Skip to content

v0.5.1

Choose a tag to compare

View all tags
@tomwhoca tomwhoca released this 31 Oct 16:05
· 38 commits to main since this release
v0.5.1
7525150

The installer now works with OptiShade's ReShade. Nothing else has changed since 0.5.0: if 0.5.0 installed fine for you, you don't need this update.

OptiShade compatibility

  • OptiShade brings its own ReShade (ReShade64.dll, loaded by OptiShade's own dxgi.dll or winmm.dll). The installer only looked for dxgi.dll, so it stopped with "ReShade isn't installed". It now accepts ReShade64.dll too (#5, thanks to AndyistGD).
  • Reported working by one user with OptiShade 0.21.4 Stable (its ReShade 6.8.0.73), an RTX 5070 Ti and the MS Store version: the add-on loaded, the EFB app showed the METARs, Ctrl+Shift+F9 switched the mod, and OptiShade's own effects kept working. It hasn't been tested here, since OptiShade has no release available to download at the moment. OptiShade 1.0 will be tested once it's out. If you use OptiShade, please report how it goes on the issues page.
  • Keep only one ReShade. The installer warns when it finds ReShade's own dxgi.dll and a ReShade64.dll, as ReShade may then load twice.
  • The installer's summary now shows how ReShade is loaded.
  • OptiShade's image effects are a filter over the finished picture, so they also recolour the haze and sky the mod draws.

Also in the README

  • Troubleshooting: what to check for "There were errors loading some add-ons" and for "Waiting for AtmosphereMod" in the EFB app, and what to include in a report.
  • Thunderstorm screenshots near Manaus.

Known issues

  • Faint rings in dense haze from cruise: above a dense haze layer, faint rings can show in the haze around the point below you. They come from the sim's own haze calculation over terrain, which our denser haze makes visible. A fix is being investigated.
  • Grainy cloud edges: far clouds can look grainy at their edges, especially zoomed in. This is the sim's own rendering (it shows with the mod off too), a little more visible with solid clouds.

Installing

  1. Install ReShade 6.8 or newer, the build with full add-on support, for MSFS 2024, and start the sim once with it. With OptiShade, its own ReShade takes this place (see above).
  2. Close the sim, download AtmosphereMod-0.5.1.zip below, unzip it anywhere (not into the Community folder) and double-click Install AtmosphereMod.cmd.
  3. Start the sim.

See the README for details, the settings and the known limitations.

Use at your own risk. AtmosphereMod has been developed and tested on a single PC. On other hardware or drivers it may not work, may show graphical errors, may crash the sim or may cost performance. Ctrl+Shift+F9 switches back to stock at once, and the uninstaller removes everything it installed.

SHA-256 of AtmosphereMod-0.5.1.zip: 0d46acf43a8b363c1eb31f6054b443c8176f8c6053614c183478ba44b42bd7ac

Assets 3
Loading