FSUIPC4 Settings

The free unregistered version of FSUIPC4 works fine but we recommend people use the registered version.

Thanks Nick

We didn't know that. We will change our recommendations to stipulate the registered version for the winds aloft fix.

Regards
Cheryl

We no longer recommend you suppress wind gusts in FSUIPC4 as part of the 'Suppress these wind effects' options. One user flying in strong gusting conditions nearly had a nasty mishap after landing. We do not suppress wind gusts on the surface so immediately after touch down his plane was subjected to the strong gusts which caught him unawares.

Stephen, after our discussion this morning on the PMDG forum, I have purchased Opus and getting ready for my first PMDG 737NGX flight using v2.22.  I now understand (thanks to this thread) not to enable (check) any of the FSUIPC smoothing opitons (leave FSUIPC default).  But I don't understand yet, the best setting for the TL and TA's.  Where are these set - I don't see them in the Opus Server form?  Any other recommended 'best' settings for Opus and the NGX?

Are the FSUIPC recommendations found in this threads first post still good with the current release of OPUS Weather?

I would love to see one sticky with all current recommended weather settings. 

Hi Stephen,

everything off ? A bit indefinite to me ...
Thats what i have set right now. (had wind smoothing and suppress winds on before)

I recommend one up to date locked sticky on FSUIPC, TrackIR, OPUS settings as the development goes along and the current threads to discuss about.
Maybe even in one thread since these things work together. I believe things ease up a bit, if people can work their way from that, instead of posting same setup questions over and over again.
Screenshots welcome, optional setups like VFR/IFR options, with/without FSUIPC etc would sum this up.
What do you think ..?

Stephen, i have noticed, you are online 24/7 anyway 

Happy customer
Oliver



FSUIPC Winds Tab: Wind Smoothing:
Smooth wind changes:  unticked
Suppress these wind affects: turbulence, gusts, variance : unticked

Max wind speed up ... : 0 (zero)
Weather read intervall : 10

Limits and options: Everything unticked

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FSUIPC Clouds Etc. Tab

Cloud Layers: everything unticked
Smooth pressure ...  Ticked, Value "20"
Smooth temp (OAT)..Ticked, Value "100"
Clear weather slows... Unticked

Cloud effects: everything unticked

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Hi,

I bought it, and I like it.
Also happy that you set the lower cloud base back to as it was in the last update. Gave a better and more fps friendly result.

Question: Since I have 6 monitors, I only fly 2D.
Since you dont use turbulence, and YES I know you dont like it, but for me it is a must since no VC flying here possible.
I like to have FSUIPC inject te random turbulence, but dont seem it to have working anymore.
Does OPUS weather actively remove injected turbulence or just once during weather updating ?
If so, will you consider disable this feature so I can inject random cloud turbulence with FSUIPC?

I tested the camera option but it is adjustable for VC only it seems to me or did I miss something? When its enabled the 2D view shakes constantly, whatever the weather is.

Johan.

Hi,

Opus Software wrote: Hi Jackson   Make sure they are unselected.  You do not want any other software producing turbulence effects, it will just detract from the RW Opus DHM data. We do not use FSUIPC4 at all for any weather related or camera related (including DHM effects) procedures.   Regards Stephen

You mean make sure they are SELECTED? You said unselected, but the screenshot shows them as selected

I've tried both with everything in FSUIPC related to smoothing and supressing effects disabled as per the current recommendation but yesterday on my way from LFMN to ESSA during the descent with only about 15 minutes to go all of a sudden my NGX went into overspeed due to strange wind effects and unfortunately I couldn't bleed off the speed fast enough so I ended up with the nice 'Aircraft overstressed' message and that was that...not too fun after a nearly 3 hours flight down the drain.

Sounds great, looking forward to it!

Thanks

The OpusFSX LWE already smooths both surface pressure and temperatures but only to prevent erroneous automated METARs. The upper pressures are calculated by FSX based on the surface pressure and the the upper temp of course is determined by the GRIB forecast data.

Hi there

I've just done a reinstall of FSX and am slowly adding all the addons back on. Could you tell me if it is still necessary to use FSUIPC for Opus please?

I'm trying to keep the installation as 'light' as possible so I don't want anything unnecessary on there. I don't use FSUIPC for anything else so If I can leave it off I will.

Cheers
Stu.

Wow that was quick! Thanks Stephen, I will do.

The current recommendation is to turn all weather related FSUIPC4 options, including all smoothing OFF.

Stephen, could you please do me a huge favor and post a screen shot of the registered FSUIPC weather settings (like you posted at the beginning of this thread) recommendation by yourself including the values in the value box(s) that is up to date for OpusFSX v3.00.0?

I also saw on a different Weather engine Documentation the following settings recommendation:

FSUIPC.ini settings:

TurbulenceRate=0.5,2.5 TubulenceDivisor=40,40,80,80

FSX.cfg settings:

[Weather] TurbulenceScale=0.500000

Could you suggest rather those be relevant for OpusFSX as well and/or if those settings could harm/benefit the behavior of FSX when running with OpusFSX as the weather Engine?