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ActiveSky FS Released

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21 minutes ago, fsiscool said:

It is not only about flying into "different weather". It also about flying alongside "different weather". On a typical long haul flight you cross boundaries between different weather maybe 5-10 times but almost during the entire flight different weather can be recognized to both side along the route.

I have bought ASFS too and many aspects about it are very nice, but we should not forget that seeing different weather zones while cruising is a feature, that is only offered by default live weather. I will maybe provide some screenshots of what I mean.

That is undisputed, ASFS can't do it in Preset Control Mode because of the limitations put on them by MS/Asobo, which undoubtedly is a drawback.

And it is a shame that MS/Asobo don't allow third party developers to make full use of MSFS weather. Maybe now that thanks to ASFS many simmers can see how good MSFS can look if several different types of clouds are depicted, and how good MSFS can feel with appropriate turbulence effects, they will finally make up their mind and realize that they can only win if they allow third party developers to improve the weather in MSFS.

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10 hours ago, Cognita said:

Click the "Help" button from the main AS Interface.

Wow, that is complicated. Is that "study Level"....😉

 

 

 

Does AS inject cloud turbulence into MSFS live weather’s clouds in passive mode?

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How do I start AS? Does live weather have to be activated in MSFS?

No matter what fashion I have, I have the same weather

1 minute ago, mobiel said:

How do I start AS? Does live weather have to be activated in MSFS?

No matter what fashion I have, I have the same weather

On the  upper left  of the main screen does it  show MSFS connected? 

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8 minutes ago, Bobsk8 said:

On the  upper left  of the main screen does it  show MSFS connected? 

Yes it does.
Live Weather in MSFS is on

Acitve Mode in AS is set to on

6 hours ago, SAS443 said:

ICAO Annex 3 has been adopted into EU law since many years back.

Sorry for my lack of knowlege as CAVOK is not in use here in the U.S.  That is where I live and fly.

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I finally was able to get this last night and spent an hour listening to the Tortured Poets Department and re-familiarizing myself with the AS interface; it felt a little like catching up with an old friend. It was clear a lot of thought went into this and I am looking forward to its development.

Damien, don't be too concerned with the range of feedback -- the landscape has shifted from the old FSX and P3D days, there are a lot more voices and it takes much longer to sift and separate the gold gold from the rock. Remember what happened to GSX when it was released -- and that was much worse than what I have seen said about Active Sky. Yet, today, GSX has been adapted by many and has a good reputation.

48 minutes ago, scotchegg said:

Does AS inject cloud turbulence into MSFS live weather’s clouds in passive mode?

I have a related question and while I have read the manual it is not clear to me exactly what parameters are set in passive mode. Is this described in detail somewhere?

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A possible improvement I think might be to include a humidity strength / clamp setting. Sometimes MSFS’s depiction of humidity can be really over the top.

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3 minutes ago, Cognita said:

... it is not clear to me exactly what parameters are set in passive mode. Is this described in detail somewhere?

https://hifisimtech.com/asfs/

 

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Active Air Effects

Provided in either depiction mode, Active Air Effects enhance your flight with turbulence, drafts and more:

  • Clear air turbulence
  • Internal MSFS turbulence compatibility (for combined ASFS-applied and internal MSFS-applied turbulence effects)
  • Updrafts
  • Downdrafts
  • Microbursts
  • Thunderstorm vicinity turbulence and draft effects
  • Gusts, wind variation and gust-related turbulence

 

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53 minutes ago, scotchegg said:

Does AS inject cloud turbulence into MSFS live weather’s clouds in passive mode?

You asked that question a couple times already but seeing that all the beta testers and actual users seem to be ignoring it I suspect the answer is no. Hope I'm wrong though.

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27 minutes ago, mobiel said:

Yes it does.
Live Weather in MSFS is on

Acitve Mode in AS is set to on

If you turn Weather control, live weather, it should work. If you still see Live Weather is on in MSFS, something is not right.  AS should turn off LIve Weather in MSFS, and set skies to Clear.    If you still have a problem check  the Active Sky Forum, there are several things to check. https://forums.hifisimtech.com/forums/asfs.57/

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1 minute ago, Bobsk8 said:

If you turn Weather control, live weather, it should work. If it doesn't check the Active Sky Forum, there are several things to check. https://forums.hifisimtech.com/forums/asfs.57/

Thanks. I solved this issue be insalling an other toolbar mod

1 hour ago, fsiscool said:

It is not only about flying into "different weather". It also about flying alongside "different weather". On a typical long haul flight you cross boundaries between different weather maybe 5-10 times but almost during the entire flight different weather can be recognized to both side along the route.

I have bought ASFS too and many aspects about it are very nice, but we should not forget that seeing different weather zones while cruising is a feature, that is only offered by default live weather. I will maybe provide some screenshots of what I mean.

I understand what you mean and there's nothing wrong with that. As I said, separate weather cells / fronts along the route (not flying into) are only in default weather. The video did compare weather right in front of the aircraft though, that's why I responded to it.

For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.

11 minutes ago, Alvega said:

You asked that question a couple times already but seeing that all the beta testers and actual users seem to be ignoring it I suspect the answer is no. Hope I'm wrong though.

I guess they are ignoring it because it's clearly written on the product page that turbulence exists "in either depiction mode". So the answer is yes.

For transparency: I'm a community mentor at the BATC discord. However, I do not get paid for it in any way.

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