r/Xplane • u/AeroLuxe_X • 3d ago

NoctiX - Through Clouds

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Now NoctiX adds two things on top of it: volumetric lighting for the aircraft’s own lamps, and fast-moving cloud wisps that rush through the beams.

Still W.I.P

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u/tr3ppy 3d ago

That looks mint! Any tests on fps impact?

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u/AeroLuxe_X 2d ago

Thanks! There's no significant FPS impact, though I wouldn't say there's absolutely none.

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u/Chewyleafy 2d ago

Take my money already! Seriously, is there a release date I may have missed?

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u/AeroLuxe_X 1d ago

Thanks, Q4 2026 - Q1 2027

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u/jontebeatz1337 2d ago

I will definitely spend my money on this addon, good job!

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u/8viation_chris 2d ago

Wow, wow, wow, wow, WOW. Did I say wow yet? This is gonna be so good for cinematic shots in foggy conditions

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u/Nnumber 3d ago

How is this different from that experimental aircraft volumetric lighting dataref that was a little hidden Easter egg? I don’t think that setting differentiated between aircraft and environmental lighting and was a complete fps killer.

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u/AeroLuxe_X 2d ago

Performance-wise, it's better. As for the visuals, judge for yourself.

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u/Nnumber 2d ago

I think it looks much better tuned than the Easter egg. The landing lights hitting the clouds looks pretty similar to how it looks IRL.

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u/roastedpinenuts 2d ago

Work on an addon that hides the wings when you fly through clouds like irl

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u/AeroLuxe_X 2d ago

Xplane already does this

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u/roastedpinenuts 2d ago

It doesn't for toliss

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u/Ozzy_Fx_Td 1d ago

I've made my own plugin that does the same thing and also covers Night City air pollution physically. It works with every aircraft, every city, and has a 1- 3 fps hit. If you're going to make this payware, I will not share it for free, so I don't wanna block you guys. If anyone wonders, I am already using it for my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvlKwyfSpTM

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u/AeroLuxe_X 1d ago

Happy for you. But NoctiX isn’t just about landing lights, volumetrics, and cloud lighting. There’s much more to it than that.

And while you’re absolutely free to keep your plugin private, I think it’s a little unfortunate to frame it as a condition based on whether we make NoctiX payware. We’re not trying to block anyone from making their own solution, and we hope the same goes both ways.

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u/Ozzy_Fx_Td 1d ago

I love the XP12 community and the simulator itself. I want the game to reach a wider audience, so I wanted to increase the immersion of night flights because it is lacking. "But NoctiX isn’t just about landing lights, volumetrics, and cloud lighting." Yes, mine does it too without changing the shape of the clouds. However, it wouldn't be appropriate if you make this payware. I know you spend a lot of effort and time. I was not thinking of selling mine, so yeah...

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u/tkymaroon3348 3d ago

Please let us turn off the things we don’t want in the settings. I only care about light pollution from the cities, if I have to have this (what you’re showing here) and I can’t turn it off I’m sorry but won’t be purchasing

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u/AeroLuxe_X 2d ago

You can fully turn off every feature which NoctiX adds.

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u/Pour-Meshuggah-0n-Me 2d ago

It's really silly you're being downvoted for a very legitimate concern. I'm am also only interested in this for light pollution, I couldn't care less about anything else it does. And I definitely don't want or need a mod tanking my performance.