Adding Scenario Categories

[dvc1716]

At the moment there are 2 Categories in the ../Scenarios Directory.
The structure is quite different than what I recall from FSX days.
In the past it was possible to create new Categories and place required files as needed.
Is there a procedure that will allow the creation of another Category?
I have tried simply creating a new directory and placing a scenario directory there, restarting P3D but the scenarios do not show up in "Load".
If I place the new scenario directory inside the Tutorials directory on next P3D startup the scenario can be selected and works.

[ronh991]

To add a new category it is surprisingly simple but it is not described in any documentation I can find. It should be added to the SDK mission documentation.

Find the C:\ProgramData\Lockheed Martin\Prepar3D v2 folder.

Look for the scenarios.cfg file.

Open it with notepad and add in a new entry.

I added Special as a new category as entry.4

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[Entry.0]
Path=Scenarios\Common
[Entry.1]
Path=Scenarios\Emergency
[Entry.2]
Path=Scenarios\Tutorials
[Entry.3]
Path=Scenarios\Racing
[Entry.4]
Path=Scenarios\Special

Put your new mission/scenario in that new folder and it will show up in the load screen.

[dvc1716]

Thanks for your help my friend.
Painfully simple yet if one is not aware of the new method it is a baffling mystery.
This thread should now hopefully save some other poor soul who is searching for answers.

[Michael Semeniuk]

Thanks for chiming in ronh991.

To expand on this answer, Configuration of add-on content, libraries, and executables was a feature in v2.5 that was not yet complete. In v3.0, we have finished this feature. While mostly aimed at third parties installing new content, the user is free to add, remove, or disable additional directories that prepar3d will search for content in.

We have documentation but it is in the 'sdk' section of the Learning Center rather than the 'product' section.

Our documentation for this in v3.0 is here:

http://prepar3d.com/SDKv3/LearningCente ... ation.html

Our documentation for this feature in v2.5 is here:

http://prepar3d.com/SDKv2/LearningCente ... tions.html


We recommend adding content using the command line, but if you are familiar with configuration files then you can read about the configuration file format and add an entry this way additionally.