...... beats the GUI........,.?

 

Dirk.

 

Oh OPUS certainly beats the Active Sky GUI ...... by hardly having one!.......

 

I mean, .........do we buy a weather addon for a plethora of options and dials on a GUI, or for the simple operation and provision of beautiful weather?

I mean, .........do we buy a weather addon for a plethora of options and dials on a GUI, or for the simple operation and provision of beautiful weather?

 

Depends on your way of 'playing' it, Raul.

 

Dirk.

 

Oh OPUS certainly beats the Active Sky GUI ...... by hardly having one!.......

 

Thanks for admitting it. How about the remainder of that list... ;D

 

Well, I should really get v2.60, as I'm still on v2.40.2. I've noticed even in this thread there are some important improvements I've waited for.

 

Cheers,

Dirk.

REX Overdrive Essentials has great cloud textures, but there is nothing out there today to match the Opus weather engine.

 

Wow this thing replaces EZDOK also?? Alec can you post the video link again? Cheers jja

 

I quit using EZdok in favor of Opus, which is way better in this area also, in my opinion.

I've got two questions before I buy:

 

1) Is FSUIPC registered required?

2) What does the weather look like with OVC002 (so that's 200 foot ceilings) and 10SM (vis like you'd see on an atis)? Most programs suck with this combination. Can someone post a screenshot?

Oh OPUS certainly beats the Active Sky GUI ...... by hardly having one!.......

 

Thanks for admitting it. How about the remainder of that list... ;D

 

Cheers,

Dirk.

 

Man, you're really an "on rails" thinker :rolleyes: ..... saying "OPUS hardly has a GUI" is not a negative statement at all, unless you're intent to make it one (as you are).

 

I will say again (although you did not seem to understand it on the previous attempt), do we install software with the objective of using a GUI ? ....... Of course we don't!

 

A GUI is an means to an end ..... it is mode for configuring something.

 

So for a program to operate so effectively and beautifully while "hardly having a GUI", is a positive aspect entirely.

 

But no disrespect Dirk but you seem to have your view and that's that .... I don't see any room for considering this differently.

Ok, I had put Opus on the shelf pending aloft winds being added. Can I get some opinions on the accuracy of the aloft winds now with the latest build out? How accurate are they? AS2012 has the aloft winds down pat and would want the same from Opus prior to redownloading the latest build. Thanks

 

I just flew a flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco. The winds aloft were accurate within 10 degrees and within 10 knots the entire way. I input the winds aloft forecast from the NOAA into the forecast page on the CDU, and I followed my vertical profile path down the entire way accurately in my MD-11.

It's as good as AS2012 winds aloft accuracy.

 

Sounds loud but not too sensible. Beats in what? Beats in winds aloft, in winds/visibility smoothing, beats in thermals generation, beats in the GUI, beats in variety of options,etc.? Dirk.

 

Everything.

 

For winds aloft, it's just as good as AS2012. It has integrated wind smoothing features that prevent overspeeds from wind shifts and the PMDG autopilot "rocking" bug that plagues the 747/MD-11 with some weather engines. No FSUIPC wind smoothing required, I left it all off.

 

Can't speak on thermals generation. I usually disable that in all wx engines, including the FSX default.

 

GUI is better. Simple, clean, with only the options that are necessary. With AS2012 I didn't use half the options like how many cloud layers I wanted for each cloud type. There are enough options to customize how you want the weather to look but not overkill like REX/AS2012.

 

I just left everything on default and I get consistent, accurate weather every time I fly. No clearing weather and reloading on approach, no flashing sky, no 180 degree wind shifts on cruise, no wind shifting on final approach resulting in a go around.

Perfect weather engine so far.

 

Is FSUIPC registered required?

 

No.

Everything.

 

For winds aloft, it's just as good as AS2012. It has integrated wind smoothing features that prevent overspeeds from wind shifts and the PMDG autopilot "rocking" bug that plagues the 747/MD-11 with some weather engines. No FSUIPC wind smoothing required, I left it all off.

 

Can't speak on thermals generation. I usually disable that in all wx engines, including the FSX default.

 

GUI is better. Simple, clean, with only the options that are necessary. With AS2012 I didn't use half the options like how many cloud layers I wanted for each cloud type. There are enough options to customize how you want the weather to look but not overkill like REX/AS2012.

 

I just left everything on default and I get consistent, accurate weather every time I fly. No clearing weather and reloading on approach, no flashing sky, no 180 degree wind shifts on cruise, no wind shifting on final approach resulting in a go around.

Perfect weather engine so far.

 

Cool, will fly v2.6 out myself and see what shakes down.

v2.40.2 didn't quite deliver on those items.

 

Dirk.

Once OPUS creates the turbulence movement for the aircraft, it will be the best addon ever created

Do you use Weather Update on Approach? If so what are the good values for you?

How about Enable Wind StabiliZation? Did you use it in your 'magic-experience' flights?

 

Thanks,

Dirk.

I've got two questions before I buy:

 

1) Is FSUIPC registered required?

2) What does the weather look like with OVC002 (so that's 200 foot ceilings) and 10SM (vis like you'd see on an atis)? Most programs suck with this combination. Can someone post a screenshot?

 

Ryan just try it...

 

1) Nope

2) See it in action your self ;-)

 

Flight1 30 days money back... can't go wrong here ;-)

 

Shelved also EZDOK using the camera stuff from Opus.

I'm so getting this tonight. Waited and waited but I'm finally pulling the trigger.

So far I luv it. Make sure to add the autoload entry for OPUS to your fsx.exe.xml so it will autoload. http://www.opussoftware.co.uk/opusfsi/OpusFSX_Getting_Started_Single_PC.pdf Cheers jja

With AS2012 I didn't use half the options like how many cloud layers I wanted for each cloud type.

 

Actually, you did. You just used the defaults. If the defaults hadn't been what you wanted, having the option to change them means you can get what you want, not what the program decides to give you.

 

For most people, you don't even have to visit the options page if you don't want. Having no options is not a feature.

 

Hook

I'll have to chime in too.......hands down its my best ever Flightsim purchase (and boy i have made a few!!) - its a gamechanger for me its that good!!

 

To those rumbling on about GUI etc etc - don't let people "mocking" its simplicity put you off.......for me its simplicity is one of its many strengths NOT a weakness - you set some basic settings and ....well.....you go fly in weather that looks and feels real basically!!!

 

No excessive waiting for the GUI to even become usable, no flashing textures, no framerate loss while you wait for weather data to convert.

 

I have REX Essentials and as much as I like it, and I think that Tim and Reed have done a fantastic job with their program and delivering the free updates (for which they probably should be charging!!), OPUS blows the REX engine outta the park - and I mean that with every ounce of respect for the REX guys.

 

With REX I have never really "trusted" that it was doing what it should do.....and yes thats partly down to me, but there are far too many different options for my liking and I've always kinda wondered/worried if one setting is actually offsetting another, that offsets a third, and so on and you end up with a weather scenario thats nothing like reality - if you get what i'm trying to say.

 

REX for textures, OPUS for weather engine works a treat for me - haven't regretted this combo one bit.

 

Regards

 

Steve

Just forget about the other WX engines and get OPUS IMO. Cheers jja