How to fix the sky ?

SteelViking · 06-28-10, 08:51 PM

In fact, now that I look at it and think about it. I am pretty sure that if you take reaper7's sky texture, open it in PS or GIMP, and save it uncompressed with gamma corrected mipmaps, you should get significantly reduced sky banding. However, the sun and moon halos will still have banding. Anyway, I did this a while ago, just follow the link for reaper7's sky fix, with what I did to improve it further. Plus it is already in JSGME format: http://www.filefront.com/16900155/re...20Sky%20Mod.7z

Cheers fellas, hope it helps you too

Brauner · 06-28-10, 09:31 PM

solve the problem (sort off) tweaking video card set up
antialiasing gamma correction -> On but the Ali clouds are now sooo low on the horizon.

Seaman_Hornsby · 06-29-10, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelViking

In fact, now that I look at it and think about it. I am pretty sure that if you take reaper7's sky texture, open it in PS or GIMP, and save it uncompressed with gamma corrected mipmaps, you should get significantly reduced sky banding. However, the sun and moon halos will still have banding. Anyway, I did this a while ago, just follow the link for reaper7's sky fix, with what I did to improve it further. Plus it is already in JSGME format: http://www.filefront.com/16900155/re...20Sky%20Mod.7z

Cheers fellas, hope it helps you too

I gave this a try and it does improve the sky. Banding is significantly less noticeable, which makes for much better immersion while on the bridge. Thanks man!

SteelViking · 06-29-10, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Seaman_Hornsby

I gave this a try and it does improve the sky. Banding is significantly less noticeable, which makes for much better immersion while on the bridge. Thanks man!

You are more than welcome

However, it was reaper7's original work, so don't forget him.

reaper7 · 06-29-10, 02:54 PM

Cheers SteelViking. You know I haven't even seen it ingame. I did it for someone else. Then heard that the Cfg file was the only way to stop banding and that texture wasn't used - So never checked to confirm.

Huh go figure, it does actually work

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Thanks for the update on that - I may do an Improved no compression version then. That one had slight compression but not as bad as DXT3/5.

SteelViking · 06-29-10, 03:21 PM

I just sent you a PM about this reaper7, suggesting the exact same thing you just said you are going to do

06-28-10, 08:51 PM	#1
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	In fact, now that I look at it and think about it. I am pretty sure that if you take reaper7's sky texture, open it in PS or GIMP, and save it uncompressed with gamma corrected mipmaps, you should get significantly reduced sky banding. However, the sun and moon halos will still have banding. Anyway, I did this a while ago, just follow the link for reaper7's sky fix, with what I did to improve it further. Plus it is already in JSGME format: http://www.filefront.com/16900155/re...20Sky%20Mod.7z Cheers fellas, hope it helps you too __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

06-29-10, 03:21 PM	#6
SteelViking The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: U.S.A.-East Coast Posts: 1,587 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 4	I just sent you a PM about this reaper7, suggesting the exact same thing you just said you are going to do __________________ He sank 198,650 tons....who you ask?....Erich Topp, that's who!

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06-28-10, 09:31 PM	#2
Brauner Watch Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 22 Downloads: 101 Uploads: 0	solve the problem (sort off) tweaking video card set up antialiasing gamma correction -> On but the Ali clouds are now sooo low on the horizon.

06-29-10, 02:54 PM	#5
reaper7 sim2reality Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AM 82 Posts: 2,280 Downloads: 258 Uploads: 30	Cheers SteelViking. You know I haven't even seen it ingame. I did it for someone else. Then heard that the Cfg file was the only way to stop banding and that texture wasn't used - So never checked to confirm. Huh go figure, it does actually work . Thanks for the update on that - I may do an Improved no compression version then. That one had slight compression but not as bad as DXT3/5.