail on the waters.
Not sure if you will answer but I have a logitech flight switch panel and am running Windows 11. I have tried everything to download the driver for it and I can't figure it out. 150 dollar paper weight😊
support.logi.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360024693814--Downloads-Flight-Switch-Panel
for some reason when I go to the Community folder's path its not there.
How do you pay & download aircraft from the sims marketplace? Nothing happens when I try it .. thanks
When you click on a product it should take you to the product page and you have the option to Buy and Download.....you do need to be online obviously. If you can't access it and your online, log out of your account via Microsoft store and log back in again. Hopefully this will resolve the problem. Regards
I followed the instructions for placing the two .bgl files in the Flight Simulator X / Addon Scenery / Scenery folder and when I open up the Flight Sim X app and go to Addon Scenery in the free flight section, I do not see anything.... nothing at all. I have installed the FSX Program on my PC Directly. This is a NON-STEAM application.
Can you assist me? I need help on this asap.
Thank you and have a blessed day Sir!!!
This is for MSFS not FSX
@@SimHangerFS Ok thank you for the clarification. Have a blessed day... in Jesus name!!!
i followed all the steps, but in the content manager it shows the mod as "uninstalled." i've been trying to look everywhere but i can't tell what i'm doing wrong. i'm sure i put it in the write community folder!
There are a few programs that will show as uninstalled as they don’t follow the structure required by MSFS, but are actually installed. Check if it is there before changing anything.
@@SimHangerFS it's not there, i've also tried multiple already
Do add on work for xbox?
Excellent tutorial sir. Thank you.
Very well done, glad I found your channel! An enthusiastic subscription. 👍🏼
Thank you, happy holidays. 😁
For me the marketplace is currently unavailable
Do you know if MSFS 2020 puts the community folder in drive C no matter wat drive you install MSFS 2020? This is important if you like to only install the OS in drive C and put your applications on another much larger drive.
Also does MSFS 2020 allow you to nest folders in the Community Folder? I'd like to set my scenery folder up as Community Folder/Scenery/Country/State/City/File. I did this in earlier versions of Flight Sim to keep the scenery folder from getting congested. I also did this with the Aircraft folder. Since it looks like MSFS 2020 likes to keep everything in the Community Folder, I'd like someway of keeping the scenery, aircraft, and utilities separate.
Hi Mike, MSFS is very fussy about file structure and location unfortunately. Little room to manoeuvre I’m afraid.
@@SimHangerFS Thanks - I figured that may be the case. I'm probably not going to buy MSFS 2020 for another year as I'm still waiting for available hardware (Ryzen 5800 and RTX 3080), and I'm waiting for all of the bugs to get worked out of MSFS 2020. I appreciate the work you folks are doing as beta testers.
I'm worried that there's so much 3rd party development on a sim that is still very much in flux. Big patches are still going to be coming that will probably break all the 3rd party add-ons - especially the planes. I just want the SDK to solidify enough for scenery development tools like AFCAD and AI traffic development/support like Ttools, but that seems a long ways off.
Great instructional video. Thanks.
No watched bases in my options -.-
i click the community folder and nothing shows up what do i do?
HOW DO I MAKE A NOTE OF THE FILE PATH
Thanks I did everything as follows but my 3rd party aircraft is not showing up. Note that the game is installed on the d drive (ssd drive) and running from steam.
Hi check via the developer mode the location of your community folder. Make sure you are putting the right directory into the folder. It should be the aircraft folder and not any higher directories. MSFS does not support non-MSFS aircraft. Regards
I bought the Comanche 250 but then I started having problems with it not starting up. So I went and downloaded the update but now it's not going into my aircraft page. What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance
You must update via the update app that came with the Comanche.
@@SimHangerFS yeah, I have no idea what you're talking about. And unfortunately there are no videos on RUclips about this or even an original install after buying it.
@@rackum44 check under windows… all apps…A2A….
@@SimHangerFS yeah thank you. I found that and I did the update but I'm still not getting an aircraft in the aircraft page and I'm not sure what to do or how to get it. I bought the plane in August and everything was working fine but now I don't have it in my aircraft page anymore
@@rackum44 check the folder with the content is in your community folder. Sounds to me like it is installing it somewhere else. If not in your community folder then you will not see it.
Thank you so much from BERLIN..
hey man, i installed a mod (a320neo mod) and it shows up in content manager, but it isn't in my hangar. how do i select the plane so i can fly it?
I haven’t used this mod, but I would guess it is a mod to the default 320 and not a separate one. Regards
Superb tutorial thank you
Great vid, how do you pan around to check it out?
Leo , use the camera controls to pan around. Controls depend on what your using. Go to controller menu to see. Regards
I have downloaded the Beechcraft Model 99. It downloaded but will not installed. It’s not in my community folder. Any advice, suitable for a real layman?
Downloaded from where Jos?
@@SimHangerFS from Microsoft Sim2020
@@josschoonenberg6141 , from the marketplace?