Active Sky Cloud Art (ASCA) is a new kind of graphics add-on for Flight Simulator X (Boxed or SE) and Prepar3D that incorporates brand new technologies and content types to transform your skies and significantly increase realism, variation and dynamics.
The technology behind ASCA includes optional tight integration with Active Sky 2016 to enable features such as Real-Time Texture Dynamics, which allow you to manually change or have your textures automatically changed multiple times throughout a flight without needed to shut-down and restart your simulator! The variation experienced throughout a flight with AS16 + ASCA is unprecedented, especially when flying through areas of varying weather conditions and severity. In addition, in ASCA’s Full Dynamics theme, simultaneous variation of up to 8 different texture sets (128 cloud textures total) are provided including simultaneous texture resolution to provide increased performance for certain cloud types that don’t require high resolution (such as overcast layers).
ASCA’s graphical content includes replacements/enhancements for everything above the horizon: Cirrus clouds, Cumulus clouds, Stratus clouds, Thunderstorm clouds, Sky colors and Lighting. But in addition to the graphical textures, ASCA also includes something very different: Brand New 3D Cloud Structures, which replace and/or enhance nearly every aspect of the cloud scene within the simulator! Thunderstorms are bigger, overcast is more full, light “few” humilis-type clouds are more visually appealing, and all cloud scenes are specifically tuned to match the ASCA texture content and provide maximum realism.
A primary design focus for ASCA was performance. From solid overcast, to towering cumulonimbus, everything was designed for the best visuals with minimal performance sacrifice. Careful 3D modeling of cloud structures and textures enables this, while creating realistic and unique variants of the real-world cloud types including stratus, nimbostratus, altocumulus, altostratus, cumulus humilis, cumulus mediocris, cumulus congestus, towering cumulus, stratocumulus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, cumulonimbus incus, cumulonimbus calvus and more.
While ASCA and AS16 work great together, they are also fully compatible (either alone or together) with any other graphics add-on and weather add-on. You have full flexibility to mix and match any aspect and selectable feature set within these add-ons.
Features:
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Choice of HD or Standard Graphics
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FULL INTEGRATION WITH AS16 - ASCA has several game-changing features and fully integrates with AS16 for the ultimate in weather + visuals. ASCA can work with any weather engine (or default weather) but is designed for tight AS16 integration – Dynamic texture loading requires AS16.
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NEW 3D CLOUD STRUCTURES - A large assortment of new cloud models for all varieties and types of clouds are included!
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NEW SKY AND CLOUD TEXTURES - High definition photo-realistic cloud and sky imagery, processed and tuned for maximum realism.
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SET IT AND FORGET IT - Choose a dynamic theme, activate it, and let AS16 + ASCA do the rest.
Requirements:
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Windows Vista or later
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Microsoft Flight Simulator X with SP2 or Acceleration OR FSX:Steam Edition OR Prepar3D v3.2+
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ASCA works with both FSX and P3D platforms on a single license
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2GHZ processor or better
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2GB RAM or better
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1GB available hard drive space for standard resolution content
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2GB available hard drive space for optional HD resolution content
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Minimum monitor resolution to access all user interface features: 1280×800
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Requires an online internet connection for normal usage. Online activation is mandatory. License is valid for one computer/installation only. Moving software to another computer will deactivate the previous computer. 10 automatic reactivations are permitted. Multiple-computer installations will require an individual ASCA license for each computer that it is installed on.
Recommended
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3.0GHZ Processor or better
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4GB RAM or better
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5GB available hard drive space
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Broadband high-speed internet connection
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1440×900 or better resolution
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