Sandy skies

[rellikki 7]

This addOn adds a sandy haze to the horizon. Its purpose is to increase immersion and atmosphere in desert maps, which it hopefully does.

You can also easily create a sandstorm with this addOn by simply increasing the level of fog, as the fog colour has been replaced by this addOn.

Sadly, this addOn replaces the sky textures permanently, so you'll have sand even in non-desert maps and that doesn't look cool. But you can easily disable this addOn by using mod folders and a mod launcher, whenever you're not going to play on desert maps.

This addOn also removes the hills from the horizon.

Stormy skies are untouched, only the clear skies have been given a layer of sand.

I hope you like it. Please let me know what you think. :)

Download link:

Sandy skies (v.1.1)

Edited February 22, 2010 by Rellikki
New version

[eble 3]

this is great :)

[dialektiikka 10]

Simple, yet elegant :) The sky looks very "deserty" with this, which is great with sand maps. Very good for movies and/or cutscenes too.

Sandstorms would benefit of an ambient wind sound module of some sort, hopefully one of the soundmakers will try it out?

[-Snafu- 78]

Perfect for the mission I'm working on.

[oldbear 390]

Well done , man!

New on front page at Armed Assault.info

Link to mirror :

Sandy skies (v 1.0) : http://www.armedassault.info/index.php?game=1&cat=addons&id=1267

[dmarkwick 261]

Nice one, I'll be looking at this for sure :)

[Guest]

Release frontpaged on the Armaholic homepage.

Sandy skies v1.0

[snkman 351]

I'm not a big fan of dessert map's, but this really looks damn awesome. ;)

[[aps]gnat 28]

Nice one !

[Undeceived 392]

This is great, Relli!! Thanks for the work.

I also wonder if there exists something like a snow storm script or addon already somewhere?

[roberthammer 582]

Very nice mate :)

[thales100 10]

Very nice. :)

[cole 0]

I also wonder if there exists something like a snow storm script or addon already somewhere?

AFAIK NIM Weather ported to ArmA2 (by Binkowski) has one.

And good job, Rellikki. Creates a great atmosphere.

[Gnome_AS 10]

Excellent, many thanks!

[Schancky 10]

Rellikki, no joke here, but this is ACTUALLY my fave mod for ArmAII. It increases the immersiveness a million times! Exelent work mate! Its perfect for my campaign im working on. Cheers bud!!! :D

[rellikki 7]

This is great, Relli!! Thanks for the work.

I also wonder if there exists something like a snow storm script or addon already somewhere?

AFAIK NIM Weather ported to ArmA2 (by Binkowski) has one.

And good job, Rellikki. Creates a great atmosphere.

Yes, NIM weather addOn has also got sand storm effects. You can use it along with this addOn for even better effect. :)

Thanks for the kind comments, everyone. I'm glad you like it. Also, thanks for the mirrors, Foxhound and Old Bear.

[mike-usa 10]

Hi!

It not works with the Maps Avgani and Afghan Village.

lg.Mike

[Schancky 10]

Hi!

It not works with the Maps Avgani and Afghan Village.

lg.Mike

I think avgani and afghan village have their own custom sky textures. Correct me if im wrong...

[rellikki 7]

@Mike-USA

Well, I don't know what's that about. If it's working for everyone else, you might have installed it incorrectly. Also, make sure you don't already have some other sky replacement or similiar addOns, because this isn't compatible with them.

@All

I've been experimenting some more with this and tried a decreased amount of sand. Here's a comparasion between the outcome and the original version:

Personally I think this is much better and I believe some of you might prefer this new version too. What do you think? :)

[ANZACSAS Steven 395]

Rellikki,

The new version does look better.

Thanks.

[cole 0]

@Mike-USA

Well, I don't know what's that about. If it's working for everyone else, you might have installed it incorrectly. Also, make sure you don't already have some other sky replacement or similiar addOns, because this isn't compatible with them.

Avgani and Afghan Village really have their own skies, as Schancky said.

(Atleast they did in ArmA1, so unless anyone edited the islands, they'll still keep their own sky textures in A2)

And the new version is definitely way better!

[mike-usa 10]

Ok Thanks

Perhaps one can make this Mod also for Avgani and Afghan Village.

Lg.Mike

[thales100 10]

Sadly, this addOn replaces the sky textures permanently, so you'll have sand even in non-desert maps and that doesn't look cool. But you can easily disable this addOn by using mod folders and a mod launcher, whenever you're not going to play on desert maps.

Tested and looks awesome, i created a profile called "Desert Maps" in my A2 Launcher and included this mod, really easy.

[lee_h._oswald 0]

Both are great, new one looks better.

MfG Lee

[SyNcRoNiCzZ 0]

Yea, nice Addon, whit used Quesh-Kibrul Island comes this Really GOOD !!! :bounce3: