It all looks pretty amazing.  The true acid test however will be - as always - centered on the performance of the cloud art textures.  No use having life-like looking clouds coupled with a stutterfest.  For this reason, I previously switched to REX soft clouds.  Easier on the system and looked better.

 

However, still quite excited about the release.

REX supposedly reduces the number of draw calls per cloud from over 110 to like 30 something [can't remember the exact numbers he said ] So there will be abig enough performance gain to be able to max your cloud density etc in the sim or pick up a little FPS in heavy clouds.

Based on the two videos, I would with no doubt say that REX is better as to cloud depiction and effects (rain shaft is fantastic and CB clouds look much better). But yes, still quite early to judge... 

Based on the videos..... I'd say Rex makes better videos... at least. 

 

gb.

What does "Finally, smooth and realistic visibility depiction for P3D is here" with regards to AS16 mean?  Is this something P3D will have that FSX doesn't?  Or is it fixing a flaw with P3D?

Are the texture dynamics implying that could will change in flight in both FSX and P3D? 

 

I guess time will tell for me.  I'm in no hurry to purchase P3D.  I feel it's too expensive for me at the moment for the gains, plus we have DTG coming along too.  Can't keep dumping cash into sims. 

 

 

REX supposedly reduces the number of draw calls per cloud from over 110 to like 30 something [can't remember the exact numbers he said ] So there will be abig enough performance gain to be able to max your cloud density etc in the sim or pick up a little FPS in heavy clouds.

 

That will hopefully make a huge difference

it seems, that I have to postpone uninstalling p3d :-)

If you keep or not a flight sim only because of this, then yeah... I'd uninstall it and use your time with a different hobby...

Cant wait for BOTH of these products.

I posted this in another thread but convo seems more prevalent here so I'm cross posting this: Unless I missed the video somewhere I really don't see anything in those two websites that HiFi put up with regards to the weather engine behind the scenes information? I saw the video from FSCon from REX and what they have done with regards to the total rebuild of the weather engine from the ground up within the sim, be it FSX or P3D. If you haven't seen that video, this is it:

Start at the 9:00 minute mark. I see on the HiFi sites linked above that they have over 100 cloud types while the REX group have over 4,000 now. REX also have severity built in now, rain shafts, shelf clouds, etc.... So far it's looking like REX may be the way to for me. The only bummer about REX is the non-PMDG integration.

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I posted this in another thread but convo seems more prevalent here so I'm cross posting this: Unless I missed the video somewhere I really don't see anything in those two websites that HiFi put up with regards to the weather engine behind the scenes information? I saw the video from FSCon from REX and what they have done with regards to the total rebuild of the weather engine from the ground up within the sim, be it FSX or P3D. If you haven't seen that video, this is it:

https://youtu.be/DGHlieTBDgU

Start at the 9:00 minute mark. I see on the HiFi sites linked above that they have over 100 cloud types while the REX group have over 4,000 now. REX also have severity built in now, rain shafts, shelf clouds, etc.... So far it's looking like REX may be the way to for me. The only bummer about REX is the non-PMDG integration.

I was at Simcon and I spoke with the Rex people myself, several of us asked if sky force replaces weather engines and they said no.... a seperate weather engine is in the works...

 

So you can use REX sky force with ASN or opus or even the stock FSX weather engine for that matter

 

 

BOTH companies claimed their new products allows for a much larger view of weather systems than before.

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I was at Simcon and I spoke with the Rex people myself, several of us asked if sky force replaces weather engines and they said no.... a seperate weather engine is in the works...

So you can use REX sky force with ASN or opus or even the stock FSX weather engine for that matter

What? Sky Force 3D is not a weather engine? The whole video talks about weather generation??

Nope, it talks about how they replaced textures. So yeah. It's REX alright, just with more textures sets in regard of clouds and some new effects perhaps. 

What? Sky Force 3D is not a weather engine? The whole video talks about weather generation??

The product pretty much allows for a much larger view of weather systems then currently allowed, it appears both REX and HiFi had some sort of breakthrough on cloud depiction in the sim

This will be interesting...being a long-time Hi-Fi customer/user I will definitely get the new AS2016.  So you can either use HiFi's new ASCA for textures or REX SkyForce 3d for textures if I understand this correctly?  This is some cool stuff!

Nothing will compare to REX textures imo