Seasons in CFS2

[OBIO]

Have never given this any thought before I began using FSMetars....but can CFS2 show the 4 seasons? Now that winter is coming on, I have a hankering to fly over snow covered mountains and valleys.

OBIO

[miamieagle]

Check out Simonu Season packages http://www.sim-outhouse.com/index.php?lloc=downloads&loc=downloads&FileType=cfs2-scenery&page=downloads&ammm=15&pap=5 :applause:

[OBIO]

Thanks Miami...will check them out. So, to have winter, all I need do is replace the scenery files?

OBIO

[Jagdflieger]

Obio,

Also check for Rhumbaflappy's files over at avsim or flightsim.com. Both his and Simonu's work very well. Dick pioneered the process for CFS 2.

To install you will need to "globalize" your scenery, but the readme files explain this or if you have trouble let me know.

If done correctly, you can turn each season on or off through the Scenery Library by activating it and deactivating the others. Takes just a second. I use the autumn textures for Spain and the Spanish Civil War. It helps Spain look like... Spain. Some of Achim's recently released airfield packages have a winter texture set for just this purpose.

[Dirtman]

PSULLYKEYS did some "Infrastructure re-texture" packages (15?) that have the buildings etc. in winter textures plus others for Euro, Pac & Desert in each package.

The detail is AMAZING!!! :jawdrop: Nice work Sully!! :medals::medals:
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[PSULLYKEYS]

Thanks Dirt.... oldie - requires you to have different installs, or a way to change the textures on the stock infrastructure objects.

Last year I desertized, winterized and europeanized all of the stock inf. objects. They are in the downloads here at SOH.

[OBIO]

Thanks for the tips guys. Will set up my installs for the 4 seasons....kind of odd flying around with heavy snow falling and the grass being 4th of July green.

OBIO

[miamieagle]

Now snowing I do not not how to do. Can anyone show me how to do that trick.

Thank you!:jump:

[The B24 Guy]

Here you go M E,

A [weather] section is :

[weather]
visibility.0=9828.03,0.00,802.20
visibility.1=1000.03,802.21,1821.20
vis_layers_num=2
cloud.0=9,300.44,450.40,0.00,6,0,0,1,91.14,4,0
cloud.1=9,502.40,750.60,0.00,7,0,0,1,91.14,4,0
cloud.2=8,802.40,1821.60,0.00,8,0,0,0,0.00,4,0
cloud_layers_num=3
temp_layers_num=0
wind_layers_num=0
wind_surface=3000.60,5.00,5.00,250.00,0.00,0,0

1 The visibility
Visibility.n=visi (m), alt min (m), alt max (m)

You can have several layers


2 Clouds
cloud.0=9,300.44,450.40,0.00,6,0,0,1,91.14,4,0

cloud.n=cloud type, alt min (m), alt max (m), ?, dens (1-8), ?, ?, prec , ?, ?, ?

Cloud type :

1 : Cirrus
8 : stratus
9 : cumulus
10 : cumulo nimbus Thunderstorm

Prec
0 : no rain or snow
1 : rain
2 : snow


3 Temperature

4 Wind
Wind_surface.n=alt max (m), speed(knts), bursts(knts), direction (°), ?, turbulence, shear

Turbulence :
0 : none
1 : occasionnal
2 : light
3 : moderated
5 : strong

Cisaillement :
0 : progressive
1 : moderated
2 : sharp
3 : strong

You can have several wind layers :
wind_layers_num=1
wind_surface=609.60,15.00,20.00,101.00,0.00,4,1
...... from 0 to 609m
wind.0=19.20,100.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,1,0
..... from (0 or 609m ?) to 19m

[miamieagle]

Thank you very much!

[Ravenna]

Does this [weather] section replace the [weather] section in cfs2.cfg?....or does it go somewhere else?