Active Sky

[Chuck Steinmetz 6]

Have FSX users found Active Sky (2012) to be easy enough to install and worth the money? Thanks!

[738 73]

Yes and Yes :smile:

[Chuck Steinmetz 6]

Thanks - I tried to download but the .exe has a corrupted file - fyi, in case anyone runs into this if you email them they will send you a new link.

[Guest]

Wow, you are easily convinced...! ^_^

[vgbaron 3,605]

And smart too!

 

He asked and got an answer!

 

[Guest]

Yeah, but if someone else would have answered (me, for instance) he might not have bought it... ^_^

[Tmilitairke 3]

Yeah, but if someone else would have answered (me, for instance) he might not have bought it... ^_^

 

becouse there is a new weather king?! :lol:

[rototom 198]

Yeah, I like AS, but not the rain/snow without clouds. It seems to happen a lot lately.

[aentwis 61]

There are 2 major packages considered a "one-stop shop", REX and Active Sky.

 

But there is a third player that generates weather (and brings with it things like active cameras, turbulence simulation): Opus FSX

 

If you want to use Opus to generate weather for FSX, then it would be a good idea to get a textures packeage, you can use any of REX/AS/FEX or even others...

 

I find a mix of REX for sky and water textures and FEX for clouds to be a good balance on my system...

 

Each will have his/her own preference...

 

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[Boeing or not going 578]

AS2012 is still the best weather engine. No comparisons. Its graphics textures are very nice too so no need to buy more than 1 program to do different things.

[738 73]

I have to agree. With each sp HIFI release, AS2012 keeps going from strength to strength.

 

Everything you need in one package.

[betelgeuse 41]

I agree too. ASA2012 is excellent. I tried REX but it is less convenient and very slow to load. The REX water textures are very good but I doubt if I would buy it for that.

Back up support from AS is top-notch also.

[xplanery 250]

I like the cloud layers of Opus better but I didn't bother learning its camera system as I already use Ezdok, and at least back then without camera effects in use you can't see any turbulence either, don't know if that has changed.

 

For now I use AS2012.