Clouds

[Bushpounder]

Hi, all! Is anyone running non-default clouds in their systems? I am wondering what brand they may be, what type and name they go by, and if it helped the frames/stability of the screen. Thanks for any input!

BP;)

[pivo11]

For a long time I used HDE Sky Textures.  I still use the cumulus with ASN.  Straight replacement for the default textures.  Very nice.

flyawaysimulation.com/downloads/files/18029/fsx-hde-sky-textures-v20/

[olderndirt]

Been using REX, current 'texture direct' since I started with FS9.  With everything at max it does put a hit on a middly machine and I'm waiting for their WIP weather engine.  The visuals do make it all worth while.

[Deleted]

I use the freeware HDE clouds and skye textures.
since they are higher resolutions, thy will not give you a better performance. Logical, but they look good and the fps impact is small. With your new super pc, it should not be a serious problem. But just remember that eye candies always have a price and that in the end its a compromise

actually, I find using a good real weather engine to be the most important. The amount if layers that it creates is difficult to do yourself, is timeconsuming and you need Rex or something.

[Sandy]

REX4 Texture Direct + REX SoftClouds ... (now that both can be had together); with Opus FSI providing weather info.

[pivo11]

How do you like those Soft Clouds, Sandy?  They look almost too soft. 

[Sandy]

Late reply here, sorry. For the most part I like them, but they are too soft in a few weather environments. So it's another of those "your mileage may vary" deals. For the mostly sunny days, I like the extra softness of the few puffy clouds around. For more overcast days it almost looks more like fog than clouds.