Damian, for what it matters, still I could see some blue above my aircraft on the ground in rain and low overcast. How about that? While at 7000 feet I could see bleak ground through the low overcast. I'll test @20, swear to God, I wish I never heard about that OpusFSX, lol. Will report more.

 

Thanks,

Dirk.

 

Dirk, well whatever works best for you is, well, best for you! But with the overcast enhancement feature enabled as per IFR/High Alt profile you certainly should not be seeing blue skies above or ground below if a lower overcast layer is present. # of cloud layers won't change that. I suspect something else is going on, perhaps related to your cloud textures installed. If you want some help please feel free to inquire on our forums or via ticket and we'll get that sorted.

Damian, for the first run I used the Wx Influenced Graphics. I'll try now with layers @20 and Low Altitude/VFR. Btw, I can't say I saw the blue sky in the tunnel above, but I still saw the tunnel and could make out some blue in it (low overcast and rain), which Opus some how eliminates completely.

 

Thanks,

Dirk.

swear to God, I wish I never heard about that OpusFSX

 

Set low alt / VFR and you'll have Opus-like depiction! Realistic winds? No... Windshifts? Quite likely... but nevertheless correct clouds horizon to horizon.

Set low alt / VFR and you'll have Opus-like depiction!

 

That's what I'm eagerly working on right now. I need FS2012 with some really good thick multi-layered cloudiness. It's fall time after all.

 

Thanks,

Dirk.

Damian, I noticed that AS2012 goes very subtle about the dawn textures, while REX is here way more vivid. Gives much more variety, from cold to warm colors, while AS2012 according to screenshots produces more cold and often repeatative tone.

 

That's what I'm eagerly working on right now.

 

Start up - set low alt / vfr - press OK - load FSX.

 

Damian, also the AS2012 STILL resets the shadowing set by Shade. Each time I install a sky texture set, doesn't matter which, I must reload Shade. With REX, this does not happen.

 

EDIT: Sorry, my bad - this happens with REX too. Never mind. I'll keep reshading each time.

Set low alt / VFR and you'll have Opus-like depiction! Realistic winds? No... Windshifts? Quite likely... but nevertheless correct clouds horizon to horizon.

 

Much better as expected for my little eye-candy craving, but will test more tomorrow. I really liked it in fs9 where I could see thick hard deck far below me and lots of clouds high above. It was one of the reasons I stayed with fs9 so long. Now OpusFSX gives me a similar depiction in FSX. I'd really like AS2012 could attain this.

 

Thanks,

Dirk.

Set low alt / VFR and you'll have Opus-like depiction! Realistic winds? No... Windshifts? Quite likely... but nevertheless correct clouds horizon to horizon.

 

Interesting Word Not Allowed will have a look:-)

Theres a new beta from Opus too that attempts to address the fsx wind shift bug. 2.41

 

http://www.simforums.com/forums/announcements_topic42608_page2.html

 

All the weather engines are working hard to compete and be better. Excellent news.

 

There is more and more videos on youtube as well comparing weather engines.

For what its worth on the lack of high altitude winds in OPus.

 

Some say wind does not matter by more than +- 20 min delay.

 

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.

 

There are flights where wind alone could be what determines if your a/c has the range for the journey.

 

So i dont really think weather engine with no cruise winds is of any use to simmer who does heavy metal long haul, example Maybe opus rules out all Fscaptain users who do long haul. Cause you have to get your times and fuel right.

 

Currently using AS2012 with rex textures, and AS2012 sp2 is looking good. Great that i always have wind component value for fule and ETE calculation, no such thing in Rex.

 

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

 

Will like to try OPus clouds soon as they fix the cruise winds etc .

I own REX E+OD, AS2012 SP2, and Opus.

Out of all of them, Opus is the only one that correctly displays the cloud coverage without new clouds popping in and out as you leave/enter new wx station areas.

 

They might not have correct winds aloft yet, but I would rather fly with clouds that don't magically change around when I'm on approach over not having the exact winds.

This is a simulation and there will always be tradeoffs from the real world. You can't have everything!

Opus is the only one

 

I never had any cloud popping in the AS2012, when using smooth clouds transitions. Also in DWC only popping was when engine was refreshing weather, same as Opus.

I never had any cloud popping in the AS2012, when using smooth clouds transitions. Also in DWC only popping was when engine was refreshing weather, same as Opus.

 

Smooth cloud transitions and DWC are two separate depiction modes. You can't run them at the same time.

Smooth cloud transitions and DWC are two separate depiction modes. You can't run them at the same time.

 

Of course they are, I'm not since A.J. ^_^

Also in DWC only popping was when engine was refreshing weather,

 

And if you use Prevent Cloud Redraws, you don't get any popping with DWC. You'll still see different weather in the distance, which will still be there when you arrive.

 

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Went back to AS2012 today because the new Opus beta has my airplane bouncing up and down, and still has wind or pressure shifts that make me lose or gain airspeed. For low slow VFR flying, Opus is superior though. But once you start going long distances at high altitudes or across ocean, I think AS2012 will still be my default. For now at least.