RXP VR TAXI RIBBON MOD v2.0.4
Tested on MSFS Version 1.34.16 (SU13)
Description:
This mod changes the Taxi Ribbon and Parking Assistance 3D objects colors and sizes.
It consists in unobtrusive modifications to Asobo_UI.bgl to make the helpers naturally
blending with the ground, less invasive in VR and more convenient in 3D.
Examples:
Smaller Green Taxi Ribbon Arrows
- Blending naturally with the taxi lines and displaying only a few meters away from the aircraft.
- Visible at night.
Blue/Green Parking Box
- Displaying as thin blue/green patterns over the ground.
- Visible at night.
Blue/None Parking Box
- Displaying a thin blue pattern over the ground and disappearing once inside the area.
- Visible at night.
White/None Parking Box
- Displaying almost like ground painted parking lines and disappearing once inside the area.
- Reflective only.
Guided Installation:
- Double click rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.bat to run the installation script.
- This script auto-detects the location of the package files and will guide you through the installation process.
- Follow the instructions for customization options, wait until completed - done!
- Alternatively, you can directly invoke the script from a PowerShell prompt:
PS> .\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1
Manual Installation:
- Use the following PowerShell command to get additional help:
PS> Get-Help .\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1 -Detailed
How to uninstall:
- Proceed with the guided installation and choose every first item in the lists.
- Or use the following PowerShell command:
PS> .\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1 -RestoreDefaults
IMPORTANT:
A backup copy is saved every time you make any change to the original file in the original folder.
Every Asobo update comes with a new Asobo_UI.bgl file, reinstall after each update.
Additional Information and Credits:
This mod was built directly from the current default Asobo_UI.bgl file from SimUpdate 9 version 1.25.6
28 days ago
JJonas
7 months ago
PilotGuy
But one thing, I can't change the color of the ribbon to yellow, which I would really like to do.
Right now in the script I changed the color to blue, which is OK for me, but not the perfect color:
[Parameter(ParameterSetName='Normal')]
[ValidateSet("Blue", "Green", "Cyan", "Yellow", "Magenta", "None","")]
[String]$Ribbon = "Blue",
hello, good work many thanks, BUT I can also like the user "Justin_Credible" see below, NOT change to the color yellow !!! what can I do, why does it not change the color as desired ???
Thanks Daniel
.
8 months ago
Kakadoo22
But one thing, I can not change the ribbon colour to yellow, which I really would like to do.
Right now in the script I have changed the colour to blue, which for me is OK but not the perfect colour:
[Parameter(ParameterSetName='Normal')]
[ValidateSet("Blue","Green","Cyan","Yellow","Magenta","None","")]
[String]$Ribbon = "Blue",
But every time I change this to "Yellow", in game I do not get yellow but the old green ribbons. Please give me a hint how to get yellow ribbons.
8 months ago
8 months ago
CptLucky
Justin_Credible
Works perfectly, looks great
and is a great upgrade for the MSFS.
It is compatible with SU12,
thanks for that
1 years ago
Quassel89
I get this error in powershell when I run the script. Can you help?
PromptYesNo : The term 'PromptYesNo' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At D:\MSFS2020\MyApps\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.3_qk_Ug\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.3\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1:147
char:11
+ if (!(PromptYesNo "Do you want to continue?")) { Exit 0 }
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (PromptYesNo😣tring) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
PromptYesNo : The term 'PromptYesNo' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable
program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
At D:\MSFS2020\MyApps\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.3_qk_Ug\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.3\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1:166
char:43
+ $restoreDefaultSettings = PromptYesNo "Do you want to ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (PromptYesNo😣tring) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
Select customization options...
Select-ItemList : The term 'Select-ItemList' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or
operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try
again.
At D:\MSFS2020\MyApps\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.3_qk_Ug\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.3\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1:174
char:30
+ $Scale = Select-ItemList @selectItemListParams -D ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : ObjectNotFound: (Select-ItemList😣tring) [], CommandNotFoundException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : CommandNotFoundException
1 years ago
absentclown
Hello, I have an idea for the development of this mod. Is it possible to make a selection of the distance to where the arrows can be seen. Only 2 arrows are e little bit short.
2 years ago
Hi,
A lot of things can be done (with a few limitations), after all, it is only a glTF 3D model... The problem is that there are only 24h in a day!
2 years ago
CptLucky
HPST64
I had to modify the execution policy in the bat file to "-ExecutionPolicy Bypass" to get it to run on my system.
2 years ago
this is what happens
Windows PowerShell
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Try the new cross-platform PowerShell https://aka.ms/pscore6
File I:\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.3\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1 cannot be loaded.
The file
I:\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.3\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1 is not digitally signed. You cannot run this script on the current system. For more information about running scripts and setting execution policy, see about_Execution_Policies
at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170.
+ CategoryInfo : SecurityError: (:) [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess
PS I:\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.3>
2 years ago
mtjoeng
michail71
To CptLucky
There is a simpler way to pack the mod. I mean pack it as a normal mod in Community folder.
What you need to do is this:
{
"dependencies": [],
"content_type": "CORE",
"title": "",
"manufacturer": "",
"creator": "Asobo Studio - Small Taxi Ribbon",
"package_version": "0.3.00",
"minimum_game_version": "1.9.3",
"release_notes": {
"neutral": {
"LastUpdate": "",
"OlderHistory": ""
}
},
"total_package_size": "00000000000000013398"
}
6. Likewise you need to edit the layout.json and this one is tricky. If you do it with auto_json.exe it will list normally but not offer you to save. You can simply copy the offered text and then use it to manually create the json file in notpad++ etc.
for the blue - green variant in my case it looks like this:
{
"content": [
{
"path": "scenery/Global/Asobo_UI/Asobo_UI.BGL",
"size": 416492,
"date": 1629473448705
}
]
}
I think the size is important or something .
After that the mod is complete. Install it in community folder like usual with Addon Linker etc.
2 years ago
Hi,
Are you sure this is working for THIS file in particular?
In effect, there are a few files which you can't override with a community folder replacement as this is somewhat "hard-coded" in the game.
2 years ago
CptLucky
zaelu
I like this mod but I like to manage these types of mods myself and don't want an installer. I liked how you previously packaged the mod. Is it possible to have both types of installation options in the download?
2 years ago
Hi,
Please note v2.0 is not an installer but a mod script! In other words, instead of copying a file over, it is instead modifying the file directly based on different settings you're providing.
You can therefore use the script in order to prepare a bank of modified files, that you can later manually copy over if your prefer!
And because it is a script, you can even modify the script and add your own colors, sizes, etc... I believe for those of you with a minimum of programming experience, the script should be easy to follow through and understand (except maybe the GLTF low level specifics).
And as a bonus, for those wanting to dig deeper, the script accepts the -ExtractModels command line... ;-)
2 years ago
CptLucky
Mayhem6633
Unfortunately, the BAT file does not work, even if you try to open it as an administrator.
After a few attempts, the installation works very easy as follows :
The installation program opens and displays the options.
"Y" => If this mod is already installed and you don't want to change the color settings
"N" => If you want to change the settings for the color and size (100% is the devault size of the sim; I use 10%) of the taxi ribbon as well as the display and color of the parking box.
After the complete installation, the program can be closed with "Press any key".
2 years ago
Thank you for sharing this tip!
NB: Restore Defaults consists in reverting all changes back to original values.
2 years ago
CptLucky
HPST64
Hi , Running the command file 'rxp-taxi-helpers-mod', 'Ive got this error message :
Impossible de charger le fichier ( not able to load the file)
C:\Users\silve\Downloads\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.1_O5h6\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.1\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1. Le
fichier C:\Users\silve\Downloads\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.1_O5h6\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod-v2.0.1\rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1
n’est pas signé numériquement. Vous ne pouvez pas exécuter ce script sur le système actuel. Pour plus d’informations
sur l’exécution de scripts et la définition de stratégies d’exécution, voir la rubrique about_Execution_Policies à
l’adresse https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170.
+ CategoryInfo : Erreur de sécurité : (😊 [], ParentContainsErrorRecordException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess
It seems that file rxp-taxi-helpers-mod.ps1 is not numerically signed ...
Thank you for your advice !
Cheers
2 years ago
Hi, my best advise is to read the document you're linking to. Not only it explains what this is about, but it also gives directions to set your environment appropriately.
In this case, this is your computer, your system, configured for your usage, and it seems to be configured to prevent execution of scripts. Therefore only you, as the admin of your own computer, can set the policy corresponding to your needs.
To get started, here are a few links from the page you've linked to:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_execution_policies?view=powershell-7.2#change-the-execution-policy
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_execution_policies?view=powershell-7.2#manage-signed-and-unsigned-scripts
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.utility/unblock-file?view=powershell-7.2
2 years ago
CptLucky
Dravman
I click on the download Main File and I still get version 1.2.0.
2 years ago
Thank you for the notice! This should download the correct files now!
2 years ago
CptLucky
siglr
I have absolutely no idea how to install this, wtf is a PowerShell?
2 years ago
😲modding a program on a Windows computer - and never heard of PowerShell? Well, just type the Windows symbol on your keyboard, then type "poweshell" and select "Run as Administrator". This should do the job.
2 years ago
Egotroubler
Verbal100
Hi,
There are two files. Should I install both?
Thank you.
2 years ago
Hi,
TL;DR: please read the mod description above, "Guided Installation" paragraph...
This is a script, you don't install any file, you run the script instead...
PS: if your question is about flightsimto displaying 2 files you can download, the latest is v2.0 [main] (the two files were swapped previously)
2 years ago
CptLucky
John_Fields