[REQ]Fix Moon, please...

avee · 03-12-10, 08:58 AM

Moon in SH5 always makes me sad... It`s usually wrong lighted at night. I`ll try to explain it with pictures (sorry for my "great" Photoshop skills).
At the first picture (made from game screenshot) the "upper side" of moon is lighted. It means, the sun is ABOVE horizon while it`s actually below (it`s night!).

Second picture shows how it has to be: sun is below the horizon.

P.S.: sorry for my poor English... ))

ironkross · 03-14-10, 01:11 AM

I saw some sun/moon mods but I don't think they do anything about the position of the sunlit side of the moon actually facing the sun.

jwilliams · 03-14-10, 01:40 AM

Maybe the sun is behind the earth and the shadow on the moon isnt the shadow from the moon. Its the earths shadow. and would mean the moon is infact correct.

Decoman · 03-14-10, 01:55 AM

I found a youtube link that seem to explain why the notion of earths shadow on moon is wrong:

Edit: Oh this is some tricky stuff. I am positive that the current moon graphics is wrong, because it seems that the angle is not the angle that the moon is orbiting the earth, which looks to be around 5%. So I imagine the current angle of about 45 degrees is about 40 degrees too much.

What I can't wrap my mind around, is how the moon phases show throughout a period of 50 years or so.

Decoman · 03-19-10, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Decoman

Edit: Oh this is some tricky stuff. I am positive that the current moon graphics is wrong, because it seems that the angle is not the angle that the moon is orbiting the earth, which looks to be around 5%. So I imagine the current angle of about 45 degrees is about 40 degrees too much.

Well I just noticed that the moon highlight outside my appartement do really look like it is tilted at a 45 degree angle.

ironkross · 03-22-10, 07:43 PM

No it's got nothing to do with the earth's shadow as that only occurs during an eclipse. Does the sunlit side of the earth face towards the sun? Of course, so it's the same with the moon. And in the game the moon's sunlit side faces away from the setting sun. I think the moon in the file is positioned upside down and it seems like it could be a simple fix for a modder.

03-12-10, 08:58 AM	#1
avee Seaman Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 42 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	[REQ]Fix Moon, please... Moon in SH5 always makes me sad... It`s usually wrong lighted at night. I`ll try to explain it with pictures (sorry for my "great" Photoshop skills). At the first picture (made from game screenshot) the "upper side" of moon is lighted. It means, the sun is ABOVE horizon while it`s actually below (it`s night!). Second picture shows how it has to be: sun is below the horizon. P.S.: sorry for my poor English... ))

03-14-10, 01:11 AM	#2
ironkross Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seneca, SC, USA Posts: 251 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	I saw some sun/moon mods but I don't think they do anything about the position of the sunlit side of the moon actually facing the sun. __________________ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

03-14-10, 01:40 AM	#3
jwilliams Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,013 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Maybe the sun is behind the earth and the shadow on the moon isnt the shadow from the moon. Its the earths shadow. and would mean the moon is infact correct. __________________ Windows 7, 64bit. Phenom II 965BE (OC 4cores @ 3.8 Ghz). Radeon HD4870 (1gb gddr5). 6gb Ram.

03-14-10, 01:55 AM	#4
Decoman Frogman Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 306 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I found a youtube link that seem to explain why the notion of earths shadow on moon is wrong: Edit: Oh this is some tricky stuff. I am positive that the current moon graphics is wrong, because it seems that the angle is not the angle that the moon is orbiting the earth, which looks to be around 5%. So I imagine the current angle of about 45 degrees is about 40 degrees too much. What I can't wrap my mind around, is how the moon phases show throughout a period of 50 years or so. Last edited by Decoman; 03-14-10 at 02:28 AM.

03-22-10, 07:43 PM	#6
ironkross Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seneca, SC, USA Posts: 251 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	No it's got nothing to do with the earth's shadow as that only occurs during an eclipse. Does the sunlit side of the earth face towards the sun? Of course, so it's the same with the moon. And in the game the moon's sunlit side faces away from the setting sun. I think the moon in the file is positioned upside down and it seems like it could be a simple fix for a modder. __________________ If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.