This files contains the highest performance clouds available for Fs 2004, clouds have been edited and reduced in size. (Default fs2004 clouds are in 32 bits)
Installation:
#1 Unzip the zip files to a temp folder
#2 Backup the original Fs2004 files; cumulus01 and all cirrus files, others clouds files are not used in Fs2004.
#3 You can select the DXT3 cirrus clouds version OR some 32 bits cloud resized version. Copy the cirrus bmp files to Flight Simulator 2004\Texture folder and overwrite all new files.
#4 Copy the cumulus01.bmp from the cumulus folder to Flight Simulator 2004\Texture folder and overwrite
#5 If you got error while loading fs2004 using DXT3 version, Enable Render to Texture from your Fs 2004 graphics Display.
#6 Using 32 bits cloud, you can leave render to texture disabled like before, but copy the default fs2004 cirrus clouds, than copy the new fsw 32bits cumulus and 32 bits cirrus version clouds to Flight Simulator 2004\Texture folder and overwrite.
The cirrus clouds have been fixed to blend near mountain and remove the hard edge.
Using dxt3 version will appears little better then these 32bits clouds in this special situation, since the resolution is smaller then the dxt3. The cirrus wont really affect your performance like the cumulus; I did even convert them in DXT3 and few resized cirrus in 32bits to preserve some quality.
- The FPS improvement is specially based with higher level setting on clouds draw distant slider, cloud percentage slider etc.. You will able to use higher setting and and have better performance.
- You will notice better performance with clouds using detailed clouds even with many layers, but the clouds quality is reduced for better performance, but still 10x better then the simple clouds option in fs2004.
-A complete redone Weather/Environment is in progress from scratch with Fs Sky World 2004 for Fs2004. Like I change the weather\environment Fs Sky World 2002 for fs2002, you will see even better result in Fs2004.
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