Description of the issue: In MSFS 2020 the strobe lights would light up clouds; however, in MSFS 2024 this is not happening, and the strobe/beacon lights do not light up the clouds when you are in the clouds. No reflections/anything is visible. I am using Fenix airbuses.
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)? Always
REPRODUCTION STEPS
Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue: Fly through clouds using Fenix planes (A319, A320, A321). I think other planes have the same issue (not an issue in MSFS 2020, just in MSFS 2024)
YOUR SETTINGS
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What peripherals are you using:
[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it? NO
[PC Only] What GPU (Graphics Card) do you use? RTX 5090
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Rather simple: take the default A320, turn on the lights and fly in clouds.
If you have the same experience as with the 3rd party aircraft its a bug or at least a missing feature of the sim.
If you don’t have the same issue, it is a problem of the 3rd party developer, no matter what they say.
But you should make sure that all settings tied to lights and reflections are set to maximum, first.
I did not pay much attention, but for sure I saw “atmospheric reflection” / “volumetric lights” in MSFS 2024 before. At least the FBW A380 is lighting up the particles around the light. I have seen it in dust, myst and fog. I’d be quite surprised if its only clouds where this effect is missing all of a sudden.
But I will pay attention on my next flight and report back, if I see any issue.