Installation:
In the zip file are 2 folders:
- Official: this folder contains a modified layout.json file which will disable the original stock traffic BGL.
- Community: this folder contains 2 package folders with corrected traffic BGL files (1 package for airliner traffic, and 1 package for GA traffic).
1.) Disable the original stock traffic BGL file:
- Locate the fs-base-ai-traffic folder in your Official package cache.
- Replace the layout.json file with the one from the Official folder in this zip.
- Note: a backup of the original stock layout.json file is also included here, just in case.
2.) Place the package folders containing the new BGL files into your Community folder (or enable them via your package manager of choice):
- offline_ai_traffic_airliner_fixed
- offline_ai_traffic_ga_fixed
Background:
Like others, I was experiencing CTDs with no error message when using Offline AI traffic, even at low settings.
Eliminating other possible causes did not help (Community folder = empty, SimConnect = no connections, unplugged device drivers = cleaned out, NVidia driver = best working version 446.14, hardware overclocks = none).
Like others, I noticed that these CTDs were semi-reproduceable, in that if I repeated the same flight (same flight plan and timings), then the CTDs would occur consistently at more or less the same spot.
This led me to believe that the stock Offline AI traffic BGL file must be at fault.
I used AIFP3 to validate the stock traffic BGL file, and sure enough it identifies hundreds of data issues in the AI flight plans, including legs with missing departure / arrival airports, legs with impossible flight plan altitudes, etc.
I corrected the data errors in the stock traffic BGL file. Due to its size, I split it into 3 separate BGLs: Airliners, GA Cessnas, GA Others.
I then disabled the original stock traffic BGL file, and used the corrected BGL files instead. Preliminary testing suggests that this has cured the CTDs when using Offline AI traffic on my system.
Note: this will only prevent CTDs caused by data errors in the original stock traffic BGL. It will do nothing to prevent CTDs which are due to other causes on your system.
Reviews
don't work after SU9
2 years ago
Love this! This really helped get GA traffic back with AIG online traffic. Thank you so much for this.
2 years ago
I use the GA traffic in this to add GA to my AIG offline traffic. One thing I noticed though is that it seems there are a lot of duplicate flights. For instance, flying from KABY to KSAV I noticed that a lot groups of GA flights in the map. 3 and 4 planes flying the exact same routes next to each other at the same speed and altitudes. And yes, this is with the stock MSFS traffic disabled by exchanging the layout.json from this mod with the stock one. Has anyone else noticed this?
2 years ago
Hi, can someone please confirm if this excellent Fix is working for SU5. I see many planes on the ground but I do not see movement of them on the runway or in a taxi. I don't see any traffic in the skies either.
3 years ago
Hi! I was just wondenring, would it be possible to modify offline_ai_traffic_airliner_fixed.bgl so all the flights would be with A320 aircraft? My theory is, that 320 AI Aircrafts uses correct installed livery. So imagine, if all the flights is with A320, they could show in game in 100% real liveries... off course there have to be lots of liveries installed in community folder.
3 years ago
Hi,
Can you explain a little more how this works?
What AI settings do you need to make optimal use of Offline AI traffic?
My use case is I want to use AI traffic for doing some quick formation practice, approaches etc, but I'm unsure of how the traffic generation works in terms of times and places?
Can you explain a little more how this works?
What AI settings do you need to make optimal use of Offline AI traffic?
My use case is I want to use AI traffic for doing some quick formation practice, approaches etc, but I'm unsure of how the traffic generation works in terms of times and places?
3 years ago
just to clarify, does the ".json.trafficoff" has to be in the official folder as well , or just the .json file only? BOTH files or just the.json file?please advise, thanks!!
3 years ago
Good catch and thanks for putting in all the effort to improve MSFS2020. Did you notify Microsoft/Asobo?
3 years ago
nice find indeed. but now I wonder...this means MSFS AI Traffic is precompiled?
Seriously? In 2021??? Precompiled like back in FS2000 days, yes, twenty years ago?
Wow 😊
Seriously? In 2021??? Precompiled like back in FS2000 days, yes, twenty years ago?
Wow 😊
3 years ago
Amazing finding and solution!!
3 years ago
Pretty empty over here.
still doesn't work
2 years ago
motishow
if i use the layout modified file, and i have both folders(offline_ai_traffic_airliner_fixed
and offline_ai_traffic_ga_fixed) into my community fodler , i only have airliners traffic, nothing GA traffic apperas
2 years ago
motishow
don't work after SU9
2 years ago
It does work after SU9, but after any update, you have to copy the modified layout.json file again into the official folder as the update replaced it.
2 years ago
Basilisk
motishow
what does "offline_ai_traffic_airliner_fixed" do?
2 years ago
Deltatristar500
Can someone please create a step-by-step video tutorial on how to properly install this fix for general aviation aircraft.
2 years ago
Corgwyn
Love this! This really helped get GA traffic back with AIG online traffic. Thank you so much for this.
2 years ago
Did you use only one of the files? Ive noticed my GA Traffic has disappeared and I use AIG, dont know why its not there anymore..
2 years ago
Ant1975uk
Sonosusto
I use the GA traffic in this to add GA to my AIG offline traffic. One thing I noticed though is that it seems there are a lot of duplicate flights. For instance, flying from KABY to KSAV I noticed that a lot groups of GA flights in the map. 3 and 4 planes flying the exact same routes next to each other at the same speed and altitudes. And yes, this is with the stock MSFS traffic disabled by exchanging the layout.json from this mod with the stock one. Has anyone else noticed this?
2 years ago
Thanks for your help on another forum site about this. It really added more GA planes to AIG airliners.
Thanks again.
2 years ago
Sonosusto
phantoms
Is this addon now defunct?
2 years ago
DownedAviator
It seems to work for me with SU5.
The strange thing was that I first had not significant more CTDs with SU5 at the beginning. Then I got a lot of them.
At that point it occured to me that I had forgotten to replace the file in the official folder after SU5. After I fixed that I had only one CTD (in about 5 flights) that seemed more related to my graphics card then to the sim.
But it is sad that this fix is not updated anymore. I guess Microsoft/Asobo changes the AI traffic espacially when airports are added or removed. So this fix may get into trouble when an AI plane wants to start from or land at an airport that isn´t there anymore...
3 years ago
MarvinX
Hi, can someone please confirm if this excellent Fix is working for SU5. I see many planes on the ground but I do not see movement of them on the runway or in a taxi. I don't see any traffic in the skies either.
3 years ago
elee32
3 years ago
3 years ago
vhperches
AdamskiNZ
3 years ago
Corsten
Can you explain a little more how this works?
What AI settings do you need to make optimal use of Offline AI traffic?
My use case is I want to use AI traffic for doing some quick formation practice, approaches etc, but I'm unsure of how the traffic generation works in terms of times and places?
3 years ago
sonicviz
3 years ago
cookiesboy787
3 years ago
newtestleper