Lighting and how it affects clouds is much more realistic with the volumetric clouds. This allows for volumetric clouds to the horizon. With the volumetric clouds, we are able to offer extended cloud draw beyond that of v4. Featuring the most complex, realistic lighting effects of any cumulus cloud layer offered (you will still have the option to run v4 style particle-based clouds). Existing users can upgrade their version 4 within the first 60 days after the launch for just $19,99. Head over to the X-Aviation website to learn more or to see more screenshots of this new rendition. SkyMaxx Pro users that also use Active Sky ( ASXP) can integrate both tools to get an even better weather interpretation and depiction. SkyMaxx Pro v5 is compatible with X-Plane 11 and available for Mac (OpenGL) and Windows (Vulkan/OpenGL). SkyMaxx Pro also provides SoundMaxx integration in the form of 3D positional thunder sound effects when lightning strikes. At the same time, the distribution between the CPU and GPU workload for rendering volumetric clouds has been optimized. Version 5 comes with a lot of new features, like GPU ray-casted clouds instead of the particle-based clouds in v4, volumetric clouds that extend to the horizon and interact much more realistic with the light. 
Cirrocumulus, Nimbostratus and Stratocumulus will be available in the near future. RWC will able to process a wide variety of cloud identifiers, such as Cirrus, Cumulus, Stratus, Cumulonimbus and Towering Cumulus. To further crank up the realism a few notches, they advise combining the cloud engine SkyMaxx Pro with the Sundog Software’s Real Weather Connector, so you have more detailed weather, without abrupt changes.
Running behind the scenes eliminates the need for a learning curve, and Maxx-XP promises amazing visual effects. SkyMaxx Pro uses its own cloud and weather rendering engine, disabling the X-Plane’s engines in the process. It’s been a while, but following X-Aviation’s announcement a few weeks ago, Maxx-XP launched the next chapter in the story of their cloud engine into the X-Plane skies, with the release of SkyMaxx Pro v5.
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