FSX VERSION ONLY - NO REFUNDSActive Sky 2016 (AS16) represents the culmination of 16 years of weather simulation engine development! Everything from the presentation, the performance and the weather engine itself have all been vastly improved upon since Active Sky Next was released. In the 2 years since it was released, it’s amazing to see how they’ve supported ASN, but also developed Active Sky 16 and Cloud Art at the same time. You absolutely need to buy both products to achieve the vision HiFi set out for this weather engine. With hotfix 3 already released, you’re not only paying for a quality add-on, but also long-term support, which will only make an already great product, even better.
Start up your sim, set the winds to max, and test your piloting ability like you’ve never been able to before. This is, in my opinion and without doubt, the best weather engine for flight simulation. The realism is superb. Together with ASCA (Cloud Art), the dynamic weather and cloud depiction is phenomenal. Performance is better than ever and the cloud draw distance seems infinite! Passing through clouds is incredible - with visibility dynamically changing. The cloud formation is remarkable - with varying cloud sizes and structure - as in the real world.
Cloud banks looks exactly as they should and stay that way when approaching or flying away from them. I cannot rate this product highly enough. Worth every single cent. Thank you to the developers and well done on a superb effort. First of all let me say I have a lot of respect for HiFi and what they have done with Active Sky.
It is in my opinion one of the best addons ever created.BUT. 33 Euro for this upgrade? This could have easily been a free patch.
Active Sky 2016 for FSX. Active Sky 2016 for FSX brings news features such as In-Cloud Motion Effects, Weather Scenarios System, Airborne Weather Radar, P3D v3 Visibility Smoothing and Volumetric Fog Integration, Navigraph Data Integration, and Re-designed Map-based Custom Weather Editing System. Download Active Sky 2016 for FSX for free. Active Sky 2016 for FSX brings news features such as In-Cloud Motion Effects, Weather Scenarios System, Airborne Weather Radar, P3D v3 Visibility Smoothing and Volumetric Fog Integration, Navigraph Data Integration, Re-designed Map-based Custom Weather Editing System, Universal Web Companion App, an Improved Mapping System, and a High-Latitude Cloud.
For all the hype I was expecting to be blown away. It's honestly the same as ASN.
Only difference is that misty smoke effect when flying through clouds and even that is not evenly distributed in most clouds. I don't get this effect in wing view as well which is disappointing. New fancy interface with the same options, apart from a weather radar and different map displays which is really not worth the price.
So to sum up: a fancy new interface and some misty fog in clouds. FPS has improved for me so I guess it was not a total waste of money.
Not worth the price for upgrade as it is essentially the same as ASN when flying, I was just impressed by all the technical mumbo jumbo from HiFi and bought into the hype. Windows Vista or laterMicrosoft Flight Simulator X with SP2 or Acceleration or FSX:Steam Edition (AS16 for FSX)2GHZ processor or better2GB RAM or better1GB available hard drive spaceMinimum monitor resolution to access all user interface features: 1024×768Sound device (for sound and voice features)Requires an online internet connection for normal usage. Online activation is mandatory.
License is valid for one computer/installation only. Moving software to another computer will deactivate the previous computer. 10 automatic reactivations are permitted.
Multiple-computer installations will require an individual AS16 license for each computer that it is installed on.Recommended3.0GHZ Processor or better4GB RAM or betterBroadband high-speed internet connection1280×800 or better resolution. This is, in my opinion and without doubt, the best weather engine for flight simulation.
The realism is superb. Together with ASCA (Cloud Art), the dynamic weather and cloud depiction is phenomenal. Performance is better than ever and the cloud draw distance seems infinite! Passing through clouds is incredible - with visibility dynamically changing. The cloud formation is remarkable - with varying cloud sizes and structure - as in the real world. Cloud banks looks exactly as they should and stay that way when approaching or flying away from them.
I cannot rate this product highly enough. Worth every single cent.
Thank you to the developers and well done on a superb effort. First of all let me say I have a lot of respect for HiFi and what they have done with Active Sky. It is in my opinion one of the best addons ever created.BUT. 33 Euro for this upgrade? This could have easily been a free patch. For all the hype I was expecting to be blown away. It's honestly the same as ASN.
Only difference is that misty smoke effect when flying through clouds and even that is not evenly distributed in most clouds. I don't get this effect in wing view as well which is disappointing. New fancy interface with the same options, apart from a weather radar and different map displays which is really not worth the price. So to sum up: a fancy new interface and some misty fog in clouds. FPS has improved for me so I guess it was not a total waste of money.
Not worth the price for upgrade as it is essentially the same as ASN when flying, I was just impressed by all the technical mumbo jumbo from HiFi and bought into the hype.