HoggyDog Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I decided to pick up REX4+Soft Clouds on sale here at the FS Pilot Shop. After installing and configuring it, I set the weather to "crappy" and took a Delta B738 into KJAX. As the gear comes out, it looks like this one might be down to minimums http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u484/Hoggy_Dog/2015-7-3_1-55-3-542.png I don't know how low rain clouds can look any more real than this http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u484/Hoggy_Dog/2015-7-3_2-4-26-431.png Sure enough, we broke out just above minimums http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u484/Hoggy_Dog/2015-7-3_1-57-4-272.png With the weather still set on soggy, I departed KDFW for KLAS in an American 757- this is what REX showed me when I got on top of the weather into the early morning sun http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u484/Hoggy_Dog/2015-7-3_6-29-41-136.png After an uneventful trip, the weather cleared as we descended into Las Vegas- never seen clouds like these in my sim http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u484/Hoggy_Dog/2015-7-3_8-54-25-131.png This truly is "as real as it gets." http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u484/Hoggy_Dog/2015-7-3_8-56-24-755.png Happy to say that the clouds look as good from the ground as they do from the air http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u484/Hoggy_Dog/2015-7-3_9-11-5-18.png If you haven't tried REX yet, this sale would be a great time to do so! i7-10700K @3.8-5.1GHz, 32GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM, GTR-2060 Super 8GB, 2x SSDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifejogger Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Your clouds look great, excellent shots. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamb Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Looking good Doug! I have REXE+Overdrive and couldn't be happier! :) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darryl737 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Nice shots, doesn't get any better when you get a new add-on and it just takes your enjoyment to a higher level. AMD 9590 5Ghz, Asus 990X Sabertooth, Asus 285 Strix, 8Gb Ram x2 RipJaws, Corsair Hydro H100, Corsair CM750M, 2TB Short Stroked HDD, Samsung 120Gb SSD for OS, x3 ViewSonic VX2370 LED Frameless Monitors. x1 Semi Understanding Partner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707jet Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Indeed, this looks fantastic! Can you tell us what you´ve noticed about the fps? That is the reason i never tried REX in FSX.... I can imagine that you´re happy!!!! It looks very very good! Thorsten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBEAR78 Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 What is the performance impact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 REX does a good job. Very nice set of pics. Doug. :cool: :cool: :D Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragtopjohnny Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Glad to see you went with the best, hands down. :) http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o176/ragtopjohnny/NewSig.jpg http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-greet013.gif Checkout my new Facebook Page! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Airplane-Porn/1505438883035386 HP Z820 Workstation Intel Xeon 3.30ghz 8 Core Processor 2TB Hard Drive 16 gig of Ram 1125 Power Supply and 2 Gig Nvidia Geforce GTX 970. (YIPPPIE!!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexczarn Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 REX is something stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfwright Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 REX does the sky like ORBX does the ground. Your screen captures are terrific. Jim I am a King Air fan. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyDog Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Firstly, thanks everybody for the kind comments. It just blows me away what is possible even on this "obsolete" FSX program. Can you tell us what you´ve noticed about the fps? That is the reason i never tried REX in FSX.... What is the performance impact? Well, I recently overclocked my i5-3570K from 3.4GHz to 4.0GHz (the lowest preset step in my mobo's overclocking utility), because after installing UTX-USA Version 2 (but before installing Rex4) I had gotten occasional stutters. The overclocking completely stopped any and all stutters, so obviously, it helped. In my first and third pictures above, I had the FPS display turned on to try to get a feel for what kind of FPS reduction Rex was causing. Unfortunately, I didn't turn off my FPS limiter. Previously, with my limiter off, I was getting 50-60 FPS at altitude with the Rex clouds, decreasing to around 30 as I got closer to the ground. In the first picture, it shows 29.1 FPS, and I averaged the limiter-constrained 30 FPS at 1,900 feet and higher with more-or-less featureless overcast clouds. In the third picture, it shows 19.4 FPS, and I averaged 18-24 from 300 feet down to ground level with addon KJAX airport and more detailed Rex clouds. That's as low as I've seen it go. Before installing Rex, I saw a low of 22 FPS at the same KJAX addon airport. Even at my addon KLAS with addon Las Vegas city scenery plus scattered Rex clouds, FPS was around 18-20 on the ground. Above 5,000 feet or so where the only visible detailed scenery is the spectacular Rex clouds, I got a solid 30 fps, which is what my limiter is set at. So all in all, I would estimate that Rex reduced my overall average FPS by only about 4-6 FPS, because I was already getting a 5-FPS reduction as I descended close to the ground at my addon airports with UTX V2 installed. As long as I don't get stutters or jerky camera panning, I'm happy. i7-10700K @3.8-5.1GHz, 32GB DDR4-2666 SDRAM, GTR-2060 Super 8GB, 2x SSDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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