Whilst the update for Ultra Weather is not yet available, it is still in private beta, the developers have released an extensive promotional video for the product highlighting a range of the new features to come with v2.5. Along with the video is a massive change log that the update will bring.
Within the update, users of Ultra Weather will be able to now enjoy automatic horizon control, sky scattering and sun glow control. In addition, users will have the ability to control the brightness of the simulator, control the terrain range and also the sky colour. As for weather effects, Ultra Weather will now adjust cloud sizes based on the reported weather, the fog will see an overhaul and there are now various types of overcast modes.
You can either watch the video above or take a look at the changelog below.
Just a reminder that version 2.5 is not available yet, but will be provided free to customers. You can buy the product either through the X-Plane.org store ($35.00) or on simMarket (€30.00).
We will update you when the new version is readily available.
Ultra Weather 2.5 Change Log (when released)
- Complete Advanced System Plugin to Enhance X-Plane Weather Visually.
- Available for Windows Mac Linux.
- Works via X-Plane default weather system and compatible with weather information plugins such as ASXP, FSGRW, NOAA.
- Compatible with any other Plugins, Scripts which is not controls X-Plane weather visually.
- Interface divided to multiple tabs supported by many of buttons and sliders which give the ability to change the settings immediately.
- Dozen of Sky Colors for all weather conditions all times with two types of horizon and sun for each settings. (Spectacular & Normal Skies)
- Dozen of Clouds Textures for all weather conditions with three available colors (Blue Grey White) and two sizes. (2K & 4K) for each Clouds textures.
- Multiple Water colors.
- Enhanced Automatic Mist control with three option Low, Mid, High to controls the fog depending in reported weather, and Manual Control via a slider.
- Automatic Horizon Control with manual control via a slider.
- Automatic Sun Glow Control with manual control via two sliders.
- Automatic Sky Scattering.
- Ability to increase the glow of the whole Simulator via a check mark. (Extra Gain)
- Automatic Fog decreasing during sunset to avoid the illuminated fog under aircraft via a check mark. (Reduce Sunset Fog)
- Ability to control the Saturation of sky color via a slider. (Sky Colors Depth)
- Ability to increase Terrain range via a slider. (Terrain Distance)
- Ability to control the brightness of the whole simulator via a slider. (Overall Brightness)
- Ability to control the glow of the moon.
- Textures changing randomly and separately, in each X-Plane restarts via one button for each textures. (Random Sky, Random Clouds, Random Water Colors)
- Automatic and Manual Clouds brightness.
- Automatic Clouds size and amount depending in reported weather with manual controls via separate sliders.
- Automatic Avoid Cutoff to avoid cutted Clouds by Terrain, with manual control via a slider.
- Ability to blend Clouds with terrain via a check mark. (Extra Blending)
- Three Overcast Mode. (Puffy clouds, Normal Clouds, Flat Clouds)
- Ability to reduce Flickering Clouds via three check marks.
- Automatic Clouds coloring depending on sun position with multiple manual coloring sliders.
- Ability to control the clouds shadow intensity via a slider. (Clouds Shadow Power)
- Ability to increase the amount of puffs for “Flying through Clouds” effect and for all clouds via two Separate sliders. (Amount of in + Out Clouds puffs)
- Automatic Water Waves control with multiple Manual controls via sliders.
- Ability to turn water reflection on or off via a check mark.
- Ability to control water waves speed via a slider.
- Custom Lights Textures, with ground and objects illuminating effects.
- Ability to control the power of all lights.
- Separate Sliders to control the power of far and near lights.
- Automatic Night Haze which reflect night lights over the fog depending on cities size and turn it off while flying outside cities with Manual control via a slider.
- Custom Thunder, Rain, Hail, and Ambient sounds.
- Ability to control the Volume of Ambient sound via a slider.
- Ability to turn all objects shadows on or off via a check mark.
- Ability to control objects shadows resolution via a slider.
- Ability to increase the range of objects shadows via a slider.
- Ability to control the intensity of objects shadows via a slider. (Shadows Power)
- Ability to change between Default X-Plane and Ultra Weather XP via check marks.
