My weather also changed so I will join you.

 

If you create a VC camera, enable DHM, open the DHM dialog, enable all options then try the test options. Just in case what you was seeing was DHM effects.

 

Miami is pretty awfull at the moment, perhaps there

 

Stephen

Created a VC camera, still no stutters.

Try setting your frame rates to unlimited, does that make things worse or better.

 

When you run OpusFSX it requests data (events) from your FSX which might just push your FSX too far. Never come across this before but I do know that if you have to lower your frame rates to mid 20s then FSX is struggling. Another effect would be seeing the rain fall vertically when moving. Also in bad weather FSX can also need to work harder.

 

Stephen

Set to unlimited, no stutters, but better frames than when set at 25.

Just going to kdab

 

Wow, it looks like your FSX is struggling. Does unlimited work at all.

 

You could also try optimising your FSX.cfg using www.venetubo.com\fsx.html the link is in the Getting Started guide just in case I've got it wrong.

 

Stephen

My FSX.cfg file is optimized using that website. I'm not having any issues now at unlimited and I'm seeing frames between 25 and 36 so everything seems to be fine now. It seems like it didn't like my frames being locked at 40.

That makes sense, unlimited would be best on your server. You should be getting much better performance on your system though so try and optimise your FSX.cfg file with that link.

 

I asked you to create a camera so you could have a look at the DHM effects just in case OpusFSX had a bug in it and had the effects enabled when they shouldn't, was just trying to think of anything that would cause stutters.

 

Sorry for the plant business, you are obviously not one, especially now that you have shown great interest in getting to the bottom of your FSX DTs.

 

You will find us all quite pleasant and helpful folk here at Opus.

 

Regards

Stephen

No worries, I was not trying to stir anything and I'm thankful for your help in finding the issue. I am about to try the DAM in 2D to see how that works for my home cockpit setup. On a side note, the weather seemed very accurate and smooth from what I could tell, but I'll be doing a long flight now to test it's transitions.

I think my iPad is one step out on the forum posts.

 

What screen res do you use, and what about your FSX settings. Are you asking too much of FSX, might be an idea to play with them, or even consider upgrading your PC. I found good performance boost with loads of memory, my server has 24Gb my client laptop has 12Gb. I also found using a SSD for FSX pretty good. In full screen 2560 x 1600 32bit mode I am getting 120 to 140 FPS. Have an i7 x990 3.4GHz. Just to give you some ideas of what can be achieved with FSx. The high FPS is mainly due to the simple trike aircraft though.

 

Regards

Stephen

 

The DAM is only available at present on the server. It's a prototype at present. As soon as it has been finalised and tried by some cockpit builders we will sync it and provide it on client systems as well.

 

Stephen

No worries, I was not trying to stir anything and I'm thankful for your help in finding the issue. I am about to try the DAM in 2D to see how that works for my home cockpit setup. On a side note, the weather seemed very accurate and smooth from what I could tell, but I'll be doing a long flight now to test it's transitions.

 

One final reply before retiring for the night. We have posted Beta Version 2.11.0 today. You may want to try that some time, there have been some minor tweaks and slight adjustments to the Live Weather Engine and DHM effects. Enjoy your flight.

 

Regards

Stephen

On a side note, the weather seemed very accurate and smooth from what I could tell, but I'll be doing a long flight now to test it's transitions.

 

Can you report back how the long flight went? How were the transitions? I know they are not using live winds aloft but what is it like in its current form? How realistic was the weather compared to what you are used to seeing with AS2012?

Just completed a VATSIM flight KSAN-KSFO at FL360 with the OPUS FSX Live Weather engine. It's not a long flight by any measure, but I did find pressure and winds pretty accurate as compared to NOAA METARs and VATSIM weather as reported through FSINN (FSINN weather always kept OFF due to temp aloft issues). I was flying the QualityWings 757 and did notice 2-3 times during the flight (the cruise portion), that the aircraft's airspeed briefly spiked and then quickly settled back to M0.80, the FMS Cruise setting. Can't attribute that minor spiking to anything until I do more tests. Overall, this flight was a good one with accurate weather (not that there was much this evening in California), and the winds aloft were as expected according to NOAA data. More flights needed though, including comparison flights using other weather engines.

Just completed a VATSIM flight KSAN-KSFO at FL360 with the OPUS FSX Live Weather engine. It's not a long flight by any measure, but I did find pressure and winds pretty accurate as compared to NOAA METARs and VATSIM weather as reported through FSINN. I was flying the QualityWings 757 and did notice 2-3 times during the flight (the cruise portion), that the aircraft's airspeed briefly spiked and then quickly settled back to M0.80, the FMS Cruise setting. Can't attribute that minor spiking to anything until I do more tests. Overall, this flight was a good one with accurate weather (not that there was much this evening in California), and the winds aloft were as expected according to NOAA data. More flights needed though, including comparison flights using other weather engines.

 

Thanks for this, I look forward to hearing your results!

Just completed a VATSIM flight KSAN-KSFO at FL360 with the OPUS FSX Live Weather engine. It's not a long flight by any measure, but I did find pressure and winds pretty accurate as compared to NOAA METARs and VATSIM weather as reported through FSINN (FSINN weather always kept OFF due to temp aloft issues). I was flying the QualityWings 757 and did notice 2-3 times during the flight (the cruise portion), that the aircraft's airspeed briefly spiked and then quickly settled back to M0.80, the FMS Cruise setting. Can't attribute that minor spiking to anything until I do more tests. Overall, this flight was a good one with accurate weather (not that there was much this evening in California), and the winds aloft were as expected according to NOAA data. More flights needed though, including comparison flights using other weather engines.

 

Yes many thanks.

 

The winds aloft have been extensively discussed from post #11 through to #20 and beyond. We are desperately trying to circumvent the problem and still provide accurate, detailed and varied (non-global) weather within the Dynamic Weather grid. As you are probably aware by now, the only known way to provide true winds aloft is to dispense with localised weather and use global weather. We have many ideas and that is all I am willing to say on this matter, but the problem is internal to FSX and P3d so there will have to be some compromises ;-)

 

We have plans for many improvements to the Live Weather Engine, mostly in two areas and both aimed at improving the stability and accuracy of the detailed weather. The first plan is to more than double the size of the weather grid, extend the weather horizon so to speak. At present the engine collects METAR reports and creates a weather grid consisting of 32km cells covering an area of 480km x 480km (about 300 x 300 miles), we are going to more than double this to cover an area of 992km x 992km (about 620 x 620 miles), we will most probably even allow you to specify an even larger area of 1952km x 1952km (about 1220 x 1220 miles), but the largest weather grid options may only be available if you are running the weather engine remotely on a (non FSX/P3D) networked client such as a laptop with Internet access and a LAN connection to the server.

 

The current METAR reports from ALL met stations within these weather grid areas will be downloaded and used to construct the detailed weather, we also have plans to increase (double) the resolution of the weather region to construct the weather using 16km weather cells. The whole reason for these future upgrades is to provide the most accurate, detailed and stable weather. The extended weather grids just provide a vast look-ahead or peek over the current weather horizon so that the central area you are located and flying within is constructed with knowledge of the much wider meteorological picture.

 

The other main upgrade will be aimed solely at improving the weather interpolation algorithm (its currently on version 2). This algorithm is responsible for looking at the full weather grid and interpolating all the weather between the known met stations at the same time stabilising the data to prevent any faulty met reports messing things up (e.g. a faulty automated met station reporting 60mph winds when all around the winds are calm). This algorithm is quite extensive so after producing the usual beta versions during the development cycle for the weather grid size change, we will enter a phase of producing betas for the weather interpolation improvements. We are going to need several long distance flyers to help fully test this one.

 

Anyway, I hope that gives you some idea of our current plans regarding the weather engine, the development is ongoing and will continue, for at least another four years anyway. We have no intention keeping all this in-house and releasing an upgrade next year, that is not the way we work. All upgrades and enhancements are posted as soon as possible within the development cycle even if that means as beta versions.

 

Once again thank you for the reports and cooperation. Happy flying.

 

Regards

Stephen

Just completed a VATSIM flight KSAN-KSFO at FL360 with the OPUS FSX Live Weather engine. It's not a long flight by any measure, but I did find pressure and winds pretty accurate as compared to NOAA METARs and VATSIM weather as reported through FSINN (FSINN weather always kept OFF due to temp aloft issues). I was flying the QualityWings 757 and did notice 2-3 times during the flight (the cruise portion), that the aircraft's airspeed briefly spiked and then quickly settled back to M0.80, the FMS Cruise setting. Can't attribute that minor spiking to anything until I do more tests. Overall, this flight was a good one with accurate weather (not that there was much this evening in California), and the winds aloft were as expected according to NOAA data. More flights needed though, including comparison flights using other weather engines.

 

How were the outside temps while flying? Realistic drop as you climb, etc...? Consistent with real world data?