Just an update on my post regarding REX+ above. After numerous restarts of the KSTL to KDEN flight, I finally observed reasonable expected winds aloft out of the west. Whatever made it work correctly I have no idea... Hopefully, going forward, REX+ will be reliable and not a half dozen restarts... Just can't mess with that many restarts with an FSCaptain flight, it's not worth the hassle. I'd rather fly with OPUS's incorrect winds aloft than go thru all that again.

 

Regards

Just for interest do you start rexe as admin since this is the most causes of issues with most programs since iam having no problems at all

No scientific testing or statistical correctness can support my opinion, but I have used WX from REX, Opus and AS2012. I fly online only with RT WX. On my home APT ENGM we'we had OVC and fog almost continuously for the last two weeks.

 

REXE was dumped because of the injection lag and stuttering, Opus was dumped because of wind / pressure shifts and missing winds aloft.

 

I am now running AS2012 SP2 DWC and Vatsim WX enabled and REXE+OD textures. AS2012 gives me OVC and fog right down to the ground, full OVC coverage and smooth transitions and predictable winds aloft for my fuel planning, so I am very happy.

 

I did not try REXE+ WX engine so it might be just as good, Opus is also working to integrate GRIB for winds.

 

Happy days for us that crave RT realism, I support all three teams by buying their SW and we all benefit from the competition in this area of FS development

Happy days for us that crave RT realism, I support all three teams by buying their SW and we all benefit from the competition in this area of FS development

 

Amen to that.

Hopefully, going forward, REX+ will be reliable and not a half dozen restarts... J

 

I've not had much trouble with Plus doing what it should do every time, but the one thing I know can sometimes confuse things is injecting wx at a location and then moving to a new starting point and injecting again without stopping either REX or FSX. The only way I ran into this was when I was bouncing around playing with seeing how wx matched METARS at various airports.

 

I would also recommend caution if, like me, you've been spending time doing comparisons between wx engines. I managed to get some strange results out of Opus (and then a lockup) by going out of REX and into Opus without a restart of FSX. To be safe, I'm getting completely out of wx engine and FSX before restarting for any comparisons.

 

What works flawlessly for me in REXE+ is to always start FSX first and make sure that I've already entered my starting airport. Then start REX, choose real world wx and then do the "fly now" thing.

 

Scott

Hi Vic,

 

So you can confirm you have seen low visibility as in the video i posted with AS2012?

 

Thanks.

 

Yes. What DOES puzzle me though is that some others have tried my settings and NOT gotten the same results. I had it with FEX clouds and AS2012 clouds although I was using the cirrus_overcast_03 texture from AS.The new SP2 seems even better. FWIW, the screenie I posted had 200ft ceiling and 405meters visibility.

 

Vic

 

Hey, do you realize this sounds quite bigoted against very popular already and even more promising developer? Chew on that, fan-boyz blimp.

 

Dirk.

 

Dirk - FWIW, I didn't get a chance to post in the thread in the AS forum when someone accused you of being an Opus a really excited user shill. I have read all of your posts and have to say that you seem to be making a fair comparison of all the weather products available and posting your opinions. I don't see that you are unfairly accusing one or the other.

 

Just MHO,

 

Vic

Cheers, Vic.

 

Dirk.

Does anyone have a different METAR report from REX E Plus? I positioned in KSEA with a current metar of winds 03007kt bkn cloud layers and an Alt of 30.31

 

This is what REX reports in the initial GUI interface weather report. However after clicking "Fly Now" my ATIS reports winds of 203/03kt clear skies and altimeter of 30.36

 

loading weather a few times manually and same thing. closed REX and restarted. Same thing. I have it set as administrator too. Tried Vatsim weather. no difference. tried a few other settings and same thing.

 

So tried Opus to see what im getting, and the Metar is pretty darn close. But Opus seems much more susceptible to all these wind and pressure shifts. So Ive been trying to get REX to work properly. Just like feedback before I start a thread at REX forums. They are very busy as it is.

Does anyone have a different METAR report from REX E Plus? I positioned in KSEA with a current metar of winds 03007kt bkn cloud layers and an Alt of 30.31

 

This is what REX reports in the initial GUI interface weather report. However after clicking "Fly Now" my ATIS reports winds of 203/03kt clear skies and altimeter of 30.36

 

loading weather a few times manually and same thing. closed REX and restarted. Same thing. I have it set as administrator too. Tried Vatsim weather. no difference. tried a few other settings and same thing.

 

So tried Opus to see what im getting, and the Metar is pretty darn close. But Opus seems much more susceptible to all these wind and pressure shifts. So Ive been trying to get REX to work properly. Just like feedback before I start a thread at REX forums. They are very busy as it is.

Are you using the WXPLUS mode in REX or Standard mode?

Are you using the WXPLUS mode in REX or Standard mode?

 

WXPLUS

-Guys

 

I have noticed that when I use OpusFSX, I get NO turbulence. ANYWHERE. Even when going through a thunderstorm! The plane is completely motionless?

 

This isn't realistic at all..

Yeah thats quite the dillemma.I never had thick fog or actual poor visibility until I loaded up Opus.Just my opinion too that Opus seems to be the closest to the Metars particularly in cloud cover. Personally I think all three major engines should get together and instead of compromising on one, solve it all in an all in one package. LOL One engine now does a better job of clouds, another does the best in winds aloft and high altitude temps, another has the best graphic textures. Go figure.

 

Exactly my thoughts. I really don't know what to chose. The more sreenshots and videos I see, the bigger the confusion becomes.

A merge of those three really outstanding weatherengines would be the perfect thing imo.

 

Regards

Hirschi

I have noticed that when I use OpusFSX, I get NO turbulence. ANYWHERE. Even when going through a thunderstorm! The plane is completely motionless?

Now I don't run Opus but, from reading, I think they simulate the turbulence with that camera setup. Means that, if you are using this camera, it should work, visually.

 

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

Now I don't run Opus but, from reading, I think they simulate the turbulence with that camera setup. Means that, if you are using this camera, it should work, visually.

 

Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

Currently, you are correct. Turbulence does not affect the aircraft, it only shakes the camera. Shaking the airplane is planned for an update.

 

Hook

 

Currently flying with 99 knots head wind on long haul. This would make huge difference for fuel and time calculations for those who sim this aspect.

 

Generally its currently looking like, AS2012 is for hardcore simmers, and Opus/rex is for eye candy.

 

 

This is a ridiculous claim. I do not understand why people keep referring to the most realistic depiction of clouds as eye candy. I am a RL VFR pilot and a hardcore simmer. I have the NGX, but rarely fly it. I'm not really interested in a flight prep sim. I'm interested in flight simming. As you say, for.those who want to sim FMC operations and fuel calculations, Opus may not do as good a job as AS2012 at the moment, but it's silly to reduce Opus to "eye candy" because of that. Opus does a far better job of simulating all other meteorological conditions and reproduces the reality of VFR flight including turbulence better than anything else I've tried in over a decade of simming.

 

All the programs can throw up a pretty looking sky with the right choice of textures. Opus simulates the sky environment as a whole so much more like what I see and feel when flying in RL. That's realistic, hard-core simming for the way I fly.

 

It's absurd to keep repeating the claim that because Opus doesn't get winds aloft as accurately as another program, a feature that really only matters for those flying tubes, that it is merely eye candy. Particularly when those repeating it haven't even tried the program.

Hi,

My opinion is that for a weather engine to be complete it MUST implement wind aloft too. If that is the case then we are talking. At the present time test results sawing that AS2012 in overall, is more complete than the other 2 weather engines. But i have to say that this is user preferences sensitive.

 

Giorgos