February 19, 20233 yr Hi Guys I have noticed that at high altitutdes I am getting some clouds popping into view in the distance. I wonder if anyone can share their active sky settings with me so i can get a good baseline. I am running with default clouds and using 3 cloud layers in Active Sky but there are some many options I find it all a bit confusing. Kind regards Darran My youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/c/Dkentflyer
February 19, 20233 yr Which version of ActiveSky are you using? There are two that are compatible with P3Dv4--Activesky for P3Dv4 and the later Activesky P3D (compatible with both P3Dv4 and v5). Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
February 20, 20233 yr Author Hi Bob I am using the earlier version. ActiveSky compatable with V4 only (AS for P3D v4) kind regards My youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/c/Dkentflyer
February 21, 20233 yr Unfortunately I replaced the P3Dv4-only version with AS P3D at least a year ago, so I don't have a configuration set for the older version any more. As to seeing clouds (and autogen) drawing in the distance, IIRC you can mitigate that pretty effectively by reducing the max visibility to something like 20-25 miles. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
February 21, 20233 yr I have Active Sky for P3DV4 and Active Sky Cloud Art. I have to confess here, I'm not sure why I have these particular settings. It's been awhile. However, I'm not sure what "getting some clouds popping into view in the distance" means. My "flights", 99% of the time, are at high altitudes, and clouds are always going to "pop-up in the distance". In any case, here are my Active Sky and P3D settings. I'd also suggest checking the HiFi forum (if you haven't already done so) https://forums.hifisimtech.com/ , AS-P3Dv4_ Cloud Options Maximum cloud laters = 6 Maximum cloud turbulence = 100 (default) Maximum cloud icing = 100 (default) Prevent thrunderstorms when CB reported = True Minimum cloud draw distance= 80 Maximum cloud draw distance= 100 Force BKN to 7/8ths = True P3D low cloud offset = 509 Multi-layer thunderstorm clouds = False Cloud Motion effect = True Cloud motion effect offset = 120 P3Dv4.5 settings: Graphics/Weather Cloud draw distance = 80 cloud coverage density=Maximum Simple clouds =unchecked Detailed cloud= checked Volumetric fog =checked Windshield effects = checked Thermal visualization - None Regards, Claude Franklin
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