No reflections of the clouds onto the ocean

[flydav]

Not that I've been a big fan of clouds reflections onto the water but is this an obvious consequence of being driven by a plugin?

[Cameron]

Not that I've been a big fan of clouds reflections onto the water but is this an obvious consequence of being driven by a plugin?

Yes and no. It requires a special API call and would be a major performance hit.

[zzap_v]

What about cloud shadows on the ground?

[sqrt(-1)]

Yes and no. It requires a special API call and would be a major performance hit.

 

Could that perhaps be made a user selectable option for those with strong systems?  Someday? 

[JohnMAXX]

It could be, but we first need more access in X-Plane.....

[flydav]

Personally i really dislike them because they make the ocean look like a lake so if LR will ever fix the way the ocean looks maybe it could be interested to have the clouds reflections otherwise I would just be happy with the huge fps boost

 

Now sorry I'm going to go off topic but really don't feel that I should open too many topics... one thing is really bothering me if I reload the plugins Skymaxxpro goes to default settings is it something you can fix in the future?  Although I have a screenshot of my settings I find it really annoying to go back and re-tweak the settings. Thanks!

[JohnMAXX]

We will look into this

[Cameron]

if I reload the plugins Skymaxxpro goes to default settings is it something you can fix in the future?

 

What do you mean by reload the plugins?

[JohnMAXX]

Ah change the cloud layers in the weather dialog to bring them back....shutting off the plugin from plugin admin and then turning it back on will not restart the clouds. You will need to do it manually....

[flydav]

What do you mean by reload the plugins?

 

I mean by reloading them from within python interface or using another tool I have Xreloaded which can reload scenery or aircraft or plugins, separately.

Sometimes instead of clicking on reload scenery (as I''m currently working on something) I click reload plugins by mistake.

Edited December 6, 2013 by flydav

[Cameron]

I mean by reloading them from within python interface or using another tool I have Xreloaded which can reload scenery or aircraft or plugins, separately.

 

Sorry, but I'm not sure we'll support this. As it stands SkyMaxx DOES save a settings file for you to prevent you from having to keep doing this. If you are using additional third party software like this which somehow manipulates this feature (even if on accident), I'm not sure what to say. Perhaps you should not use them for SkyMaxx.

[Ben Russell]

DO NOT RELOAD PLUGINS DURING SIM OPERATIONS

 

This functionality is provided as a developer tool only and is KNOWN to cause multiple issues.

 

You are beyound the boundary of technical support and normal ops.

 

No support will be provided for any product or plugin when the user chooses to use a developer tool to reload the plugins in this manner.

[flydav]

That was clear

[scotchegg]

In common with virtually everyone who's bought the product, I'm enjoying the clouds to a degree that some might consider unhealthy. Really good work.

 

But I do miss their reflections on water, so if there's any way to get them back without (too much of) a framerate hit, that would be wonderful. If you could also get the ground shadows back, well I don't think I need to spell out the effect that will have...

[Cameron]

We're continually working to improve, so just stay tuned.

Glad you're enjoying the product!

[flydav]

If you plan to introduce this feature please make it in a way that the user can't turn it on or off from within the UI  as I said it is very unrealistic to have these reflection over the ocean but they are very nice over lakes.

Edited December 14, 2013 by flydav

[sqrt(-1)]

If you plan to introduce this feature please make it in a way that the user can't turn it on or off from within the UI  as I said it is very unrealistic to have these reflection over the ocean but they are very nice over lakes.

 

Maybe it's just me,  but I feel having choices is better than not having them.

[trevg]

If you plan to introduce this feature please make it in a way that the user can't turn it on or off from within the UI as I said it is very unrealistic to have these reflection over the ocean but they are very nice over lakes.

I would prefer to have the choice of on or off If the shadows were implemented in the future.

Also shadows over the oceans as in the real world thanks.

[sqrt(-1)]

I would prefer to have the choice of on or off If the shadows were implemented in the future.

Also shadows over the oceans as in the real world thanks.

 

Agreed!  My point exactly.

[flydav]

Obviously there was a typo "the user CAN turn it on or off"  as I said,  I would switched them off over the ocean but ON over the lakes. 

Edited December 15, 2013 by flydav

[Ben Russell]

What happens when you have a lake near an ocean?

 

What happens if it's a very large lake that's more than capable of picking up chop on the surface...

 

 

All water surfaces reflect.

Usually the larger water bodies have enough wave action to scatter but even the middle of the ocean will become perfectly glassy on some days.

[flydav]

All I'm saying is that I would like to have the choice whether to activate this feature or not.

The problem is that in the real life the ocean reflects only if certain weather conditions are met, but in X plane the ocean reflects everything all the time even when the weather is bad and windy so in these cases I would rather switch it off. 

[sundog]

It will be switchable in the SkyMaxx configuration, flydav. It's already coded up.

[flydav]

Already?! You guys don't waste time  Thanks so much it will be an awesome new feature!!!