Weather mod v2.0 for DCS

[grim_reaper68]

Hi

I tested it on Kola map on sunrise and din't have this issue with Cirrocumulus 3. Here is a wonderfull screen with this preset with a great rainbow effect.

 

[JCofDI]

Not dismissing that other people aren't seeing it, just sharing screens to help show it. Two visible "seams" to the cloud layer looking different directions. Information bar included in shots to help narrow down location/direction to look. Also included a screenshot of the Mission Editor setup for any further setup parameters that might be needed.

As mentioned, it's far less apparent than the shot I originally quoted, so if this lesser example is expected or normal that's okay with me too, just appeared at first blush like the sort of thing that was being requested. 

Edit: also meant to add, I run zero motion blur inside of DCS.

Edited October 2 by JCofDI

[Rob Mason]

As a big fan of Bandits work here a few more screenshots all using his weather mod, the repaints are not released yet in user files but done by my good friend VirginCustoms.

[Valium]

nullThese contrails look stunning.

[JCofDI]

On 10/1/2025 at 10:59 PM, JCofDI said:

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Hat in hand - this issue appears to have been a result of me running a mod to "increase cloud quality" that I forgot I had even enabled. (The graphics files have an unselectable quality one step higher, the mod just re-enables that as part of increasing view distance.) I stepped back to the default highest cloud quality and the issue is gone.

Thanks again for the mod, and sorry for the false report! 

[tigershark1-1]

Request: Could you please add cumulonimbus clouds? I think they'd make for a great-looking cloud shape in screenshots.

[bandit648]

2 hours ago, tigershark1-1 said:

Request: Could you please add cumulonimbus clouds? I think they'd make for a great-looking cloud shape in screenshots.

We need ED to work on the back end cloud rendering system to get cloud shapes like that. I've already pushed the current engine to its limits in terms of what's possible. That being said, I have made some improvements to thunderstorms and lightning for the next update.

[CommandT]

On 10/19/2025 at 5:48 AM, bandit648 said:

We need ED to work on the back end cloud rendering system to get cloud shapes like that. I've already pushed the current engine to its limits in terms of what's possible. That being said, I have made some improvements to thunderstorms and lightning for the next update.

That looks phenomenal. Would be great to get some more realistic-looking lightning

[bandit648]

On 11/8/2025 at 4:14 PM, CommandT said:

That looks phenomenal. Would be great to get some more realistic-looking lightning

I'm working on some big changes for the next update including some minor improvements to lightning. Lightning is kind of tricky since its tied to the "Thunderstorm" precipitation type. I'd like to be able to enable it for certain cloud presets but I haven't come up with any way to do that yet. It's probably locked up in the weather.dll.

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Keep up the good work.

[vladimusmaximus]

Not sure why but OVGME/ModManager do not pickup this zip file

[Minsky]

19 minutes ago, vladimusmaximus said:

Not sure why but OVGME/ModManager do not pickup this zip file

Been asked/requested multiple times: names of the zip and the folder inside don't match.

Just drop the extracted folder into the OVGME mods folder. Not the sleekest solution, but it is what it is.