"Dynamic Weather"

[Wing]

Dynamic Weather​

Coming soon​

After extensive testing of new moving clouds and effects like rainbows, we are ready to update DCS World weather in the upcoming 2.8 version. The Weather System includes optimization for VR, and we are confident that this will result in a more stable and smooth experience.


Version 2.8 will be a large update to DCS, and you will be able to experience new atmospheric effects like rainbows and ice halos. The ice halo effect settings have been added to the Mission Editor Weather tab, and clouds will now move according to wind direction and speed. The rain effect has also been enhanced, and there have been fixes to rare volumetric clouds artifacts.


Adjustments have been made to the tone-mapping process and exposure control. We recommend a gamma setting of 2.2. Flat shadows on MFDs and cockpit shading have also been improved.

We are excited to bring you this Weather System update, and we look forward to your feedback. Please stay tuned for more DCS 2.8 news coming soon.

Thank you again for your passion and support,

Yours sincerely,

Eagle Dynamics

The real question is - will this truly be "dynamic", or just preset animations that are assigned to various weather options.

 

[Snoopy]

Could care less about the WWII module and am tempering my expectations but if the weather truly is dynamic it will be a game changer!

 

[Wing]

Could care less about the WWII module and am tempering my expectations but if the weather truly is dynamic it will be a game changer!

Agreed. Unfortunately, from the weather front - things are not looking too spicy just yet. Nineline just confirmed that weather elements such as "fog" are not included currently. (Even tho they were supposed to be at the forefront of the original implementation stated back in 2021 Weather newsletter).

May 2021 Announcement:

Another hope of mine, will Rain3 actually produce rain drops on the canopy?