I came across a most irritating problem tonight as I flew a short IFR journey.

 

In my flight, my cloud textures would abruptly step through three different types at a regular interval. Sorry, I don't know my cloud types, but first would be nice puffy clouds set amongst the blue skies, then to thin whispy clouds. Each one would last a couple seconds, then switch to the next. It wasn't as if I was flying through the clouds.

 

It only does this in cockpit view ... not in any other outside view.

 

Using FSX in DX10 mode, Acceleration AS2012 as my weather engine, and REX essentials + overdrive for my textures.

 

Very irritating.

 

1st sky:

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 a couple seconds later:

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Has anyone experienced anything like this? Is anyone able to suggest a resolution? Or is that life with FSX?

Maybe something to do with your view distance in your fsx menu bump it up, not sure never saw this before

Does the same thing happen in DX9 mode?

Hi folks, thanks for the replies.

 

Ryan ... yes. It does it in DX9 from what I can tell. I was thinking it may be a conflict between AS and REX.

 

I will start AS2012, load my flightplan, and deny AS2012 from installing it's graphics. I then fire up REX Essentials and let it randomize an environment for me. REX then starts FSX for me. SO, knowing that, I'm not sure if I'm optimizing my graphics ability or if there are conflicts.

 

I didn't have this problem when I flew last evening. Maybe it was just an isolated case. I hope I never see it again though.

I will start AS2012, load my flightplan, and deny AS2012 from installing it's graphics. I then fire up REX Essentials and let it randomize an environment for me. REX then starts FSX for me. SO, knowing that, I'm not sure if I'm optimizing my graphics ability or if there are conflicts.

 

If your process starts the REX wx engine, that would certainly account for what you're seeing.  Don't have REX start FSX.  Just load the textures you want, and exit REX entirely if you're going to use AS.

 

Scott

Thanks Scott ... that appears to have been the problem.

I wasn't aware that I could use FSX without REX running alongside. Of course, if I wanted to utilize it's weather engine, then obviously yes it would need to run in tandem.

 

 

I wasn't aware that I could use FSX without REX running alongside. Of course, if I wanted to utilize it's weather engine, then obviously yes it would need to run in tandem.

 

If you're just using REX for textures and AS for your wx engine, once you've loaded whatever textures you want, they're loaded into FSX - they replace the default FSX ones or any textures you'd previously loaded.

 

Glad it helped,

 

Scott