Advanced weather: Difference between revisions

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The file {{fg root file|Nasal/local_weather/compat_layer.nas}} contains compatibility wrappers for functions that are currently implemented in Nasal space, because the corresponding features are not yet supported by the core fgfs/Nasal APIs. This may be a good starting point for implementing new Nasal APIs.
The file {{fg root file|Nasal/local_weather/compat_layer.nas}} contains compatibility wrappers for functions that are currently implemented in Nasal space, because the corresponding features are not yet supported by the core fgfs/Nasal APIs. This may be a good starting point for implementing new Nasal APIs.


== Current development status ==
The current version 0.7 supports placement of effect volumes for visibility, rain, snow, turbulence and thermal lift, as well as interpolation of visibility, pressure, temperature and dewpoint between weather stations. It has a variety of 40x40 km weather tiles with layered and non-layered clouds and weather effects, thunderstorms, external models of precipitation and (with a Git patch) also support for gliders, i.e. it creates thermals below convective clouds. Automatic weather tile reloading for long-range flights is implemented, both in a simple 'repeat-tile' function and a set of tile selection rules to simulate the long-range change of real weather. 3d clouds are rendered up to 45 km distance. Terrain presampling algorithms automatically adjust the cloud placement over elevated terrain.


=== Galleries ===
 
== Galleries ==
==== Feature gallery of version 0.85 ====
==== Feature gallery of version 0.85 ====
[[File:local_weather_0.85_01.jpg|150px|[ Cumulus and Cirrocumulus clouds (Local Weather v0.85)]]
[[File:local_weather_0.85_01.jpg|150px|[ Cumulus and Cirrocumulus clouds (Local Weather v0.85)]]
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[[File:Twin otter clouds.png|150px]]
[[File:Twin otter clouds.png|150px]]
== Download ==
== Download ==
* Advanced weather is now included in FlightGear, so in its Git repository you get the newest version: http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear
* Advanced weather is now included in FlightGear, so in its Git repository you get the newest version: http://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear
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