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#4601793 - 06/15/22 02:03 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Cheers BB for your continued work..great stuff


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#4601809 - 06/15/22 04:43 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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You bet! Thanks for the support! cheers


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#4601814 - 06/15/22 05:05 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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As mentioned above, I have discovered a possible problem with flashing for some people when guns fire, flak bursts, or there are several planes in the air. This does not occur for all users, and may be dependent on video card, CPU, system memory, or some combination thereof.

Question: Do you think it is worth it for me to go through the mod and try to eliminate this specific problem? I have had some success doing this on my own system, with a minimal loss in cloud quantity and appearance, but I need to know how widespread the problem is. Participating in the following poll may help me make this decision:

Cloud Flashing When Guns Fire or Flak Appears?
single choice
Votes accepted starting: 06/15/22 05:05 PM

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#4602011 - 06/18/22 04:33 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Just one vote so far? Does anyone play this game anymore?? confused smile


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#4602012 - 06/18/22 04:43 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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I do not think the problem is less playing of the game, versus OBD having improved the game over the years so much that people are using less and less mods when they do play the game to achieve the level of enjoyment that they desire when playing the game.


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#4602015 - 06/18/22 05:35 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Originally Posted by BuckeyeBob
Just one vote so far? Does anyone play this game anymore?? confused smile


I think the reality, BB, is that your cloud mod. packs are so good -- even in previous iterations -- that hardly any cloud flickering was present anymore even with the ver. 3.x.x generation of clouds -- so everyone is sailing along happily with their WoFF installs and admiring the scenery that your clouds pack provide, and therefore they didn't spot your poll. smile2

(Might I recommend perhaps opening a separate thread, not in the stickies, but under the regular threads -- for cloud flickering in relation to the cloud mod. packs -- and doing a poll there, instead -- I'm sure that will get the attention of more WoFFers. Whenever I used to do polls for the FM packs, I would always run a separate, new thread for that - and would get decent voting results -- although it often takes about a month, even in a separate thread, for enough votes to be cast.)

Cheers all and happy voting in the SimHQ-WoFF polls,
Von S


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#4602020 - 06/18/22 06:47 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Hallo @BB,

at first let me say, that your cloud-mod is outstanding, I have it in use since the early versions (and I'm sure I'm not the only one!). Similar to @VonS I have the meaning, that cloud-flickering is a "normal problem" we know since a long time. So I can imagine, that a lot of users got used to it. I at myself don't registrate it so sensibly, because it is not so important for me.

For more feedback I recommend the way from @VonS.

Greetings

#4602029 - 06/18/22 08:40 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Thank you, fellows. In reality, I am not all that bothered by the lack of response to my poll, hence, the smiley. smile

However, I am one of those people who is experiencing flashing under this particular set of circumstances (firing guns, flak bursts, etc.), so I was curious if anyone else was experiencing the same problem. If so, maybe I should see if I can fix it. However, I can live with it if I am the only one experiencing the problem. In fact, I am hoping that not too many others report having the same problem because it will save me a lot of work! wink

I think Fullofit told me he also had this problem, but I can't find the post where he may have said it.


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#4602073 - 06/19/22 06:24 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: Panama Red]  
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Originally Posted by Panama Red
I do not think the problem is less playing of the game, versus OBD having improved the game over the years so much that people are using less and less mods when they do play the game to achieve the level of enjoyment that they desire when playing the game.


I would say the same. The stock game plays really well for me so I use very few mods anymore. Also it is hard to keep up during periods when the developers are making changes and the mod maker is also doing lots of updates. If there is a good mod (cloud or other) that is finalized and stable and makes a noticeable difference/improvement over the stock game then I will happily grab it.

Kudos to our mod makers ... it is a lot of work for little recognition, so must be a labor of love.

#4602084 - 06/20/22 11:55 AM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Yes, OBD has improved the game and improves it on top of that. And that's very good!!
IMHO the improvements are not so mod-relevant, because they concern other points / features in the most cases. And if I compare the PE-mods with the BH&H2-mods, then the most mods are living, have good interest-feedback and show a significant difference between default and mod.

So I believe more, that flickering has not the problem-priority for the most users.


Greetings

#4603720 - 07/15/22 04:08 AM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Believe it or not, but I am again putting the finishing touches on a new update to the Optional Cloud Mod that I hope will become available sometime in the next week or so.

This update fixes a few cloud types that were not displaying properly in 4.2 and replaces an incorrect cloud file found in several of the more "foggy" cloud types. In fact, all fog clouds in the mod have been revised to significantly reduce the flashing and strobing that some users have been experiencing, with only a slight loss in overall "fogginess." A few cloud types that continued to have severe flashing in certain circumstances have been removed. On the other hand, another cloud type that was removed in version 4.2 because of flashing has been modified and will be back in the new version. Finally, along with many other improvements, several underlying cloud files have been revised in order to improve the look of several existing cloud types. Overall, I think most of you will be pleased with the results. With any luck, this will be my last update to the OCM.

Please stay tuned.

BB


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#4604362 - 07/23/22 11:24 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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I have finished making changes to the update and am now testing to see how it works in the campaign and with Jara's Mission Editor. So far, everything looks good, but I could use some extra eyes to make sure that I haven't missed anything. Please let me know if anyone would like to help out with testing and get an early look at the update. If I can get two or three people to look at the mod, I may be able to release the update relatively quickly. If not, the final release may take a little longer.


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#4605063 - 08/03/22 08:18 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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While waiting to hear back from a few beta testers, I have continued to make several small adjustments to the update. Overall, I am very pleased with the results, although there always seems to be room for improvement. If anyone has any feedback or suggestions on how I might be able to improve the mod, this may be your last chance to do so, as I hope to release the final version in one or two weeks. Speak now or forever hold your peace!

BB


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#4606212 - 08/17/22 06:31 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Lots of crickets in here, it seems! wink biggrin

In any event, unlike previous versions, in which I was perhaps too eager to release an update once I was finished with the main work on the update, I have been much more patient this time around, doing additional testing (particularly in the campaign) and tweaking and revising as I go. As a result, the upcoming update should be the best and most problem free version of the mod yet. Of course, there will still be instances of cloud flashing and occasional cloud popping, particularly upon entering or leaving a cloud bank, but overall, this should be much reduced in the new version. I have also revised several of the weather folders so there should be better consistency among clouds within a particular folder. In other words, "variable" or "changeable" clouds will be thicker, more numerous, and darker than "medium" or "light" clouds, and "heavy" clouds will be thicker, more numerous, and darker than "variable" clouds, etc. Winter precipitation has also been adjusted to give a slightly higher chance of snow, as opposed to rain or just cloudy skies.

As mentioned in an above post, I have also removed several cloud types that continued to suffer from flashing problems or that did not seem to combine well with other cloud types in the campaign. A list of these deleted clouds will appear in the readme file, for those who may be interested. Finally, I have also updated many of the clouds in RJW's Reduced Clouds version of the mod, although I did not adjust any of the weather folders in that version.
Edit: Over the last few days, I have made a few minor changes to the weather folders in the Reduced Clouds version, as well.

So far, I have not run into any errors or bugs, but I am still waiting on feedback from a few beta testers before I commit to releasing the mod. No pressure! neaner

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#4607059 - 08/28/22 04:07 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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The new version is in the final stages of testing and updating the readme file, so the mod should be released within the next day or two.

Please note that in addition to being updated, the readme file will also contain a completely new section titled, "Important Note for Those Concerned About Excess Flashing and Popping." This section will contain some additional ideas on how to even further reduce cloud flashing and other cloud conflicts by making a few relatively simple edits to the OFFDynamicMissionWeather.xml file just before you start your campaign mission. Please see the upcoming readme for specific details.


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#4607131 - 08/29/22 02:02 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Cheers Bob on you’re continued work on this must have mod. For anyone who’s not tried the mod I honestly urge you too do so, it’s incredibly easy to install/ uninstall and it really is a fantastic mod addition to BHAH II.


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#4607156 - 08/29/22 08:10 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Thank you for the ringing endorsement, Adger!

Although I had hoped to have released the update to the mod by now, I keep finding myself making minor changes. One more evening of testing perhaps, and the mod should be ready to go.

I really do think the updated version is both better and (at the least) has been much more thoroughly tested than the old version, so everyone with 4.2 will probably want to update to the new version.

For those who may have tried earlier versions of the mod but uninstalled it because it either had too many clouds or produced too much cloud flashing/popping, the new version has been significantly revised to try and deal with both problems. In addition, the readme file contains a few additional relatively easy tricks you can use to reduce flashing, as well. You may also wish to try the RJW inspired Reduced Clouds Option, which has approximately 40% fewer clouds than the full version, but still more than the vanilla game--for those who perhaps wish for a little more variety in life!


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#4607186 - 08/30/22 03:54 AM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Version 4.4 is now available for download! band

You can find a link to the new version at the bottom of my first post in this thread. A link should also become available on Sandbagger's site later today.

Thank you to all of my beta testers, but in particular, to Adger and VonS, for their continued help and assistance in the latest development of the mod. Of course, any errors or omissions are my fault alone, although I don't think there are any big ones, at least!

If you have any feedback about the mod or anything contained in the readme file, please do not hesitate to ask.

Once again, enjoy! copter

BB


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#4607204 - 08/30/22 12:00 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Hi all,
'BuckeyeBob' has released Version 4.4 of his Optional Clouds Mod.

The download is available in the 'User Mods Pages' (Sky Mods).

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The page is dated 30th August 2022. If you don't see that date in the header block of the page, clear your internet cache or refresh the page.


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#4607206 - 08/30/22 01:25 PM Re: Optional Cloud Mod (with Historical Weather files) [Re: BuckeyeBob]  
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Thanks, Mike!


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