Location Manager
Free Lite version available.
Pro Version (Early Access) - Coming Soon!
Location Manager Benefits & Features – Version Comparison | Free | Pro |
INTEGRATED into the standard MSFS world map system | Y | Y |
SAVE locations of all types. Click saved location to auto zoom to it. Quick delete them. | Limited to 10 (plenty for casuals) | Limited to 200 (for sim stability) |
Columns: Adjust column size by dragging column dividers | Y | Y |
SORT by any info column to get insight into your locations. | 1 | 9 |
FILTER by any single or combined text/number value to compare/contrast. | 1 | 9 |
FAVORITES: Quick tagging/untagging of favorites + fast filter favorites. | N/A | Y |
TAGS: Save, sort, and/or filter by your own custom tag system. | N/A | 30 characters + sort/filter |
NOTES: Save key information you’d like to remember about the location. | N/A | 200 Character Limit (for sim stability) |
Quick Resets: Buttons to quick reset all combinations of filters & sorting. | N/A | Y |
User Experience: Improved visual feedback & other cues | N/A | Y |
Toolbar Widget: Extension to allow you to teleport to saved locations in fly mode. | N/A | (TBD – In Development) |
Quick Help Guides
Issues with 3rd party add-ons in MSFS?
MSFS Safe Mode is a new feature that will allow players to launch the sim in a basic state to ensure stability.
- MSFS Safe Mode FAQ
- To force start MSFS in safe mode, crash or force quit the app with alt+F4 or end the process from Task Manager. You will then get the prompt to boot normally or in safe mode on restart.
- It’s also possible to trigger safe mode on startup by dropping an empty file called running.lock into your local MSFS directory. This appears to be a lock file that MSFS uses to detect if MSFS exited correctly the last time it was used, and is deleted if MSFS successfully exits. If it exists, it triggers the safe mode selection screen. See this thread Command line parameter to start the sim in SAFE MODE for more info.
Release Notes
V 1.0.0
29/01/2023 Released
Known Issues
- Scaling to different screen resolutions. Due to issues encountered integrating into the MSFS UI it hasn’t been possible to implement a fully responsive UI that scales up and down like the MSFS UI does. The workaround for the moment is a manual font size change feature, so the user can adjust the font size of the data grid to their own preference. There are also some adjustments to column widths depending on the font size chosen. I would call it partially responsive. Free demo now includes this functionality.
- Scrolling/Pagination: Due to memory issues with integrating into the MSFS UI a hybrid pagination/scroll system has been implemented to avoid any issues. Page size is currently set at 80 rows to stike a balance between utility, performance, and bug free use.
- Filters: FIlter Icon Status UX. Similar to the screen resolution integration issues, there are a few inconsistancies still to be resolved with icons. Radio buttons on the filter popups is one of them. It is possible to distinguish if the the AND or the OR is selected as there is a subtle blue checkmark against the selection, but it’s not highly visible on the dark theme, so take a closer peak if you are using it. Sample images are included below to show you what to look for. Click on images to enlarge.
- Conflicts: There’s a conflict with another 3rd party UI addon, Modern UI. If you wish to use both (not recommended) you could try renaming Location Manager by prefixing the folder with a “z-” so it loads after and supercedes that part of the Wingman UI mod.
Installation
The product is delivered as an MSFS package to be installed in the MSFS Community folder.
Unzip the package into your community folder.
if you don’t know the path of your community folder or the package doesn’t show up in sim, please do the following while running the sim:
- Go to Options / General screen in the User Interface
- Click on “Developers” tab at the bottom of the list on the left
- Switch the Developers Mode to ON
- On the Developer Mode Menu which you will now see on the upper left of your screen, select Tools / Virtual File System
- The community folder location can be found under “Packages Folders”.
- Open it and unzip the package folder into there.
See also: https://www.google.com/search?q=msfs+location+of+community+folder
Uninstall
Remove Location Manager from your MSFS community folder.
If it’s the MSFS Marketplace version (TBA) uninstall/delete the package from the marketplace in game.
Refund Policy
Please try the free lite version/demo first before buying, to ensure the addon works ok on your system before buying.
Due to the nature of this product being digitally available, purchases of this product are non-refundable.
Support
Please contact us via this form if you have any issues to report.
Note: Free version support is limited compared to the payware version.
To resolve issues it’s important to be able to replicate them, so we need to have as much information as possible in order to reproduce the problem and hopefully resolve it.
Please include the following information:
- Your receipt information for proof of purchase
- Your version of MSFS (Steam or Microsoft store)
- Whether you are on the live version or the Beta version
- Describe what you were doing prior to the issue occuring
- Describe what happened to trigger the issue
- Describe anything else you think is relevant.
Thanks!