[REQ] Realistic Nighttime Star Field with and without moonlight

spankybus · 03-21-10, 09:23 PM

Hey Yal,

I am new here, but I've been a long-time fan of the SH series.

I grabbed the real-moon size mod, which is really cool! expect, the night sky is still quite empty of stars.

With no Moon, you can see TONS of starts, even the milky way. If the moon is out and full, the number of visible stars does decrease, you can still see way more than SH5 lets you see on its darkest night.

I can't find a star texture in the data folder, but given that SH5 twinkles them, it might be more like a spec map.

To me, seeing the night sky at sea is such a unique experience...

I did a search for this here, but I didn't find anything like this being developed?

spankybus · 03-22-10, 03:27 PM

Hmmm, has no one tried this? If its a texture map, i can take care of it. but I cannot find a star field texture.

Sailor Steve · 03-22-10, 03:53 PM

People talked about it for previous sims, but nothing was ever accomplished. It may be hardcoded, in which case it's illegal to touch it.

TheElitePhoenix · 03-26-10, 03:27 PM

An accurate starry night would look awesome in this game. Also, auroras would be cool. I'd just LOVE to see that!

Eddy Lawson · 03-26-10, 04:52 PM

Yep, me too!

urfisch · 03-27-10, 06:14 AM

the concerning file is "EnvSim.act" - there are the stars created from...dont know which other files might be related. and i havent installed sh5 on my laptop, so i cannot look deeper into it right now...

03-21-10, 09:23 PM	#1
spankybus Nub Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	[REQ] Realistic Nighttime Star Field with and without moonlight Hey Yal, I am new here, but I've been a long-time fan of the SH series. I grabbed the real-moon size mod, which is really cool! expect, the night sky is still quite empty of stars. With no Moon, you can see TONS of starts, even the milky way. If the moon is out and full, the number of visible stars does decrease, you can still see way more than SH5 lets you see on its darkest night. I can't find a star texture in the data folder, but given that SH5 twinkles them, it might be more like a spec map. To me, seeing the night sky at sea is such a unique experience... I did a search for this here, but I didn't find anything like this being developed?

03-22-10, 03:53 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	People talked about it for previous sims, but nothing was ever accomplished. It may be hardcoded, in which case it's illegal to touch it. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

03-26-10, 04:52 PM	#5
Eddy Lawson Watch Join Date: May 2007 Location: Venice, Italy Posts: 18 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Yep, me too! __________________ Hitler reacts to UBI's new DRM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzGNd98Hjo8 SO HILARIOUS!

03-27-10, 06:14 AM	#6
urfisch Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Deep down in Germany Posts: 1,969 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	the concerning file is "EnvSim.act" - there are the stars created from...dont know which other files might be related. and i havent installed sh5 on my laptop, so i cannot look deeper into it right now... __________________

03-22-10, 03:27 PM	#2
spankybus Nub Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 2 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Hmmm, has no one tried this? If its a texture map, i can take care of it. but I cannot find a star field texture.

03-26-10, 03:27 PM	#4
TheElitePhoenix Watch Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 28 Downloads: 144 Uploads: 0	An accurate starry night would look awesome in this game. Also, auroras would be cool. I'd just LOVE to see that!