Question about EA (Enhanced Atmospherics)

[eriktu 27]

Carenado DA42.

[Saunameister 41]

i have it switched on since the start and canˋt see myself going back! the clouds look so much better and once ASN works it will be absolutely beautiful!

of course i have the flickering too, but most of the times its not that much and i simply ignore it! once airborne it disappears anyway and you get to enjoy the awesome looking clouds! the sensation of actually going through them is another feeling than without EA on!

Edited May 9, 2020 by Saunameister

[David Roch 1,975]

Yes, EA is great.
Working quite nicely with AS

[luttes72 2]

New to p3dv5.1. I turned off EA because it looked like I was flying in a constant fog. Anyway to fix that with EA on?

[Joseph29 225]

I like EA and try to fly with it on as much as I can (I really like the ambient lighting with EA on). But there are times when I turn it off.

 

I have a few airports where my VRAM get to high and EA needs to be turned off or the sim will crash

I turn it off when the forecast calls for snow. (can't see snow with EA on)

I turn it of when the forecast calls for moderate to heavy rains (can't see the rain with EA on). I leave EA on with light rain though.

I sometimes turn it off during dusk and dawn (I don't always like the sky colors). ActiveSky helps so it depends on what the sky colors looks like if I will leave it on or turn it off.

[brucewtb 247]

I have tried EA but to my eyes it looks absolutely terrible particularly clouds.  Based on comments above I must have missed something - any suggestions appreciated.

Bruceb

[tpgiovanni 1]

Well, I have the HF5.1 installed, I am using ASCA and Envtex...When you get closer to the clouds you realize how blurry they are, I cannot describe...looks pixalated, blurry, just wierd!! =/

[JoeFackel 760]

8 minutes ago, tpgiovanni said:

Well, I have the HF5.1 installed, I am using ASCA and Envtex...When you get closer to the clouds you realize how blurry they are, I cannot describe...looks pixalated, blurry, just wierd!! =/

Because they are just 2.5D cardboard clouds with textures. The closer you are the uglier they get.

[BWBriscoe 116]

So what I'm getting is that it's great for 'ambience' and creating a nice backdrop but in terms of weather generation it sucks...?!

[tpgiovanni 1]

1 hour ago, JoeFackel said:

Because they are just 2.5D cardboard clouds with textures. The closer you are the uglier they get.

Finally somebody could give me an answer!!!So in this case there is nothing I can do, right??

 

Regards

[fluffyflops 1,846]

https://www.togaprojects.com/post/envshade-1-1-6-3-released?postId=6053758b841a5e0057b86cf5

 

an update for you.

[GSalden 4,655]

4 hours ago, JoeFackel said:

Because they are just 2.5D cardboard clouds with textures. The closer you are the uglier they get.

Zoom in as far as you want ..

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3803tbgkqdatc1w/Foto 18-03-2021 14 18 26.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/e4qsjkhheq7trtd/Foto 03-02-2021 08 42 04.jpg?dl=0

[CaptKornDog 281]

Has anyone been able to get more than 1 cloud layer visible with EA enabled?  With AS too?

[SAS443 1,714]

33 minutes ago, CaptKornDog said:

Has anyone been able to get more than 1 cloud layer visible with EA enabled?  With AS too?

No. I usually get my fluffy CU clouds despite the atmosphere IRL would just be able to muster Status clouds. No real Cirrus clouds either, which is a shame. 

[GSalden 4,655]

1 hour ago, CaptKornDog said:

Has anyone been able to get more than 1 cloud layer visible with EA enabled?  With AS too?

Depends on the weather :

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0d8bx2ytf22qe26/Foto 07-09-2020 15 08 49.jpg?dl=0