trying it with its own textures

 

ASN does not bring own textures. You could use any textures you want: AS2012, REX, FEX, standard ...

ASN does not bring own textures. You could use any textures you want: AS2012, REX, FEX, standard ...

so if i have as2012 textures installed i still need to have the program itself to control my textures and then i can open up asn for the wx engine ?

It uses whatever textures you have installed already - if you're happy with them, there's no need for any further action on you part.

 

Andy

ASN does not bring own textures. You could use any textures you want: AS2012, REX, FEX, standard ...

 

You sure, that doesnt make sense. So if one doesnt have As2012 they have to buy it to get textures? Surely ASN has the same textures as As2012??#

 

I will wait to see how Rex4 compares.

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You have weatherengines and texture sets. And some addons which brings both, like AS2012 or REX.

 

If you are not satisfied with your default cloud textures, then you have to buy AS2012 or REX or FEX or download some free cloud sets somewhere.

 

If you are then happy with your clouds, fire up your prefered weatherengine to have nice weather!

Weatherengines and textures does not have to do anything with each other! (despite that option "load weather related textures" which is not available in ASN or course)

All I can say is WOW!!! (Caps intended) I took up my real air SF260 for a spin at KHUN which is currently forcasting sever TS storms. I have never had a flight experience in a flight sim like I just did. The amount of turbulence was terrifying!! (Fitting for the conditions) Sky was completely overcast as forcasted, even more then with Cloud Density set to 12 in the FSX.CFG. I hit a couple of downdrafts, dropping me a couple of times. It was really a handful - I loved it. I then tried calmer conditions at Friday's Harbor, and she flew very nice, with occasional light turbulence. I can't wait to try an airline flight!!

Setting that to 12 is not advisable, if you do this you will see anomalies in the Map and Weather gauge, sometimes the clouds will appear in grid like patterns if you do. Believe me if you enable overcast enhancement in the options (which is off by default) you will practically never see a hole in the overcast layers. Just leave it at the default max of 8 and be sure you are actually supposed to be over an overcast layer, you may actually be flying over 7/8th's which should have holes in the deck.

 

Have you guys had success importing weather into PFPX and then exporting wind data to the 777? I'm drooling to trial it, but I am hoping PFPX doesn't need to update anything first, otherwise I might wait till they do that. Also, are any of you using REX textures with it?

You don't need PFPX to get the weather forcast into the 777, just make sure you have the same plan loaded in to the ASN flight planner and it will automatically push the weather to the 777 FMC ready for import it in the normal way. I hope the NGX SP2 gets this facility too.

 

How about temperatures in upper layers, many times I read that it was reported as an issue, as those were not realistic or exposed for sudden changes, is it correct now ?

Temps in upper layers have not been a problem if Hifi products for years (if you had it setup properly) and now with ASN you don't need to do anything special IT JUST WORKS out of the box so to speak.

 

I just discovered the "Force historical time to sim time" option and I am in heaven. This is the feature I've been waiting for! 

This is another facility that has been in ALL HIFI products for at least 5 years if not a lot longer.

i dont understand why HiFi would remove the texture feature in ASN?

I have AS2012 and OpusFSX and I am flying with Opus these days.

I have one question, because right now I cannot test it by my own.

 

1. Seems that the new ASN is like OpusFSX where the clouds are not localy draw but globally, so you can see cloud fronts in the distance, etc... the big problem OPUSFSX has is that sometimes when changing the metars, suddently the clouds popups. They put the new condition that maybe is almost the same as the last hour metar, but it makes you see a Popup of clouds. This is not possible to fix it because a limitation of FSX, said by the creator of OpusFSX.

BUT (and here comes my question) I saw a video of ASN where the clouds are smooth transition with new METAR situation. Have any seen any popup of clouds? Do you see the front clouds from distance and never there is a popup.. so if for example that front in the new metar is moved away.. the clouds won't disappear, but make an smooth transition to transparent?

 

2. One of the reasons I love OpusFSX is because the live camera, that is tight with the weather and trackir. Does anyone try to have the weather of ASN and the cameras of OpusFSX, so any turbulence felt in ASN was correctly done by the OpusFSX cameras?

 

Thanks

$50/$30 and no textures..  Gotta pass on that..  Did the same for Opus.. Weather depiction alone isn't worth that much to me.. AS2012 will stay

Bill try it free for 7 days and I guarantee YOU WILL BUY IT.

$50/$30 and no textures..  Gotta pass on that..  Did the same for Opus.. Weather depiction alone isn't worth that much to me.. AS2012 will stay

 

Same i dont think I will upgrade As2012.

Anyone who doesn't try THE FREE 7 DAY TRIAL is crackers in my book, you are missing out on one of the biggest advances in FS weather simulation in a decade.

Have downloaded this now. 1st up the interface is excellent and easy to follow 

Bill try it free for 7 days and I guarantee YOU WILL BUY IT.

 

I did.. I don't see $30 worth of difference. Just like I don't see $45 worth of difference for Opus either. Not knocking the products, they're nice.. But there just isn't enough there for me to cough up another $30 for yet another weather depiction program..  I just paid over $50 a year ago for AS2012.  Line drawn..  :lol:

Have any seen any popup of clouds? Do you see the front clouds from distance and never there is a popup.. so if for example that front in the new metar is moved away.. the clouds won't disappear, but make an smooth transition to transparent?

 

2. One of the reasons I love OpusFSX is because the live camera, that is tight with the weather and trackir. Does anyone try to have the weather of ASN and the cameras of OpusFSX, so any turbulence felt in ASN was correctly done by the OpusFSX cameras?

 

Thanks

No cloud popping at all and all METAR transitions have been smooth...the video you saw didn't lie . Even if you look behind you, you'll see the weather you passed through without any abrupt transitions.

 

I've been using ASN with OPUS Live Camera/DHM and am enjoying the turbulence effects (although the Opus developer states that his DHM effects are correlated only with Opus weather...which has not been my experience...I've seen great correlation with ASN's turbulence SIGMETs for example).