xZone Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 Thanks for the update, the issue with some third-party aircraft is gone but I think, the clouds are looking a bit " dirty " I selected only 1 x Few Cumulus, they use to look more white with SMP 4.9.2 and earlier. Now, one single clouds layer ( few cumulus ) look white mixed with some grey .... I tried different settings, I uninstall it first 4.9.2 / graphics settings / different sky colors, etc Even XP 11 fresh install. Few cumulus clouds and all the types, except Cirrus clouds Is there something I could do ? I disabled SMP cloud shadows / Lens Flare / Crepuscular Rays / force Cirrus layer, etc Thank you Quote
sundog Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 We intentionally made the cloud lighting more complex. The sides of the clouds facing the sun should still be white, but large clouds do get darker as light passes through them. It may take some getting used to if you're used to our previous look where the clouds were just entirely white everywhere, but that wasn't realistic. 1 Quote
xZone Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 Can I, please, have the previous clouds, back? Is there a way to download and install the 4.9.2 version ? Thank you Quote
JohnMAXX Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 47 minutes ago, xZone said: Can I, please, have the previous clouds, back? Is there a way to download and install the 4.9.2 version ? Thank you Give it a try, as Sundog said the lighting model is more complex. One screenshot under specific conditions doesn’t tell the whole story. Sundog made these changes and I tested under many conditions and I was blown away in regards to the added depth. 1 Quote
alexcolka Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 3 hours ago, sundog said: We intentionally made the cloud lighting more complex. The sides of the clouds facing the sun should still be white, but large clouds do get darker as light passes through them. It may take some getting used to if you're used to our previous look where the clouds were just entirely white everywhere, but that wasn't realistic. Please keep this new cloud lighting I love it and I was about to write about this new change. Looks completely realistic to me thanks! 2 1 Quote
Cameron Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 12 minutes ago, alexcolka said: Please keep this new cloud lighting I love it and I was about to write about this new change. Looks completely realistic to me thanks! Glad you enjoy it! We like it too. 1 Quote
seth Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 4 hours ago, xZone said: Can I, please, have the previous clouds, back? Is there a way to download and install the 4.9.2 version ? Thank you Make some flights with real weather ( Active sky or Fsgrw) on Cloudy conditions, new lighting looks ultra nice + one step further from previous releases. 1 Quote
JohnMAXX Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 16 minutes ago, xZone said: Okay, I'll try it again Thanks! The colors of the clouds have always been subjective along with all visual aspects be it either X-Plane or our initiatives....We develop visual improvements carefully MaxxFX was developed, to allow users, to fine tune the whole scene to their liking due to the subjectivity..... Quote
xZone Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 John, what exactly did you modify, for the clouds ? Only some TGA files, or something else ? Quote
Cameron Posted May 13, 2020 Report Posted May 13, 2020 10 minutes ago, xZone said: John, what exactly did you modify, for the clouds ? Only some TGA files, or something else ? If what you're wondering is can you edit the colors, the answer is no. It's not something you can "edit". John simply rid of some artifacts that were present in some TGA files. Quote
xZone Posted May 14, 2020 Report Posted May 14, 2020 So, there is no chance to get back to the previous version ? Quote
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