New lighting for CUP terrains

[metalcraze 290]

NEW LIGHTING FOR CUP TERRAINS (version 1.02 29/04/16)

WARNING!! This is a port of a current 1.59/dev-branch lighting to CUP terrains.
It's intended to get the new lighting model "right here and now" and will contain bugs.

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Requirements:

- CUP Terrains
- Dev-branch 1.59
- Standard HDR setting in video options

 

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CHANGELOG:

 

version 1.02 (29/04/2016):

- changed to per-island lighting config:
    should avoid compatibility issues with most non-CUP islands, they should use vanilla/their own lighting now
- slightly tweaked HDR parameters for darker tones (hopefully better shadows/less whiteness now)
- added NVG fix from latest dev-branch HDR settings

 

version 1.01 (14/04/16):
- added support for SMD Sahrani (A3), Isla Duala (A3), Panthera (A3), Lingor (A3), N'Ziwasogo
- fixed compatibility issues with Namalsk (A3), Abramia

version 1.00 (13/04/16):
- port of 1.59 visual update to all CUP terrains

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Screenshots:

[cosmic10r 2331]

Cool idea... will try tonight :)

[evromalarkey 150]

The new lighting looks really amazing on these terrains, really great work!

[HeroesandvillainsOS 1504]

Wow!

So we can use this on stable RC branch?

The photos are stunning. :)

EDIT: I see 1.59 required. Sorry.

[froggyluv 2135]

Jesus looks great. Been missing those forest battles in Chernobyl

[St. Jimmy 272]

Sorry to say but this looks pretty bad in Chernarus without much clouds. Way too bright. Seems like more than quick dirty config tweak is needed for that at least. I can get the default one look good but this I can't even a lot of settings tweaking.

 

Takistan looks nice and I can use the same settings as in Stratis.

[metalcraze 290]

BIS is most likely going to tweak it further so doing in-depth changes now may turn out to be pointless. I will probably tweak it more extensively per island as improved lighting will get more finalized by BIS

[evromalarkey 150]

@metalcraze would you like to share your work with cup eventually? Since no one is currently working on this in the team, your contribution would be much appritiated ;) Feel free to join us on discord - https://discord.gg/0WqE6NaD5yI7kHel

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[kecharles28 197]

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[alexcroox 29]

So the upcoming visual update won't effect third party terrains, only the 3 Bi ones?

[metalcraze 290]

Right now BIS defines lighting tweaks per separate island configs, which leaves all other islands untouched (unless they inherit config from Stratus/Altis). My bet is when visual update leaves WIP phase they will move it to a global island config. In fact my config does exactly that - so non-CUP islands MAY get the update if you'll use it with them

@metalcraze would you like to share your work with cup eventually? Since no one is currently working on this in the team, your contribution would be much appritiated ;) Feel free to join us on discord - https://discord.gg/0WqE6NaD5yI7kHel

Thanks for the invitation. Sure will be happy to share.

[igu@na 53]

I feel that everyday A3 becomes in a very artistic/realistic milsim-game, we will Have Problems in focus to shoot or take a couple of pictures ... xD :wub:

[LykosMactire 298]

Namalsk gets completely Destroyed with this mod, not a big deal to me but here 

[dlang 24]

Could you make a tweak for SMD Sharani please? Would love to see this beauty with HDR, beautiful lighting etc (just need to copy your work from CUP Sharani to SMD, no ?)

[metalcraze 290]

I will check both SMD Sahrani and Namalsk tomorrow. Also it's BIS' work, I'm just porting :)

[LykosMactire 298]

I will check both SMD Sahrani and Namalsk tomorrow. Also it's BIS' work, I'm just porting :)

its actually on most maps that are like Nziswasgo, Rura penthe, Icebreakrs maps

[road runner 4344]

I would presume you place this pbo in the core addon?

[LykosMactire 298]

either that or just make a separate @folder with a addons folder in it

[fabio_chavez 103]

no one is currently working on this in the team,

:rolleyes:

[NeoArmageddon 958]

I would presume you place this pbo in the core addon?

 

Definitly not. Mixing PBOs from different AddOns in the same folder is a very bad practise. Always have such stuff loaded from different folders.

A big share of bug reports and complains we receive are because people just copy pbos around.

 

@metalcraze

 

When you have joined our Discord, drop me a message please ;)

[Justine67 1]

I will check both SMD Sahrani and Namalsk tomorrow. Also it's BIS' work, I'm just porting :)

Great to see Someone working on Sharani :) if you can, try to check if the clouds are working properly on SMD on your computer / if you are able to fix them

[metalcraze 290]

Update 1.01 (14/04/16)

 

- added support for SMD Sahrani (A3), Isla Duala (A3), Panthera (A3), Lingor (A3), N'Ziwasogo
- fixed compatibility issues with Namalsk (A3), Abramia

 

[road runner 4344]

Definitly not. Mixing PBOs from different AddOns in the same folder is a very bad practise. Always have such stuff loaded from different folders.

A big share of bug reports and complains we receive are because people just copy pbos around.

 

@metalcraze

 

When you have joined our Discord, drop me a message please ;)

Thanks for that, I'll move it to a separate @Mystuff addon folder

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