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  CowanSim R22 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024
  TDS GTNXi Patch for PC - version 1.0.0
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WHAT THIS PATCH DOES
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The CowanSim R22 has three variants built for the TDS GTNXi 650/750:

    Default with TDSGTNXi 650/750
    Mariner with TDSGTNXi 650/750
    Agricultural with TDSGTNXi 650/750

TDS GTNXi only runs on PC, and the Marketplace version of the R22 is
shared by PC and Xbox, so these three variants are hidden by default.
This patch makes them selectable in the aircraft selector on PC.

The patch changes one setting in each of those three variants - the one
that shows them in the aircraft selector - and nothing else. The other
six variants, the flight model, systems, sounds and liveries are not
touched.


REQUIREMENTS
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  - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 on PC (Microsoft Store, Xbox app,
    PC Game Pass or Steam)
  - CowanSim R22 from the Marketplace
  - TDS GTNXi for MSFS 2024, sold separately by TDS Sim Software
    (tdssim.com), installed and working

The patch cannot be used on Xbox: consoles cannot install add-ons from
a Community folder, and TDS GTNXi is not available there.


INSTALLATION
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  1. Close Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

  2. Open the zip file and copy the folder

         cowansim-r-22-2024-tds-patch

     into your MSFS 2024 Community folder (see below). The folder must
     sit directly inside Community, not inside another folder. When it
     is in the right place, this file exists:

         Community\cowansim-r-22-2024-tds-patch\manifest.json

     Do not copy this README into the Community folder.

  3. Start the simulator. In the aircraft selector the R22 now shows
     nine variants instead of six, including the three TDS variants.


WHERE IS MY COMMUNITY FOLDER?
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Default locations. Paste the line into the File Explorer address bar
and press Enter.

  Microsoft Store, Xbox app or PC Game Pass:
    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\Packages\Community

  Steam:
    %APPDATA%\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024\Packages\Community

If you chose your own location when you installed the simulator, open
UserCfg.opt in Notepad and find the line starting with
InstalledPackagesPath near the bottom. The Community folder is inside
that folder, next to the Official folder. UserCfg.opt is in:

  Microsoft Store, Xbox app or PC Game Pass:
    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache

  Steam:
    %APPDATA%\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024


UNINSTALLING
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Close the simulator and delete the folder cowansim-r-22-2024-tds-patch
from your Community folder. The three TDS variants are hidden again.

If you uninstall TDS GTNXi, remove the patch too. Otherwise the three
TDS variants stay in the list with dark GTN screens.


UPDATES
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This patch version was made for CowanSim R22 version 1.0.0. After an
R22 update, check cowansim.com. If a new version of the patch is
posted, delete the old patch folder and install the new one.


TROUBLESHOOTING
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The TDS variants do not appear:
  - Check that the folder sits directly inside Community
    (installation step 2).
  - Fully restart the simulator after installing.

The TDS variants appear, but the GTN screens stay dark:
  - This comes from the TDS GTNXi installation, not from the patch.
    Check that TDS GTNXi works in another aircraft, and that the
    TDS GTNXi VC Integration gauge is enabled in My Library.
    TDS Sim Software supports TDS GTNXi at tdssim.com.


SUPPORT
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CowanSim
  Discord:  https://discord.gg/V33xywEJrT
  Email:    cowansim@outlook.com

For TDS GTNXi itself, contact TDS Sim Software at tdssim.com.


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TDS GTNXi is a product of TDS Sim Software and is sold separately.
CowanSim R22 by Joshua & Yannek - CowanSim | cowansim.com
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