I updated to AS2012 a couple of weeks ago, and have had an ongoing problem since. When flying in inclement weather (thunderstorms, low ceilings, rain, etc...) I can look at the AS radar and see full overcast but when looking out the windscreen of the A/C, no clouds nor overcast. Everything is clear except an occasional cumulus popping up once in a while.

 

I have set FSX weather per the suggestions in the AS manual and have tried several different settings in AS2012 without solving this.

 

Can anyone offer any advice on what to set? I didn't have this problem with ASE.

 

Thanks.

Hi,

 

Yesterday I flew a flight from Mexico City (MMMX) to Miami (KMIA), when I checked the weather I had observed that a hurricane was coming up the coast of Mexico, but I thought I was far enough north to avoid it. However with AS2012, I encountered massive overcast skies with no brakes in the clouds. It was really the best overcast coverage I have ever had with any version of Active Sky.

 

Now the reason I got such good coverage was a change in my FSX cfg to this setting: CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=10

CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=7 DETAILED_CLOUDS=1 that was suggested by another person having the same problem as you.

 

Try this along with these settings in the AS2012 options:

 

[Options]

fsVersion = FSX

AutoRefreshAI = False

DynamicRateofChangePercent = 0

VATSIMDownloads = False

AutomaticDownloadInterval = 20

AutomaticDownloads = True

CAVOKCloudGenerationPercent = 60

NoDataCloudGenerationPercent = 60

CirrusCloudGenerationPercent = 60

MaximumCloudLayers = 10

MinimumCloudTurbulencePercent = 0

MaximumCloudTurbulencePercent = 100

MinimumCloudIcingPercent = 0

MaximumCloudIcingPercent = 100

StratusCloudOccurrencePercent = 0

MinimumVisibilitySM = 0

MaximumVisibilitySM = 50

MaximumUpperVisibilitySM = 150

MaximumSurfaceWindSpeed = 100

MinimumWindTurbulencePercent = 0

MaximumWindTurbulencePercent = 100

MinimumWindShearPercent = 0

MaximumWindShearPercent = 50

DisableWindsAloft = False

WakeTurbulenceStrength = 0

CreateVirtualStations = False

EnhanceRouteCoverage = False

DepictHurricanes = True

EnableSkyScapeMode = False

UseSkyScapeforStratus = False

ForceHighPriority = False

UpdateRange = 500

EnableWindSmoothing = False

EnableVisibilityGraduation = True

EnableFogLayerSimulation = True

LocalSuppression = True

SuppressionRange = 200

StartupWave = True

EnableDirectWindControl = True

ShowSimMessages = False

SupressOnGround = False

ForceDestinationWeatherZone = True

VoiceATIS = True

ThermalGenerationRatePercent = 0

UpandDowndraftGenerationRatePercent = 0

MaximumDowndraftRate = 0

MaximumUpdraftThermalRate = 0

DisableHazeLayer = True

FogLayerGeneration = True

DatFileOverwriteUserEdit = 0

ForceWindLock = True

SuppressionCeiling = 10000

FSXDepictionMode = DWC

PreventFSXCloudRedraws = True

PreventTstormsWithCB = False

GraduationCeiling = 8000

UseStratusForFog = True

StratoCumulus = True

PostPlanGraphicsPrompt = False

LocalWriteswithDWC = False

 

Worked perfect for me.

 

Bob

 

 

Bob,

 

What are you setting that is not set in the 'as released' product?

 

Cheers, R

Hi Richard, this is NOT set by AS, CLOUD_COVERAGE_DENSITY=10

CLOUD_DRAW_DISTANCE=7 DETAILED_CLOUDS=1

 

Also if you go through my options those are NOT default settings but optimized for my flights in FSX.

 

Small changes that made a big difference for me.

 

Bob

Thanks for the response Bob. I'll go through my AS2012 config. file and make the changes you show. I have already made the FSX changes with no smiley. Hopefully your info will give me what I need.

 

Thanks again.