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SimFX

Compatibility, environmental requirements, effects, and aircraft integration guidance.

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Install SimFX in MSFS

Install SimFX in the MSFS Community folder manually or with Simstaller.

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What conditions trigger each visual effect

Every SimFX and Immersion visual effect, with the conditions that make it appear and change.

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How accurate are weather-related effects?

How SimFX reads the sim's weather data in Live Weather, weather presets, and 3rd party weather engines.

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Make your aircraft SimFX-compatible

How SimFX intercepts aircraft visual effects at the XML template level, and what aircraft developers need to know.

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The Heatblur change, explained

SimFX heatblur is now a free optional add-on, and the main SimFX build controls only the default heatblur.

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Aircraft and mod compatibility

SimFX works across your aircraft collection, but some effects can behave differently from one aircraft to another.

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How to see auroras

You will find a live map of Auroras at https://parallel42.com/auroras . If you want to manually trigger Auroras, set Visibility to Always in the Environment settings of SimFX.

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