Suggestion: v21+ Custom Day/Night Cycles.

[SWAT One]

- Original post here -

Okay, request time for future development on the S&S update.  I would really like to see the addition of a custom Day/Night Cycle tool.  It would use editable gradients with multiple sliders for direct light, ambient light, sun color, water color and shadow color.  Essentially this would be much like what we saw in the preview, but as for the tools that we have seen so far, there only appears to be a checkbox that says:
[ ] Enable  Day/Night Cycle

A concept of the editable gradients:

Of course these gradients aren't what we'll need to make better day/night cycles, but I think that if this were to be created in game, it would have much better quality.  So anyway, please discuss any other ideas you might have to add on to this concept for any future versions of the game.

Yes, I know Kalphiter will likely come here and say "there is no v21."  Please keep that stuff out of this topic.  You've already complained everywhere else.  I would like this to remain on topic and keep this idea open for discussion.

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[Mold]

Stop requesting things for an update that isn't even out.

Wait for it to come out then people will see

[Gen. Hothauser]

I like your editable gradients, but what about doing layered gradients?.  Each main time state-dawn, dusk, noon, midnight-would have skies/images you could use, so that stars could be put in or something.  And what about a moon?, that adds light with no flare.

And I couldn't remember whether or not the "possible v21 day/night cycle" will have editable times or not, could he also include events?

Stop requesting things for an update that isn't even out.

Wait for it to come out then people will see

Guess you were wrong, it wasn't kalph that would say this.

[SWAT One]

I like your editable gradients, but what about doing layered gradients?.  Each main time state-dawn, dusk, noon, midnight-would have skies/images you could use, so that stars could be put in or something.  And what about a moon?, that adds light with no flare.  Well, you would pick the skies that are selectable on the advanced menu, that are editable by color.  The gradient defines its color.  And as far as I know, I haven't seen any additions of transitioning skies, stars or a moon.

And I couldn't remember whether or not the "possible v21 day/night cycle" will have editable times or not, could he also include events?  They were being discussed by users in the topic, but if you are talking about editable states of the time, I would believe that there would just be ticks under it indicating when the events are triggered.


Guess you were wrong, it wasn't kalph that would say this.  Wrong statement.  Did you even read the OP?

[Gen. Hothauser]

Guess you were wrong, it wasn't kalph that would say this.  Wrong statement.  Did you even read the OP?

You mean the part where you said it'd be kalph that'd say "stop requesting v21 stuff", and my response was that it was mold that said it first.

You don't need to bitch at a sarcastic statement.

[SWAT One]

You don't need to bitch at a sarcastic statement.

His complaint is that "There is no such thing as v21.  That system was trashed."

[Greek2me]

Badspot said that day/night cycles and environment settings can be done with mods in v21.

[Kalphiter]

You mean the part where you said it'd be kalph that'd say "stop requesting v21 stuff"

I never said or suggested anything like that.