February 17, 201313 yr Thanks Rich! Jim Driscoll, MSI Raider GE76 12UHS-607 17.3" Gaming Laptop Computer - Blue Intel Core i9 12th Gen 12900HK 1.8GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16GB GDDR6; 64GB DDR5-4800 RAM; Dual M2 2TB Solid State Drives.Driving a Sony KD-50X75, and KDL-48R470B @ 4k 3724x2094,MSFS 2020, 30 FPS on Ultra Settings. Jorg/Asobo: “Weather is a core part of our simulator, and we will strive to make it as accurate as possible.”Also Jorg/Asobo: “We are going to limit the weather API to rain intensity only.”
February 17, 201313 yr Clouds look great, no more tiny little clouds from REX, but now getting more big and fluffy clouds, looks much better. Do you mean 'tiny little clouds' like these from REX Essentials + (textures, PLUS weather engine)? The last screenshot was zoomed way out, as from w/in the airplane the clouds were vast and deep and nicely layers. REX Essentials + w/ their HD textures are nothing short of fabulous in depth & atmospherics. They truly resolved the issues w/ their prior product which was very troublesome in many ways. I was about to sign on to Opus but waited until the free upgrade. I only mention this not to dissuade Master Arjen but to let others know the representation in the comment really doesn't apply in any way unless maybe you have some funky textures. I read the comment during a flight from KSMF > KSAN and felt compelled to post. Impact-wise: well, I'm on a nearly 5 y/o Yorkfield machine at 3.72Ghz, and a nV GTX 280 at 16x AF, 8xS AA, 1920x1200, and autogen (and everything else except traffic) maxed, however in the lightweight Super MD80 Pro. Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
February 18, 201313 yr Why not get a weather engine that also includes weather textures? Seems, logical.
February 18, 201313 yr OPUS makes IFR flying much more enjoyable. Less of the "that's not right" kind of stuff. Perfect, no, but it really made a difference for me. I had no desire to spend more $$$ on a back end addon but it really turned out to be quite a nice addition. I do not use it's camera capabilities because I am quite happy with EZDOCK in that regard, but if you need one more excuse to get it, well, that's it.
February 18, 201313 yr OPUS is an incredible program and gets better all the time. Stephen and Cheryl's customer service is top notch and your flying experience using OPUS will knock your socks off. Some of the best money I've ever spent. Had a flight recently from Tokyo to the Maldives. Left Japan with barely a cloud in the sky and by the time I was 200-300 miles from touchdown, my plane was lit up like a Christmas tree with all the lightning. I could see the towering anvils in the distance and I thought about flying around them, but that would have made it too easy. The recent keyboard/joystick shortcuts are another great improvment. Want the weather conditions without having to use one of the menu bar shortcuts and a potential CTD? It's there now. Oh my that sweet West Virginia sky!!! Chris Sunseri
February 18, 201313 yr Why not get a weather engine that also includes weather textures? Seems, logical. That may seem logical but it isn't. For years and years weather engines and textures addons were always seperate programs. Active Sky, which has been the weather engine market leader for years, wa a weather only addon. For textures most people used FEX. It wasn't until REX appeared on the scene that weather and textures were combined in one addon. However, the first REX weather engine sucked so most people kept on using AS together with FEX or now also REX textures (or textures combined from both addons). Only last year (or so) textures were added to AS mainly because REX was improving their weather engine and was becoming a threat for AS. But nevertheless the AS weather engine can still be combined with REX and/or FEX textures or the other way around. Also: using REX textures with the REX weather engine (or AS textures with the AS engine) doesn't mean you will have the best combination. Textures aren't optimized for a specific weather engine. In the meantime OpusFSX appeared on the scene and it is considered by a lot of people as being the best weather engine out there. It doesn't have textures... but if you think it's the best, why limit yourself to a combined package like AS or REX...? A lot of people nowadays use OpusFSX for weather and REX (or FEX) for textures. And THAT is logical because those people think it's the BEST! ^_^ It is ONLY 'logical' to buy a combined package when you think about the cost: if you want quality, buying a combined addon (REX or AS2012) isn't logical at all.
February 18, 201313 yr Moderator Absolutely agreed. OpusFSX is by far the best plugin for FSX. The REX engine is so slow in comparison, and I hated waiting ages for it to load. Also, don't forget that OpusFSX isn't just a weather engine, it also has cameras and effects,etc like Ezdok. Since using OpusFSX I haven't fired up REX or Ezdok. And the updates come fast for it and support is excellent.
February 18, 201313 yr Absolutely worth it. Went from REX via AS2012 to OpusFsx. I used AS2012 and could not live without it. Unitl I heard of OpusFSX. Tried OpusFSX and said goodbye to AS2012. I think OpusFSx is a tick more accurate / realistic then AS2012. OpusFSX setup is more userfriendly than the others. A few clicks and of you go flying. I am better not saying anything about REX Weather engine....... Personally I did not like it. REX textures are nice though. Many people using REX or AS2012 Textures with OpusFSX. Cpt Guido
February 18, 201313 yr Guidos, how do you get winds aloft along your route? With AS2012 you get winds per waypoint, needed for long flights for fuelcalcs etc., how did you do this when changing over to Opus?
February 18, 201313 yr Without doubt, Opus is worth it. I use Rex textures with Opus Weather and as people have said it's great for the camera work, combined with Accufeel aircraft and camera bounce around all over the place during turbulence. Accessing weather and wind reports is great too as I use the info in my FMC in say the Citation X (thanks Eaglesoft for that detail). Guidos, how do you get winds aloft along your route? With AS2012 you get winds per waypoint, needed for long flights for fuelcalcs etc., how did you do this when changing over to Opus? When I'm flying with Opus the winds seem to change based on location and broadly coincide with say the jetstream over Europe at the time, is that what you mean?
February 18, 201313 yr For a long time i never used real world weather even though i have REXE+ as it always made my frame rate suffer on my mid-spec system, so i was always using set weather through FSX. I have always used REX for textures. So along comes OPUS and after using the Demo for a month or so testing i bought it and now use it everytime i fly. It looks great, seems to be quite accurate and most importantly performs better for me than Rex weather did. Overall its a great program and still being improved on. Great support too. Opus & REX textures works well for me. I recommend it definetly : ) Kind Regards Simon.
February 18, 201313 yr It wasn't until REX appeared on the scene that weather and textures were combined in one addon. However, the first REX weather engine sucked so most people kept on using AS together with FEX or now also REX textures (or textures combined from both addons). Only last year (or so) textures were added to AS Active Sky had textures combined in the one interface as far back as AS 6.0, long before REX came along The results all those years ago
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