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  2. bandit648
    YES it is the correct version. Sorry, forgot to rename the folder before zipping it up.
  3. bandit648
    Hi all, Completed my 3000 mile move and got my sim rig back in business. Time for some updates! 7/1/2025 - Updated to version 17 -NEW: Modded cirrus shader to use a texture array. This increased the number of unique cirrus cloud types from 4 to 16. You will notice many new variations of cirrus while flying your missions now. All cirrus textures were created by me from hi resolution photos of real cirrus clouds. -Tweaked several cloud presets, improving the look of Low level stratus, Altostratus and Altocumulus cloud presets - Included 4 new presets for heavy broken cumulus clouds. These are the Scattered Showers presets with no rain.
  4. bandit648
    This would be easy enough to add. I was working on a pretty substantial update but I'm in the process of moving right now so it's going to be a delayed for a month or so.
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    Thank you, I appreciate that! I certainly wouldn't mind if ED added it the base game so I don't have to update it after every DCS update The mod itself doesn't change anything with the way weather is rendered, other than adding some higher resolution textures into the cirrus shader. In my experience, clouds by themselves don't impact performance much. It's the rain, mist and fog that do.
  8. bandit648
    That's what I do. I suspect some people want to keep it zipped and load it that way.
  9. bandit648
    Good suggestion. I'll try to remember that in the next update.
  10. bandit648
    Happy Friday everyone! Sorry for the long delay in getting an update out. Busy with life lately In this update I achieved something I've been wanting to do for long time. I modified the cirrus shader so the cirrus clouds should now look much more natural and instead of covering the entire sky over the map they will appear in random patches. I think this looks much better. I hope everyone agrees! 3/28/2025 - Updated to version 16 -Updated files for compatibility with DCS version DCS 2.9.14.8394 -Updated cirrus shader for a much more natural random look. Cirrus clouds will no longer cover the entire sky over the map and will appear in random patches. -Changed cirrus cloud fade interval to 30 minutes. The cirrus layer will fade in/out over a 30 minute period. Previously this was set very high to 24 hours so the cirrus clouds were basically static. -Added [Bandit648] tag to Scattered Thunderstorms 1 and Scattered Thunderstorms 2 cloud presets. https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3335023/
  11. bandit648
    Thanks for pointing that out. I'll fix it in the next update.
  12. bandit648
    None of the files in the mod were modified in the latest DCS update. V15 should work fine.
  13. bandit648
    It's a heavy hit in VR. I generally don't go over high view distance un-modded in VR. It doesn't matter as much since visuals aren't nearly as clear as they are on a 4K display.
  14. bandit648
    I just re-tested and it looks to be fixed. Sorry, I hadn't checked it since a few updates ago. I've used this workaround for view distance for many years. The sim looks incredible at 4.0 distanceFactor. This really needs to be implemented as the current view distance settings are outdated. I'd also like to see the grass/ground clutter view distance increased. So far, I haven't found any way to do that with editing the config files.
  15. bandit648
    Yes I'm aware of the terrainoptions41.lua edit but that doesn't fix this issue.
  16. bandit648
    I love this idea but increasing the distanceFactor beyond 2.0 results in terrain object artifacts on some maps. I've noticed the issue on both the Sinai map around Cairo and Normandy in the London area. It appears to affect certain types of buildings in these areas that causes them start glitching. Some sort of LOD issue perhaps. I haven't tested all maps but Syria and Caucasus seems to be unaffected by it.
  17. bandit648
    I just tested this. I set fog to manual with low visibility settings and then run the mission. I see thick fog as expected. Then I set the fog to off and re-run the mission and the fog is gone as expected. I'm not sure what you're trying to do or what the problem is?
  18. bandit648
    You would have to edit the clouds.lua file. Find "precipitationPower" for the preset you want to change. Change it to this for no precip: precipitationPower = -1.00
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