DCS World environmental shaders mod

[Mustang]

These .fx modifications are a progression from the original cloud shader mod, they now encompass the sky, clouds, terrain etc - be aware that this mod gets regular updates as new discoveries/tweaks are made!

 

See attachment below, installation is pretty straight forward - just unrar the package and copy the folders into the DCS World directory.

 

NOTE: these modifications are Integrity Check compatible with basically all servers so they're safe to use online.

 

******DO NOT USE WITH DCS WORLD 1.5 - only for 1.2.xx versions!******

 

v5.71: fixed cloud shadows problem on sea.

 

 

 

 

Edited October 1, 2015 by Mustang

[Tetra]

These look great many thanks!

[DCS_Thor]

Just had a look at the mod in a quick f-15 mission and, I must say very good work Mustang. I like the contrast the clouds have now.

 

Thank you and highly recommendable to others!

 

EDIT:

Different cloud sizes would be awesome. lurking for an update :thumbup:

Edited September 10, 2013 by DCS_Thor

[Mustang]

Thanks for the feedback guys :) I think i'll experiment with different cloud sizes next.

[Esac_mirmidon]

Mustang you have made a great work with this mod.

 

Sunsets and downs are simply outstanding now. I love it.

 

Thanks a lot for your efforts to make a better DCSW every day.

[Geert Hooghe]

Very nice job...it looks great and realistic...no fps attack...congrat !!

[upupandaway]

Ah, there it is. I will try this out right away. Thanks!

 

EDIT: First impression is that I think they are probably a little too dark...? Looking down from above should be white rather than grey.

Edited September 10, 2013 by upupandaway

[Mustang]

Ah, there it is. I will try this out right away. Thanks!

 

EDIT: First impression is that I think they are probably a little too dark...? Looking down from above should be white rather than grey.

 

Much depends on the sun positioning, what time of day were you viewing the clouds at? also the season/sun angle makes the clouds appear darker.

 

P.S if you guys want to try your own edit you can by looking at lines 419 and 432 in cldDraw.fx (open and edit with Notepad++)

 

float3 finclr=((t1*pix_const6+r0))*(0.05+0.75*grad)*cldclr;

 

the parts in bold are the controls for the cloud luminance and tones

 

Out.cOut.w=min(t2.w*t3.w*1.5,1);

 

again the part in bold controls the density of the cloud, by lowering and raising this value.

[upupandaway]

Ok, it was around mid day / afternoon in autumn. I never noticed that difference before.

[Tetra]

Thanks for the feedback guys :) I think i'll experiment with different cloud sizes next.

 

That would be awesome, is it possible to create varied shapes also? I notice many of the clouds seem to be of a similar structure in vanilla DCS? Anyway thanks again, really enjoying this mod.

[upupandaway]

Yeah, for years there has been exactly one type of (dynamic) clouds in DCS...

[Mustang]

Further experimentation, with cirrus cloud layer extended distance

 

 

 

Edited September 17, 2013 by Mustang

[flanker1]

Great!!!! in my opinion, great! :-)

[HiJack]

Nice Mustang!

[Mustang]

A few more, once i'm happy with the parameters i'll include this shader in the mod package later today

 

 

 

Edited September 17, 2013 by Mustang

[DCS_Thor]

Very nice looking pictures Mustang. Will create a lot more gaming immersion for sure. Looking forward the next release package. :thumbup:

 

Together with the excellent ground texture mod from Toby23, DCS really made a huge step forward. (Who needs "Edge" anymore btw? :music_whistling:)

 

A big thanks to all Mod creators, DCS definitely wouldnt be the same without your great work and effort!

 

Cheers!

[Mustang]

Thanks guys :)

 

First post updated.

 

edit: updated to v2.01, there was a strange bug with the previous version that created an odd looking effect when flying above the cirrus, now fixed.

Edited September 17, 2013 by Mustang

[Mustang]

Some screenshots taken online a few minutes ago

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 17, 2013 by Mustang

[NineLine]

Looks good Mustang!

[Mustang]

Tested with Dynamic weather effects, works perfectly and IMO gives those often lonely looking little clouds some great background details

 

[Kuky]

Another nice tweak/mod Mustang :thumbup:

[Mustang]

NP Kuky I know you've been wanting this mod as much as I have :D

 

edit: updated first post with v2.02.

 

 

Edited September 18, 2013 by Mustang

[Cali]

Nice job Stang!

[Necroscope]

Just awesome!

[HungaroJET]

Looks gorgeous

Nice job Christopher :thumbsup:

Just keep coming variations/versions :)