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=== Advanced Weather === | === Advanced Weather === | ||
[[File:Good-soaring-advanced-weather-settings.jpg|thumb|right|More or less the easiest-to-fly thermal weather (without turbolences, for beginners)]] | [[File:Good-soaring-advanced-weather-settings.jpg|thumb|right|More or less the easiest-to-fly thermal weather (without turbolences, for beginners)]] | ||
The [[ | The [[Advanced weather]]<ref>see also: [[Weather#Advanced_Weather|Weather#Advanced Weather]]</ref> has the option to automatically generate thermals along with the convective clouds<ref>The [[Weather#Advanced_configuration|Wiki entry]] has advanced details on configuration options</ref>. For this, the checkbox ''generate thermals'' has to be selected. The sliders in ''Convective conditions'' in the Advanced Settings'' dialog modifies the behaviour of the thermals: for 'low convection' it will generate thermals with a large radius and only modest lift, for 'rough day' it will generate strong lift in narrow thermals. To add realism, move the ''Turbolence'' slider in the ''stronger'' direction, but this will make finding and using the thermals harder. | ||
If you want it easy, dial turbulence to zero and the convective slider more left than right - very broad thermals are too weak to carry most gliders, but strong narrow thermals are really hard to find and fly, so you want them somewhat broad for starters.<ref>https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=386168#p386168</ref> | If you want it easy, dial turbulence to zero and the convective slider more left than right - very broad thermals are too weak to carry most gliders, but strong narrow thermals are really hard to find and fly, so you want them somewhat broad for starters.<ref>https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?p=386168#p386168</ref> | ||