[REQ] Better Sky

Ilpalazzo · 07-24-07, 08:14 PM

Just as an example here is some bmp screenshots of sh4 at 1680x1050 (rar file): http://files.filefront.com/SH4+Color.../fileinfo.html

I was wondering if anybody was looking into improving the sky in the game. If so, has there been any progress made? I'm sure it's difficult, but wow the sky looks terrible in this game. I mean come on, "It's 2007tm."

It's bad enough that I have to pretend like the sun disc doesn't bother me. Any thoughts?

kv29 · 07-24-07, 08:24 PM

This has been discussed before. The problem is that the sky texture resolution is not high enough to provide a smooth transition, and we can´t change it (unless we find a way to redirect the engine to pick a new texture file, but I believe is hardcoded)

Ilpalazzo · 07-24-07, 09:02 PM

Aw why didn't the developers make it better than what it is to begin with anyway. Oh well, was just hoping somebody found something out.

Canonicus · 07-24-07, 10:56 PM

If you spend too much time worring about how the sim renders the sky environment, then you just might miss that one DD with a big bone in it's teeth, bearing down on you, ready to depth charge your a**.... all the way to eternal patrol!

Better to look at the ocean with Leo's mod in place....

LukeFF · 07-24-07, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Canonicus

If you spend too much time worring about how the sim renders the sky environment, then you just might miss that one DD with a big bone in it's teeth, bearing down on you, ready to depth charge your a**.... all the way to eternal patrol!

Better to look at the ocean with Leo's mod in place....

Yes, yes! Let's just ignore the whole problem by telling people they should be looking at the sea and not the sky!

I agree the sky texture needs an overhaul. Good grief, we have super-powerful video cards and monitors that can run the game at 1600 and above, yet we're still stuck with a pixellated, banding-riddled sky texture.

panthercules · 07-24-07, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by LukeFF

I agree the sky texture needs an overhaul. Good grief, we have super-powerful video cards and monitors that can run the game at 1600 and above, yet we're still stuck with a pixellated, banding-riddled sky texture.

Amen! This has really bothered me from day 1 - you spend major bucks upgrading vid vards to be able to see some impressive graphics, and you wind up looking at a sky that looks like you're still running in 16-bit color depths. I keep thinking that there's gotta be some simple driver setting or other tweak to make this look better. With all the work that the devs seem to have done changing the clouds and the weird top-of-dome anomaly from SH3, you'd think they must have spent a lot of time looking at the sky rendering - surely they couldn't have said - "yeah - that looks right"? Is there anybody that's getting decent sky with their rig?

Fearless · 07-25-07, 12:58 AM

I use Seeadler's Sky Environment Mod. Great for my minimal system I have

Canonicus · 07-25-07, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by LukeFF

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Originally Posted by Canonicus

If you spend too much time worring about how the sim renders the sky environment, then you just might miss that one DD with a big bone in it's teeth, bearing down on you, ready to depth charge your a**.... all the way to eternal patrol!

Better to look at the ocean with Leo's mod in place....

Yes, yes! Let's just ignore the whole problem by telling people they should be looking at the sea and not the sky!

I agree the sky texture needs an overhaul. Good grief, we have super-powerful video cards and monitors that can run the game at 1600 and above, yet we're still stuck with a pixellated, banding-riddled sky texture.

I never said that the so called "problem" should be ignored.
Besides looks like the only way you'll get your fix, is to ask,( or..should i say "beg") for a hotfix from the dev's cause it's probably hardcoded.

I've got more important things to do ....
Like sink the f**king jap navy!

Cheers!

ReallyDedPoet · 07-25-07, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Fearless

I use Seeadler's Sky Environment Mod. Great for my minimal system I have

Its a good one

RDP

07-24-07, 08:14 PM	#1
Ilpalazzo Frogman Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 309 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	[REQ] Better Sky Just as an example here is some bmp screenshots of sh4 at 1680x1050 (rar file): http://files.filefront.com/SH4+Color.../fileinfo.html I was wondering if anybody was looking into improving the sky in the game. If so, has there been any progress made? I'm sure it's difficult, but wow the sky looks terrible in this game. I mean come on, "It's 2007tm." It's bad enough that I have to pretend like the sun disc doesn't bother me. Any thoughts?

07-25-07, 12:58 AM	#7
Fearless Ace of the Deep Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 1,047 Downloads: 340 Uploads: 1	I use Seeadler's Sky Environment Mod. Great for my minimal system I have __________________ Fearless System Specs: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8 Core 16 Thread CPU, 3.8GHz Base Clock, 4.7GHz Boost, 105W TDP, 32MB L3 cache \| MSI GeForce RTX3060Ti 8Gb Graphics \| Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32Gb (2x16Gb) 3200 MHz CL16 DDR4 Ram \| Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe SSD 1TB \| Seagate Barracuda 2.5in 2TB HDD \| AOC QHD 165 Hz FreeSync HDR curved 31.5in Monitor \| ASUS ROG Strix LC 240 ARGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler White Edition \| ASUS ROG Strix Gold 750W Modular Power Supply \| Corsair iCUE 5000X RGB Tempered Glass Mid Tower Case White.

07-24-07, 08:24 PM	#2
kv29 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Buenos Aires Posts: 342 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	This has been discussed before. The problem is that the sky texture resolution is not high enough to provide a smooth transition, and we can´t change it (unless we find a way to redirect the engine to pick a new texture file, but I believe is hardcoded)

07-24-07, 09:02 PM	#3
Ilpalazzo Frogman Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 309 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Aw why didn't the developers make it better than what it is to begin with anyway. Oh well, was just hoping somebody found something out.

07-24-07, 10:56 PM	#4
Canonicus XO Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In your baffles... Posts: 434 Downloads: 624 Uploads: 7	If you spend too much time worring about how the sim renders the sky environment, then you just might miss that one DD with a big bone in it's teeth, bearing down on you, ready to depth charge your a**.... all the way to eternal patrol! Better to look at the ocean with Leo's mod in place....