Subtle Taxi Ribbon:

This mod will change your Taxi Ribbon to make it smaller, and recoloured to green to blend well with the taxiway centrelights. This mod will make the taxi ribbon less obtrusive and more immersive when using it.

Installation:

Extract the fs-base folder to your Official Folder. If you're on STEAM version, your default Official folder is at: %AppData%\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Official
Replace the file when asked

Uninstallation:

Download the Backup-Restore file and extract the fs-base folder to your Official folder. If you're on STEAM version, your default Official folder is at: %AppData%\Microsoft Flight Simulator\Packages\Official
Replace the file when asked

Alternative Taxi Ribbon mod:

If you prefer to retain the parking box, I recommend you check out RXP Small Taxi Helpers 3D-VR mod by CptLucky that modifies the parking box to look like painted lines on the apron while also making the taxi ribbon smaller and more immersive.

Credits:

Cygnific for the community based Animated Taxi Ribbon mod assets. If you like this Subtle Taxi Ribbon mod update, make sure you go to Cygnific's page and like and give stars to his original mod. Without it, this update will not have been possible.
CptLucky for the Taxi Navigation Ribbon Asobo_UI modification details and recipe.

Hi, really enjoy your mod! However I liked when you could choose the ribbon sizes. Would be nice if you could bring back the ability to choose a size, or at least have a github link in the description for those who want it. Cheers!

5 months ago

Garrixon

Thanks but, it did not include the original 1.33.8.0 file in case we have to revert, as noted in the changelog

DMullert

I thank you for the mod 1000 times! Finally I can drive the taxi without having to constantly turn the help on and off! it is designed very unobtrusively, great! best little mod ever! Thanks very much

7 months ago

hirmi

Love it, the default big blue arrows were terrible, this is great

10 months ago

deanmcenaney

I have downloaded the latest release but it just an empty folders titled FS-BASE. How do I get this mod back as I really like it? I deleted the old mod from comm folder .

11 months ago

toolpusher

It says here it's version 8.0 and MFSF Addons Linker says it's version 8.1. What is the official version? PS. Work with SU11.

1 years ago

Marco1965

love it

spybaz

Great mod! Would it be possible also to have an option to just show the dotted taxi-way and remove the big parking boxes? It seems MSFS has them tied together as one where the only way to remove those horrible floating parking boxes is to disable the taxi ribbon.

RustyDog

Thank you for this! If MSFS gates matched the real world I'd find them myself but this helps tremendously. I simply installed V8 as is and have mapped taxi ribbon toggle to my joystick and turn it off when your addon has led me there 😊

PuckHound63

i like it. Well done. Thank you

Ritchy61

This is so much better than fixed arrows, a really nice job.

cbcdesign

In Ordnung!

Axel62

I'm actually a huge fan of the animation. Going from the large blue to the smaller green has made them more discrete, but a lot easier to follow than the arrows on my regular size desktop monitor. A huge step in the right direction, and so much better than those God awful huge arrows that come stock with the sim.

Thanks to both of you for making this happen.

NovaSDF

To Neo4316

There is a simpler way to pack the mod. I mean pack it as a normal mod in Community folder.

What you need to do is this:

Create a folder with the name of your mod or mod variant... for example I have done one called: "Subtle Taxi Ribbon simple medium"
Inside you need to have one folder and 2 files: "scenery" (folder) - layout.json and manifest.json
In the "scenery" folder make a folder called: "Global". Inside this one make a folder called "Asobo_UI" (you know... the path to the file)
Inside "Asobo_UI" folder put your modified file: Asobo_UI.BGL
Go back to first folder and have a usual manifest file but edit it to look something similar/inspired by this:

{

"dependencies": [],

"content_type": "CORE",

"title": "",

"manufacturer": "",

"creator": "Asobo Studio - Subtle Taxi Ribbon",

"package_version": "0.3.00",

"minimum_game_version": "1.9.3",

"release_notes": {

"neutral": {

"LastUpdate": "",

"OlderHistory": ""

}

"total_package_size": "00000000000000013398"

6. Likewise you need to edit the layout.json and this one is tricky. If you do it with auto_json.exe it will list normally but not offer you to save. You can simply copy the offered text and then use it to manually create the json file in notepad++ etc.

for the blue - green variant in my case it looks like this:

"content": [

"path": "scenery/Global/Asobo_UI/Asobo_UI.BGL",

"size": 416492,

"date": 1629473448705

]

I think the size is important or something .

After that the mod is complete. Install it in community folder like usual with Addon Linker etc.

2 years ago

zaelu

Thank you for this much needed mod for taxi immersion!! Your excellent work is much appreciated.

Keeperfloat

This is absolutely best 😊 Thank you very much 😊

22 days ago

xjanakt

High, I tried this and I find it too subtle for me. I have a hard time seeing the arrows. I'd like to uninstall it, but the info above says "Download the Backup-Restore file". Where do I go to download that file?
Thanks.

24 days ago

It's in the same download button. when you download the file, there's a dropdown where you can choose between "Download Main File", and "Backup Restore". Choose the Backup Restore.

NeoKingArthur

tps347

This works out nice,...however, I would like to know if the color is changeable and/or if I can make the size of the arrow just a bit larger to my liking?

2 months ago

Yes, the colours are all changeable. It just has the RGB values. I just set 0 on R and B values and full on G values, making it green like the taxiway lights.

BooDawg

READTXT in ZIP. I still prefer the floating small green arrows not the on the ground as it's hard to make them out at times especially in the 747.

4 months ago

I never made floating arrows before. All my subtle taxi ribbon mods are always on the ground to simulate and blend with the taxiway centrelights. I don't plan on making it higher just to cater to 747s, because it would look weird on other low aircraft like the PMDG 737 which a lot of people use. There is an alternative, though. If you use GSX Pro addon, you can just call the follow me car to guide you through the airport. It works just as well, and possibly even more realistic in real life for pilots who are not familiar with the airport.

MACMAN86

Hello! I'm revisting this file again here and reading the instructions. I don't remember why i have a "subtle-taxi-ribbon" in my community folder. Did you revert the install procedure to manual again or something? I see no mention of a drag n drop to community folder instructions anymore.

Thanks!

The old way of having the community folder was derived from the animated taxi ribbon "orb" made by another author. I just reverted it back to use the default Asobo arrows which means it's using the even older method of replacing the file in the official folder. You don't have to update if you don't have any problems with what you currently have. I just updated this to follow the latest version from Asobo Sim Update patches to bring it in line.

ScarsStitches

I have downloaded it like 4 times, I delete it and try but I do not know how to activate it and it does not appear .. HELP !

Did you make sure you install it at the correct folder as I've written in the mod description? This mod is NOT installed into Community folder as it won't work. It has to be installed in Official folder instead. You need to have the "file replace" message pop up to replace and overwrite the current default file. If it does not pop up, then you're not replacing the official file and it won't work. You also can't "delete" the file from the official folder because that would mean you have a missing file.

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mrcaptain

Yeah, at that time it was okay, but after a while, it gets really complicated to keep it updated and maintained as I had to continuously change the same thing over and over for different sizes. So I just decided to simplify it to just one size.

I also don't have a GitHub, so maybe I need to start learning it.

Eh, when you press the download button, didn't it ask you to choose between the Main File or the optional Back Up Restore file? Because when I checked it just now, it asked me to choose between the two downloads, the modded taxi ribbon, or the original back up file to be restored.

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Great addon...

9 months ago

Macana

Hi, how can I start using this mod? I have not installed any previous versions of this, need some guidance please. Thanks

It depends on where you install the sim, when you run it the first time, the sim will ask you for the location of where you want to install the sim. Did you keep this default or did you change it? for example, you want to install it in D: drive or something?

If you keep this default, the MS Store location for the folder is:

C:\Users\[YOURUSERNAME]\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_<RANDOMLETTERS>\LocalCache\Packages\Official\OneStore

If you change this install folder to another location, then I don't know. You have to look for it yourself.

It should contain a lot of files and folders and fs-base folder should be one of them. So all you need to do is extract the fs-base folder to the OneStore folder, and it will ask you to replace one file. Just replace it and you're done.

tiguan

Have you read the changelog that I've written? If you're already using the old mod and it's still working the way you like it, there's no need to update. Please make a habit of reading the changelog before updating any mod. They contain important information for users.

The description also contains important information on how to install the current version of the mod. Please make a habit of reading the description as well.

If you want to use the orb version, Cygnific's mod is still available in this site. I also have provided the link in the Credits section of the description. Please read the description before asking any question that has been answered in there.

Completely satisfied with the previous version. Globes look more like animated taxi lights, which are becoming a thing in the real world, and better than arrows which have no equivalent in the real world. So I will definitely not be updating.

Thanks for this mod which is so much better than the default Asobo huge blue arrows and parkbox.

You can still follow and download the original Animated Orbs taxi ribbon from Cygnific. So that will still be there.

Also, if realism is your focus, you should use GSX Pro addon, with it you can actually call for a Follow-me-car which is more realistic than both arrows or moving orbs.

DownedAviator

Can not add / use the small green arrows. Was trying almost everything, but not arrows, just a "balls".

Did you remove the current version mod from your Community folder, and just install the old version into the Official folder? The older version should replace the same file in the official folder.

FreemanCZ

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