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The admin prompt is fine. This path is not: C:\Users\Ant\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$EXa0.122

Clouds are a factor of SkyMaxx Pro, not RWC. We have already fine tuned these in 3.1.1 to have more light. Clouds in SkyMaxx Pro v3 are a bit more "interactive" than things like RWC. As more clouds are nearer to one another, darker colors can come into effect. Frank is a certified meteorologist, so the geek level is definitely there. This is a matter of taste and feedback. We've changed colorations throughout time, and this has been the happier medium people have preferred. As always, we'll continue to listen to customer feedback (which we get a ton of in e-mails).

You guys are running the installer from a compressed zip. You need to extract it first, and I would NOT trust your install at this point. If I were you I would extract and re-run the installer.

As many have already noticed, Real Weather Connect is now released! The announcement of this is here. Closing this thread now. Thank you!

Hi All, Real Weather Connector has now been released. We expect the next few days to be very busy with the normal inquiries and support from a product release, but do know we are here, listening, watching, and will assist as much as we can and as quickly as we can. The support section is here. We will now close the work in progress section to reflect the release of this progress. Thanks to all who have purchased already!

SkyMaxx Pro does not control the sun.

You need to be mindful of the available options in Real Weather Connector. Failure to understand them will result in situations you may not like. So, be sure you select the option which best fits the type of flight you are going to have/use weather data source from. The settings and how/when to select them are as follows... Automatic: RWC will only be active when X-Plane’s weather is set to “grab real weather from the net”. Use this setting if you fly with X-Plane’s built-in real world weather, if you use the FSGRW add-on, or if you use future weather add-ons that communicate with X-Plane using its METAR.RWX file. For most users, this is the best setting. In this mode, if you set up X-Plane to automatically download METAR-based weather information from the Internet, RWC will use this detailed information to position clouds. When real weather is off In X-Plane, RWC will be automatically deactivated, and clouds will be placed using uniform cloud conditions specified in X-Plane’s weather dialog instead. X-Plane’s real weather settings are found under X-Plane’s Environment menu. Select the Weather screen, and select “grab real weather from the net” to ensure RWC has the information it needs. For more information on X-Plane’s real world weather system, see http://www.x-plane.com/?article=downloading-and-using-real-weather Always: RWC will always position clouds using downloaded METAR data. Use this setting if you need to use an add-on that overrides X-Plane’s weather with uniform weather conditons surrounding the plane (using datarefs,) but you still want the benefits of RWC. Examples include XSquawkBox (used with VATSIM), IVAO, NOAA Weather, and EFASS. As of this writing, these add-ons disable X-Plane’s real world weather system, and inject uniform weather surrounding your plane that abruptly changes as you move. The “Always” setting provides a work-around. In this mode, RWC ignores any cloud information coming from X-Plane or its add-ons, and instead downloads its own METAR data directly from NOAA to position the clouds with. This allows RWC to keep control of the clouds, while still using the other features of your add-ons (such as winds, turbulence, network flying, etc.) Setting up specific cloud conditions via X-Plane’s weather dialog will have no effect while RWC is in “Always” mode, so be sure to set RWC back to “Automatic” if you want the ability to disable real-world weather later. Never: RWC is disabled Use this setting if you need to temporarily disable RWC, or if you want to use an external dataref-based weather add-on in its intended form. In this mode, RWC will be disabled, and SkyMaxx Pro will instead position clouds using uniform weather conditions specified in datarefs. For example, if you are flying on a network that synchronizes weather conditions, it might be more important to see the same weather conditions other pilots see, even if it is less detailed than what RWC can represent. You might want to disable RWC while flying on a network, and re-enable it while flying offline. If your add-on disables X-Plane’s real world weather system (most do), then RWC’s “Automatic” setting will automatically disable RWC while your add-on is active anyhow.

Hey, enthusiasm is certainly welcome! It won't be right at 00.00 I don't think (we're EST by the way), but it shouldn't necessarily be too long after either. Our last minute offer for people to get their SkyMaxx Pro orders in ends at 1159pm, so once we have those all in we can ship out discount codes. In the meantime you can read the manual to ease the pain! ....

The Real Weather Connector manual is now available online. We cannot stress to you enough how important it is for you to read and understand this very short, easy to read document prior to using Real Weather Connector! You may access the manual by clicking here.

We are based in the USA, so not quite the 15th here.

3.1.1 is a different version number than 3.1

Hello, all, This will serve as a formal forum announcement that we have released the version 3.1.1 update for SkyMaxx Pro. All customers who have purchased SkyMaxx Pro v3 up till now have been sent an e-mail by X-Aviation with complete instructions on how to obtain your update. We have made this a very simple process! For those that purchase SkyMaxx Pro v3 from today forward, your purchased download will already be updated to version 3.1.1 for you. What if I didn't get the update e-mail? If you did not receive your update e-mail don't fret! X-Aviation has updated our system to allow all customers to update with ease, regardless of whether you received an e-mail for the update! Here's what to do: 1. Login to your X-Aviation account here: https://www.x-aviati...talog/login.php 2. View your past order history invoice that contains SkyMaxx Pro purchase on it. 3. At the bottom of the invoice you will find a link to your update that says: "SkyMaxx Pro v3". There are some important fixes and requests implemented in this update. The following is a list of additions/fixes included: What's New / Changed: Default settings adjusted Brightened clouds near dusk and dawn Cumulus clouds get less dark as cloud coverage increases Brightened solid and broken stratiform clouds by 10% Better balance between initial VRAM usage and stutter reduction (helps framerates for users tight on VRAM) As always, thanks for being a customer with X-Aviation. We appreciate your feedback and support! Enjoy these latest updates, and stay tuned to the forum as we continually announce the latest happenings.

Ben's post right above is pretty spot on.

It's a simulation of scud and for now the best we can do with it.

As has already been indicated, the NOAA plugins days are basically numbered. As soon as 10.5 rolls around there's not going to be much a need (and there isn't one if you live in the USA or do your flying there already in 10.45). That said, it's safe to say we have a workaround in the interim till 10.5 is out. You'll be just fine.

I personally don't know the answer to this, which is why no answer has come from me. Frank would be the one to best know as a programmer, so I have to deflect this one to him whenever he gets around to it.

Definitely confident we have no memory leaks. Not only many times in past, but especially today we spent hours with diagnostics turned on in builds of SkyMaxx Pro v3.1, as well profilers. We can easily rule this one out. The resource information from SkyMaxx Pro's readings will show you complete computer stats. If you're running other apps, building up a cache, etc, all of this is going to effect the bottom line of this number. We do have some changes in the works for a new version update, but I am certainly confident with my above statement.

The price, as well as product information, is available here: http://www.x-aviation.com/catalog/product_info.php/real-weather-connector-p-120

If it is as per your description then yes, it would work fine!

I have not personally tested this one, but I can give it a go. Is this payware or freeware? I don't have a lot of time to research it right this second.

That has more potential to do harm than good from a brand/marketing perspective. We're going to have to continue to listen to customers to find the happy medium on a deal like this. Cramming the UI with more options definitely isn't the answer!

I don't believe that for a second. If you purchased a computer from someone and they format the computer prior to giving it to you (like any logical person would do), then you would have a different machine ID. The bottom line is you were sharing/stealing. You may have purchased it now (probably because you got denied prior to purchasing again). Your support ticket will get answered to within 3 days as the website states.

The problem is you were installing software bought by another person before. That's called piracy.

Kerry, Can't believe I didn't ask this before...for good measure can you please post a screenshot of your full version rendering settings window, as well as your SkyMaxx Pro config window?

Read the post above yours.