Problem with terrain light settings.

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Problem with terrain light settings.

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In tried to change different settings in the sky file abd objects and soldiers changed the color or brightness but i´m unable todo it with the terrain.

So wich settings control the brightness of the terrain?
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RE: Problem with terrain light settings.

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Quick and dirty fix, if you have already painted your texture...

Switch on Terrain Color View. The whole mesh is white? If yes, then in Color Edit mode, select a darkish grey from the color table as your foreground color. Click the Color Fill button. Your whole terrain/textures will be tinted with the grey, and appear less bright. I am still trying experiments with this, though, but it may be a starting point for you.
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RE: Problem with terrain light settings.

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well the whole mesh is actually grey before texturing.
I tried to set texture foreground color to 128 but no differences in game.

I also wonder if i make changes to ambient and sun settings in the Editor to 128 it won´t save it. After reloading it´s all set back to 256.
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Post by Saturn_V »

Rends, I'm not sure I've understood your problem correctly. Can you post a screenshot of the game?

Meanwhile, picture explanation of my last post:

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Thanks saturn,
this solved my problem :-)

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Post by Saturn_V »

No problem dude. After posting that pic, I examined the Hoth map, and basically that is what they have done. The whole terrain, in Color Mode, is painted at what is called 50% Grey level, ie Foreground Color 128, 128, 128

This is a neutral color for many 2D and 3D apps, so the lighting efects can come from light sources (such as found in the .sky file)

Good luck with your mod!
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