[VikingGrandad]

Adriatico, your smoke effect looks very promising indeed

There was a smoke mod I used to use a while ago with GWX v1 that was very good - better than stock or GWX at that time. I think it was Sober's Real Smoke Mod. But yours could be even better!

The smoke from fires/explosions in GWX 2's Enhanced Damage Effects moves very nicely, has plenty of height (very important!) and looks excellent from a distance...



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...but I think it can sometimes look a little too 'chunky' at shorter viewing distances, for example:




Looking at your screenshots, your smoke has a very realistic texture and also plenty of height, but perhaps some more blackness is needed? For comparison, I'd really like to see how your smoke mod looks animated and also close-up!


I think smoke and water (which Thompsen is trying so hard to perfect) are two of the hardest things in SH3 to make closer to reality (which varies so much). You might find the following photos useful in your quest for perfect smoke effects!