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Are things looking up weather radar wise?

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Can I get a firm confirmation whether 2024 allows for tilt? 

Didn't Asobo keep enabling and disabling turbulence when flying through CB's etc?

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  • Balint Szarka
    Balint Szarka

    I have kind of moved over from P3D like maybe a year ago, to slowly discover the sad state of MSFS. Now before everyone jumps on me saying how wrong I am, let me explain. The sim is unfortunately

  • No progress or announcements so far. Most developers who did not want to implement a radar have succumbed for marketing reasons, although it is far from what many of us would like.  There is also

  • Falconjet112
    Falconjet112

    The weather in Xplane 12 latest beta...including clouds and proper depiction of haze and visibility globally is now stunning in Xplane 12. No silly rings of haze around airfields...just proper realist

2 minutes ago, Kevin_28 said:

Can I get a firm confirmation whether 2024 allows for tilt? 

I already said that it doesn't.

1 minute ago, Farlis said:

I already said that it doesn't.

Yes and the other guy says it does. I'm looking for a tie breaker.

52 minutes ago, Kevin_28 said:

Yes and the other guy says it does. I'm looking for a tie breaker.

You'll have to take my word for it. 

You can play around with the tilt until you are blue in the face, the returns do not change. 

Edited by Farlis

8 hours ago, Falconjet112 said:

The weather in Xplane 12 latest beta...including clouds and proper depiction of haze and visibility globally is now stunning in Xplane 12. No silly rings of haze around airfields...just proper realistic atmospheric dynamics. 

Just completed a flight through a frontal system. Proper realistic depiction of multiple stratiform cloud decks. Even the upper cirrostratus layer is modelled correctly. In cloud turbulence and icing is spot on. It's amazing...no other word...simply mind blowing realism from takeoff to touchdown. 

If MSFS paid attention to (their customers) and the atmosphere as much as their ground scenery and physics, there would be no competition. But I've been watching X-plane 12 and just loaded in the new beta - have not really tried it yet. But they are definitely improving things a lot, and they are listening to their customer base. Weather is improving a lot, and the night lighting especially airports (where it counts most!) is really, really good IMO.

I have a prediction to make - haha: I predict that weather and atmosphere will be something Asobo wishes one day they would have focused on more... X-Plane is going after their weak spot, and I think they are on to something! This is all in fun omg don't start this sim is better than other etc. I really enjoy MSFS series and poke in on x-plane once in a great while. But I have been taking second looks lately on x-plane 12, and it's garnering some of my flight time versus MSFS as of late!

 

18 minutes ago, KERNEL32 said:

X-Plane is going after their weak spot, and I think they are on to something!

Personally I think this is a good testament that competition ultimately benefits us the consumers. 

...and if there's one thing MSFS needs it's decent competition, ultimately it's good for us to have choices, we're the real winners here. (well not our bank balances....!).

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8 hours ago, Greazer said:

There are records (from Avsim members) that the weather radar was going to be included in Sim Update 10. But it got dropped. Never heard any recent updates.

Implement Weather and Terrain APIs (Wishlist LT #1 – Partial)  |  SU 10 +
- Terrain & Weather Radar Drawing API is currently being tested and will be released with SU10. It will allow WASM modules to request customized bitmaps showing the terrain and weather around the user’s aircraft.


A bit like how:

  • FS2020 seasons were suddenly dropped!
  • Sim update 16 dropped!
  • Improved ATC, dropped!
  • FS2020 Roadmap, dropped!

Shame on Devs.

It still there

https://www.flightsimulator.com/april-17th-2025-development-update/

 

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2 hours ago, Farlis said:

I already said that it doesn't.

Can't say for all aircraft but It does for me. If I tilt I see different return WX painting!  I assume if it didn't work tilt would paint same thing all the time? 

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I thought people were originally complaining that the weather was too wild, and just saw somebody complaining about crazy weather in career mode....

Isn't that why we all have turbulence settings at 'low" right now?

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1 hour ago, sd_flyer said:

Can't say for all aircraft but It does for me. If I tilt I see different return WX painting!  I assume if it didn't work tilt would paint same thing all the time? 

which aircraft have you tested it in?

  

10 hours ago, Greazer said:
  • Sim update 16 dropped!
  • Improved ATC, dropped!

Neither of those have been dropped.

  

9 hours ago, DD_Arthur said:

What absolute nonsense...

They're talking about custom Weather Radar, not the default.

 

Edited by Tuskin38

They need to have a “weather” focused update similar to their avionics focused updates.  I agree they are falling behind the competition and in some cases quite badly.

Gary

 

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36 minutes ago, Tuskin38 said:

which aircraft have you tested it in?

I can't remember now,  I think it was inbuild A300

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2 hours ago, Tuskin38 said:

They're talking about custom Weather Radar, not the default.

There is no 'default' wxr. There's an api around which devs can build a radar.

They're all 'custom'.

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