Skymaxx Pro is a cloud engine ... it draws it's own clouds completely independent from X-Plane's clouds, when it's running the default clouds are disabled*. So it's quite a bit more than just a basic texture replacement for the default clouds such as REX soft clouds for FSX/P3D.

 

Real Weather Connector tells Skymaxx Pro where and how to build its clouds based on weather data that is fed to it. This application also surpasses the 3-layer limit of X-Plane's default cloud engine. (John from Skymaxx mentioned that SMPv4+RWC handles around 700-layers in a recent Facebook post)

 

What Skymaxx does not do is wind and turbulence, for this you would need a weather injector such as the NOAA plugin or FSGRW.

 

Xenviro is similar to Skymaxx in that it also draws it's own clouds independent from X-Plane, but it also like Real Weather Connector can tell itself where and how to build its clouds. However, unlike Skymaxx it handles wind and turbulence part -- a weather injector is not needed, whereas Skymaxx leaves this to another 3rd party for its wind and turbulence.  

 

*There was a lua script that re-enabled the default clouds while Skymaxx is running.

So, I'm coming from FSX/P3D, xEnviro is more of an "all-in-one" solution in that it provides clouds, weather and turbulence?

Wasting company bandwidth Hiroshima HD Mesh V3 with I think Murmurs clouds / sky and some script.  Clouds density slide to 100%

 

OOps disregard this is XP10 shot not 11 forgot sorry

 

So, I'm coming from FSX/P3D, xEnviro is more of an "all-in-one" solution in that it provides clouds, weather and turbulence?

 

Yes, I believe that's what it actually is.

 

It smoothes the "mad" wind variations in default XP10/11 weather engine, injects winds and temperatures aloft ( done also by default XP weather engine already but probably with more detail ? ), and also adapts turbulence scalars in order not to get the bad / unwanted results default weather provides in XP10 and 11.

 

Basically, in XP10 if I wanted to have good weather data and a lot nicer METAR and even SPECI "injection" I could use the freeware NOAA plugin, and it works VERY WELL!  Apparently this also applies to XP11. Then, if I wanted to use alternative graphics for the weather I could use SMP or some freeware alternatives.

 

X-Aviation also started offering a "connector" application that interacts with SMP to soften the otherwise abrupt transitions between cloud cover at different adjacent regions.

 

As far as I could get from an answer at the X-Enviro support forum, they also use other sources to get the cloud coverage and even weather systems  ( mesoscale and synopitc ), which can create an even better reproduction of RW weather.

 

This is all out of what I read, since I do not even have XP11 installed anymore...

 

 

OOps disregard this is XP10 shot not 11 forgot sorry

 

Nice sky :-)

Nice sky :-)

 

You look really Catish Tony :-) ( not to be interpreted as catfish !!! )

Nice sky :-)

 

 

 

Yeah the sky does look nice . i think i am using some mix like Murmurs sky i don't know.

You look really Catish Tony :-) ( not to be interpreted as catfish !!! )

 

Yeah he does look a bit different wonder what happened

 

 

Yeah he does look a bit different wonder what happened

 

I was getting tired of looking at my ugly mugshot so I've now officially become a cat with the same piloting skills as me

 

This is all out of what I read, since I do not even have XP11 installed anymore...

We know that since it's friday...tomorrow will be the XP11 day, saturday again disinstalled, and so on...

We know that since it's friday...tomorrow will be the XP11 day, saturday again disinstalled, and so on...

 

Eheh, no, it'll only be re-installed when ground physics ( at least ) are fixed for good... Even so, I need precise daylight, and Moon!

So, I'm coming from FSX/P3D, xEnviro is more of an "all-in-one" solution in that it provides clouds, weather and turbulence?

 

One big difference between XEnviro and SkyMaxx Pro + RWC is that right now, XEnviro is strictly a current weather injector with no manual control over wind speed and direction, or altitude of the cloud base. You get whatever the current METAR is.

 

SkyMaxx Pro + RWC does allow manual adjustment, which is important for people like me who fly light GA and helicopters, and simply wouldn't be able to fly at all under certain storm conditions. Doesn't affect tubeliners as much. So right now, SkyMaxx Pro + RWC is my preferred option for a weather add-on.

Thanks for the info.  I've never taken the time to set up my own weather but want to use the actual weather.  So, this is fine with me.

I was getting tired of looking at my ugly mugshot so I've now officially become a cat with the same piloting skills as me

 

Toonces... Look Out!

 

 

 

I was getting tired of looking at my ugly mugshot

 

Me too, thanks for changing