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    Default Realistic Skies & Environments

    My forum thread formatting is rusty, so mind the WIP formatting.

    Hello, it's been quite a while since I first uploaded my sky mod, and as I recently had a bit of time and some nostalgia kicking in, so I went back to take a look at it and make a final-ish version.


    The Skydome Mesh Problem


    While editing the textures and related code I also found a few problems in the vanilla UV map projection of the skydome mesh, which is stretched by 2 fold in the X Axis. This has been fixed with a brand new skydome mesh.


    Comparison images:
    https://imgsli.com/NDk4MjE

    A crude but detailed technical explanation can be found here:
    https://imgur.com/a/HTXEcu6





    This package will include:


    • High resolution textures taken from high quality HDRIS or Panoramas, up to 8k Resolution

    • Improved skydome meshes with proper UV Projection Mapping

    • Better clouds

    • Tweaked particle textures



    Download Links





    Installation

    To be added in due time.






    Old vs New skydome meshes:
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    Before

    After



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    Before


    After





    In-Game Screenshots

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    LOTR Mordor Sky Textures:

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    Usage Permission


    • A credit line and a link to this post




    Credits


    • Makanyane & wilddog for their technical knowledge and feedback and for tweaking IWTE at such a short notice to support the editing of the skydome meshes.
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    reserved for who knows what.
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    Just waiting for the installation instructions to try

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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    Looking pretty good. And yes, the skydome and stretched textures also annoy me every now and then. I'll definitely be trying it out at some point!

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    Thanks for comeback with it! Waiting to try.

    My sister, do you still recall the blue Hasan and Khalkhin-Gol?
    Russian warship is winning. Proofs needed? Go find yourself!

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    this looks Phenomenal~ Swagger this is Druvatar De Bodemloze ( may be you might remember me I got locked out my main account so I made a new one~ ) hope all is well look forward too this and hopefully you will allow me too use it in my new project~
    "Les Pays De France" (France is broken into ten different factions before it became a unified country) beta download link is here~


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    Good to see you back at it! Still hosting your previous Sky mod.

    EDIT: Wow, I just realized that was seven and a half years ago.
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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    Hello, all. Just updated the 1st post with the link to the BETA version!


    Be aware I'm unlikely to keep work on this as a couple weeks into this Rome Remastered got announced and my modding has since shifted there.

    Do post bugs and any glancing mistake and I'll do my best to fish it. It should be compatible with all - The biggest fix, of the skydome meshes is compatible with any mod.

    Download Link

    A small credit line + a link to this mod would be welcomed.
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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    Included your mod into my renewed version of Westeros King of Rivers and Hills. Alpha release will be soon. Many thanks and link in a credits granted.

    My sister, do you still recall the blue Hasan and Khalkhin-Gol?
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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    Got such a triangles in the sky:

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    Is it a bug of my geography of a skydom issue?
    Last edited by bitterhowl; October 14, 2021 at 04:24 PM.

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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    Quote Originally Posted by bitterhowl View Post
    Got such a triangles in the sky:

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    Is it a bug of my geography of a skydom issue?
    Hello! Which mod is that? Thank you.

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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    Quote Originally Posted by crazyroman View Post
    Hello! Which mod is that? Thank you.
    It's my reboot for King of Rivers and Hills on Westeros universe.

    My sister, do you still recall the blue Hasan and Khalkhin-Gol?
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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    Quote Originally Posted by bitterhowl View Post
    Got such a triangles in the sky:

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    Is it a bug of my geography of a skydom issue?

    It's a bug, i need to fix it sometime, but i've been busy with modding Rome Remastered
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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    I'd be very glad to use fixed version. Because your textures are nearly perfect.

    My sister, do you still recall the blue Hasan and Khalkhin-Gol?
    Russian warship is winning. Proofs needed? Go find yourself!

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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    Updated the mod with the [hopefully] fixed skydome mesh overlaps - which gave those weird looking triangles. Only tested this in a handful of custom battles.

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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    Well, triangles in the sky are still appear sometimes. Use Arsuf custom battle map for speed testing of added units and stuff.

    My sister, do you still recall the blue Hasan and Khalkhin-Gol?
    Russian warship is winning. Proofs needed? Go find yourself!

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    Default Re: Realistic Skies & Environments

    might go back and fix
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