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Mod Type: Terrain
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17 May, 2022 @ 12:50pm
30 Nov, 2022 @ 4:05pm
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Real Lighting and Weather

Description
Real Lighting and Weather is an overhaul of lighting and weather on all A3 vanilla maps + some custom ones. .

The mod was originally developed for Second Wind total conversion mod but I decided it's time to share it with everyone.

Includes:
- Mediterrean setup for: Malden, Altis, Stratis, rof_Ammoulliani, Anizay.
- Eastern Setup for Livonia, Ruha.
- Pacific Setup for Tanoa, Archipelago, Isla Nueva, Colombia.
- Subtropic lighting and biome setup for Tembelan.
- Partial setup for: Mull of Kyntire. May also work on some other maps but won't fit them that well without fine tuning.
- Chernarus 2020 (crash reports when in fly mode, not to be fixed).

2 Weather Effects (don't impact perfomance):
- Rendering effect which simulates rain at distance and removes "sky stripes glitch" during foggy weather (known as DirectX bug).
- Raindrops on surfaces when it's raining.

Features:
- Detailed sun, moon and ambient illumination of terrain depending on the weather and time of day.
- Sun and Moon illumination changes depending on weither clouds cover sun/moon or not.
- Brighter nights. Adjustable via moon phase and fog density.
- Dark greyish fog in overcast and at night.
- Advanced Skybox setup
- Custom moon object and halo setup.
- Customized rain and lightnings.
- Custom clutter (grass and debris) on some terrains.

P.S.
- Multiplayer dynamic weather system coupled with lighting of this pack is featured in Second Wind mod. You're welcome to hop in and play.
- My clouds&lighting setup on Unreal Engine: https://youtu.be/0Q8eJSz1h-E
More info in our Discord group[discord.gg]

If you'd like to see more maps with these types of lighting, make sure to thumbs up and write requests either here or in our Discord

License
Content is released under Arma Public License NO DERIVATIVES (APL-ND):
https://www.bohemia.net/community/licenses/arma-public-license-nd
Reuploads will be taken down without prior notice.


226 Comments
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Hoplite 8 Jul @ 10:45am 
Hello, I would like to port this mod on other maps. Can you tell what are the important parameters that should be applied to other maps ? Because that would save me a lot of time. Thx.
0rionオリオン 5 Jul @ 7:49pm 
yo, can this mod be used for client only or does the server also have to install this mod?
TheDreamer 9 Jun @ 3:05pm 
Hope you do. This shit is beautiful man
Malcain  [author] 9 Jun @ 1:59pm 
If I find time to update the mod I will remove/improve film grain to have it unnoticable along with other lighting improvements.used in my other mod
TheDreamer 9 Jun @ 11:35am 
It's extremely grainy. Any way to turn off the film grain?
FreeSoldja 24 Mar @ 2:28pm 
how this can be supported in others maps? can you give a short guide or something?
Nommad 1 Feb @ 8:46pm 
the mod is perfect for the day, but the night with a full moon is not so cool, as it is very very bright, could you make a version with the vanilla night? Or if you can tell me which one to change?
ElPedroChicoRaulAlfonsoTejada 29 Jan @ 6:15pm 
The skyboxes seem very faint in clearer weather. It would be nice if they didn't only appear at overcast, where they can't really be looked at anyway

Maybe have the skyboxes be much more visible at about +20% overcast
Delta29 25 Jan @ 11:48am 
will this decrease performance when playing singleplayer? or is it a simple change with the normal ARMA lighting like making nights darker and sunrise happen at 7 AM instead of 5 AM
J-Money 15 Nov, 2024 @ 2:31pm 
will this effect custom maps like Global Ops Terrain ? if not.. how do i get it on farabad