Completely new microburst, updraft and downdraft, enhanced turbulence and wind-shear effects combine to make thunderstorms beautiful yet dangerous. Thunderstorms have been given great attention, utilizing a new depiction system, ambient effects, radar and cloud position synchronization. The exact position of clouds and precipitation cells are always synchronized between the simulator depiction and the radar display. Entering or exiting a cloud brings an appropriate change in precipitation, visibility and turbulence. Precipitation is accurately depicted in the proper locations within and below appropriate cloud structures. You can have it all, all the time.ĪSN also introduces, for the first time ever in a weather engine: Complete cloud position awareness, synchronized cloud-based ambient weather effects and an integrated accurate radar simulation. No longer must you configure complicated settings to achieve accuracy in certain areas while compromising others. With ASN, your skies will be accurate, smooth, visually stunning and uncompressed. Realistic radar simulation, cloud position awareness and synchronized ambient effects, brand new air effects, brand new thunderstorm depictions, microbursts, thick overcast, smooth cloud transitions, variable cloud areas, voice weather briefings and forecast data integration are just some of the features that await you! Active Sky Next, the most widely used weather engine for PC flight simulation, provides an entirely new level of realism to your FSX: Steam Edition experience! Advanced technologies enable incredible levels of accuracy and smoothness.

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