Since I like flying without aids, and navigating by Lou's wonderful WOFF maps, I always wished we had reflective rivers, which benefit from AnKor's new shaders, like the lakes or the sea. Maybe one day...
But until then, I thought I'd make the rivers appear brighter, and more like reflecting the sky light.
I kept the original WOFF rivers, and put a second layer with layer-effects over them in PHOTOSHOP. While they still have their original art and texture, they appear shinier now, and are better visible from a distance.
I did not make the effects so strong for the winter seasons (there are 4 different winter versions in WOFF, and 2 for autumn), cause the water appears dark in a white winter landscape.
You may find I didn't change them that much, especially from closer on, but from higher altitude, I hope they appear a good bit brighter now.
My friend Robert_Wiggins made a JSGME Mod of them, which you can download from the WOFF website soon - thanks a lot, Robert!
Thank you, OBD, for integrating the mod there!
Enjoy!
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#4237846 - 03/08/1603:53 PMRe: Brighter Rivers Mod - Useful for Navigation after Maps
[Re: Olham]
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 7,033komemiute
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#4237848 - 03/08/1603:55 PMRe: Brighter Rivers Mod - Useful for Navigation after Maps
[Re: Olham]
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,739Olham
Barmy Baron from Berlin
I would never make a mod, if it could kill WOFF - I love WOFF far too much. I think mods just add alternatives, for everyone to decide on each mod, wether he can use it or not.
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#4237853 - 03/08/1603:58 PMRe: Brighter Rivers Mod - Useful for Navigation after Maps
[Re: Olham]
Good effort, far better look... will definitely use it!
#4237867 - 03/08/1604:30 PMRe: Brighter Rivers Mod - Useful for Navigation after Maps
[Re: Olham]
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 4,879RAF_Louvert
BOC President; Pilot Extraordinaire; Humble Man
RAF_Louvert
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Oh very nice Olham, very nice indeed!
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#4237868 - 03/08/1604:33 PMRe: Brighter Rivers Mod - Useful for Navigation after Maps
[Re: Olham]
I've already praised your mod in a private thread, but I'll do it again here in the open. Excellent work!
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#4237912 - 03/08/1606:26 PMRe: Brighter Rivers Mod - Useful for Navigation after Maps
[Re: Olham]
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 6,739Olham
Barmy Baron from Berlin
More than joking I was actually considering that there are some people that really think that including modding capabilities in their game is going to kill them, you Olham just show the world how wrong they are!
"It takes forever +/- 2 weeks for the A-10 to get anywhere significant..." Ice
"Ha! If it gets him on the deck its a start!" MigBuster
"What people like and what critics praise are rarely the same thing. 'Critic' is just another one of those unnecessary, overpaid, parasitic jobs that the human race has churned out so that clever slackers won't have to actually get a real job and possibly soil their hands." Sauron
#4237932 - 03/08/1607:17 PMRe: Brighter Rivers Mod - Useful for Navigation after Maps
[Re: Olham]
...you Olham just show the world how wrong they are!
Richer choice, that doesn't wreck the original, I'd say. I am grateful that OBD are not only open for mods, but even put them on their website. That's part of an overall unique and great company/customer relationship IMHO.
Dutch, what do they say? I am East Frisian, but I still don't get it.
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#4237943 - 03/08/1607:29 PMRe: Brighter Rivers Mod - Useful for Navigation after Maps
[Re: Olham]