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ok..i know this has been talked about before..but i was wondering if anyone knows how to fix the problem...we all know when you put in an overcast layer of clouds..in fs9 they are not completely overcast..i know there are cloud programs out there for fs9 but was wondering if anyone know how to tweek the existing fs9 cloud program..in fs 2002 overcast was just that a solid layer non see through deck of clouds ..i do have my sliders correct at 100% coverage and dence..any tricks out there to make overcast true ovecast in fs9 ?thanks...

This is the first time I've heard about this one, but you could try more than one layer, stack a couple of overcast layers on top of each other, the reasoning behind this being that one layer would cover any gaps in the other.
 A better solution would be to get fsskyworld, it's free, looks better, and has the overcast you are seeking.
 Hope this helps.

yup i have done layering up to 4 lol...however still not 100% overcast..i will look at the site u provided ..thank u[quote]This is the first time I've heard about this one, but you could try more than one layer, stack a couple of overcast layers on top of each other, the reasoning behind this being that one layer would cover any gaps in the other.

Are you talking about how the cloud layer would look like a "disk" with plainly evident edges, or actual breaks in the clouds?

Try this one

actual breaks in the clouds with overcast selected and being able to see the ground...this dident happen with fs 2002 and really wish it dident happen with fs9..so looking for a tweek so i cant see the ground at all ...

Are you talking about how the cloud layer would look like a "disk" with plainly evident edges, or actual breaks in the clouds?

Hmm, ok. I know you said you have the sliders at 100%, and you ARE manually setting the cloud type to stratus and overcast as such:






I know this might seem like a given, but it always helps to cover all the basics first.

yes all that has been done..the basics i know well been in fs since 98..so as far as the program sliders im good...im thinking and hopeing there is a tweek in the cloud program itself that can be changed to give the same effect as we got in fs 2002 a completely overcast sky with no visibilty to the ground...

Hmm, ok. I know you said you have the sliders at 100%, and you ARE manually setting the cloud type to stratus and overcast as such:






I know this might seem like a given, but it always helps to cover all the basics first.

If you are talking about flying up through the overcast layer and then looking back down at he ground and it is seen clearly....... this is a bug in fs2004 that even ActiveSky 6.5 won't completely fix.

A limitation of fs2004.

best,

....................john

ok so it is a unsolvable problem...i guess my quest ends here...thank you all for your  time reading and posting...john thank you for this info...i kinda thought it was a problem in the sim itself but was hopeing there was a patch for it or a way to tweek it ...so i will just do the tricks i know to do to simulate what im looking for...thanks again to you and all...happy landings

If you are talking about flying up through the overcast layer and then looking back down at he ground and it is seen clearly....... this is a bug in fs2004 that even ActiveSky 6.5 won't completely fix.

A limitation of fs2004.

best,

....................john