| *** REQUIRES JAVA RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT VERSION 15 OR NEWER ***
The tool generates all the directories and files needed, including default single color images, to compile a bush mission, landing challenge or discovery flight. Supply your own Bing Maps or Goole Maps API key and you will get nicer images! The input file is a single text or XLSX file containing waypoint names, coordinates, generic mission data, nav log texts, etc. It can be generated by the tool from an existing flight plan (PLN file exported from Little Navmap) or from a sample file. Waypoints can also be read from a Little Navmap file (.LNMPLN) where navlog texts are present in the comments. There are many options to use to trigger failures, warnings, play WAV files or TTS and much more. Now even airport/runway creation is included! See the manual for information about how to use BMG and all its possibilites.
Please contribute by sending bug reports and feature requests. BMG is totally free to use and no registration is necessary! But if you want to donate money, buy me a couple of beers or even give me a copy of your creation would be highly appreciated and motivating. Especially if you create successful payware. Look for the PayPal link or use a Revolut transfer (revolut.me/f99mlu).
Youtube tutorial made by Tom Guyatt - bush missions
https://youtu.be/JCfpbqIP2cQ
Youtube tutorial by Flying Theston - bush missions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSjKZSOlz70
Youtube tutorial by Flying Theston - landing challenges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jz66u-KNq8
A small selection of interesting add-ons created with BushMissionGen:
St. Jacob (SAR mission) by Don Done
Taiwan bushtrip by leanoon
Alaska Bush Trip by in2tech
Portugal History Tour by vicoco
Fine Divinity: Western United States by LeSmart11
World Sightseeing Tour by gamer4805
Landing Challenge on the Island of Malta by MrScuba1959
Kai Tak (VHHX) Landing Challenge by marrwill
Las Vegas McCarran Sunrise Landing by n64dev
Wellesbourne Mountford RWY18 by FlyingTheston
Landing Challenge Pro (Payware by SoFly)
Adventum Tours: Hawaii (Payware by Adventum Simulations)
Southern Thailand Bush Trip by f99mlu
Norrland Bush Trip by f99mlu
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Merry Christmas everyone!!
hyperope66
I'm sure this is a good tool, if you are very familiar with Java. If you don't speak Java, like me, it will likely be very frustrating.
Latorte
Great tool! How do I get the BMG to show taxi ribbon. I have included command in the "all" and enableTaxiRibbon, but still the ribbon fails to show up. Is this an issue with MSFS?
Again. Thanks for the great work!
f99mlu 3 month(s) ago
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kabouter_plons
Hi f99mlu. I'm already getting pretty familiar with your awesome tool and my glider landing challenge is progressing steadily. However, I do have a few questions and am bold enough to ask 4 at once.
1: Is it true that the leader board does not work after the challenge has been assessed?
2: I am trying to use the function "multi-plane project" and have entered plane=AS-33me|-LS4 for the parameter. However, only a challenge is created for the AS-33me. How should I deal with this?
3: Is it possible to move the landing area (blue square symbol) to another place on the runway? I've been experimenting with the coordinates of the last line but that doesn't seem to work.
4: Can I place multiple photos at the briefing. Like a Bush trip?
I hope you don't mind me asking 4 questions right away.....
Thank you very much.
Fer
f99mlu 5 month(s) ago
Hi Fer!
kabouter_plons
Finally I have BushMissionGen working! Thank you for your support.
I followed the instructions of the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jz66u-KNq8&t=316s and after "Generate" I get the error message:
The fields
latitude=
longtitude=
altitude=
should be set to the same values as you first waypoint (CUST0) to avoid any issues and error messages in the sim.
I filled in the last lines as follows (just like in the video):
#icao rw name type LL alt
||CUST0|U|N52° 28' 20.37",E6° 18' 2.32"|+000411.05
||CUST1|U|N52° 28' 20.37",E6° 18' 2.32"|+000411.05
||CUST2|U|N52° 28' 21.12",E6° 20' 55.66"|+000303.76
||CUST3|U|N52° 28' 3.76",E6° 20' 56.44"|+000208.23
EHDS|27|EHDS|A|N52° 28' 4.53",E6° 19' 58.21"|+000013.00
After compile I get the same error again.
After completing the procedure, all files will be present just like in the video.
Unfortunately, my Landing Challenge is not visible in the sim.....
Where can it go wrong in my method?
Thnx, Fer
f99mlu 5 month(s) ago
Hi Fer! Can you please send the complete contents of the BushMissionGen input file (the file you have edited and contains your landing challenge coordinates and stuff) in a private message, please? BR f99mlu
krflyer
Hi, here's my input file, which compiles, but gives an error in MSFS2020 when loading it:
The error is:
syntax error on line 47 of aybb-aytr.loc:
krflyer 6 month(s) ago
When I edited the line
location=S5°16'6.55",E142°5'48.27"
to
location=-5.267888,142.094378, the problem was solved.
MrScuba1959
Wow thanks for mentioning my Malta Landing Challenge, been busy playing with changing weather and getting some great effects will post lots more Challenges to share very soon . I have been trying to add sound but struggling any tips or examples would be greatly appreciated / Thanks again for a fantastic program Paul x x x x x
f99mlu 7 month(s) ago
Best thing is if you send me a pm link to your files (put in DropBox or Google Drive) and can have a look at them and try them out. BR, f99mlu
f99mlu
A BIIIIIIG thank you to everyone who has contacted me in the recent months regarding anything! I love to help you out with support issues and of course also receiving new ideas to improve BushMissionGen. And! Thank you to all of you who donated and/or sent me a copy of your creation!! I love this community and how kind you all are. Best regards, f99mlu
krflyer 6 month(s) ago
There are some simple improvements that will help:
f99mlu 6 month(s) ago
It is sadly a big rewrite of the logic in the code to handle that debugging scenario with pointing out specific rows.
If you want me to have a look at your BMG input file, then please paste a Dropbox/GoogleDrive link to it in a pm.
MarinoCodes
Works like a charm! Thank you 😊
f99mlu
Do you get "Provided project definition file doesn't exist" when compiling? Then make sure you have no spaces in the complete path to your project.
Example:
C:\my projects\landing-challenge-frankfurt\output\lch-frankfurt-hard
The space in "my projects" will break it.. remove the space(s) and it should work.
https://devsupport.flightsimulator.com/questions/7942/fspackagetool-no-longer-operating-outside-of-sim-a.html
MrScuba1959
I would just like to say a BIG THANK YOU to f99mlu for the much appreciated time he has spent this evening with me going through my problems
Great Guy Great Program - Paul x
MrScuba1959
just started using your fantastic program and within two days of never ever doing anything like this posted four challenges for others to try but unfortunately I have had to do a harddrive swop and now since upgrading to latest version I keep getting an error every time I try to compile its says the package file doesn't exist here's a screen shot any help would be greatly appreciated
provided project definition file does not exist
? false returned by Command=buildAssetPackages Comment=Build the asset packages. NbParam=15 Line= BuildAssetPackages
C:\Users\PaulD\onedrive\Documents\Little Navmap Files\Flight Plans \output\ test-india
C:\UsersPaulD\Onedrive\Documents\Little Navmap Files\Flight Plans\output\test-india CheckOutputTimestamp UsePause
I presume a file is missing somewhere
Thanks Paul x
f99mlu 9 month(s) ago
Hi MrScuba1959! Thanks for using BushMissionGen and for liking it 😊. Sorry to hear about your build problems. It is hard to know exactly what is going wrong here.. hmmm.. A couple of things to check:
MrScuba1959 9 month(s) ago
ok ill try re installing the sdk many thanks for a quick repl - Paul x
MrScuba1959 9 month(s) ago
sorry to be a nuisance but I just cant seem to get this to compile a package , is there any way I can get the previous version just so I can maybe back track and work out what's gone wrong. Its a shame because I was on a roll and so excited with using your program- Paul x
f99mlu
Use non modded SDK with latest BMG! No more fspackagetool patching should be needed.
mago
Hi I constantly get
Provided project definitian fie does not exist---using the latest version. does not compile at all...really incredible in older versions all went well. can you tell me how to fix this?
f99mlu 10 month(s) ago
This must be some local problem on only your computer. Works well for many users. Let us talk about this in pm. I wil contact you there! BR, f99mlu
FOLLOW UP: Yes, this was a local problem with the computer. A re-installation of Windows made it all work again.
flightzoomer
Hi, thanks for the very nice tool! I am struggling with the sdkpath:
Escaping the colon (as it is about java properties?) is done like that:
C\:\<rest of the path>?
Because even doing that, I get the "Compiler not found on any drive"-error.
I have installed the SDK in this path:
C:\Data\Tools\FS_SDKs\MSFS2020SDK\MSFS2020_SDK_0.17\Tools\bin
And this is my full row in the inputfile:
sdkPath=C\:\Data\Tools\FS_SDKs\MSFS2020SDK\MSFS2020_SDK_0.17\Tools\bin\fspackagetool.exe
f99mlu 10 month(s) ago
Hi flightzoomer! Try without any escaping (since it is my own format 😊 ). BR, f99mlu
mscarcia
I am using V3.20
Here is the file:
# Input file for BushMissonGen
#
# Auto-generated in v3.20
author=Max Scarcia
title=Puerto Rico Landing Challenge
project=puerto-rico-challenge
version=1.0.0
location=Luis Munoz Marin Intl to Luis Munoz Marin Intl
plane=Airbus A320 Neo Asobo
tailNumber=N937
airlineCallSign=Airbus A320
flightNumber=564
introSpeech=text:Landing.wav
simFile=runway.FLT
parkingBrake=100.00
description=Luis Munoz Marin Intl to Luis Munoz Marin Intl
loadingTip=Generated by BushMissionGen.
intro=Welcome! To this landing challenge
latitude=N18°24'6.36"
longitude=W66°13'1.07"
altitude=+2000
pitch=0
bank=0
heading=109
weather=custom
season=SUMMER
year=2018
day=167
hours=9
minutes=35
seconds=0
missionType=landing
challengeType=Epic
velocity=180
#icao rw name type LL alt
||CUST0|U|N18° 24' 6.36",W66° 13' 1.07"|+002000.00
||CUST1|U|N18° 24' 6.36",W66° 13' 1.07"|+002000.00
||CUST2|U|N18° 23' 34.70",W66° 7' 44.04"|+002000.00
TJSJ|8|TJSJ|A|N18° 26' 21.84",W66° 0' 7.69"|+000008.00
f99mlu 10 month(s) ago
Short but disappointing answer: there is no support for intro speeches (texts or WAV) for landing challenges.
mscarcia
I am having an issue playing text to speech or .wav files. Can some one point me in the right direction. Thanks.
f99mlu 10 month(s) ago
Hi mscarcia! Please contact me in pm and send over your input file. Also mention which version of BushMissionGen you are using. BR, f99ml
UPDATE: After looking at your input file...
Short but disappointing answer: there is no support for intro speeches (texts or WAV) for landing challenges.
baltos
I was able to create one landing challenge, however, for the next 3 I created, I get an error when I try to start the challenge in MSFS that says "You have left the activity area". How can fix this error?
f99mlu 11 month(s) ago
Hi baltos! Try setting the fields "latitude=", "longitude=" and "altitude=" to the same values as you first waypoint (CUST0).
Example:
latitude=55°24'33.9"N
longitude=13°01'35.1"E
altitude=+300.00
||CUST0|U|55°24'33.9"N 13°01'35.1"E|+000300.00
baltos 11 month(s) ago
Hello! Thanks for the quick response! My latitude and longitude fields are correct. I'm wondering whether my starting waypoint is too far from my destination airport. Does that make any difference?
f99mlu 11 month(s) ago
Hi! Yes there is a maximum distance (10 nm for bush planes, 15 nm for airliners). This can be overridden with the "maxDistanceToRunway=" field.
Example:
maxDistanceToRunway=12
baltos 10 month(s) ago
Hi f99mlu, I'm sorry for replying so late. I did figure out about the 10nm distance and was able to create more landing challenges. I didn't know about the "maxDistanceToRunway=" field. I'll try to play with that and will let you know how that works for me. Thanks again!
keithb77
Re the 0 deg West bug, haven't tested the Landmarks yet but the CUST waypoints work OK.
However the line longitude=-0.5446978500703888
in the text file unfortunately generates
Longitude=E0° 32' 40.91"
in the FLT file rather than W0° 32' 40.91" 😞
f99mlu 11 month(s) ago
New BMG coming with fix today 😊.
azgoodaz
Is custom audio supported for this program?
f99mlu 12 month(s) ago
Hi azgoodaz! I am not sure what you mean with "custom audio"? BMG supports either WAV files or using TTS.