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reports from users, we can confirm most of the problems users had, were related to their local Cloudflare nodes still outdated, so they weren't getting the same files we had on our servers.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.
December 7th, 2024- GSX Pro NEW: FBW A380 fully supported with Seated Passengers boarding on both decks.
- GSX Pro NEW: All Seated Passengers has been reoptimized and placed in a separate folder to allow better performance optimizations, to reduce their impact on performance on large airplanes as much as possible.
- GSX Pro NEW: 4 Passenger characters (2 male and 2 female) in a Business attire, usually seating in Business/First class (A380 only, initially).
- GSX (all versions) NEW: Passengers Boarding/Deboarding progress indicated on Menu.
- GSX Pro NEW: Recognition of FBW custom External power handling.
- GSX Pro Change: GSX won’t toggle External power automatically anymore, to not interfere with custom coded 3rd party integrations.
- GSX Pro Change: Removed extra polygons on the Screen-only variant of the Safedock VGDS.
- GSX Pro Change: Updated WASM module to better handle differences between MSFS 2020 and 2024.
- GSX Pro Fix: Cockpit door detection fixed for FBW A380.
- GSX Pro Fix: Fixed possible error on connecting Jetways in MSFS 2024.
- GSX Pro Fix: Error with Passengers Bus when waiting for doors to be opened.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Error if the airport profile is missing the [General] section.
- GSX (FSX/P3D) Fix: Error with airplanes using AES intelliscene profiles.
- GSX (FSX/P3D) Fix: Error during detection of the sim crashed condition while exiting.
- GSX (FSX) NEW: Couatl engine 32 bit updated in sync with 64 bit versions.
- GSX (all versions) New: Added the following Handling operators: Trieste Airport, AGS Handling Malpensa (Italy), JAS Airport Services (Indonesia).
- GSX (all versions) New: Added the following Catering operators: Gate Gourmet (Updated Logo).
November 8th, 2024- GSX Pro NEW: Added Seated Passengers support for Justflight BAE-146.
- GSX Pro NEW: Added Seated Passengers support for Justflight Fokker 28.
- GSX Pro NEW: Added Seated Passengers support for Justflight RJ Pro.
- GSX Pro NEW: Added Added Support for Fenix A32x Sharklet versions.
- GSX Pro NEW: Added support for F28 and RJ in VGDS.
- GSX Pro Fix: Outdated notification won’t cover Simbrief status on menu.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Passengers ignoring doors on Walk-in Gates.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Passengers not visible on landing in some cases.
November 3rd, 2024- GSX Pro NEW: Added support for MS ATR-72 Freighter.
- GSX (all versions) Change: The "Ignore wingspan when parking" option is now Enabled by default. It can still be Disabled in the Settings page.
- GSX Pro Change: The GSX Menu won’t close automatically if the error reported is the “Too Small Parking”.
October 26th, 2024- GSX Pro Fix: Bypass-pin will be placed rotated depending on which side of the front gear is set.
- GSX Pro NEW: Tow lock lever on iFly 737 Max will be operated together with GSX Bypass-pin.
- GSX Pro Fix: A320-specific loaders won’t be used unless the airplane ULD code is set to AKH, so they won’t appear on other planes with lower cargo doors, like Freighter 737/727s.
- GSX Pro NEW: Preliminary support for MSFS 2024 Dev Alpha.
- GSX Pro NEW: Added the ability to set Airline-specific custom GSX.CFG files, in addition to Airframe-specific files. The relevant chapter in the manual has been updated.
- GSX (all versions) New: Added the following Handling operators: Narita Airport (Japan), OMNI (Portugal).
October 20th, 2024- GSX (all versions) Fix: Loaders going away when selecting Refueling or Pushback.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Several crashes all related to the above problem.
- GSX Pro Fix: FSDT_GSX_BOARDING_CARGO_PERCENT and FSDT_GSX_DEBOARDING_CARGO_PERCENT LVars not updated when using the new CCL35S Loader.
October 19th, 2024- GSX Pro New: Transporter/Loader model CCL-35S, to load ULDs on the A320 family, integrating functions of a Loading platform and a Transporter, with no need to use a separate Train of cargo wagons.
- GSX Pro New: Support for Seated Passengers in iFly 737-8 Max (preliminary, possibly requiring an airplane update).
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Correct identification of 737 Max variants in VGDS, which will be reported as regular 737s, so existing profiles with custom offsets won't require updates.
- GSX (all versions) New: Added new American-English male voice variation for Pushback.
- FSDT Installer: Several optimizations in the Seated Passengers page to improve speed, by removing unnecessary refresh of installed airplanes.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Better handling of vehicles return routes, to improve following airport paths.
- GSX (all versions) New: lateral_offset optional parameter added to Passengers Stairs SIM.CFG, to allow modeling stairs with steps not centered along the longitudinal axis.
- GSX (all versions) New: Added the following Handling operators: EGAS, Tasco, Starlux, TIAS (Taiwan).
- GSX (all versions) New: Added the following Catering operators: China Pacific, KACS (Taiwan), KASCO (Kuwait).
October 9th, 2024- GSX Pro Fix: Changed weight selection constraint for the larger Pushback Tug, to prevent from being selected on A321.
- GSX Pro Fix: Better handling of pop-up menus with a default Timeout-based choice: existing automation should work better even with the GSX Toolbar icon Disabled. Fixes Boarding with Fenix automation when used with the menu disabled and the option to attach the Tug early disabled.
- GSX (all versions) New: Added the following Handling operators: Riga Airport GH (Latvia), PAZ, Mercury (Israel), Nepal Airline.
- GSX (all versions) New: Added the following Catering operators: Tamam (Israel), Food Directions (South Africa), DNATA (updated logo).
September 30th, 2024- GSX (all versions) Fix: When choosing the option to connect the Tug early and the tug has a Towbar, the airplane won’t be frozen on Boarding but only later during Departure.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Fuel Truck not arriving on gates with Jetways, if called after Boarding, with airplanes where the refueling point is under the Left wing.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: XML Expression for Conditional Embedded stairs not visible in the Airplane configuration editor.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Error if "Connect tug when boarding" is checked in menu and stand has no pushback.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Unicode error with some liveries.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: Memory leak if logging is enabled and a VGDS gate is not closed in time after departure.
September 27th, 2024- GSX (all versions) NEW: Option to connect Pushback tug during Boarding, saving time on Departure. The option will show as an additional menu request, which defaults to “No” if no choice is made within a few seconds. A new option in the settings “Connect Pushback on Boarding” will Skip the request menu, always assuming a “Yes” reply.
- GSX Pro restarter: The Couatl auto-restarter will now only give back focus to Flightsimulator.exe if it was in focus before a restart was required..
September 22nd, 2024- GSX Pro NEW: Seated Passengers Support for Fenix A321.
- GSX Pro Installer: Changed handling of exterior XML files for variation liveries according to Fenix suggestions for all A32x family.
- GSX Pro NEW: "Auto reposition" option in GSX Settings, to automatically reposition the airplane to the GSX Stop position, as defined in the airport profile, when loading a flight from the Main Menu.
- GSX (all versions) NEW: Pushback will allow a last-minute change of direction immediately before releasing parking brakes.
- GSX (all versions) Fix: GSX crashing when using an airplane with an Embedded Stair and a null XML Condition.
- GSX (all versions) Change: Various code optimizations to reduce Simconnect traffic.
