i remember messing with the same concept of adding lights to wcusa, i got a crude LOD system for it that i got from messing with the lua from one of CK's mods, if youre interested i could send it, its for the 0.31 or 0.30 build so the map and everything related to that would need to be changed.
Honestly, I think he can take his time with this mod. It looks great so far, and the only thing I'm worried about is if he feels overworked, or god forbid burnt out. If he gets it done he'll get it done. Anyway, good luck!
DUUUDDEEE!!!! BRO LEGIT IT LOOKS SOO GOOD!!! Ive been trying to light it up on my own but i dont know how to make neon blocks. I look forward to downloading the mod -_.
Hello Alex, Nice work on the added lighting. Just a suggestion, maybe change the color temperature of some lights to add variety as in the screenshots below the Building windows have a slightly warmer color temp. Supplied some reference screenshots below of another game I think has a great Night Time look. (personal opinion only) Maybe add some illuminated lighting areas that do not necessarily have an obvious lighting source just to light up the darker areas...eg in 1st screenshot, the bottom of the red 'Effel Tower' structure is illuminated but not necessarily with an obvious light source. keep up the great work.
I'm trying to make street level lighting warmer while floodlights and freeway lights are colder. Thanks for the reference photos though, I'll put them to good use! --- Post updated --- IRL stuff has gotten in the way, but I've been working on it. Plan to have the Spearleaf docks done by tonight, so keep an eye out! Sorry for being MIA. --- Post updated --- Yeah burnout has been an issue. This is a LOT harder than it looks, and incredibly tedious. Worth it though! --- Post updated --- add me on Discord here: alexaristale If anyone else wants to contact me for any reason, you can do that there as well. --- Post updated --- after this is finished I plan to make a tutorial on how I do the bloom lighting. It's simple, but tedious.
This looks like an interesting project, I hope it goes well! Just a question:would it be impossible to add lights to the bridge? WCUSA would look beautiful at night with this, but it's probably difficult, and would probably bring computers down to 14fps. Just a thought.
yeah one of the reasons It's been so long without an update (other than IRL stuff) is the performance issue. Trying to optimize before I add any more, as going into the park brings FPS down to like 20-30. Police Parking Garage? Try 10. Already lit up the bridge actually, go to the last page and you'll see it!
It's pretty breathtaking what you've done so far! I wish that there was a way to add lights without dropping the FPS too much, but maybe the devs will think of something sooner or later. At night with these lights, West Coast looks probably more realistic than it is at daytime.
When will this mod be avaible? Im not expecting the mod to be there right away, but this looks rlly good. --- Post updated --- Also would you know how to make the buildings lit up?
I messed around with giving houses lights and ended up with something like this. It might work, but could introduce lag.
Alright so update. Right now I'm trying to figure out what I can do to optimize and port the lights over so I don't lose months of work. Don't worry though, work is going steady behind the scenes, I just don't think I've done enough for it to be worth showing. I apologize that it's taken as long as it has. --- Post updated --- I've done stuff like this before, actually! was thinking of adding this to a bunch of the city buildings as well, but as mentioned above, I need to find a way to optimize the lights I already have first!
Looks great! Been looking for a replacement to the old WCUSA w/ Lights for a while now. Keep up the good work!
