Randomize Cloud Formations with SH3 Commander?

panthercules · 04-17-06, 10:16 PM

As I was looking at my newly-restored clouds (had some wierd issue with GW briefly where I went for a couple of weeks in game through all sorts of wind/seas conditions but not a single cloud in the sky), it struck me that the clouds I was seeing looked pretty familiar. I began to wonder if it would be possible to provide a lot more variety in the cloud graphics by having several different cloud designs/patterns and have SH3 Commander randomize a selection from among the many available choices each time you started up the game.

I have no idea how the game handles generating the clouds, or if the cloud graphics mechanisms are so entwined with things like the 8Km vs 16Km visibility mod files or other mod files so that trying to have SH3 Commander do this would screw up some other aspects of certain mods or you would have to have a separate set of random cloud graphics for each major mod out there (like RUB, IUB, GW, NYGM, etc.), which sounds pretty unworkable. I always felt like the weather effects really added to the enjoyment of the IL-2 series and SH3, and if this would work without a lot of effort i think it could add a lot to the SH3 experience. Anybody know if this would be do-able?

04-17-06, 10:16 PM	#1
panthercules The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,336 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Randomize Cloud Formations with SH3 Commander? As I was looking at my newly-restored clouds (had some wierd issue with GW briefly where I went for a couple of weeks in game through all sorts of wind/seas conditions but not a single cloud in the sky), it struck me that the clouds I was seeing looked pretty familiar. I began to wonder if it would be possible to provide a lot more variety in the cloud graphics by having several different cloud designs/patterns and have SH3 Commander randomize a selection from among the many available choices each time you started up the game. I have no idea how the game handles generating the clouds, or if the cloud graphics mechanisms are so entwined with things like the 8Km vs 16Km visibility mod files or other mod files so that trying to have SH3 Commander do this would screw up some other aspects of certain mods or you would have to have a separate set of random cloud graphics for each major mod out there (like RUB, IUB, GW, NYGM, etc.), which sounds pretty unworkable. I always felt like the weather effects really added to the enjoyment of the IL-2 series and SH3, and if this would work without a lot of effort i think it could add a lot to the SH3 experience. Anybody know if this would be do-able? __________________