AirportSim
by MS GAMES · 19 Oct, 2023
94 downloads
About the Game
There is so much to do!
Enjoy many of the accurate in-game tasks developed around documented knowledge and interviews with real-world airport ground handling staff:
Follow me - Aircraft Guiding
Marshalling
Securing an aircraft
Connecting GPU
Fuelling
Handling Luggage
Jetway manoeuvring
Catering...
and more
Real life Airports
Enjoy true-to-life airports which we personally captured and carefully recreated focusing on elements such as ground layouts, plane parking, lines, and gate numbers all matching real life. You can follow real aviation charts to move around!
Current airports included:
Vagar Airport
Keflavik Airport
Warsaw Chopin Airport
Key West Airport
Licensed Planes
We cooperate closely with plane manufacturers to provide you with a realistic experience of serving the planes. Each of them will have real connection points, door operations, refueling systems, lights, sounds, and general ground procedures during the plane turnaround. It's going to be noisy, so wear your headphones!
Current planes included:
Airbus A320neo
737 MAX
With partnered airlines:
EnterAir
WizzAir
Norwegian Airlines
Atlantic Airways...
and more to come!
Licensed Vehicles
Are you a fan of big, heavy vehicles? Looking to operate trucks, fuel tankers, baggage carts, or stairs? How about towing a 60-tonne aircraft? Each vehicle has realistic physics, speed limits, true interior models, and functions. Just make sure to follow procedures!
Current Vehicles included:
Bus 3000
Goldhofer Bison D1000
TG MT
TG 660
Refuelling truck
Catering truck
TLD ABS-580
TLD Jet 16
TLD JCT-60
TLD NBL
TLD TMX-150
Hitzinger D Power
TLD GPU-418
Weather and Systems
When you operate in the aviation industry, the weather is a key influencer. To create realism we’ve implemented a detailed weather system allowing for real-time weather mapped in conjunction with the METAR system. Of course, you can alternatively choose to select the weather type if you wish to do so.
Gameplay Modes
Within AirportSim, you’ll be provided with multiple game modes:
Scenario: Gameplay planned based on stacked flight plans, predefined weather conditions and tasks you'll have to complete in sequence.
Challenge: Feel like you can handle any situation at the airport? Test your skills by placing as high as possible on the scoreboard!
Cooperation: Together you can do more, and have more fun - invite your friends to join you on an adventure at one of the busy airports.
Free Play: No rules here, explore airports at your own speed and do as you please. You can watch the planes come and go or get involved, you decide!
Steam Workshop
Lacking a bit of customization, like for example your own airline? Don’t worry, we got you covered. AirportSim will launch with Steam Workshop integration, allowing for the creation of your own aircraft paint skins and gameplay scenarios, or for downloading the creations of others!
Screenshots
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
Ground Handlers, we are coming back with an update for PC. Let's have a look:
New Feature: Classic Automated Luggage System
We've reintroduced the automated luggage loading and unloading system - a feature some of you might remember from our early 2023 demos!
This system now coexists with the standard manual loading method
Single Player Only: Due to current limitations in the multiplayer framework, this system is available only in single player
How to Use:
Stand near the aircraft
Open the Communication Wheel → go to the Ground Crew tab
Select Luggage
Choose to Load or Unload depending on the aircraft's status
Then select the appropriate cargo hold (Front or Back)
Enjoy a smoother, easier and more nostalgic handling experience!
Fixes & Improvements:
Loading saved time & weather
Various multiplayer stability fixes to improve gameplay experience
Minor tweaks and adjustments across the board
Summary
AirportSim 1.4.4 for PC reintroduces the fan-favorite Automated Luggage System from our 2023 demos, now available in single player mode. Along with this nostalgic feature, we've fixed save game issues, improved multiplayer stability, and made various quality-of-life adjustments for a more streamlined ground handling experience.
In this small patch, we've fixed an issue where aircraft got stuck at a crossroad in the Follow Me tutorial.
Thank you for your feedback! Remember that if you have any questions or more feedback, we invite you to our Discord where we are always happy to chat with you.
Version 1.4.1 update has been released in the game.
Fixed issues:
- returning to the Main Menu while inside of the vehicle caused various gameplay bugs in later sessions
- fixed a bug where you couldn't see anyone inside the lobby and coudn't start a game
Thank you for your feedback! Remember that if you have any questions or more feedback, we invite you to our Discord where we are always happy to chat with you.
We have some good and bad news today. Let’s start with a good one first.
Our new plane movement system is now finished, however during multiple tests both with single and multiplayer we found out, that this logic needs some improvements. Now we queue the planes, consider pushback clearances, user defined planes and these flying in the background.
Bad new is that we have to postpone the release by some time to test it properly and eliminate all the bugs. There are thousands of possible scenarios which will have to be considered. Lucky, we’ve made some great tools to speed it up!
Here's a sneak peek of what we're working on and how it looks like:
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You can see the planes simulating traffic flow without any player input. This new system is based on path finding with some segments occupancy being applied.
We apologize for the inconvenience, but our goal is to deliver a significant improvement and we want to avoid bugs. Our team is diligently working hard on these updates every day.
Optimisation:
We reduced the amount of RAM storage used by liveries. Now, the game exports liveries in a different format at the launch of the game. The first launch might take a bit longer, but subsequent loads will be faster.
These changes will improve the game's loading time when using custom skins.
If you, as a creator, make any changes to a skin, you'll find a refresh button in the livery manager. This will rebuild the skin file to reflect your changes.
- Added plane skin texture compression for faster loading times.
- Added a refresh button in the livery menu (to refresh skin textures if they've been changed).
Fixes:
- Fixed: UI couldn't be disabled while inside vehicles.
- Fixed: Flickering on the credits page during loading.
- Fixed: Delay in displaying the credits.
- Fixed: (Multiplayer) Clients unable to properly throw pickup objects.
- Adjusted: Wheel friction of the "Follow Me" vehicle.
- Adjusted: Wind noise levels.
- Fixed: Weather at Keflavik being too windy.
- Fixed: Duplicate scenarios.
- Fixed: Refuelling zone remains visible even after confirming the task as finished.
In other significant news, starting next week and throughout November, Patch Notes will be released once a week on Thursdays. We are working on the road map for you to show what’s in store for the next months!
Don't forget to join our live stream on Twitch tomorrow at 8 PM CET!
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Here is the list:
- Added: GPS map content filter.
- Fixed: Camera flies around randomly when entering a vehicle when the tablet has not yet been put down.
- Fixed: Black screen flicker when switching to a different camera.
- Fixed: Chinese characters have the same letter spacing as Latin ones, making the Chinese text unreadable.
- (Multiplayer) Fixed: Server list not showing all servers.
- (Multiplayer) Fixed - Refueling Mechanism: In freeplay mode, the amount of fuel needed to be put inside the aircraft and the current fuel level in the aircraft during the refueling task may not be synchronized correctly.
- Fixed - Refueling: It is possible to connect the hose even when the flap is closed.
- Fixed: Camera was placed over the terminal entrance, blocking the view of the marshaller.
- Fixed: In some cases, scenarios didn't display in the list.
- Fixed: UI block while reading a broken scenario in ScenarioCreator.
- Added: Build version text to game UI.
- Fixed: When the player puts a bag into a cargo hold and quickly closes its door, the bag may not be counted as loaded.
- (Multiplayer) Fixed: Conveyor belt controls not working for non-host players and conveyor belt control hint showing to all players.
- (Multiplayer) Fixed: Unable to move the stairs vehicle after the player that placed it left the game.
- Fixed: Conveyor belts breaking stacks of bollards while moving them.
Also, remember our schedule for this week:
Wednesday (11/1/2023): 8 PM CET Live Stream on Twitch
Thursday (11/2/2023): Patch Notes
Friday (11/10/2023): 8 PM CET Live Stream on Twitch
Got any questions? Join our Discord Channel for answers.
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Let's explore the list of fixes:
- Fixed: Conveyor belt is not muted even if master volume is set to 0.
- Fixed: Keflavik terminal interior being too bright durning day.
- Fixed: 737 interior brightness issue.
- Fixed: GPS map artifacts.
- Fixed: Baggage area doesn't reduce volumetric fog density.
- Fixed: Stand numbers and coordinates are missing when viewed from a specific angle and distance.
- Added: Field Of View (F.O.V.) setting and adjusted setting range.
- Fixed: Visible blizzard dust particles fx on tablet map.
- Fixed: Missing camera for reflection probes, which broke the render loop on the first frame.
- Fixed, Multiplayer: Catering truck not synced correctly in some cases.
- Fixed: Aircraft stops at the intersection and doesn't follow the ‘follow me’ vehicle.
- Increased: Speeds on taxiways for aircraft.
- Fixed: Problems with shadows on LOD 2 in 737 and A320.
- Fixed: Backward plane departure issue in freeplay.
- Forced: Pushback plane to accept synchronization in multiplayer.
- Fixed: Custom scenario results in a black screen in Keflavik;
- Protected: luggage count with empty value.
- Increased: Ability to pick up cones from 5 to 6.
- Planes without any tasks should be hidden by pressing "player tasks only."
- Locked, Multiplayer: - Player interactions while the supervisor is disconnecting the towbar from the pushback plane.
- Fixed, Multiplayer: Refueling panel flap can be closed while another player is still using it, resulting in a potential blocker.
- Fixed: Fuel and "wanted fuel" value = 0 after stopping test mode.
- Fixed: Interaction bugs on fuel panel A320.
- Fixed: Workshop scenarios not displayed in the game.
- Fixed: Workshop skin duplicates.
- Fixed: Bags are not dropping off for departing flights after 2 flights are served.
- Added, Multiplayer: - Nicknames of players above their heads.
- Fixed: Catering "blocker" - cannot move supports when the platform is raised.
- Improved: Tutorials' readability.
Additionally, here's some noteworthy information for this week:
Live Streams: Set a reminder for Wednesday and Friday at 8 PM CET; we'll be streaming live on Twitch!
Friday Update: Stay tuned for more patches this Friday, driven by your essential feedback.
Our mission is to consistently enhance the gameplay experience. Alongside addressing issues, we've recognized numerous constructive suggestions that are on our radar.
We invite you to be part of our dynamic Discord Community, now over 5,000 members strong!
See you on Friday!
AirportSim Team
While working hard on tomorrow's fix, we decided to drop a small hotfix focused on stability. We know, that some of you encountered crashes. It's also very important for us to deliver you the most stable and the best-running build.
Changelog:
- Increased stability and resolved multiple issues causing potential crashes
Once again, we invite you to join our Discord server. There are over 5,000 aviation fans and AirportSim players there already!
Discord Link
If you're curious about our update schedule we'd like to remind you that we'll be rolling them out every Tuesday and Friday in the next two weeks.
Have a good Monday!
Our latest game update is now live. A huge thanks to our dedicated players for soaring with us. Your support keeps our runways lit! We're now rolling out an update 1.0.3.
Changelog:
- Fixed tablet map is completely blue for some players
- Fixed the player being kicked out of the vehicle after entering it
- Fixed upload scenario missing file error
- (Multiplayer) The client can open and close the passenger door after the stairs disconnection.
- (Multiplayer) Fixed towbar input info staying on the screen if another player connected it to the plane or vehicle when the player was interacting with it
- Fixed player being able to enter marshall mode after failed marshall
- Fixed connect stairs interaction prompt showing up while inside the jetway
- Improvement - Pushback: Added info about removing vehicles, which are too close to the aircraft, after pushing it to the zone.
- Improvement - Pushback: Decreased wait time (to 2 sec), in which the pushing vehicle must be held motionless to complete a substage after the aircraft is moved to the zone.
- Adjustment of connection zones for stairs, jetways, and catering
- Fixed pushback zone spawned outside Keflavik airport border
- Added pop-up info if scenario name contains illegal special characters
- Fixed Catering truck movement is blocked after exiting the vehicle.
- Fixed Only the host can remove the grounding wire
- Fixed Refueling NEO: Changed step of a target value set in the fuel panel on an aircraft
- Fixed Bison is not triggering the next tutorial stage after is placed backward to the plane in the pushback/walkaround tutorial.
Issues in the backlog for the next updates:
- Airplane not detected as 'Landed'
- Airplanes with all tasks completed will disappear from the tablet list
- Long loading times when a user is using many custom plane skins
- Planes sometimes get stuck after automatic pushback
- Pushback zone detection improvements
- FOV setting slider to be checked
- Jetway zones and movement
- Multiplayer stability
- Refueling tutorial improvements for better understanding
Besides that, you may be curious to know what's going on behind the scenes and what our plans are.
🗓️ October Updates:
Tuesdays & Fridays: Keep an eye out for regular updates on both these days over the next two weeks. We'll be releasing patches and tweaks based on your invaluable feedback.
Next Two Weeks: Surprise! We'll be rolling out some FREE additional content for all our players. Be sure to check in-game to find out what's new!
New airport: We've officially begun work on a free DLC airport scheduled for this December.
🔧 Behind the Scenes:
New Airplane In-Progress: We're in the phase of collecting materials for an exciting new airplane addition. This will be a long process and we're excited about it.
Partnership Expansion: We're in talks to expand our cooperation with industry partners. This will give us exclusive access and references to further enhance the in-game experience with authentic airport vehicles as well as improve the existing ones.
Thank you for your continued support and feedback. It's because of you that we can keep soaring to greater heights!
Now, let's take a closer look at what we've improved in our initial patch notes:
- (Multiplayer) Fixed an issue where new unsynchronized planes would spawn after a plane leaves the airport.
- Fueling rework: Added the amount of fuel already tanked up at the start to the displayed info.
- Deleted the second windscreen in the Catering Truck.
- Cleared elements at the refueling zone in Warsaw Airport.
- Fixed vehicle interior meshes that were clipped when inside the vehicle.
- Fixed the pushback supervisor pumping the lever excessively slowly when operating the 737.
- Fixed passengers walking outside the path on Key West.
- Fixed a new line in a custom scenario name causing the main menu not to work.
- Fixed tasks not starting when the date was set in the past on custom scenarios.
- Fixed Jetway parking place being placed too far on stand nr. 5 at Keflavik Airport.
- Fixed Jetways floating in the air in their top position.
- Removed the possibility of picking up two cables, which resulted in a blockage.
- Fixed the impossibility of exiting the vehicle as a passenger when driver doors were blocked.
Once again, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you for your feedback and active involvement. Your support means the world to us, and we're committed to making continuous improvements every day.
AirportSim Team
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Uploaded May 23, 2024
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v1.3.0
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