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Magic Nights – Space Just Got Cinematic
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Type: Mod
Mod category: Skybox, Other
Tags: NoScripts
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36.765 MB
30 Sep, 2021 @ 2:23pm
19 Feb, 2022 @ 3:29am
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Magic Nights – Space Just Got Cinematic

Description
This mod makes nights darker and boosts environment ligting from emissive materials.
Optimized for Pertam, Earthlike and space. Should be compatible with speed mods.

SBC tweaks:
- boosted fake gi
- Improved lighting on Pertam and Earthlike
- Improved wheel dust particles on Pertam
- Softer HBAO
- Disabled vignette
- Disabled chromatic aberration

Texture tweaks:
- Darker skybox
- Improved dry grass rendering on Pertam

Shader tweaks:
- Softer fake gi falloff curve
- Camera rotation doesn't affect fake gi
- Staying close to emissive light source doesn't nullify fake gi


NB: For optimal results you should manually copy the "Shaders" folder from this mod's folder to your game installation folder, overwriting vanilla shader files, e.g.:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\244850\2615567124\Shaders"
to
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SpaceEngineers\Content\"


License: CC0


Blueprints used for screenshots:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2430458333
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2307920310
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2592288906
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2732031252
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2094314992
16 Comments
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ribera1945e 21 Oct, 2024 @ 6:33am 
In my environment, the following sbc file does not match the contents of the zip file in the MOD folder and has been updated.

Particles_B.sbc 2024/10/19
TransparentMaterials.sbc 2024/10/15
VoxelMaterials_planetary.sbc 2024/10/15
VoxelMaterialsPertam.sbc 2023/9/1

I hope this helps. I hope the MOD will be available again.
stapler  [author] 4 Sep, 2024 @ 1:25am 
@Coffee They've probably updated the vanilla shaders since 2022. If my memory serves me right, I did put zipped vanilla files in a mod folder, so it may be possible to manually diff/patch the updated shaders.
Coffee 29 Aug, 2024 @ 6:49am 
If i overwrite the game files everything works (tried it file by file) until EnvAmbient.hlsli gets overwritten. Then the game tells me to update my grafic drivers and doesn't start anymore.
Coffee 29 Aug, 2024 @ 6:32am 
Am i wrong or did you miss to mention the shaders folder at the end of the game path in your advice for best results (copying the shaders folder overwriting the game files)?

It shoul be:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\244850\2615567124\Shaders"

to

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SpaceEngineers\Content\Shaders"

Otherwise nothing gets overwritten.
Menos 4 May, 2024 @ 4:18pm 
Gave it a try, but it just makes everything so bright you can't see a thing anymore.
coolfarmer 27 Apr, 2023 @ 3:05pm 
I'm playing with Better Stone and Deep Scarce Resource mods, and after installing this mod, I noticed that all the ore around the world had regenerated. I was shocked and confused, thinking to myself, "What the heck?" This doesn't seem right.
stapler  [author] 19 Aug, 2022 @ 12:37am 
@vincent-rayne This mod is not about realistic looks. Feel free to tweak Environment.sbc values to your liking, reuploads are welcome )
vincent-rayne 15 Aug, 2022 @ 6:58pm 
Like the style of this mod.
One question though: could we get a second version that makes nighttime and space a little bit darker? Especially in space the shadow sides of asteroids and planets are looking unrealistically bright
Crow 4 May, 2022 @ 4:13am 
You could see sun on dark side of mars and alien, this needs some work
stapler  [author] 18 Mar, 2022 @ 5:18pm 
@Selphadur Try creating a new world, medium graphics settings, no other mods. Don't forget to overwrite vanilla shaders. Also feel free to take the skybox dds and upload it as a separate mod.