Amazing Freeware Clouds for X-Plane 11 | Cloud Art v3.2

[@SimFanatic]

Thank you for the video Q8! It's so touching to see you come back to do these videos for us simmers for nothing but to help those that share this interest! Kudos to you my friend!!

[@sksupply]

I just installed this last week while I have only been using Active Sky before hand. Much better colors and textures in my opinion.

[@ChosVirtualFlights]

I'm glad you are doing the videos again. I love your channel. I watch your videos before everytime I thought about getting something.

[@eddyvandenberghe9796]

Hello again Mr. Alabdullah, thank you for bringing this freeware addon to our attention. Due to your complete and valuable explanation for the download & install of this addon, once again an improvement for my X-plane experience. For computer Neanderthals like me this step-by-step instructions are very important. I wouldn't even try it without such help. Thanks again, and as always...stay healthy. Regards Eddy (FLYING TIGER)

[@xopsawa8720]

The Clouds are 2D (just like the default and turn when the camera turns and its very noticeable and immersion breaking. I don't understand how laminar research hasn't revamped cloud rendering. Even FSX has better clouds.

[@enska929]

i agree fsx clouds are beautiful!

[@Q8Pilot]

I think they still look good =)

[@bruceyboy7349]

Limited budget? Laminar aren't Microsoft!

[@karl-yi4ir]

xops awa are you serious? The default clouds in xplane look great and they are 3D , IMO they look even better than some pay ware weather addons. Only Xenviro has definitely better clouds.

[@cutliss]

Fsx uses 2D clouds as well if I'm not mistaken

[@bobwilcox8201]

Good to see you back O man 😀😀😀😁

[@britfrog]

great to have you back m8

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you sir!

[@jabes136]

Thanks for the info and instructions. Glad to have you back.

[@Q8Pilot]

Most welcome, thanks for watching!

[@rainey06au]

I feel like the video should be titled "How to install".. I started watching expecting to see more of a review/impressions, but it was just a installation guide.

[@Kreemerz]

wish you had shown more of the clouds... was wondering if there are cirrus clouds

[@bennodebruyn8290]

he is definetly back!!!!

[@diegosala1167]

Good tutorial! IMHO Vivid Sky looks better in stormy/foggy conditions: it depicts what we call "the soup" with thicker clouds going further to the horizon. On the other side I think Cloud Art clouds look better with broken our scatter skies, as each individual cloud looks better and blends perfectly with the skies. Again, this is my opinion; would love to see a comparison video using both cloud sets in same weather conditions (that's quite a task).

[@ninuskanna606]

I installed both Vivid Sky and Cloud Art -- Vivid Sky is MUCH better with performance and does look better. My only complaint about Vivid Sky is that the water looks exaggerated. Perhaps I can simply fix by reinstating default texture

[@rjflight7625]

Lovely video Q8

[@erickflightair8714]

Thanks. Very easy to understand.My english is not very good but your video helped me

[@pa4tim]

Thank you very much. I just followed your instructions and the result of the anti haze and clouds is really amazing.

[@ginpacajr800]

As always really quality content dear Q! Mega Job!

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you for your kind words!

[@andyholmes9485]

Hi Q8. Why are you using 3.2 R, rather than 3.2? Thanks

[@Q8Pilot]

I like it better, but no reason really. It is the one I downloaded so just kept it =)

[@playfs4644]

Do they effect fps?

[@FlyLA-be3vj]

Awesome! Thank you my friend for this excellent video.

[@Q8Pilot]

Most welcome, enjoy!

[@MrScott_e]

Q8, So glad you're back my friend. Your first class tutorials and reviews have been missed., and this is another example of your terrific work. Question. Reshade - I have not checked lately but was under the impression it is not Vulkan ready as of yet. Have you tried it or can you comment on its compatibility. In the middle of your video now so please forgive me if you address this later. Cheers my friend!

[@Q8Pilot]

Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate it. I tried Reshade with Vulkan, works fine, but FPS really suffers. I don't recommend it at this point.

[@renatoquintao368]

Thank you for sharing! Installed and looks awesome!

[@wakrex7615]

Thanks for the installation guide.👍🏻

I'm a bit surprised how this would be compatible with Vulkan. I thought running scripts was a no-no in 11.50? Then out of curiosity, how come did you choose to install the reshade version of these clouds when you're not using Reshade? Which speaking about it would again be a no-no with Vulkan and 11.50 or maybe I'm missing something here?

[@vxion6341]

These look very nice but, should I replace these with my active sky clouds?

[@mahmoudmike3180]

Many Many Thanks,perfect video and add-on.

[@delpiero2581]

where did you get your chatter in the aircraft announcement pilot talking?

[@Q8Pilot]

That would be x-chatter from stick and rudder studios.

[@delpiero2581]

@@Q8Pilot Thanks man!

[@cleniolelys]

Great video and great recommendation. I use Cloud Art v3.2 and sign everything you said, my friend.

[@DrNo-fj2sy]

I need to give it a try. Hopefully it doesnt effect on the fps as my system isnt the best :-). Thank you for your recommendation and install instructions. Cheers

[@Q8Pilot]

Happy flying my friend!

[@jasongilmour379]

I down loaded it but every time I adjust my clouds to be height, for example 1000feet they are always higher. ( much higher) I have been told Lau make the clouds work only in the higher levels.

[@rolandgardiner3059]

Great thanks for the tip! Installed and looks good.

[@nunosantos2015]

What a great video! Thanks a lot 👌

[@jwilson0514]

Does anyone know if the cloud art is compatible with Xvision and ASXP?

[@Cloudybox12]

I’m guessing you no longer use Xvision?

[@ksatogo]

Hi there, thanks for this video and I have a silly question about fly with Lua. I've installed it and for some reason after that the weather is not refreshing or if it does after a certain altitude goes back as a clear skies...do you know by a chance how to fix that?

[@oleksiykonyk3537]

I higly advise you to give it a go with his Reshade preset, which use a payware Global Illumination shader, it drops some fps, but it just transform the look of x-plane so much! Great video!

[@GarrisIiari]

Which Reshade preset?

[@alanlej]

Could you be more specific? There is this Cloud Art R version for reshade. Is the reshade preset you're mentioning included in it? What is this paywayre GI stuff? does it need to be bought somehow?

[@delpiero2581]

Thanks so much It was very nice

[@jonharleyfamador4302]

How much fps hit does this do?

[@statters]

Great video. Given we overwrote some files, is it likely that next time I patch XPlane11 I will need to reinstall the clouds?

[@Q8Pilot]

When you upgrade explane, make sure to skip the sky colors and cloud puffs. Then you should be fine.

[@paulk1289]

You sound a bit like a robot in this video, not sounding like your old self! Glad to see you back though.

[@Q8Pilot]

That's normally the style when I do short tutorials, but I get your point. Thanks buddy!

[@bruceyboy7349]

I guess it's scripted to make sure the instructions are correct. Always good to hear his positive tone though

[@airapple]

Just a quick notice. When you are updating the xplane installation the installer tries to restore the initial files and asks you if you want to proceed with that. You say no in order to keep the Cloud Art files or you installing them again from the beginning.

[@michaelwilliamson6061]

Thanks again, more good stuff!

[@captainchad2428]

How to uninstall ?

[@coventryflms]

I followed you installation instructions and it overwrote everything in my Resources folder. Traffic Global, Better Pushback, 124th ATC.... now X-Plane 11 won’t even open. I backed up everything first but it won’t even open when I put everything back. Any suggestions?

[@Q8Pilot]

You will need to take a look at your log file. If you need help, please post it under need-help section of my discord, someone will help you there for sure.

[@martinlost1164]

Grate Video and details thank you from. Uruguay

[@Q8Pilot]

Glad you enjoyed it. Greetings from Kuwait!

[@quickdrifter6352]

I'm using cloud texture that came with Active Sky XP. Can I use this then?

[@Q8Pilot]

You can but they won't look as good.

[@HurricaneJahya]

Great recommendation!

[@Q8Pilot]

Glad you like it!

[@juanpablohernandez8940]

Can u do a versus head to head comparision?

[@baqueronoe]

Flight with LUA is function on Vulkan?

[@Q8Pilot]

Yes

[@sshashlan]

Is it me or is the contrast is a bit high for these clouds?

[@Q8Pilot]

Could be too high, they look fine to me =)

[@sshashlan]

@@Q8Pilot I m assuming its intentional because of reshade high exposure.

[@markpearce7405]

Is this better than enhanced skyscapes

[@Q8Pilot]

It is the free version of enhanced skyscapes.

[@markpearce7405]

@@Q8Pilot no I have paid version mate

[@Q8Pilot]

@@markpearce7405 I understand. The version in this video is Enhanced Skyscapes free version.

[@markpearce7405]

@@Q8Pilot eh it says cloud art lol

[@justinquitadamo]

Great tutorial once again Q8 pilot. For me, I don’t think these clouds are better than Xvision (VesPreset). They do look good and they are free but I will be sticking with Xvision. Once these clouds are compatible, then I will try. Just my 0.2c.

[@Q8Pilot]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for your 2c =)

[@samisthebest6138]

amazing vid

[@Kreemerz]

Will this work with Active Sky?

[@juanpablohernandez8940]

No

[@diegosala1167]

Yes

[@troutman747]

AS does not effect textures so I'd guess it would.

[@sksupply]

Yes it works well.

[@Q8Pilot]

It works perfectly fine with Active Sky.

[@abdullah_q8171]

Hi, if i already have flywithlua do i need to download new one ?

[@davejones542]

no

[@abdullah_q8171]

Thx dave 👍🏻

[@danielrds]

someone has tested cloud art cloud and xvision + vivid preset and sky ?

[@VintageAviation737]

thank you!!!!!!

[@Rafa-up3zw]

Great addon but unfornately eat much fps for me even with low res option

[@Q8Pilot]

Yes it can eat up FPS with multi cloud layers!

[@737simpilot7]

Is this compatible with Vivid Sky?

[@CptMomo95]

If you mean Vivid Sky xVision preset then no because Cloud Art isn´t compatible with xVision.. But if you use Vivid Sky for sky replacement, then yes :)

[@737simpilot7]

@@CptMomo95 I m using it only for sky replacement and i see that it has some clouds replacement too and i m just curious if it s combatible, ty for the reply

[@CptMomo95]

@@737simpilot7 I used both and I didn´t have any issue. As far as I know Vivid Sky doesn´t replace clouds, only sky texture. You are welcome mate! :)

[@737simpilot7]

@@CptMomo95 well yes just installed now cloud art if i have vivid sky my first guess is that i should leave the sky textures untouched and don t replace it with cloud art textures

[@tombulva]

VividSky Vivid Sky (standalone version) and Clouds Art are two additions that do the same, but differently. Connecting them together makes no sense. Vivid Sky also has its own set of clouds and skycolors. If you don't use ActiveSky XP (which generates many layers of clouds), Clouds Art looks nicer, but unfortunately with ASXP there is a significant decrease in FPS (despite i have a good computer). As a result, I returned to Vivid Sky.

[@Gartist45]

Now if someone can fix the LIGHTNING in the sim to look more like real lightning that would be awesome.

[@enska929]

is this better than vivid sky

[@CptMomo95]

Vivid Sky is only sky replacement. I would recommend you to use vivid sky with Cloud Art. I also did this and get very good results :) EDIT: I mean Vivid Sky ,,Sky Replacement". Cloud Art is not compatible with xVision.

[@enska929]

@@CptMomo95 but doesn't vivid sky change the clouds?

[@canprince]

@@enska929 You are correct. I have vivid sky installed which also includes cloud replacement. Now I am wondering which package is better. :)

[@tombulva]

@@CptMomo95 Vivid Sky (standalone version) and Clouds Art are two additions that do the same, but differently. Connecting them together makes no sense. Vivid Sky also has its own set of clouds and skycolors, so either clouds from Clouds Art or VividSky.

[@CptMomo95]

@@tombulva Oh ok, my bad, I'm sorry. I used both together and haven't any issue so I thought you can run both.

[@delpiero2581]

I just downloaded, wow it is amazing, thanks man. I'm flying MD 80 over San Diego, it didnt effect the FPS, I'm getting over 100 FPS through clouds with max object and high on reflection.

[@delpiero2581]

Keep up the excellent work!

[@H0NDAJET]

it is compatible with xvision it just looks different

[@kernpierre5103]

Cool video, but my personal take xp11 default clouds okay, will do commend the devs on this freeware but I think fs2020 should be the target....not just the default xp11 clouds....let laminar research deal with that...but still good work

[@davejones542]

the performance hit on the default clouds is terrible

[@kernpierre5103]

@@davejones542 point noted

[@pgreenx]

Every night I have to make a decision: beautiful scenery inMSFS or xplane….

[@Chrisdayoungin]

Plz do payware next

[@user-ld6is4ni3d]

GUYS REPORT THE SPAMBOT "MUSIC" AND "XIMERTRACKS" FOR UNWANTED SPAMMING

[@rainey06au]

Report the main channel too (one that holds the videos, not the faux playlist titled 'uploads').

[@DarkKnight-bi7cr]

Anyone try it in VR yet?

[@Q8Pilot]

I am not sure, give it a shot if you have a VR headset.

[@delpiero2581]

I though you retired and had your retirement party with all the good wishes....

[@pedemeyer]

With the new Ms flightsim 2020 comming up.., who cares?

[@patryksobarnia1099]

is this compatible with Active sky X?

[@Q8Pilot]

Yes