Creating softer shadows

[Bigtiger]

Hello,

Was wondering if anyone knows if its possible to change the shade of shadows. I'm testing to see if its possible to make cloud shadows move over a map, but the current shadows are very dark. 

Edited April 15, 2019 by Bigtiger

[Stan`]

@vladislavbelov would know.

[nani]

@aeonios would too.

[vladislavbelov]

On 4/15/2019 at 4:44 PM, Bigtiger said:

Hello,

Was wondering if anyone knows if its possible to change the shade of shadows. I'm testing to see if its possible to make cloud shadows move over a map, but the current shadows are very dark. 

Hi, it's possible and it wouldn't be really hurt for performance. I'd prefer to add it with weather and sun.

Brightness of clouds or objects really depends on environment brightness:

(http://homo-creativus.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/IMG_5932.jpg)

[WhiteTreePaladin]

4 hours ago, vladislavbelov said:

Hi, it's possible and it wouldn't be really hurt for performance. I'd prefer to add it with weather and sun.

That would all  be nice to have.

[Bigtiger]

Having a cloud feature built in the map editor would be nice. 

@vladislavbelov

Is it possible to add shadows to particle effects? I tried adding the castshadow into a particle.xml file but no luck.

[vladislavbelov]

1 minute ago, Bigtiger said:

Is it possible to add shadows to particle effects? I tried adding the castshadow into a particle.xml file but no luck.

It's possible, but much more expensive. I don't think that we will have that until we drop all GL versions less than 3.

[nani]

Clouds shadows could be faked as a moving texture mapped in the ground / models etc...

[vladislavbelov]

1 minute ago, nani said:

Clouds shadows could be faked as a moving texture mapped in the ground / models etc...

Exactly.