FS9/FSX/P3D. FS Global has released V 1.7 Build 005 and is now ready for download. It is really splendid to see this team continue with the updates on a regular biases. Besides this, FS Global Real Weather is simply a superb product. Click to see what was updated plus the update download links.
Today we have released a major update for FSGRW. This new version includes:
.) Reworked weather depiction for FSX/P3D: you can now choose between two modes; one mode that will faster update the weather and minimize white flashes - however, it will not allow the visual effect of clouds moving with the wind. The other mode (Standard Mode) will be the mode FSGRW had in previous versions.
.) Enhanced Wind Modelling: wind will no longer be static and will have natural movements in direction and speed throughout the flight.
.) Updated Weather Station Database; we added 747 new weather stations and updated a few others to reflect real world changes (i.e. changed ICAO codes).
.) Visibility Smoothing for FS2004.
.) A new option "Update Weather on Ground" was introduced: if enabled, FSGRW will automatically refresh all the weather (and reset AI traffic, if enabled) every 10 minutes, if the aircraft is on the ground and not moving.
.) FS Global Real Weather Network Bridge will be introduced: with this tool FSGRW can be run in a network environment without complex SimConnect / WideFS configurations. It will replace FS Global Real Weather FSUIPC bridge (but still include all of its features and more).
.) FS Global Real Weather now supports data exchange with other tools through a documented file format (you can download the file format description from the DOWNLOADS section).
.) A new filter for weather phenomena 'local weather effect' was added; this will only list stations with active local weather effects.
.) New option for the Autostart feature.
.) Fixed some bugs (sometimes wrong pressures in weatherfile; Flight planner: wrong temperatures at waypoints, unhandled exception on too high cruise alts, DEP/ARR apts not included as waypoints on FS Commander files).
.) Fixed a bug that caused FS Global Real Weather to run in the background (even though it was closed) after a simulator connection failure.
IMPORTANT: All evaluation points used for the previously released version were resetted; everyone can now re-evaluate the current build to test the new features!
Update via the auto-update feature of FSGRW or - if you don't have it already - download here:
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4 comments:
Wow this one slipped right past me. How does it compare to Opus?
i installed yesterday and like, so real, and no more problems w/ Track IR5 ocurred w/ Opus. I´ts a little bit different compared w/ REX and AS2012, but so much easier to use and more realistic, IMHO.
VERSION 1.7 Build #007
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.) A bug of the autostart features was fixed.
VERSION 1.7 Build #006
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.) A bug in the data exchange format was fixed.
.) A bug in the connection code to FS Global Real Weather
Network Bridge was fixed.
I used to be an Active Sky Evolution user back in the day, but hated the way clouds would suddenly appear and disappear throughout the course of the flight. I switched to Opus about a year ago and found it (initially) was really good at giving me the impression of flying THROUGH changing weather patterns instead of just updating the global weather closest to my position, but I found the un-tamable wind shifts annoying, despite all the different smoothing options. I also found in later versions (after 2.80 or so) the feeling of flying through weather greatly diminished, and it seemed to be doing things more and more like Active Sky Evo. On a lark, I switched to FS Global about a month ago and haven't looked back! The weather depiction is FAR more realistic, and there aren't any sudden wind shifts like with Opus. I did find the weather data to be consistently 2-3 hours behind, but it's been spot on for the last couple of weeks, so I suspect that problem has been licked. If you're on the fence, download the FSGRW demo and see what you think, but of the three major weather supplies (I don't include REX in there, it's a joke), I think the FSGRW option is the best of the bunch.
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