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I'm confused about the SimFX Heatblur change...

Due to platform limitations, we are unable to let users choose default OR SimFX heatblur on some aircraft, so we've made some changes to allow you freedom of choice. IF YOU prefer Default Heatblu...

Environmental Condition Requirements for VisualFX

Contrails (User) Contrails, short for "condensation trails," are long, thin clouds produced by aircraft at high altitudes due to the condensation of water vapor in the exhaust gases from the engine...

📌 How do I install SimFX in MSFS?

SimFX installs directly into the Community Folder. Please consider using Simstaller, for all your installations, then you won't need to read further. * We don't recommend or support using on/off ad...

I want my aircraft to support SimFX

Compatibility between your aircraft and SimFX is fairly straightforward. Here are a few things you need to know: We intercept effects at the XML Template level by overriding the ASOBO_GT_FX templa...

How accurate are weather related effects?

SimFX tries to interpret weather in the best way possible based on the weather data that is accessible in the sim. That data is used to determine the way some effects like contrails and rain effec...

SimFX - Aircraft/Mods compatibility

SimFX was built to work globally across your aircraft collection in the most compatible way possible. Since every aircraft is built differently, some effects may behave differently from aircraft to...

Where/How can I 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.