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  1. 19 hours ago, GeneralMav24 said:

    Hello, Ive been recently playing around with the presets and ive noticed all except SkyMaxx Hosek-Wilkie Sky Model have no sun or moon, is this a bug or intentional?

    It’s intentional, the Hosek-Wilkie model uses its own sun and moon and we upload a transparent file to hide the x-plane default....

    If you change sky colors you will need to restart X-Plane....

  2. 19 minutes ago, dlrk said:

    Is there anyway to speed up the pause between seasons? A setting to change, a hardware upgrade?

    Setting the texture quality down a few notches or installing TM without the normal maps should speed this up.

    From a hardware standpoint, using an ssd will help...

    But if you are looking for something more instant I’m afraid our approach can do only so much since it’s loading a ton of textures during a change...

  3. 14 minutes ago, simnut said:

    One added bonus for me....I can now use FS Global Real Weather to inject weather into XP, something I couldn't do with SMP 4 as it killed my frame rates.  So, another paid software I can use now! :D  And at 30,000 draw radius as opposed to 10,000 draw radius.  Take a look at the frame rates ;)

     

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    Although, I was getting pretty nice weather/cloud depiction with SMP 4 and RWC also :D

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    Very nice shots! I am very happy you are getting the most outta V5! 

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  4. 55 minutes ago, oldflyguy said:

    Hello Team,

    I had the time this morning to make one of my favorite test flights from LAX to LAS in the TBM using SMPv5.  

    - new clouds look great and seem to be much "faster" than the v4 clouds.  I did need to reduce AA to 2x however.  But then I do have a 1070.  

    - The 5.0.1 fix is still wonky if I leave XPRealistic in the plug-in folder.  Although the FPS does return to about normal but will fluctuate too much to warrent using that plug-in for now.

    - I noticed a kind of Ghosting Effect while approaching LAS.  I am attaching a couple of screen shots and the log.  Hope this helps...

    Keep up the great work!

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    5.0.1 is causing this we have a fix expect it soon....

  5. 32 minutes ago, Udo EDBM said:

    I have the total package Skymaxx Pro v4 - FSGRW and Real Weather Connector and am very happy with it and my current settings.
    Great real 3D clouds

    Will Skymaxx v5 also have the existing cloud textures?
    Cloud Art Cumulus - Swept - Turbulent - Stormy etc?


    Or will there be completely new ones?
    I would like to see more pictures of each cloud type in v5 -  - somehow the v5 thumbnails don't really appeal to me

    Will the slider for Puff Rotation Speed remain?

    Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

    These options will still be available for the original cloud types, that are still available...

    The new volumetric clouds will not have these options since they are procedurally drawn and not based on art assets...

  6. I appreciate the feedback from both of you, I will say the title is a bit off putting....

    The hobby we all enjoy that is flight simming is a very complex ecosystem with a ton of variables at play.

    Instead of trying to address your specific concerns and offer specific help without any information in regards to your specific “ecosystems” I’m going advise you take a look and manage expectations.

    We have a huge amount of active and happy users who have properly managed their expectations.

    In conclusion I do appreciate your support and as you know we’ve continued to grow and advance with the platform over the years. My hope is you take another deep look and find a balance and find enjoyment with our offering.

     

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  7. 3 hours ago, dima436393 said:

    Hello! "Castom precipitation unavailable in Vulkan". This is annoying ... Are there any plans to restore "castom precipitation" in Vulkan?

    We always strive to keep things 100% but we are currently limited. Who knows what will happen in the future....

    As annoyed as you are, enjoy the increased performance under Vulcan...

     

  8. 30 minutes ago, Nickkk said:

    Hello  I having issue when starting up the sim. there is an error that says:

    " Trying to load a sky-color set that you do not have!
    This smacks of a mis-installed copy of X-Plane!
    Get a new download from www.X-Plane.com. The missing file is:
    Resources/bitmaps/skycolors/sky_colors_socked.png "

    I have attached the Log.txt so we can work this out. thank you in advance!!!

     

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    You can run the updater fro X-Plane and it will place that file back in.....

     

    We do not remove anything, either it was manually removed or the file became corrupt. I’ve seen this occasionally when a hard drive sector goes kaput....

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  9. @Goran_M

     

    Just an FYI and I really hope the community slams me for this....

    Reading his post reinforces how utterly stupid some people are.

    I mean really really stupid, like his gene pool originates from the New York sewer stupid.

    Not even worthy of a reply stupid....

    Ill also add My IQ has decreased upon reading it....

     

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  10. 55 minutes ago, BlackBeltMike said:

    I agree it's tricky.  I'm here because on the strength of a youtube video I purchased a competitor's product which was advertised as VR and X-Plane beta/Vulkan compatible... well unfortunately there are a lot of issues and unresolved visual anomalies so I uninstalled... but good luck to them of course as I'm sure it's not easy. 

    Then, just a few days ago I read mention of SkyMaxx Pro, and with the beta listed on your web site with latest compatibility I took a deep breath and decided to take the plunge.  I went for SkyMaxx Pro, RWC along with Active Sky and for anyone else in a similar boat, I've found those 3 products work very nicely with Oculus Rift S and X-Plane 11.50b11 in Vulkan rendering mode...  ok I'm just a few days in but feeling very positive about it - I just wish I'd come across SkyMaxx Pro before the competitor's product which would have saved me some monies. :)  Anyway, I guess the point is, youtube videos can be powerful influences, so putting out new content there would be another option, particularly right now when people are wondering what works with the latest betas of X-Plane.

     

     

    I can get behind that especially in regards to our collaboration with FSGRW and HiFi.

    The biggest challenge has been trying to explain how we’ve gotten past the 3 layer limit in X-Plane and the various cloud types that are available if you use the above mentioned weather injectors.....

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  11. 11 minutes ago, quijote said:

    Skymaxx has a somewhat feeble presence on Facebook. I am currently in about 10 groups on Facebook - X-plane and VR related. Every once in a while someone mentions Skymaxx, but it is getting less than 10% of the conversation. Word of mouth is golden! People buy on recommendations. 

    Having a demo in such a competitive niche would make a big difference. You have so many competitors, freeware included. Your relatively high price point is a very significant barrier. If people could try it for free, you would get a lot more buzz on the web and a lot more sales because the product warrants that. But with so much competition, you need to do more to get your share.... or you could just muddle along and congratulate yourselves for what you have already sold. A demo program would multiply sales by at least 4!

    Nobody is sitting around patting ourselves on the back....We are constantly updating and improving our offering and have been doing so for years...

    The demo is a moot point, demos get hacked and offering that type of distribution increases those odds....

    Also Facebook isn’t as strong as you might think, I run very pinpointed ads occasionally as a means to get info out there and Flight Sim groups are really not that busy....Also it’s up to users on a social media platform to highlight their love for our product that’s how it works, if we are not part of that dialog, such is life. SMP is doing very well....

    I do appreciate your thoughts on the subject though just offering my inside perspective over the years of marketing I have done.... 

  12. 36 minutes ago, quijote said:

    I recently bought Skymaxx and already own all of the weather programs for Xplane. Skymaxx is in a class of it's own. But nobody uses it. Why? Because it is expensive and there is no demo.

    If you want to quintuple Skymaxx sales, create a demo download that works for a week and then requires an activation code. Clearly, you will also have to do this with the Real Weather Connector. Many software designers already do this. If people can see what it does, they will buy it in droves! I can't believe that you guys are letting other programs get all the attention. What sells addons is word of mouth on the forums and you need more disciples than just me. Once people get their hands on this, the buzz will grow exponentially. 

    I enjoy the enthusiasm and thank you for your suggestions and feelings.....I couldn’t agree more!

    With that said we do very well, maybe we attract the silent majority? Constant updates, the most complete weather interpretation in XP, third party support and a ton of great features speak for themselves :) 

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