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Service Update 2 (SU2), is now available as an OPEN BETA!
SU2 contains various improvements throughout including a new option for ground snow, new direct wind control, new cloud density adjustments, historical time setting handling, turbulence improvements, improved density control for reduced cloud patterning/graininess, and much more. Several fixes are also provided, including solving wind shifts when wind speeds exceed 149 knots.
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Changelog:
Update 011325 (SU2 Beta) – B9144 (1.0.9144.20724)
- Added new MSFS toolbar functionality with ASFS icon, and ASFS now operates like all other toolbar add-ons (and must be enabled in the toolbar configuration menu)
- Added ASFS toolbar icon click-to-open ASFS application functionality (works in both MSFS2020/2024)
- Added new option: Snow ground cover threshold temperature, sets the temp at which ground snow is canceled (when at or above this temp), when ground snow is enabled (using NOAA downloads)
- Added new “Activate” button in Weather Configuration screen for historical time, replacing earlier automatic activation process after 5 seconds
- Added new feature/option: Enable direct wind control (Simulator depiction options) – Enables control of MSFS aloft wind layers to match ASFS-computed ambient winds, in attempts for better direct control and elimination of MSFS-related wind shifts – default ON
- Added new feature/option: Cloud density adjustment slider (Simulator depiction options) – Allows adjustment of depicted cloud density, increase for higher detail and puff (at the expense of graininess and patterning), reduce for lower detail and softness – default 50
- Added new feature/option: Wind speed limiter (Simulator depiction options) – Limits maximum winds set by ASFS to prevent potential wind depiction issues found in recent MSFS builds – use with caution – default 148
- Adjusted handling of aloft wind data by limiting max speeds in source data to match Wind speed limiter option, for accurate flight planning given any limiting applied
- Changed conditions screen Sky Conditions text from “showers” to “rain” when precip is light (to avoid confusion with technical definition of rain showers from convective clouds)
- Decreased general cloud transition smoothing rate when building by approximately 20%
- Increased wind transition speed approximately 15%
- Turbulence Improvements:
Adjusted effect of “turbulence rotation effect preference” (wind options) to allow more translational turb optionally when using left-most slider options, and about 15% additional translational vs. rotational effects by default (at 50%)
Fixed unexpected reduction of turbulence (by one level) when flying over water
Added draft-based additive turbulence
Adjusted random light chop turbulence percentage effect at max and min settings for more expected results (should be similar at default 25%)
Added new wind option: Reduce turbulence near surface, which gradually reduces turbulence below 3000ft AGL, default off - Reduced density of stratus and cumulus layers, especially when overcast, up to approximately 20%, to reduce graininess and/or row patterns in some cases, based on recent MSFS2020/2024 cloud depiction changes observed
- Fixed potential upside-down appearing cloud layer depiction with MSFS2024 when coverage = 0 (clear)
- Changed script connection warning icon to show after 2 minutes of flight running status instead of 1 (to account for long loading times in some cases)
- Documentation updated, including improved MSFS configuration notes including toolbar enabling/disabling and ASFS button usage