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| PUBLISHER |
HiFi Simulation Software |
| AUTHOR |
Damian Clark |
| HOMEPAGE |
http://www.hifisim.com/ |
| DELIVERY |
FILE DOWNLOAD UPON PURCHASE |
| DOWNLOAD SIZE |
41MB |
| SUPPORT |
Support Forum |
| SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS |
FS2004 FSX
ASv6.5 also includes FS9/FSX flight-plan file import support, FSUIPC v4 support, and several changes to ensure the best possible experience using AS with FS2004 or FSX. Users having both simulator versions installed can easily run either one at any time with full ASv6.5 weather generation. When used with FS2004 the ActiveSky Graphics and ActiveRadar components are fully enabled! ASG and AR are not FSX-compatible.
ASG and AR, 2 bundled components that are included with ASv6 and v6.5, are not compatible with FSX due to significant differences in technology. Please see the HiFi homepage (http://www.hifisim.com/) for news on the latest developments.
-300MB Hard Disk space for basic installation
-Processor and Graphics card capable of achieving desired performance in stock FS2004 using real weather (1.5GHZ processor or better is recommended)
-Designed for and tested with Microsoft Windows XP (operation of this product on other operating systems is not guaranteed)
-Microsoft .NET version 1.1 (or later) is REQUIRED by ActiveSky Graphics - It can be obtained from The Microsoft Windows Update site
-256MB+ RAM
-Sound Card with multiple sound playback capability (for voice features)
-Internet connection (for online or archival data access) - Firewalls may require special configuration - Broadband recommended
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ActiveSky is a comprehensive weather engine and sky graphics upgrade for MSFS 2004. From high-quality cloud and sky graphics to real-time weather condition transition and depiction, this is a complete and robust system that provides the highest level of realism possible through all facets of weather simulation. ActiveSky is designed, built, tested and maintained by an assortment of real-world pilots, experienced simulator enthusiasts and meteorological experts.
Our latest release of ActiveSky 6 includes more exciting new features and refinements to enhance your weather and sky simulation experience...
Note that ActiveSky Graphics Requires Microsoft .NET Framework v1.1 (or later) for new enhanced interface/texture generation technology. Most XP users have this already via Windows Update. To install it, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/.
ActiveSky Graphics (included) is a brand new sky graphics upgrade enhancement with a variety of brand new content in Cloud and Sky Color textures. A newly designed user interface takes advantage of advanced image generation routines, offering over 500,000 cloud texture possibilities and better-looking depiction in a wider range of flight conditions. The new interface includes easy theme category selection, thumb-nail browsing, advanced selection details configuration and more. ActiveSky Graphics replaces Active Environment and is configurable for use with a variety of other 3rd-party graphics add-ons.
Enhanced Weather-Influenced Graphics Selections are available via the new IGS (Intelligent Graphics Selection) system integrated with ActiveSky Graphics. More realistic conditional selection processes are based on air stability, visibility, surface wind, and aloft wind conditions. Everything has been fine-tuned to provide better visuals in realistic real-time (or offline) weather depiction.
The weather engine and interface of ASv6 has been upgraded with important new features.
New FS9 wx-station insertion capability adds over 500 new virtual oceanic/rural wx stations to "bridge the gap" and provide more consistent depiction and better transitions in all areas, especially oceanic. Various other enhancements to oceanic and high-altitude flight transitions and realism have been made to ensure the best possible experience in a variety of different aircraft.
The new Wx-Finder interface makes it easy to find any kind of weather you're looking for, with easy quick-find buttons, advanced search parameters, and ICAO prefix filtering.
At the heart of ASv6 is the weather engine itself, which uses advanced intelligence and logic routines to obtain weather data and synthesize it into a beautiful and realistic depiction within the flight simulator. Our engine is designed exclusively for use with FS2004 (and beyond), utilizing station-based distant weather depiction and transition capability instead of limiting depictions to a single GLOBAL area. Because of this, ASv6 is not compatible with previous FS versions.
ASv6's weather engine utilizes our proprietary weather collection and distribution network (The HiFi DataNet) to provide the most complete coverage and up-to-date real-world information possible. Want to fly with the latest real-time weather data? Not a problem - just enable ONLINE mode. Would you rather fly in that big storm that happened last week? Also not a problem. Real-time or archived data is easily accessible with a few mouse clicks. ASv6 also supports Offline Sequential Playback, so you can download a certain time range starting at a specified historical date/time, and have the weather simulated dynamically from that date/time forward. If you'd rather specify your own conditions (or modify the existing ones), the Wx Configurator interface makes setting global, local, or regional weather a snap!
Realistic weather data access and representation isn't the only benefit... we've only just scratched the surface! Care for some realistic atmospheric effects such as updrafts and downdrafts effected by terrain and wind, vertical air currents, thermals, wake turbulence, fog layers or icing in clouds? All this and more is included with configurable options.
Do you enjoy realistically planning your flights by researching the weather and applying it to your flight plan? ASv6 makes this easy by providing real-time METAR/TAF/Aloft information, decoded weather display, custom station weather fetches, and a handy Weather Plan / Navigation Log interface. No more flying "in the dark"!
Note that ActiveSky Graphics Requires Microsoft .NET Framework v1.1 (or later) for new enhanced interface/texture generation technology. Most XP users have this already via Windows Update. To install it, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/.
We've only covered a few exciting points to ASv6... there are many more aspects and features that we invite you to look at by clicking the buttons on the left side of this page (or the quick links below). Of course, if you have any specific questions, you can get almost immediate answers via our Support Forum and/or support e-mail address. We appreciate the opportunity to show what ASv6 can do for you!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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