Conditional embedded staircases on the BAE 146

[Hellfire]

Hello,

I tried to use the conditional embedded staircases feature with the BAE 146 from Just flight, but i encounter a problem that i don't understand (and maybe it's just something i don't get).

So, I ticked the "embedded stair" case, and i enter the following XML expression : (L:EXT_Door_stairs, bool), as "EXT_Door_stairs" is the ID for the stairs in the configuration files from the plane.

Here is the problem : Everytime I restart couatl (by quitting my game then restarting it, or just restarting couatl ingame), the "embedded stair" case is unticked, and the XML expression is gone.

But the thing that i don't understand is that, in the gsx configuration file for this plane (virtuali/airplanes/JF146-300/gsx), there's the line "embeddedStair = -2.19 8.38 -0.60 -3.69 8.47 -2.10 (L:EXT_Door_stairs_pos, bool)"

But nothing in the customization windows in GSX (ingame), and the custom rule isn't working exept if i tick the case again...

So is there i bug with it or is this something that I don't get ?

Thanks

[virtuali]

If the rule is in the GSX.CFG, it will be used by GSX, the editor might have a bug showing the updated box, but what matters is the GSX.CFG file.

Note that, Conditional Embedded stairs only work on Departure, because on Arrival, when you select a gate it will always generate stairs, there isn't an extra question you could be asked, before selecting a gate, if you are going to use the embedded stairs or not.

[Hellfire]

Okay but the thing is :
- My GSX.CFG says : embeddedStair = -2.19 8.38 -0.60 -3.69 8.47 -2.10 (L:EXT_Door_stairs, bool)
- The "embedded stair" part in gsx configuration ingame is empty

When i launch the game, I deploy the embedded stairs of the aircraft, then launch GSX and request boarding, and it stills send the GSX stairs, not recognizing the embedded staircase...

So even if my GSX.CFG file is correct, it is not detecting the conditional part.

[Hellfire]

Any update on this ?

I tried reinstalling GSX from scratch, but still not working...

[Hellfire]

Still no clue on what's going on ?

[virtuali]

We'll check this, please understand not everything happen during weekends with the same blazing speed as usual.

[Johan217]

For what it's worth, for the Bae 146-100 all doors and the embedded stairs are recognized by GSX by default. I copied the code and I get the stairs working for the 146-300 too.

Code: [Select]

[exit1]
pos = -1.69 8.35 -0.60 3.00
code = (L:EXT_Door_pax_1L, number) 0 !=
name = FWD Pax
embeddedStair = -2.19 8.38 -0.60 -3.68 8.46 -2.08
Hope this helps

[theegg52]

I'm seeing the same behaviour. set custom check and gsx still sends stairs. embeddedstair line is present in gsx.cfg. gsx updated today 2/10/2022.

[theegg52]

Same issue with the 3rd October update

[theegg52]

same behaviour with october 5th update. set custom check and gsx still sends stairs. embeddedstair line is present in gsx.cfg.

[HeicoH]

This is not an issue only for the BAe 146, but for a lot of aircraft with embedded stairs, especially the smaller ones.

[Johan217]

You mean GSX is sending stairs to the front exit when deboarding? I am not seeing this (see screenshot in my earlier post) - either I get a jetway or nothing.

[virtuali]

You mean GSX is sending stairs to the front exit when deboarding? I am not seeing this (see screenshot in my earlier post) - either I get a jetway or nothing.

It's not very clear from your screenshot if that parking has a jetway. If it has, it's normal GSX won't use Stairs, Embedded or not, unless you configure the parking as not having a Jetway.

[Johan217]

Screenshot was taken on the ramp (no jetway). When I park at a gate with a jetway, I get a jetway, no stairs . On the ramp I get nothing and the passengers use the embedded stairs. From my end all is working as I expect, so I was wondering what problem others are seeing.

[theegg52]

Just updated with the 17th October update and still seeing the same behaviour. if I tick the box for embedded stair, GSX does not provide stairs for that door. If I set a conditional check to test for the presence of stairs it works fine until I reload the sim then the command has disappeared from the config box and the embedded stair option is de selected. if i look in the gsx.cfg file then the line for stairs is still present but it is ignored by GSX.