Here’s a video I put together yesterday. Unfortunately the YouTube uploader has had some major issues and finally after 5 re-renders and re-uploads that all resulted in video conversion errors Google appear to have fixed the issue. So with that out of the way here’s a quick look at the new SkyMAXX Pro 2 in X-Plane 10 beta 8.
What’s new and changed:
- New cloud shadows with adjustable intensity – uses a new shadowing technique never before seen in X-Plane, with no measurable framerate impact
- New hi-res cloud puff option – this uses a novel new hybrid approach to combine high-resolution phototexture detail with our volumetric rendering.
- New lens flare option
- Towering cumulus clouds (new cloud type!) will be added when thunderstorms are present
- Ambient light color on clouds more realistic
- Numerous cloud lighting improvements
- Thunderstorms are bigger
- Cloud “popping” as the camera turns should be greatly reduced
- Better dawn / dusk cloud lighting transitions
- Further performance enhancements.
- Overcast conditions with “low” overcast quality improved visually
- New sky color set additions
- Thunderstorms are bigger
Categories: Flight Simulation
On a layOver 
Freeware – OSM Overlay for New Zealand and the Chatham Islands 
The (Over)lay of the land 
Lyndiman’s Ortho UHD Mesh Release 
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