Active sky msfs review 2020 AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! I have been a very long time user (since early FS2004 if memory serves but might have even been FS2000 or FS98) of Active Sky and have always been very impressed with the product and support from HiFi SImulations. (2020/2024) Active Sky coming to MSFS Theme . Submit News Volunteer Report An Issue Rules BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Just updated Active Sky this morning, now no weather Theme . It seems to have matured. As amazing as it is HiFi Simulation announces Active Sky FS for MSFS! Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky coming to MSFS Active Sky coming to MSFS. AVSIM (Default) Perhaps this isn't the perspective you're looking for, but I do have Active Sky FS. By Silicus April 20 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share (for technical reasons), so MSFS default turbulence will always be active. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! Even though I have the Fenix A320, I prefer the PMDG airliners. MSFS Active Sky Beta 8879 Cambodia/Vietnam. 92 ASFS set to LIVE WEATHER btw. I have dumped anything out of my community folder that has a potential toolbar conflict (FS2Crew has a toolbar function that I thought might be a culprit). The first several months of MSFS 2020 were the worst. Hope you enjoy it. ) But I actually hesitate on this given the other products that have tried within these same limitiations (yep, I even bought XE for MSFS) I knew it could be potentially better given Damians 'track record' of going above and beyond on the same If you load into MSFS where the sky is cloudless, ASFS will show you a cloudless sky. There's a possibility that I'll never switch to MSFS 2024 since I could not get good performance from a Cessna 172 with zero add-ons. By Silicus April 20, 2024 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share Yes, it says MSFS connected, activity idle, wx mode live real time mode miguel370. "Active Sky FS (ASFS) brings direct MSFS 2020 (and MSFS2024) integration. 8GHz 24-Core, Graphics Processor: Nvidia RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6, System Memory: 64GB High Performance DDR5 SDRAM 5600MHz, Operating System: Windows 11 Home Edition, Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX, LGA 1700, CPU Cooling: Corsair H100i Elite 240mm Liquid Cooling, RGB and LCD Display, Reviews; Contact Us . Super I'd suggest you go to FSX SE! You'll have more REX addons than for MSFS or FS24. . BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Theme . 0. ) MSFS Active Sky Beta 8874/Sentinel Islands. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Active Sky review. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Looks like ActiveSkyUtils. I can't remember when it turned around. 99 + TAX/VAT. By RobJC December 23, 2024 in Microsoft Flight Simulator BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 A Pilots LIfe V2-L3 , CLX PC , Auto FPS, ACTIVE Sky FS, MSFS 2020 is a huge tech undertaking. By carlanthony24 April 14 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share Reviews; Contact Us. Still 29. Back; AVSIM Screen Shot Rules Been using Active Sky since it was released. While people could generally download and login and play the first day of MSFS 2020, there were some people that had trouble downloading it. damian. I'll be curious to read about what you gain with Active Sky in the coming days. Do you think this only applies to that zone? Maybe it FSX used a completely different technology to display clouds than MSFS uses. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! For example KBWI now is showing KBWI 212254Z 31008KT 10SM FEW070 SCT230 BKN250 11/M02 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01111022, Would Active Sky MSFS depict those higher cloud levels in preset mode? When I loaded at KBWI using live weather in MSFS there were only scattered cumulus clouds at about 5000 feet, ie ignoring the higher cloud I don't have Active Sky -- yet. At the next weather update the real sky may contain cirrus and stratus. I almost always fly using live weather, and I I'm seeing some posts in here that its useless and others in my VA saying its more realistic. AVSIM Screen Shot Rules Signature A Pilots LIfe V2-L3 , CLX PC , Auto FPS, ACTIVE Sky FS, BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 Active Sky FS is made for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator only not for P3D XP FSX for PC Windows only not for X-box Announcing the long-awaited Active Sky weather add-on for the latest version of Microsoft Flight Simulator Active Sky FS ASFS brings direct MSFS 2020 and MSFS2024 nbsp I still remember the complaining that 2020 weather was locked to real time. Active Sky FS is out!! My experience with the default live weather in MSFS has been quite positive. Had some minor turbulence at 30000ft during flight, most welcome. But before I need a confirmation. Rinse and Active Sky: Navigraph and SimBrief Integration . By Silicus April 20 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share So here is what I am getting at: Synoptic MSFS Live weather is producing upperlevel clouds correctly. exe is working too. ) IMO latest beta is best 'out of the box'. Posted May Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Active Sky review. I also dont see any difference when flying through clouds. Not sure if anyone on here has used Active Sky in the past but FYI they have announced their product is now cleared for 2024. That being said, i'm just not sure I feel the need for it in MSFS at the moment. 9019. By Silicus April 20, 2024 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share - Fixed altitude units conversion issue when using French and some other non-English language settings in MSFS, would result in flat, ugly clouds, incorrect wind depiction, About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright MSFS 2020 issue. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; It's been a bit of a hassle, and I'm wondering if Active Sky might provide a smoother experience, particularly with these aircraft. Buying Active Sky, will it avoid the historical weather of Asobo. ) Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky coming to MSFS Active Sky coming to MSFS. Active Sky Review? Hello? Anyone try Africa? Are all reviews around the so called "1st world". When the next weather download occurs, and the sky now contains cirrus, ASFS will merge the sky from clear to cirrus in the time interval the user sets in the options. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! Hello, Using MSFS Steam edition, ASFS will not connect to the sim. Honestly, it's hard to say which I like better, Passive mode is used with live weather and allows MSFS’s internal live weather depiction to take full control of weather depiction in the simulator, while Active Sky FS provides Active Air Effects and all other non-depiction features (mapping, planning, voice features, conditions report, web companion app, etc. By Silicus April 20, 2024 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share 32” ASUS PG32UCDM 240hz 4K | TM TCA Captain's Edition, Tobii 5 | Win 11 Pro 64 Great review. I will be purchasing this version for MSFS as close to day one as possible for no other reason then to support the developers. I need a weather expert to tell me which is more accurate! I just LIKE flying with AS. Active Sky was a must have program years ago for virtual pilots using FSX, X-Plane and p3d. The AS devs said they created AS with MSFS turublence set to LOW, so you might want to set that too. 9115. Default weather in MSFS It has been a while since i looked into this so I wanted to see what people think are the best settings in Active Sky / MSFS for realistic looking clouds formations. Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky coming to MSFS Active Sky coming to MSFS. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! Jim Driscoll, MSI Raider GE76 12UHS-607 17. Try this: with MSFS closed, take half of the mods you have in your old Community folder and move them to the new one. Turn your videos into live streams with Restream https://restre. I found that in MSFS before AS, the clouds were too dramatic. I also use Active Sky in FSX; and Active Sky P3D (v5) along with "REX Weather Force for Prepar3D v4 and v5" in P3D v5. Now that I have AS, even though I like the increased cloud layers, I Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Active Sky review. Your insights and recommendations would be greatly appreciated before I make the switch. Thanks for your support. Theme . In reading here and the previous thread (now locked) I see posts referring to three Active Sky modes, Preset mode, Active mode, and Passive mode. By carlanthony24 April 14, 2024 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share That’s a better price than I was expecting, pending reviews and videos might be worth it for just enhancement of effects in passive mode. am/ANImTestiamo Active Sky FS e Rex Weather Force rispetto a Microsoft Flight Sim Default Liv BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Theme . ASFS displays 29. 2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU, 1. I usually search for live weather IMC conditions and make short routes to make it interesting, variable and unpredictable, and also makes it challenging with new DPs, IAPs in unfamiliar areas, etc. Passive mode is used with live weather and allows MSFS’s internal live weather depiction to take full control of weather depiction in the simulator, while Active Sky FS provides Active Air Effects and all other non-depiction features (mapping, planning, voice features, conditions report, web companion app, etc. I have purchased AS for FSX, P3D, XPL. In the future I definitely want to upgrade to 2024 but at the moment I still wait till they fixed most of the issues and my favorite third party aircraft’s become compatible. Active Sky had better weather depiction, but the cloud textures were better in REX. System1 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@30Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M. Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Theme . Active Sky uses Jeppesen data from Navigraph for airports, intersections, airways, VORs, runways, etc, used by various features including If you load into MSFS where the sky is cloudless, ASFS will show you a cloudless sky. Restart MSFS. Active Sky FS (ASFS) brings direct MSFS 2020 (and MSFS2024) integration. You'll have more great tubeliners than for MSFS or FS24. Active Sky cannot use the same techniques to place clouds in MSFS that it used in earlier sims. Active Addons; * FsUipc * GSX * Fenix A320 v2 * lther's NoHandleBar (also tried without it) Nothing else is using SimConnect or trying to connect to sim, and if required other software can connect and operate normally (like an acars/tracking software etc). I would have preferred 100 times an announcement of collaboration and integration from ASOBO with AS for the future. What ingame MSFS setting do you have for turbulence ? Navigraph – Navdata MSFS 2020 AIRAC Cycle 2413 rev 1. By Silicus April 20, 2024 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share I haven't seen a lightning- T Storms in MSFS 2020 in a year and a half, and over 1,000 flights with default weather, MSFS 2024 This review perfectly sums up MSFS 2024. Beside the Fenix, Active Sky is the best MSFS add-on I have purchased. I just saw a review of it and tbh the skies look better in the default game, and the weather is damn I used Active Sky in FSX, P3D and X-Plane 11/12 and it was always a decent upgrade from the default weather in those sims. Since you’re a developer, how well could Active Sky for MSFS depict, AND inject . Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky I purchased Active Sky today, honestly being very skeptical, since it is a preset based weather engine (thanks MS for not opening up the API. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! Active Sky FS (ASFS) brings direct MSFS 2020 and MSFS 2024 integration. One recommendation is to have a trial version of AS. I used Active Sky in FSX, P3D and X-Plane 11/12 and it was always a decent upgrade from the default weather in those sims. We need to make it simpler. Back; Submit News Volunteer Report An Issue Rules & Policies. 2 BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Theme . Submit News Volunteer Report An Issue Rules Been using Active Sky since it was released. Back in I do not have REX Weather Force for MSFS 2020. 1 Cheers, Bert AMD Ryzen 5900X, 32 GB RAM, RTX 3080 Ti, Windows 11 Home 64 bit, MSFS Bobsk8. ) If nothing else I wanted to support HIFI, because during FS9 days it was my reliable go-to weather engine, that I used for years with much enjoyment ( In the past, I bought Active Sky, and REX for P3D. During my last flights I noticed that there weren A follow up review of the popular weather addon ActiveSkyFS for Microsoft Flight Simulator where we go over the pros and cons of the software as well as the Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Active Sky review. Posted BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Active Sky review. The weather will be so much worse, but you'll have Active Sky so you won't have to ask what's better-with or without - Reviews; Contact Us . If my PMDG 737, GSX Pro, Active Sky, BATC + FSLTL AI traffic don't work, then I'd have to wait until the sim is fully optimized. MSFS Live Weather vs Active Sky Live Weather - Quick compare Processor: Intel i9-13900KF 5. These flight simulators could'nt do live weather injection very w Do you all feel that Active Sky does a good job representing Live Weather? I did a flight today departing KORD and though while it is snowing a little, AS had it with 0 vis and Active Sky benefits: More cloud layers, more diverse cloud layer types, more likely to experience thunderstorms, air is more dynamic, ability to offset the MSFS 'feature' of halving windspeed at ground level. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG ACTIVE Sky FS, PMDG DC6 , A2A In the early days MSFS had very mixed reviews, like MSFS 2024 today. Driving a Sony KD-50X75, and KDL-48R470B @ 4k 3724x2094,MSFS 2020, 30 FPS on Ultra Settings. Since MSFS2024 has the historical meteo, from my point of view it is a shame. I have no issue that they included historical, but let us turn it off if we want! 2020 was the first sim in a while where I didn’t buy AS, the default weather is pretty decent, but now I’ve bought it for 2024. 8GHz Processor; NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti 16GB GDDR6; 64GB DDR5-4800 RAM; Dual M2 2TB Solid State Drives. Thanks in advance for your help! Share Add a Comment. Sunday at 10:14 PM. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! I've been reading as many positive reviews as negative ones. Price recently reduced! Designed for FS2020 and FS2024; Active Air Effects with Turbulence and more; Active Sky or MSFS Live Weather with Passive Mode! Advanced Historical BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Theme . About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright Passive mode is used with live weather and allows MSFS’s internal live weather depiction to take full control of weather depiction in the simulator, while Active Sky FS provides Active Air Effects and all other non-depiction features (mapping, planning, voice features, conditions report, web companion app, etc. AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! Hi all, I hope that this two-part tutorial will be useful. My understanding is Passive mode is when you are using live MSFS weather, and Active Sky is "only" providing air effects such as turbulence, wind drafts, etc. I have found it hard to get MSFS to produce a thick hard overcast sky but Active Sky seems to not have a problem with that if the metar calls for it. Weather is such an important part of flying and MS ought to get their act together for 2024 or just hire HIFI. I am running FSLTL, GSX, and aircraft/scenery addons. Humidity Slider does nothing (2024) Active Sky. (2020/2024) Active Sky review Theme . By Silicus April 20, 2024 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share So I switched back and forth for a while, between Active Present Control and regular MSFS depictions. I've owned every active sky version for xplane and fsx/p3d and everyone was always extremely positive about them including myself. 2Gbps internet Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG Oh! It's the continent MSFS has not yet discovered. ) Edited April 14, 2024 by lwt1971 BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Theme . I do not have REX Weather Force for MSFS 2020. By Silicus April 20, 2024 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share MSFS; Fenix A320; A2A PA-24; HPG H145; PMDG 737-600; AIG; Good day all, I'd like to buy the active sky for MSFS2024. 00 pressure). December 26, 2024 January 11, 2025; 271 Comments; MSFS 2020 Misc, Navigraph; Navigraph – Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Active Sky review. Submitted Active Sky FS can't read the time in MSFS 2024. Edited April 14, 2024 by Cognita. Review by HomerunHallock 5 of v1. But then MSFS 2020 was constantly CTDing, even without any add-ons being used. exe, or a new ASFS installation must be run after MSFS2024 installation in order to install on MSFS2024 or any new MSFS 2020/2024 installation) BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Theme . Dec 9, 2024. 31736. Honestly the reviews are not going to to mean much for something like this to the people that this is marketed toward. CLEAR SKY preset is showing when I click toolbar for weather but I have not selected it. Submit News Volunteer Report An Issue Rules & Policies . Default weather in MSFS BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG A Pilots LIfe V2-L3 , CLX PC , Auto FPS, ACTIVE Sky FS, Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Review of 2024 2 months after launch. 32” ASUS PG32UCDM 240hz 4K | TM TCA Captain's Edition, Tobii 5 | Win 11 Pro 64 | MSFS 2020 & 2024 | BA Virtual | PSXT, Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Active Sky review. Says active but MSFS still clear skies todays Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Active Sky review. Active Sky Beta 8879 ENNO Circuits (Order messed up by IMGUR so . 3" Gaming Laptop Computer - Blue Intel Core i9 12th Gen 12900HK 1. What I mean is the following, if I change the time , with BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG 737-600-800, Fenix A320, FSLTL, TrackIR , Avliasoft EFB2 , Beyond ATC , Flightsim First Officer A320,777 A Pilots LIfe V2 , CLX PC , Auto FPS, ACTIVE Sky FS, PMDG DC6 , A2A Comanche, , Milviz C 310 Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V. 77 as baro. 3 . AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; Reviews; Contact Us . I cannot do ANYTHING with ASFS at this point that injects anything into my flight. Contact us; Terms and rules; - Added MSFS2024 compatibility – ASFS is now dual MSFS2020/2024 compatible and will install for any/all installations of 2020/2024 (Store, Steam or CD) as found (AS_FSConnectorInstall. 24596 | current version is v1. I have attempted Active Sky was initially made to assist with my IFR training, and still keeps me proficient to this day. Part 1: Basic features of the Active Sky app Preset control mode vs passive mode Main differences between Active Sky and MSFS live weather Using windy. com, Reviews; Contact Us . AVSIM (Default) Contact Us; Cookies; AVSIM Online - Simming's Premier Resource! Here's a quick comparison of MSFS Live vs Active Sky Live at ENNO (Notodden, Norway) Ground shot looking up with METAR info shown. AVSIM (Default) I think this video pretty much shows what can be expected from ASFS if compared to the MSFS current live weather representation and also shows the weather "tools" (historical, turbulence, (2020/2024) Active Sky review Theme . F. But it wasn’t near as bad as MSFS 2024 on the first day. If AS still works, close MSFS, take half of the remaining mods in the old Community folder and move them to the new one, then reopen MSFS. With all that said, I immediately purchased Active Sky FS when it was released. " BOBSK8 MSFS 2020 , PMDG 777 ,PMDG Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Active Sky review Theme . but knowing the limitations that MS (via metoblue licence blah blah. Take a random half or take the ones you "know" should be fine. IPS 4. I applaud the effort. Major problem is that I kinda get the same turbulence all over the flight. I was a big fan of AS for P3D & XP but passed on the MSFS because of the initial reviews. Sort by: Aside from the freebies and great performance of MSFS, it's been a rough almost 4 years for me and MSFS 2020 has become a simulator with too much external assistance software. donkey20048; Sunday at 10:43 AM; Replies 2 Views 62. By carlanthony24 April 14 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share More Reviews; Contact Us. Back; AVSIM Screen Shot Rules For MSFS PC (2020/2024) EUR 24. Brand new features and functionality are made specifically for MSFS and designed to improve your weather simulation experience. ActiveSky for Microsoft Flight Simulator has been released and today we're going to discuss my INITIAL impressions and see if I feel the software is worth th Iam playing around with the Active Sky turbulence settings for the Fenix A320, but I struggle to find a setting to my liking. Ron Lefebvre. I select historical weather 25 Dec 2023(30. By Silicus April 20 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share MSFS default always generates CU clouds (AKA volcanic ash), which - also in real life - Hi, at the moment I started to invest more time and money into MSFS2020. amg433; Nov 27, 2024; Replies 8 Views 288. By Silicus April 20, 2024 in Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020/2024) Share And it gets worse when MSFS live weather accurately shows overcast and rain. I don't see myself using it, unless the reviews and feedback confirm that it is a substantial, really substantial, upgrade from live weather in 2024. xfce qii dmqs oizb idpmfq dbijsei gwzgjra awsqv xffyamtd imtkewt