March 30, 200719 yr I was just watching an FS9 video on Google video and it made me recall the great rain effects in FS9, especially the way the rain hit the windshield of the plane and how the raindrops formed on the windshield as the plane move through the rain. Very realistic.It's disappointing that FSX left out this effect. I really like FSX and in many ways it is more advanced than FS9. Still, I'm wondering why the designers would choose not to show the way rain is depicted as it is in FS9.
March 30, 200719 yr Moderator The rendering engine has changed and as a result "animated, chained textures" are not currently supported.You can't make clam chowder out of oatmeal... ;) Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
March 30, 200719 yr Actually you only see the raindrops on the plane if you are sitting tied down not moving on the ramp. Here is a shot of what moderate rain looks like at 186 kts-no drops at all-"streams" would be more like it.http://mywebpages.comcast.net/geofa/pages/rxp-pilot.jpghttp://forums.avsim.net/user_files/169339.jpg Geofa WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE-the best Flight Sim!
March 30, 200719 yr >The rendering engine has changed and as a result "animated,>chained textures" are not currently supported.>>You can't make clam chowder out of oatmeal... ;)Just a shame that Aces took so many products like"clam chowder" off the shelves.... :( Paul
March 30, 200719 yr Thanks! My flying partner thought I was nuts when I took that shot (just north of Sarasota, Fl). I told him it was because there always comes a debate how rain looks in the flight sim world-went thru many in Fs2002-2004. A picture says it all! :-)http://mywebpages.comcast.net/geofa/pages/rxp-pilot.jpg Geofa WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE-the best Flight Sim!
March 30, 200719 yr I've got an entire set of videos of a cross the Us trip-about 6 hours worth!http://mywebpages.comcast.net/geofa/pages/rxp-pilot.jpg Geofa WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE-the best Flight Sim!
March 30, 200719 yr I seem to remember flight unlimited 3's rain effects were the best. Raindrops blowing across the windscreen like the image above (seem to remember the VC's were terrible, though).
March 31, 200719 yr Nice videos. A few of mine are on bolt.com.http://mywebpages.comcast.net/geofa/pages/rxp-pilot.jpg Geofa WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE-the best Flight Sim!
March 31, 200719 yr Thanks Geofa.I did a quick check on bolt.com and couldn't find anything. I know you fly a Baron. What are they listed as? Al Stiff
March 31, 200719 yr The links are in this past thread:http://forums.avsim.net/dcboard.php?az=sho...ing_type=searchhttp://mywebpages.comcast.net/geofa/pages/rxp-pilot.jpg Geofa WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE-the best Flight Sim!
April 3, 200719 yr He should use Rain-x on that glass...... I don't know if it's FAA approved, but will get rid of the lines. In fact at that speed you won't even see the rain at all with Rain-x (or a similar product).
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