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Mod Type: Terrain
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May 17, 2022 @ 12:50pm
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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.


217 Comments
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J-Money Nov 15, 2024 @ 2:31pm 
will this effect custom maps like Global Ops Terrain ? if not.. how do i get it on farabad
Cheesers Oct 27, 2024 @ 11:00am 
@Stolt. I'm not sure, but I run mine on Server&Client so that everything this mod does is synced and appears the same to all clients.Previously when I ran a different weather related mod (Sullen Skies) as clientside only, people had wildly different daytime/nighttime start/end times. Again though, I dont really know.

I appreciate and benefit from all the free excellent work that modmakers do, but I wish the Arma 3 workshop had a field that forced them to indicate if their mod was server side, client side, or both. It would save so much headache for the user, and the modmakers wouldnt have to waste time answering the inevitable barrage of "IS THIS CLIENTSIDE?!?!?" comments (no hate, I've been that guy xD)
elpedrochicoraulalfonsotejada Oct 12, 2024 @ 10:30am 
There seems to be film grain when it's raining with this mod, any way to remove it?
HBAOplus Sep 2, 2024 @ 6:39pm 
@Malcain
Ok, thanks:steamthumbsup:
Stolt Sep 2, 2024 @ 4:07am 
Is this clientside?
Malcain  [author] Sep 1, 2024 @ 2:21pm 
@HBAOplus
Only on some, it depends on how the map config was done by map creator.
Cannot tell without testing it.
HBAOplus Aug 31, 2024 @ 7:27pm 
Hi, will those Lighting and Weather changes also take effect on terrains that are not supported yet by this mod?
notmmzae Aug 30, 2024 @ 8:04am 
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.


how do i change the sky colour? thats all i wanna do, i cant seem to find any info regarding this.
Kayien Feb 29, 2024 @ 8:41am 
work in Isla Duala?
TuFi Feb 25, 2024 @ 6:44am 
amazing mod, but the nights need to be fixed. I won't explain as a lot of people have already done so. Like others, to me it's also a dealbreaker and sadly I aswell have to look for an alternative.