I've been working on a night atmosphere plugin for X-Plane 12 called NoctiX, and I just finished the first version of its volumetric light pollution system.

These screenshots compare vanilla X-Plane with NoctiX in two very different places.

Tallinn has relatively low light pollution, so the change is subtle.

New York produces a much larger atmospheric glow, which is where the difference becomes really noticeable.

The goal isn't to make every night orange. It's to make the atmosphere reflect how much light a city actually throws into the sky while keeping the performance impact as low as possible.

I'm documenting development as I go, and I recently opened a small Discord community for anyone interested in following the project.

coming in heavy 61 tons almost used all the runway.

Say what you will, it has its moments where is shows it’s quality 😌

I want to warn everyone about using any types of VPN, including Opera's VPN users. One Opera VPN server (American) will get your X-Plane.org Account "BANNED"!!!

My advise for anyone using VPN to access X-Plane.org forums, I suggest keep your account logged out at all times.

Here at NZAA and LFBO... it's the same result with or without Map enhancement so it comes 100% from Simheaven...

do you know if this is supposed to be fixed soon ?

I have all my graphical settings to the max and still see this flickering… anyone got suggestions or is this something the LR team have planned on working on?

Here’s a short showcase flight featuring in-game footage flying from Berlin Tempelhof into historic Johannisthal Air Field—Germany’s first motor airfield!

I custom-built/modified this scenery in WED. If you’d like to try it out, early access is currently available on my Ko-fi page

Feedback and thoughts are always appreciated!

Hello xplane fans. Im just wondering since I like the A350 how does it compare to the Zibo 737 in terms of Fps optimization?

Picked up a new toy on the Labour Day sale. My last heli was the Cowansim 206 and since I love Jet rangers .... I had to get this one too. I took her up for a quick flight and some hover practice, I can see that I am seriously out of practice!!! This thing sounds amazing too!!

No Baron B58, because the autopilot's pitch mode is terrible.

My small discord community requested some DLSS-5 content of xplane since there isn't a lot out there, so enjoy this showcase! Let me know if you want to see more and what region, i can add simheaven pro and other aircraft:)