Currently, we’ve got rain and blizzard. And honestly, that’s enough weather for me. However, after messing with rain for a while, I noticed a bunch of things that would probably help improve rain.
So, number one. Rain on maps like PEI or that use PEI’s daytime lighting look like this.
Something seems iffy about this, right? Nothing has a shadow. That’s not right. And the lighting for rain is just… off. This is what rain looks like at midday (or just day in general.) Russia’s lighting somewhat favors rain, making it look less weird.
That’s what rain in real life looks like, grey and gloomy. (shadows are still weird though)
This is the kind of ambience I’ve been trying to go for in my maps when it rains, but I cant pull it off. Now, my idea regarding rain is to allow shadows and also allow a separate lighting ambience file thing, so that way it can go from bright blue fog to grey fog. Anyway, i’m out.