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rtataryn wrote:Kyle, Built in weather data, and yes, RWC set to Always in the control panel. I played with all the settings today and got all kinds of neat effects and noted the improvements from V.3, but as noted, no chance at simulating METAR conditions.

Automatic: RWC will only be active when X-Plane’s weather is set to “grab real weather from the net”.
Use this setting if you fly with X-Plane’s built-in real world weather, if you use the FSGRW add-on, or if
you use future weather add-ons that communicate with X-Plane using its METAR.RWX file. For most
users, this is the best setting.
In this mode, if you set up X-Plane to automatically download METAR-based weather information from
the Internet, RWC will use this detailed information to position clouds. When real weather is off In XPlane,
RWC will be automatically deactivated, and clouds will be placed using uniform cloud conditions
specified in X-Plane’s weather dialog instead.
X-Plane’s real weather settings are found under X-Plane’s Environment menu. Select the Weather
screen, and select “grab real weather from the net” to ensure RWC has the information it needs. For
more information on X-Plane’s real world weather system, see http://www.xplane.com/?article=download ... al-weather

Always: RWC will always position clouds using downloaded METAR data.
Use this setting if you need to use an add-on that overrides X-Plane’s weather with uniform weather
conditons surrounding the plane (using datarefs,) but you still want the benefits of RWC. Examples
include XSquawkBox (used with VATSIM), IVAO, NOAA Weather, and EFASS. As of this writing, these addons
disable X-Plane’s real world weather system, and inject uniform weather surrounding your plane
that abruptly changes as you move.
The “Always” setting provides a work-around. In this mode, RWC ignores any cloud information coming
from X-Plane or its add-ons, and instead downloads its own METAR data directly from NOAA to position
the clouds with. This allows RWC to keep control of the clouds, while still using the other features of
your add-ons (such as winds, turbulence, network flying, etc.)
Setting up specific cloud conditions via X-Plane’s weather dialog will have no effect while RWC is in
“Always” mode, so be sure to set RWC back to “Automatic” if you want the ability to disable real-world
weather later.

Never: RWC is disabled
Use this setting if you need to temporarily disable RWC, or if you want to use an external dataref-based
weather add-on in its intended form. In this mode, RWC will be disabled, and SkyMaxx Pro will instead
position clouds using uniform weather conditions specified in datarefs.
For example, if you are flying on a network that synchronizes weather conditions, it might be more
important to see the same weather conditions other pilots see, even if it is less detailed than what RWC
can represent. You might want to disable RWC while flying on a network, and re-enable it while flying
offline.
If your add-on disables X-Plane’s real world weather system (most do), then RWC’s “Automatic” setting
will automatically disable RWC while your add-on is active anyhow.