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REX GAME STUDIOSSold by
REX GAME STUDIOSSize
17.59MBLanguage
EnglishAvailable since
2020-09-27Version
6.1.2024.0614PID
13810Description
WEATHER FORCE IS THE NEW METAR-BASED DYNAMIC REAL-TIME WEATHER ENGINE FOR
MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR
By utilizing inter-process communication with the simulator via fine granular control, you will experience automated, dynamic, and smooth weather transitions from real-world reporting metar stations.
Weather Force also includes a wide range of proprietary dynamic, changing (non-static)
weather scenarios. These scenarios are unlike the static weather presets that ship with
Microsoft Flight Simulator.
WITH REAL-TIME METAR DATA AS THE FOUNDATION, THE WEATHER FORCE WEATHER ENGINE PROVIDES A MORE REALISTIC WEATHER EXPERIENCE.
The metar data is updated 6x an hour and downloaded directly from NOAA and can provide accurate results within a 1/8th mile of a given point.
Weather Force utilizes uniquely built algorithms to combine both metar and model data to cover sparse areas such as deserts and oceans.
GFS (Global Forecast System) Model data is downloaded twice daily from NCEP and provides key atmospheric conditions to give a snapshot of temperature and winds aloft.
REMARKABLY UNIQUE
Weather Force reads remarks provided with live metar reports to determine if storms are near the aerodrome. Thus, even if the automated metar may indicate clear conditions, if remarks indicate storms nearby, storms will be generated near the reporting station as in real life.
POWERFUL WEATHER SEARCH
If you are looking to fly at a particular location or in certain weather conditions, Weather Force includes a handy weather search feature that allows you to search by airport or by weather criteria.
Dynamic Changing Weather Scenarios (DCWS)
To add even more interest, Weather Force comes with dynamic changing weather scenarios (DCWS). These weather scenarios are dynamic, unlike the static default presets in Microsoft Flight Simulator. These Weather Force weather scenarios dynamically change over time and provide various elements of changing weather over the course of your flight. Examples provided below of included scenarios:
• Fair weather
• Approaching cold front
• Approaching warm front
• Hot and humid summer
• Lake effect snows
• Winter storm
• Crisp winter
• Breezy
• Spring showers
Because DCWS are centralized on the REX servers, REX can periodically add new and exciting scenarios, which will be automatically added to your application without the need to update Weather Force.
Tracking The Weather
In Weather Force you have the ability to easily track your 10 favorite airports, therefore, clearly identifying what the detailed weather is like at each. If you require a more detailed report, simply click on the ICAO and receive in-depth data about the airport weather conditions.
BEHIND THE SCENES
The Goal
With Microsoft Flight Simulator, we have been provided a powerful weather system as a start. The goal is to provide an even more robust weather environment. The REX developers have worked diligently to render the weather as it should be, yet stay true to the validity of real-world metar data.
Smoothing Mechanism
In addition, the REX developers have carefully added a smoothing mechanism to the engine to gradually smooth and transition the weather over time between updates. Of course, you have complete control over the weather update factors as well as transition speed.
Continued and Consistent Development
The REX developers are dedicated to continuously develop and update Weather Force as new API’s become available from Asobo and Microsoft, thus they have developed an implementary system to deliver program updates quickly and easily to you.
The following is a list of updates coming soon after initial release:
HISTORIC/ARCHIVED
Support for historic/archive weather data
SHARE PRESETS
Support for personal and community weather presets
MAPPING & MORE
Full featured flight center and mapping system
Requirements
Minimum System Requirements
Flight Simulator:
Microsoft Flight Simulator - Build: 1.29.28.0
Windows Operating System:
Windows10
RAM Memory:
16GB or higher
Hard Drive Space:
10GB
Graphics:
NVIDIA GTX 770 | AMD Radeon RX 570
Internet Connection:
Required for installation, registration and operation
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Verified Product User
2023-11-24
气象更新并没有很“平滑”，气象更新时你的空速与高度会短暂抽搐。并且REX完全基于机场的气象报文，这导致空中的景象变化非常剧烈，也非常夸张。在贴近地面的高度（低于10000英尺？）没有任何风，这显然是不正确的。目前，即便MSFS自己的实时天气依然存在瑕疵，但是体验绝对比这要好。
Verified Product User
2023-09-21
Leider wollte ich nicht auf die Bewertungen hören und habe es mir gekauft. Das Wetter ändert sich ständig abrupt. Sollte man währenddessen in der Luft sein, macht das Flugzeug Schlenker und Sturzflüge. Wolken tauchen aus dem Nichts auf und verschwinden plötzlich wieder. Kleiner Test vor meiner Haustür (Flugplatz Quirnheim). Starker Regen mit geschlossener Wolkendecke. MSFS 2020 zeigt alles richtig an. Bei Weather Force strahlender Sonnenschein?! Selten ein schlechteres Programm gesehen! =(
Verified Product User
2023-02-25
It has been well known bug since a time of injection of weather in MSFS. The weather stops updated in simulator after about 1 hour of flight or something like that. Annoying. Then I install Rex Weather that I bought a long time ago and not used. It is superb! Much more realistic clouds that vary. Stable updating of weather conditions. FPS friendly as it looks on my PC anyway. Completely satisfied and will continue to use Rex Weather.
Verified Product User
2022-01-03
REX has been nailing it over the years, but this was a real let down. Weather integration is accurate most of the time (in terms of accuracy to current METAR conditions). However, the way the software implements the weather in MSFS, makes it unplayable for me. Biggest issue I have with it is the constant and rapid wind shift changes that cause any aircraft to loose control. I also have noticed turbulence is not accurate either. Better off sticking with MSFS in my opinion.
2021-09-05
Wenn man wirkliches Live Wetter haben möchte, dann ist Weather Force genau das richtige.Die FPS Drops lassen sich nahezu eliminieren, indem man in den Einstellungen die "Adjust Weather Transition Rates" auf maximum (100 ms) setzt oder die Option "Enable Persistent Weather Load" aktiviert. Positiver Nebeneffekt: der Wetterübergang ist dann auch etwas sanfter.Einen Stern Abzug muss ich jedoch geben, weil das Tool nur mit dem Preset "Clear Skies" verwendet werden kann. Dadurch ist kein Live Traffic mehr möglich!Wem Live Traffic wichtiger ist als Live Wetter, braucht dieses Tool nicht kaufen.Mit Sim Update 6/7 will Microsoft/Asobo die Wetter-Engine überarbeiten. Dann wird das Tool hoffentlich nicht mehr benötigt.
Verified Product User
2021-08-28
It is more accurate then the weather given the the sim gives us, but it still has its problems. I was flying over the central part of the US earlier and suddenly these extreme thunderstorms came out of nowhere. Closet ones from various metars and weather reports that reported this activity was either to way to the northwest of me and to the south of me in the sim. What was even more bizarre the actual program itself was telling me that it was clear over the area I was flying over. REX does have a good reputation from past products made and I will not deny that. However this one could still use a lot of work especially after update 5, which I know there was an upgrade to fix that which I used but it still wasn't up to par from when I used it in the past.
Verified Product User
2021-07-29
Décu, à l'endroit d'ou je décolle chaque jour, la météo de MFS est plus juste que celle de REX. Le ciel est censé être couvert, il pleut avec de gros orages avec une visibilité casi nulle. Même en attendant 1h au même endroit. Alors que la météo MFS est bien réel.Pour le moment, je regrette mon achat.
2021-01-30
It's is great and it does give very accurate weather but at time it knocks my FPS way down so that MSFS isn't playable.Hopefully more updates will solve this.
Verified Product User
2020-10-10
I'd let this one cook in the oven a bit longer. Some initial notes from my experience so far.1) The UI could be a bit better. There is no indication REX is connected to or sees the position of the aircraft until you inject the weather. 2) A big issue I had is how the weather engine mixes the different metar reports while flying. An example is when I was flying past KBOS which had a METAR of OVC 170, the entire sky turned from clear to overcast even though many METARs next to KBOS were reading CLR. Then when it updated again as I flew away from KBOS, all of the sudden the entire sky cleared up again. There was no cloud front, or blending between METARs at all in sim. This to me is unacceptable. 3) REX doesn't seem to do a great job of following the aircraft, I passed over multiple METARs but REX said it was using live wx data from a metar from 20 - 30 miles ago. Maybe this is the update speed (every 10 min) ?4) Weather IS more accurate than default MSFS, but honestly without proper fronts and blending between different locations I can't currently recommend this product, it's just too rough around the edges still. I'm hoping if ASOBO opens up their weather API some of these issues can be rectified.
2020-10-10
Worth a buy for sure!My video review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pYDokfjTls&
