Well, I'm almost finished SWG's Skies v3, and I've been messing with my INI, in doing so, I've found out many things regarding what the settings do and how I can manipulate or modify them to make them do what I want.

What I started this thread for was to show people what I know, as well as take in knowledge from others to expand my understanding and allow others to do the same. Anyways, here I go.


The default INI weather settings:

[Moons]Masser Size=94Masser Fade In Start=14Masser Fade In Finish=15Masser Fade Out Start=7Masser Fade Out Finish=10Masser Axis Offset=35Masser Speed=.5Masser Daily Increment=1Masser Fade Start Angle=50Masser Fade End Angle=40Masser Moon Shadow Early Fade Angle=0.5Secunda Size=40Secunda Fade In Start=14Secunda Fade In Finish=15Secunda Fade Out Start=7Secunda Fade Out Finish=10Secunda Axis Offset=50Secunda Speed=.6Secunda Daily Increment=1.2Secunda Fade Start Angle=50Secunda Fade End Angle=30Secunda Moon Shadow Early Fade Angle=0.5Script Color=255,20,20[Weather]EnvReduceColor=255,255,255,255LerpCloseColor=037,046,048,255BumpFadeColor=230,239,255,255AlphaReduce=0.35Minimum Time Between Environmental Sounds=1.0Maximum Time Between Environmental Sounds=5.0Sun Glare Fader Max=0.5Sun Glare Fader Angle Max=30.0Sun Glare Fader Color=222,095,039Timescale Clouds=0Precip Gravity=575Hours Between Weather Changes=20Rain Ripples=1Rain Ripple Radius=1024Rain Ripples Per Drop=1Rain Ripple Scale=0.3Rain Ripple Speed=1.0Fog Depth Change Speed=3Sunrise Time=6Sunset Time=18Sunrise Duration=2Sunset Duration=2Sky Pre-Sunrise Time=.5Sky Post-Sunrise Time=1Sky Pre-Sunset Time=1.5Sky Post-Sunset Time=.5Ambient Pre-Sunrise Time=.5Ambient Post-Sunrise Time=2Ambient Pre-Sunset Time=1Ambient Post-Sunset Time=1.25Fog Pre-Sunrise Time=.5Fog Post-Sunrise Time=1Fog Pre-Sunset Time=2Fog Post-Sunset Time=1Sun Pre-Sunrise Time=0Sun Post-Sunrise Time=0Sun Pre-Sunset Time=1Sun Post-Sunset Time=1.25Stars Post-Sunset Start=1Stars Pre-Sunrise Finish=2Stars Fading Duration=2Snow Ripples=0Snow Ripple Radius=1024Snow Ripples Per Flake=1Snow Ripple Scale=0.3Snow Ripple Speed=1.0Snow Gravity Scale=0.1Snow High Kill=700Snow Low Kill=150[Weather Clear]Sky Sunrise Color=117,141,164Sky Day Color=095,135,203Sky Sunset Color=056,089,129Sky Night Color=009,010,011Fog Sunrise Color=255,189,157Fog Day Color=206,227,255Fog Sunset Color=255,189,157Fog Night Color=009,010,011Ambient Sunrise Color=047,066,096Ambient Day Color=137,140,160Ambient Sunset Color=068,075,096Ambient Night Color=032,035,042Sun Sunrise Color=242,159,119Sun Day Color=255,252,238Sun Sunset Color=255,114,079Sun Night Color=059,097,176Sun Disc Sunset Color=255,189,157Transition Delta=.015Land Fog Day Depth=.69Land Fog Night Depth=.69Clouds Maximum Percent=1.0Wind Speed=.1Cloud Speed=1.25Glare View=1Cloud Texture=Tx_Sky_Clear.tgaAmbient Loop Sound ID=None[Weather Cloudy]Sky Sunrise Color=126,158,173Sky Day Color=117,160,215Sky Sunset Color=111,114,159Sky Night Color=009,010,011Fog Sunrise Color=255,207,149Fog Day Color=245,235,224Fog Sunset Color=255,155,106Fog Night Color=009,010,011Ambient Sunrise Color=066,074,087Ambient Day Color=137,145,160Ambient Sunset Color=071,080,092Ambient Night Color=032,039,054Sun Sunrise Color=241,177,099Sun Day Color=255,236,221Sun Sunset Color=255,089,000Sun Night Color=077,091,124Sun Disc Sunset Color=255,202,179Transition Delta=.015Land Fog Day Depth=.72Land Fog Night Depth=.72Clouds Maximum Percent=1.0Wind Speed=.2Cloud Speed=2Glare View=1Cloud Texture=Tx_Sky_Cloudy.tgaAmbient Loop Sound ID=None[Weather Foggy]Sky Sunrise Color=197,190,180Sky Day Color=184,211,228Sky Sunset Color=142,159,176Sky Night Color=018,023,028Fog Sunrise Color=173,164,148Fog Day Color=150,187,209Fog Sunset Color=113,135,157Fog Night Color=019,024,029Ambient Sunrise Color=048,043,037Ambient Day Color=092,109,120Ambient Sunset Color=029,053,076Ambient Night Color=028,033,039Sun Sunrise Color=177,162,137Sun Day Color=111,131,151Sun Sunset Color=125,157,189Sun Night Color=081,100,119Sun Disc Sunset Color=223,223,223Transition Delta=.015Land Fog Day Depth=1.0Land Fog Night Depth=1.9Clouds Maximum Percent=1.0Wind Speed=0Cloud Speed=1.25Glare View=0.25Cloud Texture=Tx_Sky_Foggy.tgaAmbient Loop Sound ID=None[Weather Overcast]Sky Sunrise Color=091,099,106Sky Day Color=143,146,149Sky Sunset Color=108,115,121Sky Night Color=019,022,025Fog Sunrise Color=091,099,106Fog Day Color=143,146,149Fog Sunset Color=108,115,121Fog Night Color=019,022,025Ambient Sunrise Color=084,088,092Ambient Day Color=093,096,105Ambient Sunset Color=083,077,075Ambient Night Color=057,060,066Sun Sunrise Color=087,125,163Sun Day Color=163,169,183Sun Sunset Color=085,103,157Sun Night Color=032,054,100Sun Disc Sunset Color=128,128,128Transition Delta=.015Land Fog Day Depth=.70Land Fog Night Depth=.70Clouds Maximum Percent=1.0Wind Speed=.2Cloud Speed=1.5Glare View=0Cloud Texture=Tx_Sky_Overcast.tgaAmbient Loop Sound ID=None[Weather Rain]Sky Sunrise Color=071,074,075Sky Day Color=116,120,122Sky Sunset Color=073,073,073Sky Night Color=024,025,026Fog Sunrise Color=071,074,075Fog Day Color=116,120,122Fog Sunset Color=073,073,073Fog Night Color=024,025,026Ambient Sunrise Color=097,090,088Ambient Day Color=105,110,113Ambient Sunset Color=088,097,097Ambient Night Color=050,055,067Sun Sunrise Color=131,122,120Sun Day Color=149,157,170Sun Sunset Color=120,126,131Sun Night Color=050,062,101Sun Disc Sunset Color=128,128,128Transition Delta=.015Land Fog Day Depth=.8Land Fog Night Depth=.8Clouds Maximum Percent=0.66Wind Speed=.3Cloud Speed=2Glare View=0Cloud Texture=Tx_Sky_Rainy.tgaUsing Precip=1Rain Diameter=600Rain Height Min=200Rain Height Max=700Rain Threshold=0.6Rain Entrance Speed=7Rain Loop Sound ID=RainAmbient Loop Sound ID=NoneMax Raindrops=450[Weather Thunderstorm]Sky Sunrise Color=035,036,039Sky Day Color=097,104,115Sky Sunset Color=035,036,039Sky Night Color=019,020,022Fog Sunrise Color=070,074,085Fog Day Color=097,104,115Fog Sunset Color=070,074,085Fog Night Color=019,020,022Ambient Sunrise Color=054,054,054Ambient Day Color=090,090,090Ambient Sunset Color=054,054,054Ambient Night Color=049,051,054Sun Sunrise Color=091,099,122Sun Day Color=138,144,155Sun Sunset Color=096,101,117Sun Night Color=055,076,110Sun Disc Sunset Color=128,128,128Transition Delta=.030Thunder Frequency=.4Thunder Threshold=0.6Thunder Sound ID 0=Thunder0Thunder Sound ID 1=Thunder1Thunder Sound ID 2=Thunder2Thunder Sound ID 3=Thunder3Land Fog Day Depth=1Land Fog Night Depth=1.15Clouds Maximum Percent=0.66Wind Speed=.5Cloud Speed=3Glare View=0Cloud Texture=Tx_Sky_Thunder.tgaUsing Precip=1Rain Diameter=600Rain Height Min=200Rain Height Max=700Rain Threshold=0.6Max Raindrops=650Rain Entrance Speed=5Rain Loop Sound ID=rain heavyAmbient Loop Sound ID=NoneFlash Decrement=4[Weather Ashstorm]Sky Sunrise Color=091,056,051Sky Day Color=124,073,058Sky Sunset Color=106,055,040Sky Night Color=020,021,022Fog Sunrise Color=091,056,051Fog Day Color=124,073,058Fog Sunset Color=106,055,040Fog Night Color=020,021,022Ambient Sunrise Color=054,042,037Ambient Day Color=075,049,041Ambient Sunset Color=048,039,035Ambient Night Color=036,042,049Sun Sunrise Color=184,091,071Sun Day Color=228,139,114Sun Sunset Color=185,086,057Sun Night Color=054,066,074Sun Disc Sunset Color=128,128,128Transition Delta=.035Land Fog Day Depth=1.1Land Fog Night Depth=1.2Clouds Maximum Percent=1.0Wind Speed=.8Cloud Speed=7Glare View=0Cloud Texture=Tx_Sky_Ashstorm.tgaAmbient Loop Sound ID=ashstormStorm Threshold=.70[Weather Blight]Sky Sunrise Color=090,035,035Sky Day Color=090,035,035Sky Sunset Color=092,033,033Sky Night Color=044,014,014Fog Sunrise Color=090,035,035Fog Day Color=128,019,019Fog Sunset Color=092,033,033Fog Night Color=044,014,014Ambient Sunrise Color=061,040,040Ambient Day Color=079,054,054Ambient Sunset Color=061,040,040Ambient Night Color=056,058,062Sun Sunrise Color=180,078,078Sun Day Color=224,084,084Sun Sunset Color=180,078,078Sun Night Color=061,091,143Sun Disc Sunset Color=128,128,128Transition Delta=.040Land Fog Day Depth=1.1Land Fog Night Depth=1.2Clouds Maximum Percent=1.0Wind Speed=.9Cloud Speed=9Glare View=0Cloud Texture=Tx_Sky_Blight.tgaAmbient Loop Sound ID=BlightStorm Threshold=.70Disease Chance=.10[Weather Snow]Sky Sunrise Color=106,091,091Sky Day Color=153,158,166Sky Sunset Color=096,115,134Sky Night Color=031,035,039Fog Sunrise Color=106,091,091Fog Day Color=153,158,166Fog Sunset Color=096,115,134Fog Night Color=031,035,039Ambient Sunrise Color=092,084,084Ambient Day Color=093,096,105Ambient Sunset Color=070,079,087Ambient Night Color=049,058,068Sun Sunrise Color=141,109,109Sun Day Color=163,169,183Sun Sunset Color=101,121,141Sun Night Color=055,066,077Sun Disc Sunset Color=128,128,128Transition Delta=.015Land Fog Day Depth=1.0Land Fog Night Depth=1.2Clouds Maximum Percent=1.0Wind Speed=0Cloud Speed=1.5Glare View=0Cloud Texture=Tx_BM_Sky_Snow.tgaAmbient Loop Sound ID=NoneSnow Threshold=0.5Snow Diameter=800Snow Height Min=400Snow Height Max=700Snow Entrance Speed=6Max Snowflakes=75[Weather Blizzard]Sky Sunrise Color=091,099,106Sky Day Color=121,133,145Sky Sunset Color=108,115,121Sky Night Color=027,029,031Fog Sunrise Color=091,099,106Fog Day Color=121,133,145Fog Sunset Color=108,115,121Fog Night Color=021,024,028Ambient Sunrise Color=084,088,092Ambient Day Color=093,096,105Ambient Sunset Color=083,077,075Ambient Night Color=053,062,070Sun Sunrise Color=114,128,146Sun Day Color=163,169,183Sun Sunset Color=106,114,136Sun Night Color=057,066,074Sun Disc Sunset Color=128,128,128Transition Delta=.030Land Fog Day Depth=2.8Land Fog Night Depth=3.0Clouds Maximum Percent=1.0Wind Speed=.9Cloud Speed=7.5Glare View=0Cloud Texture=Tx_BM_Sky_Blizzard.tgaAmbient Loop Sound ID=BM BlizzardStorm Threshold=.50

So, what does everything mean? Let's break it down, when I don't know what something does I simply won't put anything to the side:

[Moons]
Masser Size=94 this is the size for the moon masser, you can make it bigger or smaller, yet I don't recommend setting it over 235 or it can get too big.
Masser Fade In Start=14
Masser Fade In Finish=15
Masser Fade Out Start=7
Masser Fade Out Finish=10
Masser Axis Offset=35
Masser Speed=.5
Masser Daily Increment=1
Masser Fade Start Angle=50
Masser Fade End Angle=40
Masser Moon Shadow Early Fade Angle=0.5
Secunda Size=40 this is the size for the moon secunda, you can make it bigger or smaller, yet I don't recommend setting it over 100 or it can get too big.
Secunda Fade In Start=14
Secunda Fade In Finish=15
Secunda Fade Out Start=7
Secunda Fade Out Finish=10
Secunda Axis Offset=50
Secunda Speed=.6
Secunda Daily Increment=1.2
Secunda Fade Start Angle=50
Secunda Fade End Angle=30
Secunda Moon Shadow Early Fade Angle=0.5
Script Color=255,20,20


[Weather]
EnvReduceColor=255,255,255,255
LerpCloseColor=037,046,048,255
BumpFadeColor=230,239,255,255
AlphaReduce=0.35
Minimum Time Between Environmental Sounds=1.0
Maximum Time Between Environmental Sounds=5.0
Sun Glare Fader Max=0.5
Sun Glare Fader Angle Max=30.0
Sun Glare Fader Color=222,095,039
Timescale Clouds=0
Precip Gravity=575
Hours Between Weather Changes=20
Rain Ripples=1 if this is set to 1 raindrops will ripple against water, if 0, they won't.
Rain Ripple Radius=1024
Rain Ripples Per Drop=1
Rain Ripple Scale=0.3
Rain Ripple Speed=1.0
Fog Depth Change Speed=3
Sunrise Time=6 this is the time of day that the sun will rise, you can set it to whatever you want, but I don't recommend setting it to the same or over the sunset time because I don't know if problems will arise.
Sunset Time=18 this is the time of day that the sun will set, you can set it to whatever you want, but I don't recommend setting it to the same or before the sunrise time because I don't know if problems will arise.
Sunrise Duration=2
Sunset Duration=2 these two values, sunrise and sunset duration, define how long the sunset or sunrise INI colour values will stay during said time, I don't know what will happen if they are set to zero, but assumably the sun will just rise or set without the INI values
Sky Pre-Sunrise Time=.5
Sky Post-Sunrise Time=1
Sky Pre-Sunset Time=1.5
Sky Post-Sunset Time=.5
Ambient Pre-Sunrise Time=.5
Ambient Post-Sunrise Time=2
Ambient Pre-Sunset Time=1
Ambient Post-Sunset Time=1.25
Fog Pre-Sunrise Time=.5
Fog Post-Sunrise Time=1
Fog Pre-Sunset Time=2
Fog Post-Sunset Time=1
Sun Pre-Sunrise Time=0
Sun Post-Sunrise Time=0
Sun Pre-Sunset Time=1
Sun Post-Sunset Time=1.25
Stars Post-Sunset Start=1 this defines how many ingame hours it will take after the sun rises for the stars to come out.
Stars Pre-Sunrise Finish=2 Same as the former, but it defines when the stars will disappear before sunrise
Stars Fading Duration=2
Snow Ripples=0 if this is set to 1, snowflakes will ripple against water, if 0 it won't.
Snow Ripple Radius=1024
Snow Ripples Per Flake=1
Snow Ripple Scale=0.3
Snow Ripple Speed=1.0
Snow Gravity Scale=0.1
Snow High Kill=700
Snow Low Kill=150

[Weather -value breakdown- no specific weather-]
Sky Sunrise Color=117,141,164 The colour of the actual sky during sunrise.
Sky Day Color=095,135,203 The colour of the actual sky during midday.
Sky Sunset Color=056,089,129 The colour of the actual sky during sunset.
Sky Night Color=009,010,011 The colour of the actual sky during nighttime, the darker, the better the stars will show.
Fog Sunrise Color=255,189,157 The colour of the fog, horizon and cloud texture during sunrise.
Fog Day Color=206,227,255 The colour of the fog, horizon and cloud texture during midday.
Fog Sunset Color=255,189,157 The colour of the fog, horizon and cloud texture during sunset.
Fog Night Color=009,010,011 The colour of the fog, horizon and cloud texture during nighttime.
Ambient Sunrise Color=047,066,096 The exterior ambient light colour during sunrise, keep these low, or it will become too bright and overpowering.
Ambient Day Color=137,140,160 The exterior ambient light colour during midday, keep these low, or it will become too bright and overpowering.
Ambient Sunset Color=068,075,096 The exterior ambient light colour during sunset, keep these low, or it will become too bright and overpowering.
Ambient Night Color=032,035,042 The exterior ambient light colour during sunrise, to active dark nights, set these close to zero.
Sun Sunrise Color=242,159,119 The colour of the actual sun during sunrise.
Sun Day Color=255,252,238 The colour of the actual sun during midday.
Sun Sunset Color=255,114,079 The colour of the actual sun during sunset.
Sun Night Color=059,097,176 The colour of the actual sun during nighttime, since the sun does not appear at night, this is useless to change.
Sun Disc Sunset Color=255,189,157 The colour of the sun's "disc" or texture when it isn't glaring at you.
Transition Delta=.015
Land Fog Day Depth=.69 The thickness of fog during daytime, with distant land, this won't affect anything.
Land Fog Night Depth=.69 The thickness of fog during nighttime, with distant land, this won't affect anything.
Clouds Maximum Percent=1.0
Wind Speed=.1
Cloud Speed=1.25 How fast the cloud textures move across the sky, with edited sky meshes (such as the ones in SWG's Skies v3) these must be changed or else the clouds will move too fast/slow.
Glare View=1 If set to 0, sunglare will be disabled.
Cloud Texture=Tx_Sky_Clear.tga What cloud texture the sky will use.
Ambient Loop Sound ID=None What ambient loop sound the weather will use, make sure the sound has been added to the CS and use the sound's CS ID.
Snow Threshold=0.5
Snow Diameter=800
Snow Height Min=400
Snow Height Max=700
Snow Entrance Speed=6
Max Snowflakes=75

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If I have missed anything or said something wrong, please feel free to correct me, also feel free to give information on other values.

Good thread.

I wanna know what they are for a long time:

Really useful idea for a thread. Bookmarked already......B)

Yeah, those are curious...

I know most of the stuff on here, but I'm only posting what I'm sure about. So you guys can ask me about anything else, but if I haven't said what it's for on the first post then I can't guarantee I'm right about it or even know what it is.

Great thread I'm not a fan of MITS, & love your explanations. I use winmerge & can make the changes, & read your comments on each change as I make it . I would love to have something like this when I'm trying to change my ini for a darker morrowind