Flaps Hotfix - Do the packages get automatically deleted?

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Tip for readers coming late to this thread - the hotfix only addresses the C152 and the TBM930. You will need to delete those two folders by hand. All other planes - once you have installed the hotfix, go into Content Manager - delete all the planes you edited by hand and re-download.

Regarding the new Hotfix - does this mean the packages that the user manually changed the Configuration files needs to be deleted by the user or the hotfix will automatically delete it?

We are now addressing this bug with a Hotfix that can only be effective by deleting the Package where the flight_model.cfg has been edited.

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Hello CasualClick,

Indeed, this operation needs to be done manually by the user. Then a new package will be downloaded to replace the one deleted.

I’m going to precise this in the post, thank you.

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Or does it mean those aircraft that have been “fixed” (WTCJ4, FBWA320) won’t be overwritten by the hotfix, which would be fine with me since these two work well.

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so the hotfix is only available to people who edited the files to fix the bug introduced in the last patch?
why not just do this for everyone with the screwed up files?

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Thank you.

Is the most straightforward approach to go into Content Manager and delete the plane(s)?

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The fix is for everyone, it’s just if you did the manual workaround before, you need to manually undo it.

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I assume there will be a quick update release from the dev teams of those planes to roll back the temp fix.

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ok, thanks.
the wording of the OP is confusing and needs to better explain how the fix is being implemented.

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What’s a “package” anyway?

A windows directory? Which directory?

This is as clear as mud.

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“Indeed, this operation needs to be done manually by the user. Then a new package will be downloaded to replace the one deleted.”

We changed a single number in a config file as advised. So what “package” has do be deleted now? The config file? The whole folder with the plane where we modified the config? Please try to be a little more specific. Thanks?

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Clarity is not one of their strengths.

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I’ve just been updated to 1.13.170 is this the Hotfix that has just been installed?

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Where did you do this??

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It isn’t clear, but if you don’t now about the packages or which directory the files are in - you probably didn’t change the files and therefore do not need to worry :slight_smile:

If you installed the community-flap-hotfix mod that will need deleting from your Community folder though.

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For the folks like me who went in and manually edited the Configuration Files, the base installation, regardless of Version (i.e., Standard, Deluxe, Premium) has a set of aircraft folders in the Packages Folder:

asobo-aircraft-c152
asobo-aircraft-tbm930

Even after I uninstalled all other Aircraft using Profiles-Content Manager.

So make a copy of those for safety and launch the game after 1600H Z (12 Noon Eastern US, adjust your zone accordingly), and make sure you have a base installation of planes. Then you can discard the packages after.

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This is just poor communication. I know what I need to do, but there will be a lot of other people who won’t.

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I agree - I don’t know why they never seem willing to spend more than five minutes to write up or proof read anything properly.

The CP dig is a bit harsh though… this one is at least worth polishing :slight_smile:

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So what’s the size of the hotfix, if you haven’t manually edited any file?

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+1 re: not knowing what a package is. I edited a flight_model.cfg which seemed to exist in a plain old folder, comparable to the sorts of cfg tweaks I did in FSX, and the word “package” hasn’t rung a bell.

Is the gist something like, “before you apply the hotfix, delete the parent folder of the flight_model.cfg you tweaked?”

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Inside the official Packages folder (paths vary depending upon buying the sim through Steam or MS-Store/Gamepass), there are folders prefixed "asobo-aircraft-[insert model name here] - i.e., Asobo-Aircraft-C152. Those are the folders being referenced in the Hotfix Notes.

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