January 8, 201313 yr I remember a couple of years ago REX showing cloud shaddows in some dev screen shots, what ever happened to this? Anyone and ideas? Simon Roberts
January 8, 201313 yr FSX clouds aren't objects and can't cast shadows. CumulusX adds clouds over thermals, and these are objects and cast shadows normally. Would be nice if all clouds were objects, but i doubt that's feasible. Hook Larry Hookins Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of EarthAnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
January 8, 201313 yr Author FSX clouds aren't objects and can't cast shadows. CumulusX adds clouds over thermals, and these are objects and cast shadows normally. Would be nice if all clouds were objects, but i doubt that's feasible. Hook It was shown i know that! Will see if i can find it somewhere. Heres where it saw it 4 years ago! http://www.flightsimworld.com/forums/topic/175603-cloud-shadows-from-rex/ There is also a link to the forums, but looks like changed. Infact found it on the way back machine http://web.archive.org/web/20100115233307/http://realenvironmentxtreme.com/forum/index.php?topic=4769.0 Simon Roberts
January 8, 201313 yr I remember seeing this. I wondered what became of it, but I'll bet most people would have to eject the warp core from their machines to prevent an auto self-destruct, which is probably why it never came to fruition. It would be great though to have something like that if the performance hit were manageable.
January 8, 201313 yr Cloud shadows are one of the last visual elements that FSX does not have that would really put it over the top in terms of immersion and suspension of disbelief. I am always aware of the complete lack of them when playing.
January 8, 201313 yr Looks pretty cool. Thanks for the links. Cloud shadows in CumulusX can be problematic, especially if you're in a shadow at ground level. The shadows have to be perfectly flat, and the ground seldom is. In hilly terrain there are enough problems that CumulusX will turn the shadows off. Still, it's a great idea, and even with problems it can be very good. Hook Larry Hookins Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of EarthAnd danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
January 8, 201313 yr they never stated it for fsx it was an advert on the forum saying what they were working on next ....... it was an advert for rex plane wich is rex for x plane ..... x plane does render cloud shadows
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