I am trying to refrain from contacting tech support on my issue and was wondering if someone could help me with this issue..My Flight Enviroment.. Settings I have it set to a Full Moon and I am only getting a big half a moon...I have the latest version of ActiveSky didn't know if that had something to do with it..I have Active Enviroment set to ICS+LAST Sky Env...So I don't know what is going on can anyone offer some suggestions or help please? Thanks,

I have FE installed and I don't see any Moon options.Michael J.WinXP-Home SP2,AMD64 3500+,Abit AV8,Radeon X800Pro,36GB Raptor,1GB PC3200,Audigy 2http://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/747400.jpghttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_beta_member.jpg

>I have FE installed and I don't see any Moon options.>Right, Michael.FE doesn't containt Moon textures, also how dark the clouds/sky are. And they are appropriately suited for different kinds of a moon.Although, Activesky V does contain different moon options, so you might look into Active Environment of ASV.

Oh so at night on the sky options the wax and wane, and crescent moon just determines the amount of light you will have for the night sky then? Thanks,

>>>Oh so at night on the sky options the wax and wane, and>crescent moon just determines the amount of light you will>have for the night sky then?>> Thanks,>By the way what does determine the phase of the moon in flight sim anyways?

Thanks eveyone for the help here; there does seem to be some confusion.Flight Environment does have night time sky textures and it does affect the brightness of clouds and indeed the environment to a degree.The moon in FS9 is realistically depicted in terms of its' phases and if you are only getting half a moon it's because of the time and date you are flying. Look in your diary and find a full moon and it will show up, in game, especially around midnight.FE will only make the clouds look a little brighter and the reason why it's called full moon for example is because maybe the brighter clouds it represents better serve to depict a full moon situation. Same rule applies to wax and wane, a half way point if you like and the clouds will be a little darker in that situation.FE does not have any actual moon bit maps as it was felt the game shows these pretty well in terms of brightness, size and clarity. We thought about making the moon more detailed but then it would not look so convincing to allow for atmospheric distortion on a typical day.Peter

Roger That... Sorry for the confusion there.. Got it sorted out in the ole noggen now... Thanks Again Folks,

Is there any way to change the phases or the way FS shows them? I ask because it really doesn't follow the phases correctly. This weekend it has been a full moon, but in FS it shows half. I remember reading something a while ago saying the game was always a few days behind, does anybody know how to change this?

Move the date forward!Hope this helps,JimActiveSky Sales and Supporthttp://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_dev_team.jpg http://www.hifisim.com/images/asv_proud_supporter.jpg