May 25, 20188 yr Changelog: INSTALLATION FIXES: 1.) When a new hotfix is applied add function to automatically restore last saved user configurations. 2.) When a new hotfix is applied if applicable remove function requiring user to have to re-register application. 3.) Fix installer to not reference C drive for space available SETUP WIZARDS: 1.) Fix issue when adding new airport to favorite airport list it overwrites the last airport added only. SETTINGS FIXES: 1.) Update the optimizer function so that users have a better idea of what textures will cost in FPS. Add functions to read flight simulator CFG file. Add function that if user changes settings they are prompted to reinstall files. 2.) Make serial key field encrypted with option to view 3.) Add control option that user can set the minimize button to minimize to taskbar or system tray. 4.) Add control to minimize application at startup. GENERAL FIXES: 1.) Fix application freeze issue when deleting a favorite airport. 2.) Fix duplicate notifications for community themes and in ability to close last alert. TEXTURES: 1.) Fix missing cumulus set 19 texture 2.) Fix missing LightningFX script ENVIRONMENT WINDOW: 1.) Change sun/atmospherics sets 08 and 13 names. 2.) Fix issue where after adding a texture to a theme it immediately alerts “Theme is completed”. FLIGHT CENTER: 1.) Fix PFPX weather file download from REX EDGE Servers 2.) Fix weather file import function into PFPX. 3.) Fix support of Pilot2Atc flight plan import into Sky Force. WEATHER CENTER: 1.) Fix possible issue with weather not showing based upon date format issues. 2.) Add option to enter weather stations/airports that don’t exist in FS database, but yet have an active metar into REX EDGE Servers INTERACTIVE MAP: 1.) Fix issue with map latency and crashes reported with some customers when right clicking the map. 2.) Fix position of aircraft in relation to flight plan WEATHER ENGINE: 1.) Improve weather injection accuracy between injections. 2.) Fix assorted .net errors during injection process 3.) Fix OAT / TAT/ SAT temperature issues with aircraft during climbs and higher altitudes. 4.) Fix Altimeter jumps during weather injections 5.) Fix missing cloud layers 6.) Fix visibility haze issue with FSX and FSX Steam users when visibility is reported at 10SM. 7.) Fix issue of weather not injecting for P3D v4.0 users. 8.) Fix issue of visibility being rendered at zero and causing cockpit to not be shown. 9.) Reduce number of simconnect hits to sim. 10.) Change RESET button to REFRESH on main interface. INSYNC MODEL ENGINE: 1.) Fix various .net errors reported by customers with missing data 2.) Provide users with information of active insync mode on main user interface. The fix list is below; Fixed – Freezing of application when user confirms removal of favorite airport Fixed – Scaling issue with Windows 10 Fixed – Overlapping community theme notification Fixed – Notifications causing P3D 4.1 to reload Fixed – Issue of overwriting last entered favorite airport during registration Fixed – CTD issue when some users right-click the interactive map Fixed – Aircraft and precipitation positioning on the map Fixed – Failure when Pilot2Atc flight plan is imported into Sky Force Fixed – Naming conventions for Sun/Atmospherics sets 08 and 13 Fixed – “Theme completed” popup when adding a new set Fixed – Issue where weather was not showing in the Weather Center due to foreign date/time Fixed – Searches within the Weather Center for stations/airports not in the database Fixed – Texture sets not showing due to missing folder sets Fixed – .net error messages within the In-Sync Cloud Engine Fixed – Toggle button “Enable Quick Start” not being aligned with other buttons Fixed – Issue where Sky Force was causing P3D to go directly into “Load” mode Fixed – Major jumps of altimeter Fixed – Accuracy of weather injections Fixed – Visibility causing complete reduction including the cockpit Fixed – .net errors with the weather engine Fixed – OAT/TAT/SAT erratic temperatures increasing with altitude Fixed – No weather showing Fixed – Visibility too low for FSX, FSXSE when at 10SM Fixed – Weather injection issue causing errors with GSX and ChasePlane Fixed – Weather engine continuing to inject weather after it was turned off Fixed – In-sim green status bar not showing during weather engine injection Fixed – Network mode for weather injection Fixed – Installer stating “Organization” instead of “Email” during user registration Fixed – Issue with Sky Force working with FSUIPC autosave Fixed – Long named favorite airports cutting off on Favorite Airport panel within the Dashboard Fixed – Sky Force resolution issue with Windows 10 Fixed – In-Sim briefing not reporting flight plan data Fixed – In-Sim briefing not showing clouds reported Fixed – Issue with textures sets not being saved when creating themes Fixed – Issue of application hang while changing a theme within the PTA window Fixed – Double popup alert window when installing a preset theme from the PTA window Fixed – Default airport not being saved after restart Fixed – Preventing duplication favorite airports from being added Fixed – Weather not reporting CAVOK properly within the Weather Center Fixed – “Precip” button on the mapping still showing precipitation if turned off Fixed – Latest TAF report is included in the Weather Center data Fixed – Bank numbers did not change when selecting a category in My Saved Themes or Community Shared Themes Fixed – Toggle button withinthe Engine setting grayed out when not active Fixed – Search for weather stations with winds over 30kts+ Fixed – Length of notification text on successful texture install being cut off Fixed – Step 2 grammatical error during registration Fixed – Disabling the In-Sync Cloud function was not disabling all functions Fixed – Disabling the weather engine was not disabling the Refresh Weather button Fixed – Weather engine was showing DISCONNECTED instead of ON. Changed global variable Fixed – Issue where clicking Currently In Sim was causing Sky Force to CTD Fixed – Altitude of roll clouds showing at higher altitudes Fixed – Issue with cirrus not showing Fixed – Weather engine continued to load when disabled Fixed – Load time of weather injections in-sim Fixed – Innaccurate HDR read-only settings per sim type causing textures to not install correctly Fixed – Close icons on system and community notification areas. Incorporated buttons instead of icons as some users would quit the application by mistake. System: i9 [email protected] - 32 GB RAM - Aorus 1080ti --- Sim/Addons: P3D v5 + ProSim737
May 25, 20188 yr Commercial Member Updated Changelog: Fixed – Freezing of application when user confirms removal of favorite airport Fixed – Scaling issue with Windows 10 Fixed – Overlapping community theme notification Fixed – Notifications causing P3D 4.1 to reload Fixed – Issue of overwriting last entered favorite airport during registration Fixed – CTD issue when some users right-click the interactive map Fixed – Aircraft and precipitation positioning on the map Fixed – Failure when Pilot2Atc flight plan is imported into Sky Force Fixed – Naming conventions for Sun/Atmospherics sets 08 and 13 Fixed – “Theme completed” popup when adding a new set Fixed – Issue where weather was not showing in the Weather Center due to foreign date/time Fixed – Searches within the Weather Center for stations/airports not in the database Fixed – Texture sets not showing due to missing folder sets Fixed – .net error messages within the In-Sync Cloud Engine Fixed – Toggle button “Enable Quick Start” not being aligned with other buttons Fixed – Issue where Sky Force was causing P3D to go directly into “Load” mode Fixed – Major jumps of altimeter Fixed – Accuracy of weather injections Fixed – Visibility causing complete reduction including the cockpit Fixed – .net errors with the weather engine Fixed – OAT/TAT/SAT erratic temperatures increasing with altitude Fixed – No weather showing Fixed – Visibility too low for FSX, FSXSE when at 10SM Fixed – Weather injection issue causing errors with GSX and ChasePlane Fixed – Weather engine continuing to inject weather after it was turned off Fixed – In-sim green status bar not showing during weather engine injection Fixed – Network mode for weather injection Fixed – Installer stating “Organization” instead of “Email” during user registration Fixed – Issue with Sky Force working with FSUIPC autosave Fixed – Long named favorite airports cutting off on Favorite Airport panel within the Dashboard Fixed – Sky Force resolution issue with Windows 10 Fixed – In-Sim briefing not reporting flight plan data Fixed – In-Sim briefing not showing clouds reported Fixed – Issue with textures sets not being saved when creating themes Fixed – Issue of application hang while changing a theme within the PTA window Fixed – Double popup alert window when installing a preset theme from the PTA window Fixed – Default airport not being saved after restart Fixed – Preventing duplication favorite airports from being added Fixed – Weather not reporting CAVOK properly within the Weather Center Fixed – “Precip” button on the mapping still showing precipitation if turned off Fixed – Latest TAF report is included in the Weather Center data Fixed – Bank numbers did not change when selecting a category in My Saved Themes or Community Shared Themes Fixed – Toggle button within the Engine setting grayed out when not active Fixed – Search for weather stations with winds over 30kts+ Fixed – Length of notification text on successful texture install being cut off Fixed – Step 2 grammatical error during registration Fixed – Disabling the In-Sync Cloud function was not disabling all functions Fixed – Disabling the weather engine was not disabling the Refresh Weather button Fixed – Weather engine was showing DISCONNECTED instead of ON. Changed global variable Fixed – Issue where clicking Currently In Sim was causing Sky Force to CTD Fixed – Altitude of roll clouds showing at higher altitudes Fixed – Issue with cirrus not showing Fixed – Weather engine continued to load when disabled Fixed – Load time of weather injections in-sim Fixed – Inaccurate HDR read-only settings per sim type causing textures to not install correctly Fixed – Close icons on system and community notification areas. Incorporated buttons instead of icons as some users would quit the application by mistake. Added – Function to minimize Sky Force to system tray Added – Option to overwrite default backup of flight sim files Added – Fade in/out of generic alert system Added – Function to save latest map settings when application is closed and restarted Added – 3 levels of density related 3D stratus overcast model sets for user control over performance impact Added – 7 levels of density related 3D cumulus overcast model sets for user control over performance impact Added – Feature within the Weather Center to add a custom airport into the database when not found Added – Feature to set default favorite weather station/airport to show in the Weather Center and Favorite Airports Added – View buttons to replace ID numbers within My Themes and Community Themes Added – Better handling of the user’s system profile to help optimize texture resolution Added – Encrypted serial key field to the Profile Settings window Added – Function within General Settings to give the user the ability to start up Sky Force in the system tray Added – Flight sim validation location validation Added – Full support for weather injection for Prepar3D v4.0 users Added – Tool tips rollovers to 3 buttons on top right of main window Added – Weather Refresh button to engine status window Added – Disabling feature when changing between Enable Performance Optimizer and Auto tune Added – Code that prevents duplicate airports from being added to the Favorite Airport list from the Weather Center and Dashboard windows Added – Confirmation of Favorite Airport being added when set from the Weather Center window Added – Download of the metar_report.xml file for ProAtc users Added – Code to prevent users from starting more than one version of Sky Force at a time Added – Examples of the required lat/lon degrees when adding an airport to the database Added – Note to Flight Center details that winds are provided via the GFS model on the 12 and 00Z times Added – Text to Favorite Airports stating to wait patiently as we download data from our servers Added – Text to Most Recent Community Themes stating to wait patiently as we download data from our servers Added – Added new button synchronization window to track aircraft location Added – Disable notifications button for session to community notifications screen Removed – Support for PFPX export flight plans Removed – Additional popup alert when deleting a favorite airport Streamlined – Weather engine Streamlined – Cloud model sync engine Recoded – In-Sim weather briefing Updated – Software User Manual Tim FuchsManaging PartnerREX SIMULATIONS website: www.rexsimulations.comsupport: www.rexaxis.com
May 25, 20188 yr Commercial Member Link to Technical Update 2 Edited May 25, 20188 yr by timest Tim FuchsManaging PartnerREX SIMULATIONS website: www.rexsimulations.comsupport: www.rexaxis.com
May 26, 20188 yr Commercial Member Just now, B777ER said: You call this a "Hotfix"? Lol, this is like a major Service Pack! LOL Eric, it's actually called "Technical Update 2" and I know it's been a while coming, but it was a LOT of work folks. We're very sorry for the wait. Tim FuchsManaging PartnerREX SIMULATIONS website: www.rexsimulations.comsupport: www.rexaxis.com
May 26, 20188 yr Thanks for this, I will be updating tomorrow. AMD Ryzen 5900X - Asus Crosshair VI Hero - G.Skill 32GB (2x16GB) 3000 C14 DDR4 @ 3600 14-14-15-14-28-42 AMD Red Devil Radeon 6900XT 2700/2112 1125mv - 3 x Iiyama G-Master GB2888UHSU 4k @ 11560x2160 Saitek X-55 Rhino - Track IR5 - Obutto Sim Cockpit + Triple Monitor Stand - Fancy some Techno? https://www.mixcloud.com/dj_bully/
May 26, 20188 yr FYI folks, Automatic patching from within the prog.BEWARE: Complete reset of all settings REX SKY FORCE 3D - TECHNICAL UPDATE 2 OLD BUILD: 5.0.2018.0104 NEW BUILD: 5.0.2018.0520 FIX ITEMS: Fixed - Freezing of application when user confirms removal of favorite airport Fixed - Scaling issue with Windows 10 Fixed - Overlapping community theme notification Fixed - Notifications causing P3D 4.1 to reload Fixed - Issue of overwriting last entered favorite airport during registration Fixed - CTD issue when some users right-click the interactive map Fixed - Aircraft and precipitation positioning on the map Fixed - Failure when Pilot2Atc flight plan is imported into Sky Force Fixed - Naming conventions for Sun/Atmospherics sets 08 and 13 Fixed - “Theme completed” popup when adding a new set Fixed - Issue where weather was not showing in the Weather Center due to foreign date/time Fixed - Searches within the Weather Center for stations/airports not in the database Fixed - Texture sets not showing due to missing folder sets Fixed - .net error messages within the In-Sync Cloud Engine Fixed - Toggle button “Enable Quick Start” not being aligned with other buttons Fixed - Issue where Sky Force was causing P3D to go directly into “Load” mode Fixed - Major jumps of altimeter Fixed - Accuracy of weather injections Fixed - Visibility causing complete reduction including the cockpit Fixed - .net errors with the weather engine Fixed - OAT/TAT/SAT erratic temperatures increasing with altitude Fixed - No weather showing Fixed - Visibility too low for FSX, FSXSE when at 10SM Fixed - Weather injection issue causing errors with GSX and ChasePlane Fixed - Weather engine continuing to inject weather after it was turned off Fixed - In-sim green status bar not showing during weather engine injection Fixed - Network mode for weather injection Fixed - Installer stating “Organization” instead of “Email” during user registration Fixed - Issue with Sky Force working with FSUIPC autosave Fixed - Long named favorite airports cutting off on Favorite Airport panel within the Dashboard Fixed - Sky Force resolution issue with Windows 10 Fixed - In-Sim briefing not reporting flight plan data Fixed - In-Sim briefing not showing clouds reported Fixed - Issue with textures sets not being saved when creating themes Fixed - Issue of application hang while changing a theme within the PTA window Fixed - Double popup alert window when installing a preset theme from the PTA window Fixed - Default airport not being saved after restart Fixed - Preventing duplication favorite airports from being added Fixed - Weather not reporting CAVOK properly within the Weather Center Fixed - “Precip” button on the mapping still showing precipitation if turned off Fixed - Latest TAF report is included in the Weather Center data Fixed - Bank numbers did not change when selecting a category in My Saved Themes or Community Shared Themes Fixed - Toggle button within the Engine setting grayed out when not active Fixed - Search for weather stations with winds over 30kts+ Fixed - Length of notification text on successful texture install being cut off Fixed - Step 2 grammatical error during registration Fixed - Disabling the In-Sync Cloud function was not disabling all functions Fixed - Disabling the weather engine was not disabling the Refresh Weather button Fixed - Weather engine was showing DISCONNECTED instead of ON. Changed global variable Fixed - Issue where clicking Currently In Sim was causing Sky Force to CTD Fixed - Altitude of roll clouds showing at higher altitudes Fixed - Issue with cirrus not showing Fixed - Weather engine continued to load when disabled Fixed - Load time of weather injections in-sim Fixed - Inaccurate HDR read-only settings per sim type causing textures to not install correctly Fixed - Close icons on system and community notification areas. Incorporated buttons instead of icons as some users would quit the application by mistake. Added - Function to minimize Sky Force to system tray Added - Option to overwrite default backup of flight sim files Added - Fade in/out of generic alert system Added - Function to save latest map settings when application is closed and restarted Added - 3 levels of density related 3D stratus overcast model sets for user control over performance impact Added - 7 levels of density related 3D cumulus overcast model sets for user control over performance impact Added - Feature within the Weather Center to add a custom airport into the database when not found Added - Feature to set default favorite weather station/airport to show in the Weather Center and Favorite Airports Added - View buttons to replace ID numbers within My Themes and Community Themes Added - Better handling of the user’s system profile to help optimize texture resolution Added - Encrypted serial key field to the Profile Settings window Added - Function within General Settings to give the user the ability to start up Sky Force in the system tray Added - Flight sim validation location validation Added - Full support for weather injection for Prepar3D v4.0 users Added - Tool tips rollovers to 3 buttons on top right of main window Added - Weather Refresh button to engine status window Added - Disabling feature when changing between Enable Performance Optimizer and Auto tune Added - Code that prevents duplicate airports from being added to the Favorite Airport list from the Weather Center and Dashboard windows Added - Confirmation of Favorite Airport being added when set from the Weather Center window Added - Download of the metar_report.xml file for ProAtc users Added - Code to prevent users from starting more than one version of Sky Force at a time Added - Examples of the required lat/lon degrees when adding an airport to the database Added - Note to Flight Center details that winds are provided via the GFS model on the 12 and 00Z times Added - Text to Favorite Airports stating to wait patiently as we download data from our servers Added - Text to Most Recent Community Themes stating to wait patiently as we download data from our servers Added - Added new button synchronization window to track aircraft location Added - Disable notifications button for session to community notifications screen. Removed - Support for PFPX export flight plans Removed - Additional popup alert when deleting a favorite airport. Streamlined - Weather engine Streamlined - Cloud model sync engine Recoded - In-Sim weather briefing Updated - Software User Manual Edited May 26, 20188 yr by David Roch - PC Hardware: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D // Asus ROG Crosshair X870E HERO // 2x32Gb Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5 6000MT/s CL30 // ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC Edition // 4Tb Corsair NVMe M.2 MP600 // Corsair 1600W PSU Samsung Odyssey Arc 55" curved 165 Hz monitor. - Simulator Hardware: VIRPIL Constellation Alpha Prime + VIRPIL VPC Universal Control Panel - #3 + MOZA AY210 Force Feedback Yoke + WINWING URSA MINOR 32 Throttle & PAC Metal + WINWING SKYWALKER Metal Rudder Pedals + WINWING Airbus FCU & EFIS + WINWING Boeing 3N PAP + WINWING MCDU-32 + WINWING PFP-4 + WINWING PFP 3-N + WINWING PFP-7.
May 26, 20188 yr See here. https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/536922-hotfix-2-for-rex-skyforce-3d-available/
May 26, 20188 yr Hi all, I've been solely flying X-Plane for the last few months but have just started a reinstall of P3D so I can fly my favourite PMDG aircraft and also because, let's face it, X-Plane weather representation is really bad. I used to use Active Sky and ASCA but am now considering moving to Rex SkyForce. Could someone please tell me, does the Rex weather engine do smooth weather transitions now? I remember this being an issue when the product was first released but I'm hoping it's been resolved now? Thanks! Ady Corsair Obsidian 900D, ASUS Maximus XI Formula Motherboard, Intel Core i9 9900K @ 5.2GHz (HT off), 32GB G-Skill Trident Z DDR4 @ 3200MHz, 2TB SeaGate FireCuda NVME SSD, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO M.2 PCIe SSD, 2 x 6TB WD Black 7200rpm SATA, nVidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, ASUS ROG curved ultrawide 1440p monitor. All water-cooled with EKWB blocks.
May 27, 20188 yr On 5/25/2018 at 5:01 PM, timest said: LOL Eric, it's actually called "Technical Update 2" and I know it's been a while coming, but it was a LOT of work folks. We're very sorry for the wait. LOL! I don't care what you call it. What I care about is how user-friendly was it to do the "update". And yours was the way they should all be. Simple enough for the end user to use the already installed product's user interface to download and install the "update" without having to jump though all kinds of hoops to do it. I really, REALLY hate the product updates that say something like, "Just uninstall our ENTIRE previous version, then reinstall this one!" On occasion I can live with that, but way too many flight sim developers still force you to do a complete uninstall/reinstall just because of lazy software development practices. Good job REX! 👍 PS - But after all that work...why under the Weather Settings/Clouds section of the GUI does it say "Control the modeling of severity level of ICING...." under the Cloud TURBULENCE Settings section? A bit shoddy on the QC pre-release their, guys. 😋 Still a good update though. 😁 Edited May 27, 20188 yr by FalconAF Rick Ryan
May 27, 20188 yr 13 hours ago, adyfoot said: Could someone please tell me, does the Rex weather engine do smooth weather transitions now? I remember this being an issue when the product was first released but I'm hoping it's been resolved now? Don't think so. Active Sky is still the best weather engine out there. You can use SkyForce for clouds (and other textures) only though and keep Active Sky for weather. Which is what I do.
May 27, 20188 yr I will say the performance of the SF weather engine is fantastic when compared to Active Sky or Opus (particularly when modelling dense / complex layers) - just wish the weather transitions could be smoothed... and that patching can be applied without redoing all settings. Edited May 27, 20188 yr by DylanM
May 27, 20188 yr You gotta admit though that aside from the weather transitions, this program works pretty good now. Nice job REX. i7 3770K HT, 8GB RAM, nVidia 980GTX, Win7, P3D 3.4, FSG mesh, UTX, GEX, ST, ASA16/ASCA, NickN optimized
May 27, 20188 yr 7 hours ago, J van E said: Don't think so. Active Sky is still the best weather engine out there. You can use SkyForce for clouds (and other textures) only though and keep Active Sky for weather. Which is what I do. And for those with aging CPUs like mine (i5-2500K), the best combo is ASP4/ASCA for weather and clouds along with SkyForce for cloud enhancements. I've found that REX cloud textures, even at lower resolutions, cause stutters on my system. Wayne KlocknerUnited Virtual
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