Jauxer Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 (edited) There are few things in this game that bothers me and I rarely complain about Beths original work. With that said... Snow LOD's and textures on mountains and rocks drives me insane. It's beyond awful and ruins immersion quite well. Below are two pictures showing pretty well what I'm referring to. But I'll elaborate on exactly what should be improved to avoid confusion. Distant LOD: http://i.imgur.com/UX9awVT.jpgPoint1 in print: The LOD snow really doesn't integrate well into mountains. It looks solid,dirty and it doesn't appear/behave very snowlike at all. Real mountain snow looks soft, smooth and on steep places where the snow has trouble getting hold, it gradually thins out until it's too steep. Point 2 in print: This snow is defying gravity and logic. There is snow upside down, on the sides and everywhere, then there is the absence of snow on completely flat areas?! And the quality of this texture is awful, even up close. Closeup of texture: http://i.imgur.com/SKAJYFN.jpgLook at that 8 bit. I don't even... Here's an example of how real mountain snow looks like and how it packs up on and around a mountain: http://www.photographyinfos.net/wp-content/Pictures/2012031320/20120313200046112.jpg -My request/wishes in 4 steps-Remove the mountain snow LOD and replace it with proper snow textures.Recolor the snow so that it looks more realistic. Slight blue/greyish tint where the sun isn't shining and creamy on sunny places.Make the snow dynamic so that it doesn't pack up weirdly on mountain walls as it currently does(As can be seen in my first print on point 1).Maybe add an avalanche sequence when/if the snow packs up too much at the mountain tops. You can skip the last two points as that's purely wishful thinking. But could anyone at least make the mountain snow more visually appealing both from a distant and up close? :P Edited February 7, 2013 by Jauxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
severin119 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 i have been looking for something like this for a while now but have not found anything. if someone has made one/ will make one that would be really awesome. i have so many hd textures and graphics mods and i usually have to avoid mountains because of the horrific textures for the snow on the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiggy048 Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Possibly completely irrelevant, but the new version of Climates of Tamriel looks to improve on snow in general, judging by the pre-release screenshots. Maybe hold your breath for its release ? Here's a link - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.155229324634386.36215.152181284939190&type=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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