Weather -- How to Make a Solid Cloud Floor?

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Brook Trainee
Joined: Mar 12, 2004 Posts: 88 Location: San Francisco, CA
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Thu May 15, 2008 8:13 pm

I'm trying to create a weather theme with clear on top/ solid white cloud floor below and having no luck. I can never seem to completely obscure my view of the ground while maintaining clear conditions on top. I only get my ground view down to "murky", with ground not disappearing until I drop down into my low viz zone...

Any suggestions for settings that would achieve what I'm looking for?

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Drew B (belgeode) Chief Captain
Joined: Jun 22, 2007 Posts: 1140 Location: Pittsburgh PA
Answered
Thu May 15, 2008 10:52 pm

Flight environment Pro may help... makes clouds more realistic.

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Morris (morris91) Captain
Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 727 Location: UK - London
Answered
Thu May 15, 2008 11:08 pm

I've always wanted to do that aswell.

I use ActiveSky but still, On that if i set it to have solid cloud floor at around 5000ft as soon as i get above the cloud's this cloud floor diserpearce?

I gave up doing it, after i never able to make a solid cloud floor, i just couldnt be bothered to carry on trying anything else.

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Luke (warlord40) First Officer
Joined: Nov 19, 2007 Posts: 453 Location: Western Australia
Answered
Fri May 16, 2008 2:33 am

In FSX this is quite simple, as you can create your own wheather and cloud altitudes and precipitation/densities, Its been a long while since I've used FS9 so I cant remember if that can be done. I'm also using activesky, this does help a bit.

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Drew B (belgeode) Chief Captain
Joined: Jun 22, 2007 Posts: 1140 Location: Pittsburgh PA
Answered
Fri May 16, 2008 2:35 am

it can...

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Luke (warlord40) First Officer
Joined: Nov 19, 2007 Posts: 453 Location: Western Australia
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Fri May 16, 2008 6:02 am

Ahh crap...sorry Morris totally missed your post, have you tried making the under 5000ft using thunderstorm option? that fixed it for me

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Morris (morris91) Captain
Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Posts: 727 Location: UK - London
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Fri May 16, 2008 10:15 am

warlord40 wrote:

Ahh crap...sorry Morris totally missed your post, have you tried making the under 5000ft using thunderstorm option? that fixed it for me

Never used the thunderstorm option before, il try that later, il record it aswell just incas eit down work, if it don't then you will see what i mean.

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