I run P3D5.3 HF2 and most of the time I use Active Sky with ASCA. EA is always on; I like that.

Is the latest version of Sky Force 100% compatible with P3D5.3? I have a vague memory  there was an issue with it in combination with EA, but not sure about it.

Does Sky Force really have added value compared with ASCA? What do you think?

Rein 

I bought RSF precisely to replace ASCA.

Meteo engine is still ActiveSky, however....

4 hours ago, Rein2 said:

Does Sky Force really have added value compared with ASCA? What do you think?

Very Subjective, personally I prefer ASCA.

I've used Rex Sky Force  (by itself) with p3d 5.3, and it works fine, there is a click selection for v5.3 in Sky Force's settings.

I’m considering switching to RSF to replace ASCA.  Does it work well with EA?

For some reason that I can’t figure out, nor seemingly the HiFi Tech Support folks (supposedly shaders I guess? Despite me using default ones now), a gray/brown low-altitude band near the horizon whenever AS/ASCA is running with EA on.  I would absolutely pay to get rid of this ugliness, and some decent looking EA clouds that aren’t ultra-low pixelated resolution.

 

https://forums.hifisimtech.com/threads/gray-brown-band-on-horizon-using-asp3d-b8080-ea.14352/

5 hours ago, Juliet Alpha said:

I bought RSF precisely to replace ASCA.

Meteo engine is still ActiveSky, however....

So are the REX clouds a lot better than ASCA in your opinion?

Thanks.

Dave

5 minutes ago, dave2013 said:

So are the REX clouds a lot better than ASCA in your opinion?

Thanks.

Dave

Dave, this is very subjective, but think of this, REX contains over 1,500 cloud models vs. ASCA's 330+. Sky Force also utilizes 24 different cloud types at any given point, vs. ASCA's 12. This yields much more variety in any given scene. 

I might look into this as I've been using ASCA forever..

So are you guys suggesting Active Sky as the weather engine ...( I liked the dynamic themes in P3Dv4 ... ) with the cloud/sky graphics from REX (or subjectively ASCA) WITH "EA" activated ?

Edited November 26, 20223 yr by Gabe777

...and volumetric clouds off.

@Gabe777

Went ahead and bought it, and I'm pleased with the results.

I'm not using the weather engine, prefer ActiveSky.

Also using EA so sky colors aren't applicable.

So really just using it for clouds and effects, but it's worth it.

Dave

Does RSF then not do anything to volumetric clouds?  Mine are pixelated garbage when I turn them on, even on ultra.

 

Does it do anything to sky colors then too with EA on or just EA off?  (I’ve always been confused by this product, probably why I never considered pulling the trigger until now)

4 hours ago, CaptKornDog said:

oes it do anything to sky colors then too with EA on or just EA off?

With EA on, the sky colors are generated by EA, so add-on sky textures won't have any effect.

When using volumetric clouds, add-on clouds won't have any effect.

I use EA on, volumetric clouds off, so Sky Force gives me the cloud structures(models) and textures.

Dave

I guess I’m confused how folks finally got past the pixelated volumetric clouds then - significant cfg tweaks?

9 hours ago, CaptKornDog said:

I guess I’m confused how folks finally got past the pixelated volumetric clouds then - significant cfg tweaks?

I don't use volumetric clouds 1)because I don't like how they look, and 2)they degrade performance.

Hopefully they'll be improved in v5.4 or v6.0.

Dave