I'm asking if you have upslope wind?
Yes, upslope winds are there. Just no thermal funnels.
Perhaps I wasn't being clear in stating the problem. Here it goes again...
In RC7, if I set Thermals to, say, 100% and select 'Show Windfield in Simulation', I see the wind arrows (both level winds as well as upslope/downslope winds). I also see towering funnels depicting where the thermals are. This is true regardless of what scenery is selected. And it happens without exception.
In RC8, if I set Thermals to 100% (or any value for that matter) and select 'Show Windfield in Simulation', I see the wind arrows. But the visual funnels are not present. Neither are the thermals themselves, as far as I can tell. And this is true regardless if what scenery is selected.
Since RC8 is relatively new, I am sure it will be a while before more reports of this problem from other thermal glider flyers start to trickle in. For now, I will just use RC7 for thermal practice until the issue is resolved.