FAQs

Will this addon affect my performance?
SAM AirportVehicles is highly tuned for performance and due to the intelligent drawing logic it won't have any additional performance impact. If your system is struggeling with big airports like KSEA Seattle for example, it obviously won't get better but not worse either.

Is this a ground service addon?
Definitely not. It's a vehicle replacement tool which means it replaces the default art assets by Laminar Research with custom HD and PBR objects. Additionally our regional system draws different types of vehicles depending on the region your are.

Are the vehicles animated?
Yes, they drive around with rotating wheels like the default X-Plane vehicles do. As X-Plane doesn't give us a chance to read out other animations like lifting baggage belts or similar, those effects are not animated.

Are the static vehicles being replaced too?
Yes they will based on our 3 regions Asia, Europe and North America (+ fallback).

What if I'm flying outside a defined region?
No worries, you will be able to enjoy the HD vehicles even if you are outside of a predefined region. It will always fallback to our North American vehicle set.

Why are the vehicles driving like crazy?
As we only replace the default vehicles they behave exactly the same as before. The default driving logic can be strange sometimes. Vehicles can run into each other or stop out of a sudden for no obvious reason. We hope Laminar will improve that in the future as it is out of our scope.

How can I add custom vehicle liveries or objects?
Please refer to the Developer Guide.

About the Game

Make your X-Plane world even more realistic with this custom vehicle replacement package - SAM AirportVehicles. 30 new HD vehicles created by ShortFinalDesign a.k.a MisterX will populate your airports statically as well as replace the default animated vehicles.

The vehicle sets vary on the 3 included regions: North America*, Europe and Asia. A regional drawing system ensures to select vehicles and even different paints depending on your position in real time - no need to restart your sim!

Finally, you can extend it even further by creating own paintings and applying them to your favorite airport or implement own custom vehicles to your liking.

* Default region, will be used in all other non-covered regions as fallback.

• Worldwide replacement for default static and animated airport vehicles
  
• 3 high definition vehicle sets: North America, Europe and Asia
  
• Full use of PBR texturing for the best visual experience
  
• Regional system applies vehicles depending on each airport in real-time
  
• Create custom vehicle paints and add it to any airport
  
• Add custom vehicle objects to any scenery package

Required is an installed SAM2 plugin:


Known Issues:

• Linux + Steam: There is a known issue that currently prevents SAM3 on running on this configuration, you may run into a CTD when trying to run in this configuration.

COMPATIBILITY

X-Plane 11

• Windows 10/11: compatible
  
• Linux Ubuntu (latest LTS): compatible
  
• macOS: compatible from 10.14 to 12.1

X-Plane 12

• not compatible