[REL] Medium Fog Bug Workaround

[archer9]

Please read the Known issues.

This is a very simple fix for the medium fog bug. I am sure others have done something like this before, but I couldn't find anything on the forum, so I just did it myself and thought I would share.


What it does
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This mod makes medium fog appear much more rarely in game. Also, upon reloading a game, the chance of there being medium fog (the reload fog bug) is much reduced, although it's still possible.


How it does it
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I've simply replaced medium fog settings with clear weather settings. Also, light fog settings have been replaced with medium fog. This means that whenever the game forces medium fog, the visibility will be perfectly clear (like with no fog). The only time you will see medium fog in the game will be when it forces light fog (happens much more rarely than medium fog in my experience).


Known issues
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- There is no light fog anymore.
- Transition from clear weather to heavy fog, when it happens, will be very sudden.
- When the navigator reports weather, fog will not be properly reported. (this can be fixed, read below)

To fix the navigator weather report showing wrong fog state, you have to edit your menu.txt file (found in data/menu). Open it and find these lines:
4100=None
4101=Light
4102=Medium
4103=Heavy

Change them to this:

4100=None
4101=Medium
4102=None
4103=Heavy

I'm not including this file in my mod because of compatibility issues - too many other mods edit this file.

Compatibility
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I've added compatibility with the following:
1. Stock game
2. Real Environment - Rev 3
3. Dynamic Environment 2.9


Installation
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Choose the version you need and paste it into your mods folder. Install with JSGME. Should be savegame compatible.


Download link
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http://www.mediafire.com/download/cd...workaround.rar