Active Environment Work for Open Rails

[scottb613]

Hi Folks,

RE: http://www.elvastower.com/forums/ind...me-terragen-2/

Just a heads up for those that don't go over to Elvas often.

For the past couple weeks - James Ross - has been actively working on improving the environment in Open Rails. He's corrected the skydome distortion that makes clouds painted on the skydome wavy - very noticeable on the 10K skydome I shared. He's flattened the clouds01 hemisphere which adds to the perception of distance if you use a clouds01 layer. He's working on cleaning up the code - addressing the lighting/sunrise/sunset - etc etc etc. It's the first major overhaul the environment has had in many years and his planned work seems very promising.

If you want to try any of this - you can simply load the latest "Unstable" version of ORTS to see the work in progress.

The link above is where the changes are being actively discussed.

Regards,
Scott

[peterman]

Hi Scott,

I certainly hope that James Ross extends the cloud layer to well below the horizon. As it sits now it is unacceptable. I am running the latest OR unstable version.

Peter

[scottb613]

Hi Scott,

I certainly hope that James Ross extends the cloud layer to well below the horizon. As it sits now it is unacceptable. I am running the latest OR unstable version.

Peter

Hi Peter,

IIRC - James mentioned extending the "skydome" like 6 degrees further than they were. I haven't noticed any issues. Can you post a pix and route so he has a better idea of what's happening. Is this the "skydome" or the "clouds01" giving you an issue?

Regards,
Scott

[peterman]

Hi Peter,

IIRC - James mentioned extending the "skydome" like 6 degrees further than they were. I haven't noticed any issues. Can you post a pix and route so he has a better idea of what's happening. Is this the "skydome" or the "clouds01" giving you an issue?

Regards,
Scott

Hi Scott,

This image should be self-explanatory. Double click to enlarge it.

Peter

Open Rails 2023-01-18 12-49-16.jpg

[scottb613]

Hi Scott,

This image should be self-explanatory. Double click to enlarge it.

Peter

Open Rails 2023-01-18 12-49-16.jpg

Hi Peter,

Thanks - I'll pass it along.

Regards,
Scott

[peterman]

Hi Scott,

After reading the thread that you posted the link for, it seems to me that Open Rails uses more of the Environ files than we thought. Perhaps there is a parameter in the sky layers in those files that could be altered. I'll have to check it out tomorrow.

Peter

[gammaray84]

Thank you for the heads up.

[scottb613]

Thank you for the heads up.

Happy to help.

Regards,
Scott

[qballbandit]

I hope this get integrated into MG, as that is all I have been using. I am still unclear as to how the two jive together with ongoing developments.

[scottb613]

I hope this get integrated into MG, as that is all I have been using. I am still unclear as to how the two jive together with ongoing developments.

Hi Neil,

I'm with you - I've been running the "Unsupported" version for the past few weeks for testing and I miss Monogame/ReShade - and all the extra enhancements in Carlo's version. One of the most glaring issues for me is they haven't incorporated Carlo's fix for flashing "Transfers" - but like you - I don't know what determines which features are passed back and forth.

Regards,
Scott