After collecting all evidence and reports from users, we can confirm most of the problems users had, were related to their local Cloudflare nodes still outdated, so they weren't getting the same files we had on our servers.
This would sometimes (not always) appear as the Live Updater trying to downloading the same files over and over, which is not a bug, is in fact an indication the Live Updater is working, because it knows your files are old, it tries to download the new ones, but it get served with the same version, so it tries again the next time, and again.
To fix this issue, we made a very simple OFFLINE Installer, available here (it's the same file in two separate places, so you only need one:
Download from Mediafire.comhttps://www.mediafire.com/file/fqi00a0noyhcjgm/Addon_Manager.exe/fileDownload from Box.comhttps://app.box.com/s/qm8yng7m0tcfad9s7vxr19kn61mgabl9This offline installer will make do until we'll be reasonably sure almost all Cloudflare nodes have been updated. You can recognize if YOUR node has, by simply noticing if the Live Update doesn't download anything if you run it after this offline installer. If this happens, it means your local Cloudflare node is now fully updated, so you don't need to use this anymore, just the Live Update.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Airport Services and Jetways sceneries ZIP files are supposed to be always downloaded, this is normal. Those kind of files are thousands of very small files that compress very well, so we found it was faster to always redownload them as single ZIP files, then check thousands of individual files if they are in need of an update.
Unencrypted versions of FSDT airport files for FSDT sceneries bought on the MS Marketplace will also be downloaded every time, this is also normal.
This Offline installer will only update the complete GSX code. It doesn't contain updates to object models or textures or new operators. Those are only available through the normal online Installer/Updater.
June 29th, 2024- GSX Pro NEW: Seated Passengers support for Leonardo SH Maddog series.
- GSX Pro Change: Separate internal databases for MSFS and FSX/P3D airplanes, to prevent possible conflicting settings with airplanes using the same root folder name in all simulators (ex. PMDG 777) sharing settings they shouldn't have.
- GSX Pro Fix: Pushback issues with PMDG 777 caused by the P3D internal settings being loaded in MSFS.
- GSX Pro Fix: Error in some walk-in gates.
- GSX Pro Fix: Better recognition of airplane liveries using packages with non-standard names.
- GSX Pro Fix: Error when closing the parking editor dialog while the profile .ini was still being read.
- GSX Pro NEW: Added custom Dynamic Lights to the cabin, to solve an issue with MSFS not calculating illumination for objects attached to the airplane, fixes the black passengers at night.
- GSX Pro NEW: GSX Menu now has an update notification sign (will be visible on the next update).
- GSX Pro Change: FSDT Installer now recognize Fenix Liveries in packages starting with "FNX_320", which should allow support of more unofficial liveries with no renaming required.
- GSX Pro Change: Several Passenger models has been slightly scaled down to better fit seats.
- GSX Pro Change: Various minor improvements in several Passenger textures.
- GSX Pro Change: Passengers LOD Levels inside Cabin tweaked further to gain some fps.
- GSX Pro Change: Recognition of Row 13 missing from the A320, so the LVariable usable by developers will now match the actual row names better.
- GSX Pro NEW: Seated Passengers support added for Pilot's Dash-7.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Airport Walkers functions restored.
- GSX Pro Fix: Couatl restarter will only restore focus to MSFS in the event of a crash.
- GSX Pro Fix: Support in the installer for Fenix liveries with custom cabin models.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Memory leak in airport profiles with Walkers.
- GSX Pro Fix: Improved error handling in the installer when dealing with non-ufficial Fenix liveries.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Passengers not visible on Boarding on Jetways.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Airport Walkers not visible on some profiles.
June 6th, 2024- GSX Pro MAJOR UPDATE: Seated Passengers, with initial support for the Fenix A320.
- GSX Pro MAJOR UPDATE: New Crew system, with 16 new different characters, and 227 Airline Uniform variations.
- GSX (all versions) New: New Boarding/Deboarding voices, in multiple accents and greeting variations depending on Time of the Day.
- GSX (all versions) New: Parking positions when Pushback has been disabled are indicated in the menu with a "No Push" sign.
- GSX (all versions) New: Stores the name of the last GSX Airport profile loaded, to support possible integration with 3rd-party ATC products.
- GSX (all versions) New: Pilots object names are saved to ensure Pilots deboarding on Arrival are the same that boarded on Departure.
- GSX Pro Change: Couatl Engine and WASM modules recompiled with latest SU15 SDK.
- GSX Pro Fix: Airplane variation not recognized when going back/forth from the Main Menu.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Fixed error requesting refueling when there are issues with the EIA website.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Passenger walk-in boarding not working correctly at stands where Pax Bus is set to deboarding only.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Prevent error when editing Deicing Areas.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Prevent Miltech simobjects from being removed (carriers).
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Prevent ANSMedia simobjects from being removed.
- GSX (P3D) Fix: Fixed error with MaddogX.
- GSX (all versions) New: Added the following Handling operators: Total Airport Services, Trego-Dugan (USA), Istanbul Handling (Turkey), SAS White on Red (Denmark/Norway/Sweden), ABM (UK), Friedrichshafen, Aviation Ground Services (Germany), JTA Ground Handling, AirDo (Japan), Avinor (Norway), CV Handling (Cape Verde), KASCO (Kuwait), TUI Tom (UK), Senai Airport, Malindo Air (Malaysia), Click, Boyaca, (Colombia), Bendigo (Australia), Malpensa Airport (Italy), Novokuznetsk Airport (Russia).
- GSX (all versions) New: Added the following Catering operators: Viggo (Netherlands), Newrest/Transavia (France), Aerodarat, MASAwana, Caterers, Malindo Air (Malaysia).
March 21st, 2024- GSX Pro New: New method to start and restart the Couatl engine, using an auxiliary helper program which will be started by the sim (couatl64_boot.exe), which will monitor the Couatl engine and will restart it automatically. The program will exit automatically when the MSFS session ends.
- GSX Pro Change: Windows 8 Compatibility setting enabled again following user's feedback. The new restart method using the helper program, should fix any issues of the Couatl engine missing on arrival in any case.
- GSX (all versions): Some GSX settings that might affect 3rd party automations can be read and optionally set:
FSDT_GSX_SETTINGS_AUTOMODE = Read the Auto mode services setting.
FSDT_GSX_SET_AUTOMODE = Set to -1 to Disable Automode and 1 to Enable it.
FSDT_GSX_SETTINGS_PROGRESS_REFUEL = Read Progressive Refuel setting.
FSDT_GSX_SET_PROGRESS_REFUEL = Set to -1 to Disable it and 1 to Enable it.
FSDT_GSX_SETTINGS_DETECT_CUST_REFUEL = Read Detect Custom Refuel setting.
FSDT_GSX_SET_DETECT_CUST_REFUEL = Set to -1 to Disable it and 1 to Enable it.
When any of the SET variables are set to either -1 or 1, their fields in the GSX Setting page will be greyed out, so the user will know they have been set externally from an application. They will be reset to 0 when GSX restarts, usually when the airplane is unloaded.
- GSX Pro (Change): Updated manual documenting these new Developer features.
UPDATE: March 11th, 2024- GSX Pro New: The number of Baggage/Cargo Carts will be variable depending on Payload, using either the actual values in the sim, or the planned Payload on Simbrief.
- GSX Pro New: Passenger boarding sound attenuation based on the internal Cockpit door status added for Leonardo MD8x, Justflight 146 and F28.
- GSX Pro Change: American-style Catering truck can now service airplanes with Services doors starting from 2.70mt from ground (737 and up). Half-platformed version will only be used when the service door height is lower.
- GSX Pro Fix: Calculation of model rules scoring, which resulted in Catering trucks from the wrong region to appear.
- GSX Pro Fix: Search for airplane variations optimized.
- GSX Pro Fix: Removed Win8 Compatibility flag from the Couatl engine, which will fix crashes that sometimes happened when selecting a gate.
- GSX (all versions) NEW: Added the following Handling operators: AVX (Mexico), LGSTX Services (USA), POI Aviation (Marianas).
- GSX (all versions) NEW: Added the following Catering operators: ATS (Fiji), Evergreen (Taipei), CLS Catering (Canada), Hacor (USA).
- GSX Pro NEW: Passengers Boarding/Deboarding sounds set to a very low level if the Cockpit door is closed. Supported with Fenix A320 B2, Microsoft ATR, iniBuilds A300/310.
- GSX Pro Fix: Airplane bump with possible disengaging of services when exiting QuickEdit Pushback.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: BELT loader type not selectable in the Airplane configuration page.
- FSDT Installer: Changed Installer to run even without Admin permissions.
UPDATE: February 24th, 2024- GSX Pro New: New Freeway 2458Pe Staircase, to service airplanes from 737 up to A330. The new Passengers Stair is available in two variants, depending on weather, with the Covered version used when it’s either raining/snowing, or the temperature is lower than 5°C or higher than 22°C.
- GSX Pro New: Support for external add-on packages. Now 3rd party developers can create GSX add-on packages that can be installed in the Community folder alongside GSX, with new custom vehicles and operators.
- GSX Pro New: Support for model and texture custom rules provided by add-on packages, so they can add local and plane-specific vehicle models with their own selection rules.
- GSX Pro New: Passengers animation system improved, with passengers being able to recognize the airplane door and internal ceiling height, and crouch if required (depending on their own individual height).
- GSX Pro New: Height of the airplane internal ceiling added to the airplane profile.
- GSX Pro New: Airplane doors now have a height parameter in the airplane profile. The door editing pointer has been changed, to show a vertical ruler to help measuring the door’s height.
- GSX Pro New: Added airplane type conditions to stairs, to allow airplane-specific stair types.
- GSX (FSX/P3D): Safegate3 VGDS backported from MSFS, to allow Simbrief information in FSX/P3D.
- GSX (all versions) New: Support for airplane groups, to allow airport customization and custom stop distances to be specified in groups, in addition to specific airplane types.
- GSX Pro New: Updated Manual, covering the new features added with this update, and an expanded Troubleshooting section.
- GSX (all versions) New: Two new voices variants added for Deicing with American English accent.
- GSX (all versions) New: New voice variant for Pushback with American English, and two (Male and Female) Pushback voices in Indian English accent.
- GSX Pro Fix: Improved passenger walking and turning when Jetway last waypoint is very close to the airplane door.
- GSX Pro Fix: When Simconnect fail to respond for more than 10 seconds, the Couatl engine will try to disconnect and reconnect entirely and, if the connection still won’t come up, the program will automatically Restart, which should help with the GSX Toolbar Menu being stuck on Loading.
- GSX Pro Fix: To prevent a “Tasklet error” happening when the simulator first connects, but was particularly slow to start, GSX now waits for the sim to arrive at the Main Menu, before doing any activity, which should fix the Tasklet error on start.
- GSX Pro Change: All Airport Service files updated with the latest operators and the new Passenger Stair model.
- GSX (all versions) NEW: Added the following Handling operators: SABSA, Naabol, BoA, Ecojet (Bolivia), Qantas Link, Winkel Aviation Services (Australia), TDC (St. Kitts Nevis, Anguilla), Caribbean Aircraft Handling (Barbados), Taescol, SAI (Colombia), QAS (Qatar), Gagarin Handling (Russia), MGH Handling, Aeroport (Moldova), Emery Air, ABX Air (USA), Aalborg (Denmark), Kosice Airport (Slovakia).
- GSX (all versions) NEW: Added the following Catering operators: Etihad Catering (UAE).
- FSDT Installer Change: More optimized handling of Html connections, to speed downloading lots of smaller files, and several speed improvements.
UPDATE - January 12th, 2024GSX (all versions) New: Pushback "Return to Parking" now always available on every Pushback Slot (Left, Right QuickEdit, or Additional), as long they have been customized in non-Snap mode.
GSX (all versions) New: Warning to wait to start engines until after Pushback is completed in Icing condition has been made optional, with an option in the Airplane profile (to allow simulating different Airline SOPs) and a global option in the settings, which will take priority over the option in the airplane profile.
GSX Pro New: New option in the taxi menu, to Show the parking spot and activate the gate at the same time.
GSX (all versions) New: Added new aural warning message in case the airplane is not parked precisely enough on a Cargo Stand (FSDT KSDF).
GSX Pro New: Added support for Cargo Loaders stopping before an airplane extensible railing on their Main Cargo door (A300), so they can line up better.
GSX Pro Fix: Cargo Ladder stairs used at Cargo Stands (UPS Worldport at FSDT KSDF) animation fixed.
GSX Pro Fix: Prevent error when editing a custom Pushback on a scenery that has been reported having bad data (unconnected links, missing taxiways, etc.).
GSX (all versions) Fix: Prevent error if pushback has been Disabled on gate.
GSX Pro Fix: Error message when bad Jetway data come from Simconnect.
GSX (all versions) NEW: Added the following Handling operators: National Jet Express (Australia), Rex updated logo (Australia), Dubrovnik (Croatia).
GSX (all versions) NEW: Added the following Catering operators: Rex (Australia), Lion Air Group Catering (Indonesia).
GSX Pro New: Updated Manual, covering the Reverse Pushback feature and a list of Airplane IDs used by VGDS, useful as a reference for profile creators.
FSDT Live Update New: The "Exclude 3rd Party" option will now automatically Exclude airports that comes with custom Airport Services.
UPDATE - December 24th, 2023- GSX (all versions) New: Adding support for Pull during Pushback (Reverse Pushback).
- GSX (all versions) New: Adding "Return to Gate" option at the end of Pushback.
- GSX Pro New: PMDG 737 Integration, added External Power connection when operating Jetways.
- GSX Pro Fix: Jetway connection correctly detected when restarting the Couatl engine when a Jetway is already connected.
- GSX Pro Fix: Several timing tweaks added to prevent editing markers being left on ground after exit any editor.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Interrupt Pushback before the Tug connects.
- GSX Pro Fix: Fixed FSDT KEYW install detection.
- GSX (all versions) NEW:Added the following Handling operators: Lodz Airport (Poland), Frankfurt Hahn (Germany), ThaiAir Asia (Thailand), Maman Cargo (Israel), London City Airport (UK), JetCenters of Colorado (USA).
- FSDT KORD V2 NEW: Default GSX Profile for MSFS updated with many Push-Pull procedures.
