Editing Weather

Link to TES4 Construction Set Wiki: [http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Weather Weather]

=='''Weather Dialog'''==
To the left side of the [[Weather]] window, all Weather objects are listed by Editor ID.  By right clicking in the list, you can add or duplicate a Weather object.  The Weather data fields are broken up onto four different tabs: General, Precipitation, Sound and HDR.

=='''General Tab'''==
'''Choose Colors'''
*'''Type:'''
**''Ambient'' - An underlying color for the scene.
**''Cloud Layer'' - The color of the cloud layer.
**''Fog'' - Fog color.  This also adjusts the color of water reflections.
**''Horizon'' - The color of the sky at the horizon.
**''Sky (Lower/Upper)'' - The color of the sky at lower and upper levels.
***''Horizon color blends into lower sky color and lower sky color blends into upper sky color.''
**''Stars'' - The color of the stars.
**''Sun'' - The color of the sun disc.
**''Sunlight'' - The color of the sunlight.  This is the directional light color for the scene.
*'''Time:'''
**''Day'' - The color of the specified component during the daytime.
**''Night'' - The color of the specified component at nighttime.
**''Sunrise'' - The color of the specified component at sunrise.
**''Sunset'' - The color of the specified component at sunset.
***''See [[Climates|climates page]] on how to define these times of day.
*'''Components'''
** Specify red, green, and blue components of this color by typing in the values you want or using the spinners.
** Use the "select color" button for a more graphical color selection interface.
** Use copy/paste buttons to duplicate colors from one type/time to another.
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'''Fog Distances:''' Specify near and far clip planes for fog during different times of day.  These also affect how water reflects the fog color.
*'''Near:''' The distance at which objects should begin to display fog effects.
*'''Far:''' The distance at which fog effects should achieve full opacity.
*'''Pow:''' The strength or opaqueness of the fog.
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'''ImageSpace Modifier:''' Editor ID of the IS mod that is used by the weather type.
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*''Note that [[ImageSpace Modifiers]] are associated with time of day. A different modifier may be associated with Day, Night, Sunrise, and Sunset.''

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'''Cloud Textures:''' Modifies the texture used and the cloud speed for multiple layers.
* '''Layer:''' Selects which cloud layer to make changes to.
* '''Cloud Speed:''' Selects the speed the clouds move on the current layer.
* '''''Unnamed text field:''''' Filename of texture (.dds) for current layer.
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'''Sliders'''
*'''Wind Speed:''' How windy it is.  Affects cloud and tree movement.
*'''Trans Delta:''' In game hours, how long it takes to fully transition into this weather type once a transition begins.
*'''Sun Glare:''' How much glare there is around the sun disc.
*'''Sun Damage:''' How much damage the sun does to vampires during daytime hours.

=='''Precipitation Tab'''==
'''Precipitation'''
* '''''Unnamed text field:''''' Filename of precipitation model (.NIF).
*'''Begin Fade In:''' Slider specifies the point in time along a transition ''into'' this weather type when particles will begin to enter the scene.
** ''Ex-> A value of 0.8 means that you will begin seeing precipitation particles after this weather is 80% transitioned in.''
*'''End Fade Out:''' Slider specifies the point in time along a transition ''out of'' this weather type when particles will no longer appear in the scene.
** ''Ex-> A value of 0.2 means that you will no longer see precipitation once a transition out of this weather type into another one is 20% complete.
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'''Thunder/Lightning''' 
*'''Begin Fade In:''' Slider specifies the point in time along a transition ''into'' this weather type when particles will begin to enter the scene.
** ''Ex-> A value of 0.8 means that you will begin seeing precipitation particles after this weather is 80% transitioned in.''
*'''End Fade Out:''' Slider specifies the point in time along a transition ''out of'' this weather type when particles will no longer appear in the scene.
** ''Ex-> A value of 0.2 means that you will no longer see precipitation once a transition out of this weather type into another one is 20% complete.
*'''Frequency:''' Slider determines how frequently you will see thunder/lightning.
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'''Weather Classification:''' Choose the appropriate classification for this weather type.  This will affect things such as water surfaces, NPC dialogue, and other game logic.

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'''Lightning Color:''' Choose a color for lightning flashes.

=='''Sound Tab'''==
* The list box defines every sound associated with this weather type.
* Drag and drop sounds from the object window (Miscellaneous/Sound) into this list box.
* Double click a sound to toggle its type.  Wind and precipitation sounds play as looping sounds while thunder sounds will play as a one-time sound when a lightning strike is initiated by the system.
* To delete a sound, right-click the sound and select delete.

=='''HDR Tab'''==
* No longer used.  [[ImageSpace Modifiers]] are used instead.

=='''See Also'''==
[[Climate]]
















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