Dynamic sky and time in PR.

Alek-say · 2012-07-26, 04:46

Hi!
I've found this video on YouTube:

As far as I know, Mosquill is also Dev of PR. So, is possible to see such work in the 1.0 version?

rushn · 2012-07-26, 04:56

I believe there where a couple problems with it

there was a thread on this a while back

Alek-say · 2012-07-26, 05:00

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Originally Posted by [R-COM]rushn

I believe there where a couple problems with it

there was a thread on this a while back

So, it's impossible...

40mmrain · 2012-07-26, 06:49

kashan dark as hell night 10/10 would play

needs lights in bunkers and it's complete

BroCop · 2012-07-26, 09:06

I believe the problem with this is that it works only with dynamic shadows, thus would look odd as lightmaps are static (pre rendered shadows basically)

AfterDune · 2012-07-26, 09:18

It's not impossibru, but requires some external stuff to tell BF2 what sky setting to use (you can refresh the sky settings while playing, but has to be done clientside).

Yeah, the lightmapped shadows don't move. But if you don't use full day/night cycle, but just a few hours, it isn't that obvious. And even if you do use full day/night cycles, I doubt people will notice or care

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Spyker2041 · 2012-07-26, 12:45

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Originally Posted by [R-DEV]AfterDune

It's not impossibru, but requires some external stuff to tell BF2 what sky setting to use (you can refresh the sky settings while playing, but has to be done clientside).

Yeah, the lightmapped shadows don't move. But if you don't use full day/night cycle, but just a few hours, it isn't that obvious. And even if you do use full day/night cycles, I doubt people will notice or care

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It would look so bad if shadows are being cast in the opposite direction that they should.

Psyrus · 2012-07-26, 14:43

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Originally Posted by Spyker2041

It would look so bad if shadows are being cast in the opposite direction that they should.

I believe it was stated that somehow all objects could be set to render dynamic shadows, however the performance hit would not be worth it (the engine doesn't handle it well)... or something like that.

Alek-say · 2012-07-26, 12:12

By the way, I saw many good ides in Mosquill's videos. But, as I understood, it won't be in PR too. Am I right?

rushn · 2012-07-26, 18:44

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Originally Posted by Alek-say

By the way, I saw many good ides in Mosquill's videos. But, as I understood, it won't be in PR too. Am I right?

I believe you are correct

2012-07-26, 04:46	#1
Alek-say Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 331 Ukraine Location: Odessa	Dynamic sky and time in PR. Hi! I've found this video on YouTube: As far as I know, Mosquill is also Dev of PR. So, is possible to see such work in the 1.0 version?

2012-07-26, 04:56	#2
rushn Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,415 United States of America	Re: Dynamic sky and time in PR. I believe there where a couple problems with it there was a thread on this a while back

2012-07-26, 06:49	#4
40mmrain Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,246 Canada	Re: Dynamic sky and time in PR. kashan dark as hell night 10/10 would play needs lights in bunkers and it's complete
40mmrain Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,246 Canada

2012-07-26, 09:06	#5
BroCop Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,152 Croatia	Re: Dynamic sky and time in PR. I believe the problem with this is that it works only with dynamic shadows, thus would look odd as lightmaps are static (pre rendered shadows basically)
BroCop Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4,152 Croatia

2012-07-26, 09:18	#6
AfterDune Retired PR Developer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 17,029 Netherlands Blog Entries: 10	Re: Dynamic sky and time in PR. It's not impossibru, but requires some external stuff to tell BF2 what sky setting to use (you can refresh the sky settings while playing, but has to be done clientside). Yeah, the lightmapped shadows don't move. But if you don't use full day/night cycle, but just a few hours, it isn't that obvious. And even if you do use full day/night cycles, I doubt people will notice or care .

2012-07-26, 12:12	#9
Alek-say Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 331 Ukraine Location: Odessa	Re: Dynamic sky and time in PR. By the way, I saw many good ides in Mosquill's videos. But, as I understood, it won't be in PR too. Am I right?