It seems HiFi is trying to do sth to bring ActiveSky in MSFS

[ark4diusz 324]

Interesting: I was trying to find on the FSUIPC forum if the autosave function in MSFS works. I came up to different topic and it seems that HiFi is trying to do sth with AS in MSFS it seems.

Here is link to the post: https://forum.simflight.com/topic/94608-can-an-additional-custom-autosave-option-be-added/

Dave post from HiFi: 

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Is it possible to add an additional custom Autosave option to save the Weather section in the .FLT file in a way where the loaded Saved flight

gives access to the weather option icon in the MSFS toolbar menu where the user knows real weather is still being used and also gives access

to be able to manually set your time of choice or back to real time which is what I actually use myself if continuing a saved or even crashed flight?

Currently (SU9) time can only be set in hourly increments when only in Dev Mode in MSFS which in turns also disables any flight logging in the logbook.

Interesting, maybe HiFi would be able to somehow bring AS into MSFS (in similar way as REX?). 

Just posting as a curiosity, the default weather engine is very good in my opinion atm. 

[abrams_tank 7,419]

11 minutes ago, ark4diusz said:

Interesting: I was trying to find on the FSUIPC forum if the autosave function in MSFS works. I came up to different topic and it seems that HiFi is trying to do sth with AS in MSFS it seems.

Here is link to the post: https://forum.simflight.com/topic/94608-can-an-additional-custom-autosave-option-be-added/

Dave post from HiFi: 

Interesting, maybe HiFi would be able to somehow bring AS into MSFS (in similar way as REX?). 

Just posting as a curiosity, the default weather engine is very good in my opinion atm. 

I don't see anything in that post that says something like Active Sky is possible.  From what I read, at best, it sounds like a work around to get something working, but work arounds are not good, because they may stop working in a future Sim Update, and no 3rd party dev wants to have their product totally unworkable from a Sim Update, because they would be issuing refunds 24 hours, 7 days a week.

For me, I would like to give Microsoft/Asobo 2 or 3 years to get live weather right.  Live weather has certainly improved for some users, specifically VATSIM users, since the launch of MSFS.  After 2 or 3 years, if live weather is still lacking in MSFS, it could be time to then press Microsoft/Asobo to open their SDK for weather modifications.  Unfortunately, the team responsible for the weather in MSFS are busy working on live weather at the moment, and they probably don't have the time to fix live weather and add functionality to modify the weather in the SDK (if the weather team spends time working on adding weather modification in the SDK, their progress on live weather will slow down).

Edited May 17, 2022 by abrams_tank

[Fiorentoni 4,227]

Not quite sure I even understand what is discussed over there…?

[Noel 4,501]

1 hour ago, abrams_tank said:

For me, I would like to give Microsoft/Asobo 2 or 3 years to get live weather right.  Live weather has certainly improved for some users, specifically VATSIM users, since the launch of MSFS.  After 2 or 3 years, if live weather is still lacking in MSFS, it could be time to then press Microsoft/Asobo to open their SDK for weather modifications.  Unfortunately, the team responsible for the weather in MSFS are busy working on live weather at the moment, and they probably don't have the time to fix live weather and add functionality to modify the weather in the SDK (if the weather team spends time working on adding weather modification in the SDK, their progress on live weather will slow down).

This is my take on weather and ATC as well.  AFAIK HiFi has only produced product using the old 2D sprites engine so believing that HiFi is somehow going to be able to better use the tools Asobo is currently using with perhaps zero experience doesn't seem a given at all to me.  ATC while it continues to need work is actually doing some genuine innovation in blending our flight with real time online traffic and does it quite well in ways I've not seen in FSX/P3D.  Even on the ground things are improving w/ regard to managing traffic at busy airports and as I say integrating my own flight w/ all of that other RT traffic is a daunting challenge and yet it's as I say improving.  I agree 2-3 years for both of these seems reasonable. Right now they're both highly useable even w/ their current shortcomings.  

[jimcarrel 688]

"Even on the ground things are improving w/ regard to managing traffic at busy airports....." not arguing with you, but after watching stacked traffic yesterday at a regional airport taking turns spinning in circles while waiting, I'd  have to wonder about it.

[edu2703 236]

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[Fiorentoni 4,227]

1 hour ago, jimcarrel said:

"Even on the ground things are improving w/ regard to managing traffic at busy airports....." not arguing with you, but after watching stacked traffic yesterday at a regional airport taking turns spinning in circles while waiting, I'd  have to wonder about it.

Yeah nothing improved since 2020 in regards to AI traffic, except for newly introduced bugs which got fixed eventually. This is a long term project, so I'm not holding my breath here. They'll surely let us know when they finally tackle this with any real effort.

[Mace 1,927]

On 5/17/2022 at 4:56 AM, ark4diusz said:

Interesting: I was trying to find on the FSUIPC forum if the autosave function in MSFS works. I came up to different topic and it seems that HiFi is trying to do sth with AS in MSFS it seems.

Here is link to the post: https://forum.simflight.com/topic/94608-can-an-additional-custom-autosave-option-be-added/

Dave post from HiFi: 

Interesting, maybe HiFi would be able to somehow bring AS into MSFS (in similar way as REX?). 

Just posting as a curiosity, the default weather engine is very good in my opinion atm. 

I think you're reading too much into that.  Yes, Daveo is a HiFi support manager and long time flight sim person, but it looks like he's simply asking a question about FSUIPC and .FLT files there.  I see nothing there about ActiveSky and nothing to lead me to draw a conclusion about AS in MSFS.

I know a lot of us want the historic weather functionality, and maybe we'll get it eventually.

[Noel 4,501]

1 hour ago, jimcarrel said:

"Even on the ground things are improving w/ regard to managing traffic at busy airports....." not arguing with you, but after watching stacked traffic yesterday at a regional airport taking turns spinning in circles while waiting, I'd  have to wonder about it.

It happens still for sure but as I say overall I see improvements.  It is so complex it does not surprise me they haven't nailed it yet by any means but very often now I have excellent outcomes for both TO and landings.

[Bobsk8 12,730]

What the heck is "sth".....?

[Fiorentoni 4,227]

Just now, Bobsk8 said:

What the heck is "sth".....?

Something. Some people ain't got no time these days for a 9 letter word, I guess.

[The Flight Level 2,113]

43 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

What the heck is "sth".....?

The title only accepts a set number of characters, hence the attempt to shorten certain words.