resolved Dubai City Pack compatibility query

[DaveRuk]

I installed the new product yesterday, no apparent issues, and just did a flight arriving to OMDB 12L coming in over the sea.

As I got into short final approach at <1000' the tower block buildings which are just before the runways did something odd.
They were visible, then all disappeared before "rebuilding" once more to show as normal, within a few seconds. I have it captured if that's of use.

 

I checked Central but there doesn't appear to be a manual for the product there ( I just get an error), so I'm asking for pointers here instead.

My product is installed to Orbx Library rather than in-sim BTW.

Recalling an issue I experienced with LOWI, which seems resolved by deleting the Asobo default content, is that approach something to consider here?
I don't know the extent of the scenery, so am unsure if deleting the Asobo content will mess things up.

Can you suggest what may be the cause and changes I could attempt to resolve?
 

Thanks!
Dave

[Jon Clarke]

The LOWI fix related to the airport that was duplicated by Asobo. 

The Dubai addon relates to the city's landmarks and not to the OMDB airport.

You could see if deleting the Conten.xml helps as it will make a new one when you next start the sim.

[DaveRuk]

Thanks Jon, you’ve confirmed my understanding of the scope of the OMDB scenery vs airport, so I suspect taking the same approach as LOWI would result in no airport at all perhaps!

 

I’m not confident with xml files really, so will see if it happens again, and if so, remove the Orbx addon temporarily and see how it behaves and also get a better understanding of the extent of the addon, which will help determine if the misbehaving buildings are Asobo or Orbx content. I might also do a search for known problems regarding the Asobo content though I can’t recall seeing this one before when I’ve approached OMDB.

[DaveRuk]

Update on this one. I tried a circular test route departing and arriving OMDB, 12R this time, and it was fine.

However, when I then did a real flight, from OBBI, the same thing happened. Buildings just before the runway boundary, fine, then disappear, then reappear.

Can you perhaps provide a bit more info on the xml file you mention so I can take a look at it?
Thanks in advance.

[AndyM01]

The Content.xml file is usually located in C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache if you have the MS store version. If you just delete it (or cut and paste it somewhere if you don't want to delete it), a new Content.xml file will be created next time you start MSFS. The xxxx is your user location.

Edited July 6, 2021 by AndyM01

[DaveRuk]

20 hours ago, AndyM01 said:

The Content.xml file is usually located in C:\Users\xxxx\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache if you have the MS store version. If you just delete it (or cut and paste it somewhere if you don't want to delete it), a new Content.xml file will be created next time you start MSFS. The xxxx is your user location.

 

Thanks for that Andy. I checked the file content, and as far as I can see syntax all looks fine, nothing odd stands out.
On that basis could there still be value in forcing that XML to recreate? I ask as I honestly don't know what that may or may not trigger to assist the issue.

I've done the same approach once more on a full flight, and same issue, and that was after deactivating some Community addons, it was worth a try.

 

Now, interestingly, and purely by chance, I just decided to do some housekeeping on another drive I use for videos, and came across the same approach from a few months back, and aside from some performance issues as I was probably still tinkering with sim settings, those buildings are fine!

Now I know the next sim update is pending, and I wonder if that may somehow fix things, but I'm wondering what may have changed in my sim, apart from a few addons (incl OMDB City Pack) and sim updates. Very odd.

[AndyM01]

 The problem is that people have different addons, and different options enabled / disabled, so what works for one person may not work for another. I typically delete my Content.xml once a week or two as I use a number of addons, but not all at the same time, and I don't use any cache as sometimes that can cause issues. MSFS Addons Linker is a great tool to enable/disable addons. As a rule, if I have an issue, I will clear my Community Folder of everything, clear any cache (if I'm using it, which I don't normally), and delete the Content.xml file. I then add things back in to the Community Folder one at a time to try and find the route cause.

 

 Also, with any update impending, I'll clear my Community Folder (cut and paste the contents to another location), and clear any cache if I've been using it prior to updating. So far, apart from having to specify a location of my Community Folder due to moving MSFS from one drive to another, I can't remember having any real issues that other people are not having. There are also another number of options to try, both enabled and disabled to isolate the issue, like Bing Data and Photogrammetry turned on/off. I have Bing Data on, and Photogrammetry off for personal reasons, but some airports/addons require both of those enabled. Hopefully you will find a fix.