Simulator clouds

[mSparks 2,086]

34 minutes ago, HumptyDumpty said:

Please look here 

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=cb+clouds&sxsrf=ALeKk01RcwvpO-uU-HieENuYfVVqoxTBtg:1619077275054&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVkN_urJHwAhWgyzgGHdlMClgQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1600&bih=803

 

 

No rain visible from any of them

And if you were close enough to see the rain

They are also enormous (i.e. not building size).

which is why

https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/Cumulonimbus_(Cb)

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• In flight avoidance. In certain circumstances, navigating through a line of Cb cells may be the only option open to a pilot, either because his destination is beyond the line of cells or because he is unable to climb over them. In such circumstances, the aircraft may have to diverge from track by many, perhaps hundreds of miles, in order to find a gap in the wall of Cb clouds. The aircraft captain will need to judge the least hazardous track to follow through the line of cells, something which will absorb the whole crew’s attention. The Weather Radar is invaluable in this situation.

underneath will look something like this

Edited April 22, 2021 by mSparks

[Pastaiolo 1,688]

I would be curious to see all those types of clouds in XP11.

[Humpty 751]

now you are saying no rain visible ? wasn't it just about the formations ?  when you have CB's doesn't mean it is raining.  Clouds don't always mean precip

 

[Humpty 751]

1 minute ago, Pastaiolo said:

I would be curious to see all those types of clouds in XP11.

yep, but highly doubtful it will happen but fingers crossed

[mSparks 2,086]

8 minutes ago, HumptyDumpty said:

now you are saying no rain visible ?

from CB, no, not unless the rest of the sky is completely clear, like

^But if you were flying an aircraft near that you'd be dead/crashed, because the winds it generates does this:

10 minutes ago, Pastaiolo said:

I would be curious to see all those types of clouds in XP11.

That was what I asked in the OP, XP supports all of them except CB, and they look close enough to their RW counterparts to be believable.

 

Edited April 22, 2021 by mSparks

[Humpty 751]

Well from what I gather is that you are talking about formations and then saying rain and then saying the effects of those formations on an aircraft  ?

Can show us if XP supports all of them ?  I am curious to know how could I have missed it 

Also it can rain in a patch and the areas near it would be clear of rain.

Edited April 22, 2021 by HumptyDumpty

[mSparks 2,086]

9 minutes ago, HumptyDumpty said:

Also it can rain in a patch and the areas near it would be clear of rain.

the volume of rain is dependant on the size of the cloud.

most rain clouds are nimbostratus, then the cloud/sky will look like this:

For which XP does:

when raining

when not raining

15 minutes ago, HumptyDumpty said:

Can show us if XP supports all of them ?

 

 

[Humpty 751]

lol , anyone would know that a clear sky will not cause rain , clouds don't mean rain all the time.

("the volume of rain is dependant on the size of the cloud."  that's why i said it can also rain in one small patch and not in areas around it and here it happens every time. It maybe a gust of shower for a few minutes but it happens. 

in XP it rains also when there are no clouds. 

You are only showing an OC visual shot but later only the depicted conditions by XP and not how the clouds would look in those conditions

let's talk about rain and the effects of wx conditions on an aircraft later..  I am asking for visuals which you said are done by XP ? 

 

 

 

[mSparks 2,086]

23 minutes ago, mSparks said:

the volume of rain is dependant on the size of the cloud.

most rain clouds are nimbostratus, then the cloud/sky will look like this:

 

 

I can get closer to this, because that's actually two layers, a higher stratus and a lower ~broken cumulus looking toward the sun

not perfect but not "bad"

11 minutes ago, HumptyDumpty said:

clouds don't mean rain all the time.

rain means no clouds - the clouds become/became the rain, generally speaking this is where the gaps in nimbostratus will form - where it rained already.

11 minutes ago, HumptyDumpty said:

let's talk about rain and the effects of wx conditions on an aircraft later.. 

well, kinda. going further than XP does now realistically requires a decent simulation of cloud formations rather than just picking them from a list.

Humidity becoming clouds becoming rain (leaving clear sky)

XPs rain is pretty shoddy - in appearance (and an open bug XPD-8448 Rain drops follow headset in VR) and in when/where it happens.

11 minutes ago, HumptyDumpty said:

not how the clouds would look in those conditions

well, this is why I asked someone else to do it - find an XP shot and I'll find the RW picture.

finding the RW picture means working out the cloud type and searching for it.

Edited April 22, 2021 by mSparks

[Humpty 751]

Well its a simple thing how clouds form and when it also rains , but rain doesn't only mean that will it become a cloud because clouds can also form in non-monsoon seasons , even dry areas can have some clouds if there is enough vapor to be condensed.

So no one has yet  found a XP shot to match the RW then its confirmed XP doesn't do it.    I wouldn't even expect any sim to match 100% real world conditions , a plausible 80-85% is a fair thing , it can improve as tech keeps improving

Simple XP needs a big overhaul on a few things.

 

[mSparks 2,086]

11 minutes ago, HumptyDumpty said:

So no one has yet  found a XP shot to match the RW then its confirmed XP doesn't do it.

confused face.

Which XP shot to match the RW?

[Humpty 751]

15 minutes ago, mSparks said:

confused face.

Which XP shot to match the RW?

"well, this is why I asked someone else to do it - find an XP shot and I'll find the RW picture."  scroll up.

[Humpty 751]

@mSparks

Any idea if there is a way to enable default XP clouds while EC is installed during a flight ? is there a dataref to achieve that ?

[peroni 541]

9 hours ago, GoranM said:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/wo990r79zlkl3bt/Screen Shot 2021-04-22 at 10.34.40 am.png?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/uirphgtv57cymky/Screen Shot 2021-04-22 at 10.34.47 am.png?dl=0

Ok so the complete answer would be, Librain works under Vulkan if you have the TBM900 and only for that plane.

The generic Librain plugin used by all the other planes does not work under Vulkan. 
Is this correct?

[mSparks 2,086]

5 minutes ago, HumptyDumpty said:

@mSparks

Any idea if there is a way to enable default XP clouds while EC is installed during a flight ? is there a dataref to achieve that ?

/overide_clouds