How to enable skymaxx Pro v3 in X-Plane

[madsgranum]

I have installed skymaxx pro and it shows up correctly in the Plug ins menu. I´m able to chance settings and the clouds adjust somewhat accordingly but look very artificial and NOT good at all.

Under Plugin Admin - Enable/Disable - Skymaxx Pro doesnt show up so I guess it´s not enabled. I just installed Soundmaxx. It shows up, is enabled and works very well.

 

Can anybody help? It is installed in the correct X-Plane 10 folder.

I´m running iMac 2013 i7 3.5 ghz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4096 MB,16 gb ram, 1tb fusion drive

 

Sincerely,
Mads

[Cameron]

Please provide the log.txt file from your X-Plane folder.

 

On another note, in the plugin Enable/Disable window it will be listed as SilverLining instead of SkyMaxx Pro.

 

Screenshots of what you consider as insufficient clouds would also be helpful.

[madsgranum]

Hi Cameron,

Thanks for quick respons - most appreciated!

I´m less confused now. Silver lining is enabled so things are working and I have been tweeking around.

 

Two questions though:

- On the picture you can see these patterns. They are sometimes much more clear and look very artificial. How can I eliminate them?

 

- Can I get rid of the red lines in the horizon, that sometimes occur (not on this picture)?

 

Sincerely,
Mads

[sundog]

I'm not sure I see any patterns in that screenshot, but perhaps you're talking about color banding? That's a fundamental limitation of PC computer graphics - your monitor can only represent 256 distinct shades of gray, so when you have subtle gradients like you might see within clouds, you will sometimes see the boundaries between the different shades. All you can really do is adjust the brightness and contrast on your monitor to make them less noticeable.

 

You might also be happier using the default "solid stratiform" setting for stratiform clouds, as it will result in a more uniform fog when you fly through stratus or overcast layers. However, banding can still be an issue when viewing the cloud itself. Really you should just adjust your monitor's settings.

 

- Can I get rid of the red lines in the horizon, that sometimes occur (not on this picture)?

 

I've read about this issue on other forums. It has nothing to do with SkyMaxx Pro. I think updating your video driver might help, but others here might know more about it.

[JGregory]

Re:  Red lines... see this.