Random Weather and Time in mission?

[tn_prvteye]

There was a python script that Johnny_Rico put out that grabbed a METAR and injected it into an existing mission...as well as randomly changing the time if you wanted. I would run the BAT file...the script grabbed the METAR data and re-saved the mission. I know that there are other ways to inject weather, as well...but this is the one I'm familiar with.

 

What I'm hoping is that there is a way to do this without the METAR part. Basically it would randomly choose Overcast level (0-9), Cloud height, wind speed and direction...and well as the mission time.

 

Would this be possible? I don't really need real-time weather...but just random to spice up my SP missions.

 

Like most of us I've done a wee bit of LUA, but not enough to do anything original...just modifying other's stuff. I looked at python and realized I was out of my depth.

[kraszus]

I'd be interested in this also. Just a simple LUA script to randomize time / weather / season. Had a look at MOOSE but dont see anything that would do this.

[Twwhitey]

Just adding my name to the interested list for something like this. This doesn’t seem like an outrageous ask and would spice up some of the persistent dynamic SP missions I spend most of my time in. Would be great to load up the usual mission and have it’s time & weather conditions randomly changed (the METAR stuff would be absolute gravy on top!)

 

Anyone have anything close?

[Cake]

I like the idea of real world weather. Of course it should be optional, but we want realism, right?

[HC_Official]

You cannot to this internally to the mission, due to the awesome way DCS is coded

You can do it outside DCS tho