Thermal animation/core oddity
Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 5:50 pm
Whilst testing a task I'm creating I noticed a strange oddity. I put thermal helpers on to check there's enough lift to satisfy. I flew across to two or three thermals and the strongest lift wasn't around the red animation like usual. It was always out where the yellow micro thermals are. I very rarely use thermal helpers but on the rare occasions I have I've never experienced this before. This didn't just happen in one thermal, I visited three and all were the same. FPL is attached. West UK2 scenery.
I think it is to do with the weather settings I'm using. When I went and tested on a task I had for West Germany thermal cores / animations aligned perfectly.
I guess it isn't a big deal as when flying without thermal helpers, as we do 99% of the time you just seek out the strongest core. Anyone that does use thermal helpers is in for a shock on this task though
Anyone else noticed anything like this?
I know there was a thermal tweak in the last patch, just wondering whether this is a knock on effect from that?
Images trying to show where I'm centred compared to the thermal helper core.
This last image looks like I'm circling the core but I'll complete my turn before I even fly over the red animated core.
I think it is to do with the weather settings I'm using. When I went and tested on a task I had for West Germany thermal cores / animations aligned perfectly.
I guess it isn't a big deal as when flying without thermal helpers, as we do 99% of the time you just seek out the strongest core. Anyone that does use thermal helpers is in for a shock on this task though
Anyone else noticed anything like this?
I know there was a thermal tweak in the last patch, just wondering whether this is a knock on effect from that?
Images trying to show where I'm centred compared to the thermal helper core.
This last image looks like I'm circling the core but I'll complete my turn before I even fly over the red animated core.