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Individual Mods and Packs for IL-2 1946 => Other Mods => Effects => Topic started by: Bender on November 01, 2009, 02:56:13 AM
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With this mod you can chose new clouds easy . Select clouds size and brightness...
(Edit by Gerax: This is a very old thread and so all pics links sadly are dead now. I renewed some of them in the attachment.)
https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif
https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif
https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif
https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif
https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif
Version 2 Future textures...
https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif
https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif
https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif
And experement ... now i'm trying to realize a huge tower clouds
https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif
in version 2.
1.Revised textures with no bugs.
2.Highclouds for every map.
3.Bunch of a new textures .
4.Sun selector
5.Maybe i'll realize ground texture selector ...i'm working on this at the moment .
Video
http://rutube.ru/tracks/2263977.html?v=2e6dc610bcca3186e9562af567583357 (http://rutube.ru/tracks/2263977.html?v=2e6dc610bcca3186e9562af567583357)
DOWNLOAD:
working link by Elephant: (see also reply #49!)
https://www.mediafire.com/?iefhva4q4rj4qfg
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The problem that I have is the FPS. Flying in rainstorms, I get 60 FPS with the original stock clouds, with these clouds, I'm lucky to get 15 FPS. As a result, with this big a hit, I had to go back to stock clouds until Bender figures out a way to reduce the FPS hit in the game.
My system is: Intel i7 975, ATI 4890, so it can handle just about anything (I thought). ;)
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Yes i know about FPS hit an game frezzes .
First i want you to know
Clear Hazy Pure Stormy
Original V V V V
Big V V V X
Huge V 50/50 X X
Ofcourse it's imposible to fly in sormy weather with cloud Height - 7000 m ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D . If you will use original size with 256 textures - Everything will be fine ;D .
About Frezzes ... Also i have a game frezze some time with Huge clouds . Just push Esc several times - for me it helps(il -2 need a little time to generate clouds ) .
Il -2 is an old game ... i'm sorry for this . Try to find a compromise on your machine . Big and Huge with 1024 it's only for Good machines .
Another way to run this mod on official 4.09 - there is a little optimization ... as i think
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Thanks for the info, mate... 8)
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Nothing ...Malone, thanks you ;D ;D ;D
I think 512x512 and Big size is the optimal ... Huge clouds - for Maniac ;D ;D ;D
(https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif)
In ver -2. i will try to make a lttle optimization ,i promise ;)
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thank you very much for the great effort you have made :D
(https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif) (https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif)
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Original or RA_clouds works perfect ;) ... Big and Huge it's extreme . If your game frezze try to push ESC for a several times :-\
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Bender, is the RA setting bigger than the big setting? ;)
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RA _Clouds - it's first Rus Andrey mod from Aviaskins - it's work correctly and no Philip.ed Big settings is bigger than RA ;D ;D
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Ok, thanks ;)
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Thanks, hguderian... :)
BTW the password is: clouds256 ;)
Checked it out and man...
It's AWESOME !!! 8)
Thanks Bender you are GOD!
Working link to this mod:
https://www.mediafire.com/?iefhva4q4rj4qfg
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Guys who are interested in this mod, please pm Bender for a DL link, Bender himself has said it's best just to Google for it, try looking for 'Benders Ultimate Environment 1.0'
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Googled, but can't find it :(
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Did you get it?
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Googled, but can't find it :(
If you still haven't found it I can provide you with a mediafirelink to this mod. Let me know and I will send you the link by PM.
@Bender: When can we expect version #2.0?
I've used version #1.0 for a few months with pleasure but flying in poor, blind, rainy weather give those blocky textures in the far distance. For that reason I switched back to another cloudmod. So when this bug is solved I prefer to go back to your mod again.
I got confused a bit 'cause somebody at AAA seems to use #2.0 already but Google didn't help me out to find this new one.
Cheers.
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I got confused a bit 'cause somebody at AAA seems to use #2.0 already but Google didn't help me out to find this new one.
i think the guy at AAA is confused, 'cause 2.0 isn't done yet... ;)
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;D
Well, that's good news and bad news.
The good news is I don't have to search the entire web anymore, the bad news is I have to be patient. ;)
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Well ...now i'm collecting materials and waiting for the 4.10 patch .Because this dark blue topskies are higher there ..... work in progress mates...
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Is it going to be more Ultimately? We all ant to know. ??? 8) ;D
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Well ...now i'm collecting materials and waiting for the 4.10 patch .Because this dark blue topskies are higher there ..... work in progress mates...
4.1...but then we'll have to wait for the mod-pack to go with it :P Any chance of a 4.09 version?
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Is it going to be more Ultimately? We all ant to know. ??? 8) ;D
according to my sources, it's going to be Uber-Ultimate, and Mind-Bendingly Bender'd.... ;D 8)
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Cant wait, its going to be nice to have Benders v2 and HG P & W Plutonium Mod going for us. ;D
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I read that there was a fix or update for v.1.0 to solve the blocky clouds in the distance. Where can I get that update? I see blocky clouds sometimes.
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i was thinking that the last version solved this problem ...
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i was thinking that the last version solved this problem ...
I only see them with poor or stormy weather in the distance. Two shots:
(http://i45.tinypic.com/oa88k8.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/15hy68i.jpg)
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PA_Willy, the best thing is to go through the selection of clouds until you find some that don't do that. i had that problem with some cloud combinations, as well.
also, fiddling with your graphics settings can help quite a bit, but i can't give you a 'perfect' setting option, it's very much dependant on your rigs settings, etc... :)
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I can't seem to find a download link - can anyone point me in the right direction please,
G
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I can't seem to find a download link - can anyone point me in the right direction please,
G
Do a google search for it. There were copyright issues, so the d/l link couldn't be included IIRC ;)
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What's the plane in the fourth pic? Doesn't look like anything I have.
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Thanks!
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Can't find the download link on google :'(
Anyone have it?
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Can't find the download link on google :'(
Anyone have it?
Check PM. Send you the Mediafire downloadlink including necessary password.
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Hi!
Is it possible to get a downloadlink via pm also?? Would be very nice ;)
Thank you very much!
Hammel1
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Hi!
Is it possible to get a downloadlink via pm also?? Would be very nice ;)
Thank you very much!
Hammel1
Sent you a PM...
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Hi!
Can I have this incredible mod too? Pleeeeeese :D
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!! THATS F***** AWSOME!
(http://www.abload.de/img/unbenannt-165vw.jpg)
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hummmmm....i don t want to be original ,but can you send me the link too plizz :
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hummmmm....i don t want to be original ,but can you send me the link too plizz :
Sent.
Lol! I already switched to another cloudmod for a while now as I couldn't get used to the blocky textures at a far distance when flying under certain weather circumstances.
I will wait till that has been solved and eventually I'll give it another try.
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Is it v1.0 or 3.0?
May I ask the same link, please? Thank you in advance
Regards
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I would also be very thankfull for a pm with a DL
and also maybe some infos what I have to change to make it works with the new holy grails effects mod
thanks
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to make it work with the new fx mod, just disable/remove the 'clouds' folder from the fx mod... ;)
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Maybe I´m just blind or its to hot for me here in germany but I see no Clouds folder in the Plutunioum mod folder ???
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It's already removed with the update. If you've the previous version simply disable that folder.
Cheers
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Total Fubar game with this mod
B 25 H gunship no cockpit, if press escape for menu surreal flesh blue white menu, press print but no screenshot was make to show here
disable the mod fine again :(
Edit.....I HATE SURREALISM !!!!!
(https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/dead/dead.gif)
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Really get angry few minutes ago
we got a storm warning in NRW so I drive my car into the garage, looking in the grey clouds and some of them really really look like Benders Cloud......i want that also working for me :'( :'( :'(
We also got a Tornado Warning here in West Germany :o
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has somebody encouters similar problems like me with this mod ?
Card is an GeForce 285
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it's ok when you are using HUGE size . Try to push Esc several times ...
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Yeah but I lost also cockpit and flight controlls in the B25H when mod is installed + the blue menu error
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Hate to be a bother but could someone PM me the download link? Thanks!
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I've uploaded it to:
https://www.mediafire.com/?iefhva4q4rj4qfg
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Hi Elephant
Do you think its a good idea to install this MOD
It looks wonderful but with a lot of bugs
The link to mediafire says its a 1.7 version, but after DL the folder is called "Bender's Ultimate Environment 1.0"
Is it safe to run the install.exe file
I hate to install things that i cant control
I'm thinking to install it a temp folder and take a look on whats inside
Thanks
Gerson
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Thanks Crazyflak
Ill drop the folder "Bender's Ultimate Environment 1.0" into my MOD folder, but there is a .exe file that I have to run and choose the clouds that i want, then hit the " PUT CLOUDS" button , and that probably means put a lot of stuff in my games folder without any control.
That's why I`m asking if is it safe to do so.
Best regards
Gerson
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Gerson, Crazyflack is right. This mod can be uninstalled like any other mod, simply by deleting its folder, it doesn't change anything in your game folder. It's a very interesting mod but you've got to try a lot of options to obtain a nice result without graphic issue. The exe file used to tune it is quite unusal but it works fine and you can test it without worry, it's safe.
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Thanks a lot for your reply guys
Ill give it a try after work and hopefully will come back later with good news
Thanks again
Gerson
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No it's version 1...I just compressed it with 7z for max compression :)
crazyflak is 100% right.
The first exe installes the mod into you MODS folder
and the other exe just makes changes into the Bender's Ultimate Environment 1.0 folder.
Yes I admit, it's rather buggy but the visual result is awesome... 8)
Sometimes you're gonna experience freezes that can be overriden though, by clicking the Esc key constantly.
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Thanks Elephant
I tried few minutes ago and it looks very promising
Thanks
Gerson
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Any update, Bender, on the newest version of this?
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me thinks this good. this never did in to UP? 8) anything similar has meanwhile come out?
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Just installed it on SAS ma 3.0....working flawless and amazing as always!!!!
Thanks for this great work mate!
All the best!
walter
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After 1 year I got rid of the Square Clouds. 256/Big. This combination seems to be stable. Square free, less strutters.
I tried also different conf.ini settings, just realizing, it had no effect at all.
I did a small test:
If you disable in TexFlags.SecondaryColorExt=1 to 0 you can see the squares not being transparent or 3D, while the clouds are. This removes the 2D Sky-Blue/Highclouds and turns it into Black. Don't do this, unless you really need to, it sets all your GFX settings back to default, so keep in mind.
Highclouds for me have no effect on these Squares.
They seem to be be frequent in Cumulus Original and RA size, somehow they disappear when selecting big. Even if they seem to be non existent, they can pop-up after re-starting game in those sizes.
A promising visual effect, I really hope Bender gets rid of the Squares, get this a stable basis, just imagine it working in all combis like we have now and with our future AI not seeing through clouds option. You could just hide in a cloud or see them as an advantage, no more Chuck Norris AI. ATM. it's just a visual effect, but later it can be the creme on the ice towards immersion and beating AI.
Thanks Bender, keep up the work
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Anyone know the pass code to this?
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Psssst......Top Secret! Highly classified information revealed!!!! :D
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alert! alert! call the net police!! ....... :o...... :D ;D
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http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/2x3534860/young_woman_scolding_des07078.jpg
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"Gucci mama" :D ;D
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Waaaah, FORGETFORGETFORGET!!!!
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How can I set to default game clouds ?
How can I uninstall this mod ?
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How can I set to default game clouds ?
How can I uninstall this mod ?
Just delete the folder and you get default clouds again. Or disable the folder by putting a "-" in front of it. So the folder name becomes -Bender's Ultimate Environment 1.0. That's the way you can disable any mod without having to throw them away. In case you want to try them out again. ;)
But why returning to those fluffy cotton ball default clouds? There are some more nice cloud mods around for IL2. Like Flushy's cloud mod or the one from Rus_Andrey.
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By deafult I mean Flushy's cloud :-)
Unfortunately, I have squares framed all clouds in that Benders mod. I tried a couple of different sets but without positive changes.
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By deafult I mean Flushy's cloud :-)
Unfortunately, I have squares framed all clouds in that Benders mod. I tried a couple of different sets but without positive changes.
Yeah, the squared .tga's in the far distance is a well known problem. A real immersion killer and makes this mod useless for me.
As far as I know Bender used to work on solving this problem for his next release. But I think he abandoned the project.
Oh well, Flushy's cloud mod is good alternative. 8)
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But I think he abandoned the project.
I hope he doesn't.
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nice...downloading now :)
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version 2 ready?
I tried to download but not found!
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Benders Clouds work perfectly in v4.11.1m.. Give em a shot. ;) 8)
(https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/img703/859/bendern.jpg)
(https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/img594/7695/bender1s.jpg)
Thunder
(https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/img827/6497/bender2g.jpg)
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So correct me if Im wrong but the 4.11 AI is "Blind" in clouds, right?
Does that extend to these as well?
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So correct me if Im wrong but the 4.11 AI is "Blind" in clouds, right?
Does that extend to these as well?
I have a mod for that.. works really good in my DBW v1.71 game ;)
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What mod do you have that changes AI visibility in 4.10.1?
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So correct me if Im wrong but the 4.11 AI is "Blind" in clouds, right?
Does that extend to these as well?
I have a mod for that.. works really good in my DBW v1.71 game ;)
Yes, Ice-Eagle, please upload. I also would be interested in this mod!
TIA
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If you have my HSFX/SAS MA 4 Alternative Install. Benders clouds work.
(https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/a/img802/669/20130406at071313.jpg)
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SAS MA 5.3, 4.12.2m, Bender would be Proud, his work is still working, Thank You Bender.
(https://www.sas1946.rocks/images/imageshit/a/img833/4395/d4d8.jpg)
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Bravo, thanks for the bump to this thread :)
I discovered Benders mod on my hd and had to add it to my DBW/newTFM install - that looks really awesome, and my new rig can handle eyecandy missions using those clouds without a problem :D
if it is feasible for campaigning I have to test though :D
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Yeah I had forgotten about it. Hope it works out for you Griff.
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just tested it - might not be an everyday campaigning mod, but for single missions to do some screenies, it looks great and should work :) tried it 4 times and had anomalies only once...
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Yeah some times I see bottom of clouds are triangular or square shaped.
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Hello guys, I tried to install the Bender's Ultimate Environment but it seem not work properly, though not as in your images :(
Due to problems with Mcaffee antivirus, I unzipped the 7-zip file in a new folder in another pc, then copy and paste in a storage key and finally put all in the MODS folder in IL-2 1946, but as said previously it seem not work... :(. I tried to set several combinations of clouds and cirrus but without results...
I also tried to put it in #DBW folder but no results again... Clouds doesn't appears...
Could you tell me the correct way to install it and where correctly, please?
Many thanks for your help!
Ciao!
Marco
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This works in TFM-4.12
(http://i.imgur.com/2LbueMo.jpg)
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@Markino: perhaps it is conflicting with another cloudmod you have installed and forgot about? Disable that one by putting a "-" in front of its name. So it is named something like -CloudMod.
Or there is something wrong with the folder structure. It should be #DBW/Bender's Ultimate Environment 1.0/ Bender's Environment, effects, maps and Bender's Utimate Environment.
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please, still work in 4.12?
I miss the realistic flash shots Bender's launched in 2008 ~ 2009
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I have only just started using this mod and I have to say it's absolutely marvellous!!
I always thought Random Skies and the like had everything sky-wise covered, but this is another level!!
I have it working like a dream in in 4.12.2 and 4.13.4 with no noticeable fps drop. The cloud and sky textures are excellent.
Thanks Bender, great work and I look forward to further developments ;D
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Been using it in DBW for quite a while. Then after setting up Bender's base...I often times, throw the random skies on top. It's really a hoot. Cheers and prost.
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I'm trying this out in BAT to solve my sky issues and wanna ask if others did and where you put the folder!? #SAS or in the currently used module!? :-|
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Mods* for BAT go in the era folders: #DOF3, #TGA3, #WAW3, #JTW3. Mods put in #DOF3 will only apply when you start BAT as the DOF module, #TGA3 effects the TGA module, etc. The #SAS folder is only for when you start the game in the SAS ModAct mode, and doesn't affect BAT in any way.
* Mods packed in SFS format not included. "Special" mods like graphics extender and the true color HD skins mod also not included.