Simviation Forum - FPS-Friendly clouds...??

Apr 19^th, 2006 at 9:28am

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Hi all,
Recently I've found that the default FS clouds, when I've set it to vercat weather, have decided to absolutely destroy all hope of having moderate framerates (drops to about 3-6 FPS Cry

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I have the cloud detail pretty minimal, any more reduction and the clouds...don't look like clouds Grin

I was wondering if anyone knew of a method to make the default clouds anymore FPS friendly, or if anyone knew of new clouds which wou ld be more FPS friendly than the default....I must say it would be nice to get 10-12 FPS with overcast clouds Cheesy

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Reply #1 - Apr 20^th, 2006 at 3:05am

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Have you tried FSSkyworld? .......... I'm fairly sure that it replaces most of the cloud set with more FR friendly ones.

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Reply #2 - Apr 20^th, 2006 at 3:32am

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Have you tried FSSkyworld? .......... I'm fairly sure that it replaces most of the cloud set with more FR friendly ones.

Aye you can choose between two sets one heavy one light!

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Reply #3 - Apr 20^th, 2006 at 5:22am

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~~Thanks.....now, I've searched a few places, but can't seem to find it ( ) - you guys know where I can locate it ???~~

EDIT: Nevermind, found it Grin

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Reply #4 - Apr 20^th, 2006 at 8:36am

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Also I have the 3d clouds on maximum.... 2d works better!

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Reply #5 - Apr 20^th, 2006 at 8:39am

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Change your cloud textures to DXT3...That will minimize FPS...

As far as 3D clouds are concerned, they really are 2D clouds that turn towards the user aircraft... Wink

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Reply #6 - Apr 20^th, 2006 at 12:45pm

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Change your cloud textures to DXT3...That will minimize FPS...

As far as 3D clouds are concerned, they really are 2D clouds that turn towards the user aircraft... Wink

Hey there Ashar (and those willing to help),
I just saved cumulus01 and cumulus02.BMP as a DXT3 image, and FS9 didn't want to load up a flight including cumulus clouds.....I experimented ~~a bit more~~ a lot more and I found that it only wanted to load up extended BMP images.....so right now cumulus01 and 02 are saved as a 32-bit bitmap (as they normally are).....I've tried most things, but to no prevail...... anyone got any tips? ???

P.S. Soui, how can I go about choosing light or heavy clouds with FSSkyworld? Check my thread here.....

Very baffled... ???

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Reply #7 - Apr 22^nd, 2006 at 4:19pm

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Hey there Ashar (and those willing to help),
I just saved cumulus01 and cumulus02.BMP as a DXT3 image, and FS9 didn't want to load up a flight including cumulus clouds.....I experimented ~~a bit more~~ a lot more and I found that it only wanted to load up extended BMP images.....so right now cumulus01 and 02 are saved as a 32-bit bitmap (as they normally are).....I've tried most things, but to no prevail...... anyone got any tips? ???

P.S. Soui, how can I go about choosing light or heavy clouds with FSSkyworld? Check my thread here.....

Very baffled... ???

I'm sorry Charlie...I should've been more specific...I see Dave has already told you the files need for DXT3 clouds...Sorry mate... Embarrassed

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