PLEASE READ: The main version of this bush trip requires the Asobo Baron G58 aircraft. There are additional files available that use the ***NEW Milviz C310***, Carenado PA34T Seneca V, and Asobo DA62 (Improvement mod is compatible). They should be compatible with each other, so you can install them all at once if you want.
Note to C310R users:
When you load into the mission at the start, please ensure that your C310 is not damaged (all health bars green). You may use any configuration you like, but I imagined this mission to take place using regular steam gauges and a GNS530/430 combo. Also, please select the “Hide Avatars” option unless you’d like your 4 crates of apples in the back to appear as 4 women. Hey, I don't judge. Finally, please do not check or uncheck any of the boxes that change your cargo config. The mission manages this for you automatically, but changing it yourself could cause problems. Thanks, and please enjoy!
Note to users of previous versions:
The mission now comes with all sound files included so you don't have to fiddle around trying to find them yourself. I did it this way with Whiteout and it worked well, so I'm also doing it this way here.
Please view the known issues section and the frequently asked questions section below before reporting a bug.
Resort Supply - Redone for MSFS
This bush trip aims to somewhat faithfully recreate the FSX: Acceleration mission “Resort Supply.”
Objective
Fly apples to a resort near Methow Valley State Airport (S52), and then fly another load to Lost River Resort (W12). After delivering the apples, recover an abandoned aircraft at Stehekin State Airport (6S9).
Navigation
Depart Chelan Municipal Airport (S10) and pass through the Okanogan MOA (military operations area), which extends from 300 feet AGL to 8,999 feet, enroute to a first stop at Methow Valley State Airport (S52). Depart Methow Valley State Airport and fly to Lost River Resort (W12) for the second drop of apples. Cross the mountains and drop off your copilot at Stehekin State Airport (6S9) to retrieve an abandoned Maule. Return to Chelan Municipal Airport (S10).
Communication
Your copilot handles all radio communications during this mission.
Installation
Simply extract the zip archive to your MSFS Community Folder. Both the resort-supply-mission and resort-supply-scenery folders should be in your community folder. If you do this correctly, the bush trip should appear in the simulator's Activities menu under community-made activities.
Known issues
When you quit and resume the trip, or restart it before or after you have completed it, some of the events may not trigger properly, and the sound files may not play. This is an MSFS bug. The workaround is to delete the mission save. Instructions below:
If you have MSFS on Steam, follow these steps.
- In your windows search bar next to the Start menu button, type %appdata%.
- Then navigate to Microsoft Flight Simulator\MISSIONS\ACTIVITIES.
- In that folder, you should see a folder named RESORT-SUPPLY-MISSION_SAVE and/or RESORT-SUPPLYDA62-MISSION_SAVE.
- Delete those folders.
If you have the Microsoft Store version, follow these steps.
- In your windows search bar next to the Start menu button, type %localappdata%.
- Then navigate to Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\MISSIONS\ACTIVITIES
- In that folder, you should see a folder named RESORT-SUPPLY-MISSION_SAVE and/or RESORT-SUPPLYDA62-MISSION_SAVE.
- Delete those folders.
Once you have done that, restart MSFS and you should be able to fly the bush trip again.
Other potential pitfalls are addressed in the Frequently Asked Questions section.
Stuff you might want to know about the mission
This is technically a bush trip, not a mission, but it plays like a mission, not a bush trip. What I mean by that is that it is relatively short at ~1 hour in playtime, it has objectives that need to be completed, and it is technically only 1 leg.
You are meant to navigate with the co-pilot's verbal directions. While you can plug the airports into the GPS, the mission is best enjoyed (in my humble opinion) when you just forget the GPS and listen to the co-pilot. The Navlog is available and it includes pictures that can help you find objectives if you need assistance. It is possible to implement assistance features for people who need help navigating (like the mission pointer in FSX), but I have not done this (yet?) for this trip.
There are no AI aircraft in this mission (yet?). Those of you who played the Resort Supply mission in FSX may remember the multiple close encounters with military jets that you encounter along the route. I do not know if it is even possible to script AI aircraft to fly certain paths in MSFS, and even if it was, it is probably far beyond my abilities to do so. What this means for you is that unfortunately, you're going to have to use your imagination for some small details involving other aircraft.
Plans for future development of this mission
I must stress that this mission is a passion project made by a university student in his free time. Updates will most likely be infrequent and irregular. I will try my best to make sure that the mission is compatible with the current version of MSFS, but that depends on how busy I am with other things. View the roadmap section below for information on what's next.
Recommended (NOT REQUIRED!) freeware scenery to enhance your experience:
Stehekin State Airport (6S9), WA, US by quelcertoleo
Lake Chelan Airport (S10), WA, US by quelcertoleo
Credits
This version of Resort Supply was made by Synoxys787.
The idea for the mission, along with the story, script, and voiceover comes from Microsoft Flight Simulator X. Thank you to the great people who created the original mission for making a memorable experience!
Special thanks to BuffyGC for his work on BushTripInjector, which is what I used to create this bush trip.
Well done. I had an earlier version that wouldn't start the last leg. This one was perfect. Nice job. For some reason, it won't let me leave 5 stars, says I need to wait 15 minutes. Not sure what that deal is. Awesome job! Lots of fun.
1 years ago
AlaskaDude
Please make more of these missions. Brings back memories
2 years ago
I fully intend to convert several more of these in the future! Thanks for the kind words.
2 years ago
Synoxys787
czcorkery
Great mission. I liked it in FSX and this one is not behind.
Awesome job.
2 years ago
Glad you had fun!
2 years ago
Synoxys787
BuffyGC
Really cool mission! I'd love love love if you could do the Yakutat mission (the King Air one) but for the C310. Thank you!
2 years ago
Could give it a go! That one’s fun and challenging, but pretty simple so should be a quick one. I’ve just put it off because the default King Air is so bad that I would be hesitant to make anyone fly it. But doing it with the 310 instead is a good idea! Thanks!
2 years ago
Synoxys787
v1rota7e
Please see the Frequently Asked tab above and the Known Issues section in the description if you are having trouble.
I tested the mission with SU9, and it should work, but there is still a possibility that the sim gets confused somewhere along the line. If the problem is repeatable after deleting your mission save (as per instructions in known issues), please leave a comment describing how to reproduce the issue and I will try to diagnose it. Thanks, and I hope you enjoy!
2 years ago
Synoxys787
Love your missions - especially Whiteout. It was superb!
Apologies if this has been answered but after copying the sound files across from my FSX version, it comes across as text to speech. Was just curious as to whether there was a way to make it play with the actual voices? Comparing it to Whiteout and there was sound there and everything worked great.
Thanks again for the great work and look forward to trying out more missions!
2 years ago
Hi brodie84,
Installation of FSX sound files should be a simple drag and drop. If you are still experiencing TTS audio, it may be an issue with bush trip state saving. Please try deleting your bush trip save file as described in the "Known issues" section of my mod description. This will make the mission play from the beginning, erasing any progress, but the sound files should then play, assuming that they are installed correctly (and that nothing has changed with the sim that makes them suddenly incompatible).
I'm very glad you enjoyed my missions! Please let me know if this solves your problem. If not, I did include the sound files in the download for Whiteout and didn't get in trouble, so maybe I could do the same for this mission.
2 years ago
Synoxys787
KnarlyVaalie
Where is the DA62 version?
2 years ago
When you click download you are presented with a choice between the main version and the DA62 version. You can download either one, or both.
2 years ago
Synoxys787
cenkcnk
I really like the mission. Brings back old memories. It all worked fine, until I got to Steheken State to get the Maule. Maule is on the side of the runway. But there is no trigger to get the copilot to bail out and get it and for the mission to continue. I tried everywhere close to the Maule, across from it on the runway, on the other side, (mirror), stopped all along the runway and at each end. It would not trigger. I just assumed he got out and flew completed the mission without any further interaction or communication. Overall, nice job!
2 years ago
I am certain that the trigger is there. I tested it with SU7 and it worked. If it’s not too much trouble, try to go into dev mode and enable world objects view. Then try to find the box near the abandoned aircraft. If it’s not there or way out of position, send me a direct message with a picture. Thanks!
2 years ago
Synoxys787
AlaskaDude
WOOO! I'm just feathering it back down to Chelan, brother. This is some excellent work. So many of us have been hungry for FSX-style missions and here you raised us an FSX-style mission with an actual FSX mission. Had to 'Dig Up My Old Copy' of FSX to get those OG sound files and wow bro, I want to cry - this the way those old missions were meant to be enjoyed. Keep them coming!
If you have any guides, tutorials or resources for FSX mission conversion please let us know so we may contribute to converting even more of them. I'd love to remake the Elephant Rescue mission with some of the object libraries floating around here.
2 years ago
I’m glad you enjoyed it! I think you’ll be happy to hear that Whiteout is currently in the pipeline, and it’s almost complete!
When it comes to FSX mission conversion, there are some resources available. I used BuffyGC’s fantastic BushTripInjector (https://flightsim.to/file/4131/bushtripinjector) combined with a careful study of the original mission and its files to make this by hand. Since this mission’s release, BushTripInjector got a new feature that lets you import old FSX spbs and it will try its best to make them into a MSFS compatible version for you. It’s not perfect however… there are still a lot of corrections that you will need to make. MrLiamT also wrote a guide (https://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php/Porting_FSX_Missions_to_MSFS) on how to convert FSX missions using the SDK. I’ve tried it and found it to be labor intensive compared to using BTI.
Ultimately the thing you will likely struggle with the most if you do decide to take on a project like this is the fact that Asobo hasn’t fully implemented or documented the missions part of the game yet, so some features will be missing, buggy, and/or highly ambiguous. I definitely encourage you to give it a go though!
2 years ago
Synoxys787
N69BRUH
Hi Synoxys787,
the trip is a remarkable achievement and I enjoyed every mile of it and it even got really exciting at the end. That's what I call a successful dramaturgy. SUPER!!!
In order not to make it too hard for the users, I would have put a Leg End after each landing. If you switch to the main menu after the Leg End, TTS still works afterwards. In addition you can then also change the load. Now you have to start the trip from the beginning if you make a mistake in between.
3 years ago
Hi Koschi,
I am glad you like it! Unfortunately, I can take no credit for the plot or scriptwriting as that was entirely the work of the team that worked on the missions for Flight Simulator X. However, I am in 100% agreement that it is very exciting and atmospheric!
As for your suggestion about leg ends after each landing, that was how I initially intended for it to work. However, there are a number of reasons why I changed it to be the way it is now. I'll prioritize them by importance.
I am not quite sure what you meant by "In addition you can then also change the load." The weight and balance of the aircraft does change actually, at each parking spot a trigger should automatically remove the payload and adjust the weight and balance accordingly. A leg ending is not required to achieve this. In fact, it would actually make it more complicated.
Thanks for your feedback! I am busy with university at the moment but I do plan to update the mission eventually with some new features. Some of those features are also waiting on other projects to be updated as well, so it may be a while. Again, I am really glad you enjoyed it!
3 years ago
Synoxys787
Koschi
Hi, can this be flown with the Carenado Seneca V? Thanks.
3 years ago
Hello tkgato20,
I don't actually have the Seneca V so I am unable to make a version of the mission that works with it at the moment. I was thinking about buying it though, so perhaps I can get that working for you at a later date. Thanks for your interest!
3 years ago
Synoxys787
tkgato20
A lot of fun and well made. I was not expecting that twist!
3 years ago
Mr_LiamT
landed at 6S9 but I can't find the abandoned aircraft and the game doesn't register that I landed here so co-pilot doesn't start talking to me.
3 years ago
Hi maddios, I'm sorry you are having trouble with the mission. Can you please tell me if you were using the Baron version or the DA62 version? That would make it easier for me to solve the problem.
3 years ago
Synoxys787
maddios
Fantastic! I loved the FSX missions and am very happy that plugging in the sound files works this smoothly!
Would be awesome if you'd recreate more of the old missions, like "Whiteout" 😊
3 years ago
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I particularly enjoyed Whiteout as well, so I think that it might be the next one on my list.
3 years ago
Synoxys787
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