An unofficial and free mod for FS2020 to load Google Maps textures

Re:An unofficial and free mod for FS2020 to load Google Maps... by formerly_proven on Monday November 08, 2021 @07:21PM (#29156146)

Code: https://github.com/derekhe/msfs2020-google-map/blob/main/src...

Seems to be utilizing drivers\etc\hosts to point bing maps endpoints at this local HTTP server which then queries Google Maps. Since this isn't modifying any game files, MS doesn't really have a legal justification to do something here.

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Re:An unofficial and free mod for FS2020 to load Google Maps... by Titan2189 on Monday November 08, 2021 @08:43PM (#29156703)

That's only to allow access to Google Servers from China. Not required for the mod itself. > An HTTP proxy that can access Google (you may not need this if you are outside China) https://github.com/derekhe/msfs2020-google-map/blob/main/REA...

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Re:An unofficial and free mod for FS2020 to load Google Maps... by dTal on Monday November 08, 2021 @07:50PM (#29156346)

Would Microsoft have legal justification to do something if it did modify game files?

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