In real life rising smoke is a great indicator for determining wind direction in flight.
I wish there was smoke coming out of stacks from some industrial buildings and power plants (who produce smoke almost all the time) and under certain conditions also from non commercial buildings because of heating systems in winter.
Ideally effects vary with weather conditions. So on cold days more buildings produce this effect, whereas on warmer days only the industrial buildings would.
That would be great, never seen that in any other sim so far
That sounds like a brilliant idea!
Oh, it’s over year’s in DCS. 
Yes, good idea and great for VFR.
You’ve got my vote.
The smoke would make a great substitute for the windsocks we can’t see from the air.
Thanks for upvoting this idea so far!!!
Seeing realistic smoke rising from towns and cities would help so much to make the world feel more alive.
EDIT: It’s now possible!
I think it would give the sim quite realism.
Thanks and regards
You may want to take a look at the mod “We Love VFR” (region depends on where you fly).
They have this implemented.
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This is the ideal way to make cities instantly feel more alive. Right now they are empty-ish husks. But even a little bit of pollution can maintain the illusion. Ideally a few different opacities of smoke, and to have their occurence to not be constant, but randomized. If someone has already mentioned this, then by all means toast the thread, but I hadn’t seen it posted yet!
Do You plan to add 3D animated smokes from shimneys/cooling towers. Not from all of course, but at least from big power stations would be nice
