Marshall01 Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hello and happy new year I am new so forgive me if this question is a repeat. I have Active Sky for P3d v4 and it works fine. But it seems the orbx scenery gives false snow when there is no snow and the climate is warm. I have been shopping in the sale and have the Base, Vector., OpenLC Europe, EU and EGHI Southampton. I have no other add on scenery. Windows 10 pro, P3D v4, GSX, Pro ATC networked, PMDG aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hello, welcome to the forums. The simulator will show snow textures dependent on the season and regardless of the prevailing weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall01 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Thanks for prompt reply So thats why I also get snow instead of rain, because Active sky has no control over ORBX. Ok I understand, surely this could be fixed with a bit of creative thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 No, it is the simulator that makes the snow appear. It makes no difference whether the textures are default or by any developer. If the simulator decides that it is winter, in certain parts of the world, it will display snow on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall01 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Thanks for clearing that up for me Nick So what you are saying is Active Sky does not work for scenery when using real time weather. it's only real use for the simulation is just the wind. So in your expert opinion, how would you correct this, is it Lockhead Martin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hello, I am not sure that I am saying that at all, although I do have Active Sky for FSX and for P3D, I am no expert in how it works. As I understand the ground textures, I have explained and I think I am correct. I would expect that if one was seeing green ground textures and Active Sky made snow start to fall, that the green textures would gradually turn to snowy ones. It must be said that the way it happens is less than realistic, they change in blocks and look quite odd if there is not snow all over the visible area. The effect of falling snow is not well handled by FSX or P3D ground textures. The simulators do seem to react well to falling rain, hard surfaces do look wet and if it is snowing, the hard surfaces will look a bit snowy but the terrain textures only change all at once for each tile and in blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall01 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Thanks Nick I now know I don't have a fault and will adapt and do a work round. I am very pleased with the orbx products I have just purchased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 May I add, that Acitve Sky not only simulates the wind but also the cloud types and at what locations and altitudes the clouds appear. This is easily verified by viewing ASN's active sky map as you are flying your route--what you see on ASN's map, you also see outside your cockpit. I once made a flight from Monterey to Las Vegas, using ASN (in FSX) as the weather engine. I arrived at Las Vegas just as it started to rain, landed safely, and then sat on the ramp as the storm increased in intensity. The next morning, I checked the weather reports for Las Vegas, and sure enough, there had been a rainstorm at Las Vegas at the time I was sitting on the ramp. The weather was recreated realistically by both ASN and FSX, including the wet tarmac surface, etc., and the occasional lightning flash. A great example of the immersion possible with today's flight sims. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall01 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hello Stewart Thanks for your observations and comments. I have experienced similar also, but what do you think regarding the simulator and snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, alanmetcalf said: Snow is trickier, by all accounts. You can be sitting on the ground and watching it snow on your aircraft, but it doesn't stick to the ground at all. Mainly, I think, it's not the correct season for the snow to show on the surrounding terrain--it's the wrong season for the simulator to display snow on the ground. I've seen this happen. Oh, well, it's only a sim, not real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Attwood Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, Stewart Hobson said: Oh, well, it's only a sim, not real life. That's a bit radical isn't it? Go wash your mouth out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Hi, Ron. I am properly chastised for uttering such sacrilege... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall01 Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Cheers Ron, we must keep our guard up with these Americans, they have a strange sense of reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart Hobson Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 If truth be told, Alan... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryisenor Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I believe there is a feature that if it is snowing the textures on the ground will reflect this. I know sometimes in spring or fall when it is snowing I see the winter textures but they can be patchy. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall01 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thanks, I have done some test's and I conclude that the simulator has limitations regarding scenery and real weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Here is your snow, want some more, plenty here Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Harris Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Landclass textures will gradually become snowy (in a somewhat blocky fashion) if there is snow in the weather engine Photoreal on the other hand will only show snow in certain months of the year, as assigned by the developer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall01 Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Thanks for clearing that up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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