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MartinW
Moderator in Command Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Points: 26722 |
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Good news.
Now you will have an awesomely realistic weather radar in the PMDG 777, after SP1. |
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hifly
Chief Pilot Joined: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Hastings UK Points: 1012 |
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Got REX recently and it crashed on me with the message 'Failed to read from file'. It is on my shortcuts but when I try to input anything it tells me to put it in the FSX root file.
Please can anyone tell me how to find the root file. I find REX a bit complex and not user friendly to the computing ignoramus that I am. Is Active Sky Next simpler and/or better than REX? Opinions appreciated. |
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wain
P1 Joined: 02 Dec 2012 Location: EGGD Points: 643 |
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I can only comment on Active Sky, I had Active Sky 2012 and thought that was really good, upgraded to ASN and it looks amazing, I am not one for messing with too many settings so I just fire it up set it to live weather and take what ever comes and it does look really good.
people who have used both have told me that ASN is better for depicting the weather which is all I want, I understand you can use ASN with whatever textures you have but I don't know if it will work with REX textures but I am sure Martin or Slopey will fill you in on that. I am always amazed whilst flying little GA how cool and realistic it looks, I was flying around my local airport the other evening (Bristol UK) and the weather was so correct, lightening heavey rain etc, then half hour later it had cleared and so had FSX with sun peeping from behind the clouds. A thing to remember on how good anything looks though is to think about the machine, some people complain something looks awful when they just reach minimum specs so it was never going to be good. with regards to your Root file I am sorry but that is beyond me, again Martin may be of some help he always has a few suggestions. Hope this helps..... wayne. |
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hifly
Chief Pilot Joined: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Hastings UK Points: 1012 |
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Thanks Wain, I might give ASN a try
Tell me. Does it always wain in Bwistol? Sorry, |
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MartinW
Moderator in Command Joined: 31 Mar 2008 Location: United Kingdom Points: 26722 |
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ASN is for weather only, doesn't come with textures.
So yes, you can use it with REX no problem. I use ASN with REX. Sounds like the reason REX is having trouble is because you haven't told it where your FSX is installed. Or you have, but got the wrong location. So... In the config manger, under "general configuration", make sure you have your simulator location entered. Just browse for it. Failing that, the lads at REX are very nice, great support and very friendly, especially Tim. So don't hesitate to ask their advice. |
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hifly
Chief Pilot Joined: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Hastings UK Points: 1012 |
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Thanks Martin.
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wain
P1 Joined: 02 Dec 2012 Location: EGGD Points: 643 |
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I thought you were Jonathon woss then.... |
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wain
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ASN gone back to Ambient weather problem again, will get in touch with HIFI ASN people in the mean time I will go back to AS2012, when using AS2012 I just want the real weather I don't want to make my own weather but I am unsure if I need to change anything like WX Options etc, read manual and it just says to much made my head hurt......so if I use wx influenced does that load the weather 'settings' for my current weather or do I just fire it up then launch FSX and fly.....sorry if this has been covered but I just want great looking up to date real weather conditions for where I am flying....
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mjrhealth
P/UT Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Location: Australia Points: 119 |
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You can just start FSX and fly. I tend to select the airfield im flying from in the conditions tab, or if i know what airport i am flying from and too, than I enter them into the flight plan section and hit refresh, of course if you have created a FSX flight plan you can load that than it can work out the weather along the way.
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wain
P1 Joined: 02 Dec 2012 Location: EGGD Points: 643 |
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ok thanks....
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