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    KDTW-Detroit Metro Wayne-Dev 2.5.2 - Image 2

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    PLEASE READ BEFORE LEAVING ANY COMMENTS OR REVIEWS

    This is the last update of KDTW for MSFS2020.

    I will not release an update for MSFS2024 until the Simulator and SDK is stable

    Because of the complexity of this airport I decided to release a developer version of the Detroit Metro Wayne Airport meaning is fully functional but the interior terminals are not 100% complete! 

            For faster response regarding the scenery please follow me on Discord

     Discord invite link: OltcitRoom

    KDTW-Detroit Metro Wayne Dev 2.5+ require Animated Human 3D Models Library by superspud

    Having an external library for the animated characters will give you the ability to install it or not based on your system. If your system is powerfull, i do recommend installing the library. Thank you "superspud" for this amazing library.

    KDTW supports BATC and FSHud ATC

    While you guys enjoy flying in and out of DTW I will continue working on completing the airport. This process will take me probably another half of year or more. All the flying aspects like Runways, Taxiways, Taxi signs, Gates and so on are updated according to Navigraph charts. The airport was designed to work with default ATC and online like Vatsim or Pilotedge or any other online services you prefer.

    ILS frequencies were updated and aligned for all runways supporting the instrument landing system. Textures were applied to the exterior terminals but it is an in work progress meaning some of the textures might not look perfect.

    The tunnel under the runway 09L-27R and taxiway`s V and F is in work progress as well, you might see the ground mesh snapping or being off, depending on your system, but for now that's the best I could do. Please understand that SDK offered by Asobo/ MFS has limitations, so I had to improvise a little.

    The airport ground traffic should follow their path but again it might be off in some cases.

    I did assign airliners to specific gates but it doesn't work all the time. Even the AIG traffic is ignoring the gates I assigned. I will continue testing and working on this matter, for the time being it will stay the way it is.

    **Please let me know if you run into an error I made regarding taxiways, taxi sings, ils being way too off or any other flying aspects of this airport.**

    **Anything related to the terminal or parking or any none flying aspects, please be patient, it is still in working progress.**

    Special thanks to "EmergencyButter" , "pb321" , "flynn7788978" and "Alex" for taking their time to test the performance of the airport. Also thanks to all users providing me with pictures and helping me create this scenery.

    **FOR OTHER DEVELOPERS**

    If you are a developer interested on having your input or helping, please contact me via private message. Please include other projects you worked or currently working on.

    **Installation**

    Delete the older version of KDTW from your community folder. Extract the latest KDTW-Detroit Metro Wayne-Developer x.x to your community folder. 

    Recommendation:

     To have the best experience using this airport please download and install AIG Ai Manager and Traffic from here:

    https://www.alpha-india.net/

    Full tutorial on how to install the AIG Traffic here:

    https://youtu.be/NbrrArabaLk

    Tutorial created by 2020 fs`ers

    I created a short video explaining what you need to do to make Detroit Airport look more realistic. 

    Make KDTW look more realistic

    Recommended traffic FSLTL by FlyByWire.

     

    Until this airport its 100% I hope you enjoy using the developer version of DTW.

    Thank You for understanding and Happy Flying!

       --Interested testing the airport before realese? Click on Discord invite link

    ** For other recomandations, discussion or problems with DTW scenery please follow and post it HERE

        Discord invite link: OltcitRoom

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    about 1 month ago

    great work, love this mod. i cant believe its free!

    about 2 months ago

    Thank you for this. Amazing!

    2 months ago

    I love this because the default dtw is absolutely so bad missing so many taxiways and terminal is like a box so getting this for free is great

    3 months ago

    amazing airport! works great with 2024.

    5 months ago

    Pretty incredible for freeware. Looks good on 24.

    5 months ago

    Does not include all of the terminals - FedEx ramp is missing, not worth my time - uninstalling, 1 star only!

    4 months ago

    Almost sounds like you're entitled to have a great freeware scenery..
    you sound very ungratefull

    29 days ago

    I don’t understand , what terminal is missing? FedEx ramp it is available with a 3d customer design at least you are talking about a diferent one that I don’t know. Next time please send pictures with areas what are missing and I will be glad to add them. Maybe you should check your installation if you don’t see all the terminals or FedEx ramps.

    6 months ago

    It's better than a lot of payware airport. But I find it can't pushback at Gate B20 using GSX. I will try to reconfig it by myself.

    6 months ago

    That`s GSX configuration
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    7 months ago

    I've been using this scenery for almost a year now and it is still my favorite airport, payware or not.
    With my i7, 12700 and RTX3080 I get a n FPS drop but its very managable.

    6 months ago

    have you try it in MSFS2024? It works better for me

    7 months ago

    This is certainly the best freeware I've seen. I have bought a lot of scenery, and this freeware tops many of them.

    8 months ago

    Is there a GSX profile related to this add-on?

    8 months ago

    Not sure, you can try searching here (flightsim.to) and see if there is one suitable for my scenery.

    9 months ago

    This is one of the highest effort freewares out there in my opinion. It's comparable to the iniBuilds version in terms of quality and detail.

    However that comes at the price of FPS, which drops from ~50fps to ~20fps for me making it less enjoyable to fly here. Meanwhile, I'm getting ~45fps at FlyTampas EHAM.
    The buildings are also visible through clouds. Most notable when theres thick fog.

    Still a good addon nonetheless!

    9 months ago

    For MSFS2020 the FPS can be lower depending of what system you have. I noticed for MSFS2024 the scenery runs much better. I am trying to figure out if i should do a more drastic LOD to bring it close to the performance i have in 2024 or 2020 is not performing the way it should.

    9 months ago

    I did a reinstall and when I load KDTW, which I really like, the scenery does not install. The only thing that installs is "Simple Scenery" by OlcitRoom. Any suggestions? Thank you.

    9 months ago

    Are you on MSFS2020 steam edition?
    If yes, please make sure you install it in the corect community folder.
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    KDTW-Detroit Metro Wayne-Dev 2.5.2

    KDTW-Detroit Metro Wayne is a developer version of Detroit Metro Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator, offering a fully functional airport layout with ongoing updates to the interior terminals. While exterior textures and ground traffic paths are included, some elements remain a work in progress, and users are encouraged to provide feedback. The add-on includes support for popular ATC systems and requires the Animated Human 3D Models Library for enhanced realism.

    Downloads32K
    Version2.5.2
    File Size1.09 GB
    Published4 years ago
    Updated1 year ago

    User Reviews

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    More Information

    Simulator
    MSFS2020/24
    CategoryAirports
    Sub-CategoryIntl. Airports
    ICAOKDTW

    Version History

    -covered bad ground areas with grass -worked on blue Jetways color -Worked on road/tunnel LOD,s -minor other touches

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