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Northern Sun Mod


lapinkarhu

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Ok, I've lived all my life in Finland, which is quite far up north. And it annoys me to no end that the sun in Skyrim follows a completely wrong trajectory. The sun in Skyrim is like the California sun: Short mornings and evenings, and a very long midday, with the sun blazing directly from above. I know the Bethesda headquarters are on the same altitude as California, so I guess that's what they are used to.

 

But in the northern countries the sun travels on a much lower trajectory, even during midsummer. In other words, mornings and evenings are loooooong, but midday is relatively short. And even during midsummer (When days would be almost 24 hours long), the sun blazes right above you only for a very brief period of time. Northenr countries are cold exactly because of the trajectory of the sun.

 

While I don't think the time of the year is specified in Skyrim, it would make most sense to assume it's autumn (Judging by the color of leaves in certain locations). In Autumn the day/night cycle can be like it is in the game. But the sun would follow a MUCH lower trajectory. It would only ever rise up to roughly 60-70 degree angle, no higher than that. The light would almost always be sidelight, with no toplight, not even during midday.

 

I would LOVE to have a mod like this. While this might seem like a completely pointless mod to make, it would make the whole game more atmospheric and visually pleasing. Sidelight/backlight looks much prettier than toplight - Something that Witcher 2 got beautifully right (Along with almost every Hollywood movie ever made).

 

I wonder if this would be tough to do? I have no idea if it's possible for me to personally adjust some values in the game, I've never modded anything.

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