Gregda,  indeed, we are all looking at the product through our own lenses.

 

I, like you, love the far-distant views.  When I'm coming in close to the cloud deck, and transitioning to IFR, my head's already in the cockpit, so I don't see many of the "razor" clouds    

 

Still, for those that want and can, supporting the development of XE is a good thing--competition leads to breakthroughs!

 

Well said! I think xEnviro has huge potential ironing out one of the major shortcomings of X-Plane. And I think even in version 1.0 the glass as rather half full than half empty.

 

 

And I think even in version 1.0 the glass as rather half full than half empty.

 

That's great but then I want to pay only $35 for it.

That's great but then I want to pay only $35 for it.

 

 

LOL.

Yes it has 2d clouds and yes its looking flat sometimes but i think the below is an immersive feature from an IFR point of view ...reaching the clouds in the horizon...In the second screenshot i reached the upper clouds showing far in the horizon in the first screenshot.

 

 

 

 

Stunning shots Brother  

I bought Xenviro yesterday despite my initial hesitation earlier in this thread. On balance, it is truly stunning and worth it (assuming they will update it for free and keep building on the product). Why is it worth it you may ask? Because it fundamentally changes the entire X-Plane simulator experience. Its like a completely new simulator. We spend most of our time in the skies in a flightsim and the visual difference and feeling of 'being there' compared with before is out of this world. The complaints about the resolution and 2d clouds whilst valid and hopefully will be updated and improved upon are really not that important compared to the overall result. Frankly, in real life when you look at clouds in the sky either on the ground or in the air, they are not crisp and sharp and are rather blurry with undefined edges at times. The 2d aspect is really not that noticeable and in many ways more realistic than some 3d offerings out there. I have only had one moment where I noticed the 2d effect and all other moments were spent picking my jaw up off the floor at how beautiful and realistic the view was. Yes, there is some work to be done but this is an amazing start. If you are sitting on the fence, I would strongly recommend purchasing it now. Life is short:) 70 USD one one hand is a lot for an addon but on the other hand its also not so much when you consider the pleasure that 70 USD will give you over a long period of time if you are simming each day.  

 

The snow effects combined with the lighting at night are out of this world as Richard's shots showed. And hopefully this is only the beginning. The draw distance is stunning too as well as the type of cloudscapes it builds on the horizon. The sky and atmosphere look so much better and change dynamically and in many ways combined with the lighting look better than Active Sky. The performance is also incredible.

 

Overall, I would rather have a very convincing and beautiful optical illusion of '3D-ness' than what I was experiencing before with the competing product where I could barely render any decent number of clouds without it bringing my machine to its knees. Anyway, the choice is always our own to make but so far I am impressed.

Well said, couldn't agree more!

I must admit, although it has its bugs, I also think it has a lot of promise and even in its current state can produce great looking skies. I also like the way it handles wind layers and in particular it is much better at handling turbulence.

 

Have posted some shots here flying around the KSFO are and then out to KAUN.

 

Really did have some great skies - and I like the way it handles transitions.

 

https://1drv.ms/f/s!AkmGUkjXtWpskXdirRKEgA4bIBUP

 

cheers

Peter

Finally got a video made that shows some of what xEnviro can do. Bear with the first part (and the fact that I shot this for people not yet familiar with X-Plane), which is highlighting some of the X-Plane 11 textures etc. more broadly, but also shows xEnviro in clear conditions with slight haze. Later on there are cloud effects, rain, and some sunset / sunrise textures. I think it looks fantastic.

 

Great job on the video!  X-Enviro's  sunrise and sunset textures are amazing.

I bought Xenviro yesterday despite my initial hesitation earlier in this thread. On balance, it is truly stunning and worth it (assuming they will update it for free and keep building on the product). Why is it worth it you may ask? Because it fundamentally changes the entire 

 

Perfectly stated  :wink:

@RichardSennett is your signature banner a bit out of place in this thread?

Can X-Enviro draw clouds out to the horizon (looking from ground level)?

Can X-Enviro draw clouds out to the horizon (looking from ground level)?

Yes, it does cloud draw to the horizon, both from ground and air views.

 

@RichardSennett is your signature banner a bit out of place in this thread?

 

REX is my Buddy's - yah never know maybe they will dive into XP one day

Yes, it does cloud draw to the horizon, both from ground and air views.

 

Thanks.