You will hear my yells of joy from here Scott!

 

Oh, just to clarify - if you have purchased the FSX version you do NOT need to repurchase the P3D2 version. You buy the product and it's good for both versions. So if you have FSX and want to play around with ASN now, go ahead - your key will work on the P3D2 version.

 

Vic

I tried the demo....didn't really feel it offered anything that I don't already get with Opus in all honesty.

Of course that's your choice, but to say it doesn't do anything that OPUS can't do is just denying the facts.

Can OPUS do this? If so I'd love to see the video. The only other sim that I've seen so far that can do this is X-Plane 10.

 

http://forum.avsim.net/topic/429001-the-ngx-in-the-clouds-with-asn/

Very nice!  From all the YouTube videos I've seen so far, I'm really looking forward to the P3D version! 

Just to add my opinion to this discussion - ASN does the best job concerning transitions of clouds, visibility, winds ... Main reason I'm going to stay with OPUS: Cloud depiction is still completely wrong! Everywhere impressive looking cumulus while in reality you mostly would find stratus. Just do a short test while looking outside of your window and compare the visual depiction of ASN and OPUS. 

There still is no perfect weather software. Every software has his pros and cons depending on ones preferences.

 

Tobias

Just to add my opinion to this discussion - ASN does the best job concerning transitions of clouds, visibility, winds ... Main reason I'm going to stay with OPUS: Cloud depiction is still completely wrong! Everywhere impressive looking cumulus while in reality you mostly would find stratus. Just do a short test while looking outside of your window and compare the visual depiction of ASN and OPUS. 

There still is no perfect weather software. Every software has his pros and cons depending on ones preferences.

 

Tobias

Yep, and that is the trade off that Stephen from Opus is already talking about at simforums.

 

 

So OPUS never gives you cloud redraw and huge wind shifts. A true working weather radar and with cloud draw distant over writing your fsx, you can set it within ASN to 60 min e.g 140 max and it work out what draw you need from the height your flying.

 

Cloud redraw - yes I see this with Opus - not so much with the latest beta, but its still there.

 

Wind shifts - None since last 3 or so betas but I never really found that to be a problem as most of my time is under 15,000 feet anyway.

 

Weather radar - have zero use for this so not bothered if it has one or not

 

Cloud draw distance - I only ever leave it set at 80 miles for perf reasons. Have no use for this feature, especially if it effects FPS.

 

Am i getting a lot more for my money with ASN vs Opus?- No.

 

Are choices a good thing? - Absolutely!

REX Essentials was supposed to be the IT weather app

Then AS2012 was supposed to be the IT weather app

Then OpenClouds was supposed the IT weather app

Then FSGW was supposed to be the IT weather app

Then Opus was supposed to be the IT weather app

Now ASN is supposed to be the IT weather app

Next Rex Direct will supposly be the IT weather app

this in a way reminds me of iphone 3 , 3 gs 4 4s 5 5s :-)

 

In 2010 i met a small group of flight students that were working for about 2 years on some weather software for FSX as part of a school project that was so realistic it was just  unbelievable me and 24 other pilots were there only source of test for this kids  but do to individual situations and money reasons they splited and once there flight training was done they left everything unfineshed . i would love for their work to be public and that would of been something to talk about ......

Any updates as to when the P3D v2 version of ASN will be released?

After P3Dv2.1, I'm sure.  It's going to need the temperature-injection bug to be fixed.

ASN appears to me to be a whole new ballgame compared to AS2012 and it's predecessors.   Did someone say that if you have ASN for FSX you won't have to pay for an ASN P3D license?  That's not what I heard, but it would be nice if it were true.  It will be a must have for me.

After P3Dv2.1, I'm sure.  It's going to need the temperature-injection bug to be fixed.

 

Hi Guys,

Does anyone have or know of a repeatable location/situation where the temperature injection bug shows up?

Thanks

Steve

Their website says that one license covers P3d2 and FSX. Of course there still isn't a P3d2 version of ASN.

Hi Guys,

Does anyone have or know of a repeatable location/situation where the temperature injection bug shows up?

Thanks

Steve

 

My understanding is "everywhere and all the time" but I haven't installed any real-time weather management software.  I'm waiting for the bug to be fixed.

Their website says that one license covers P3d2 and FSX. Of course there still isn't a P3d2 version of ASN.

 

Well that's a pleasant surprise.  I swore I was never going to buy another thing for FSX, since I was going to soon go to P3D, but I've postponed that for now, so reluctantly forked out the bucks for the FSX version, and that's good to know that this will transfer without further expenditure.

Internally the team is working hard on the P3DV2 version, and I am sure, together, they'll provide users with an excellent weather and flight simulation :-)