The sky : V

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:02 am

Hey guys since I have been thinking about nirn its moons and for some reason mars I thought what details will the sky have in the game will the stars/suns twinkle will the sky be occasionally pink at night (sailors say it means the following day seas will be calm) will you see lightning during a storm will have days were its a grey sky but doesn't rain will it rain lightly,heavily etc so what do you guys think the sky of nirn will look like in skyrim

also guys lets make Rough (one of the moderators) and his fellow moderators happy

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 2:52 am

Hey guys since I have been thinking about nirn its moons and for some reason mars I thought what details will the sky have in the game will the stars/suns twinkle will the sky be occasionally pink at night (sailors say it means the following day seas will be calm) will you see lightning during a storm will have days were its a grey sky but doesn't rain will it rain lightly,heavily etc so what do you guys think the sky of nirn will look like in skyrim

also guys lets make Rough (one of the moderators) and his fellow moderators happy

Starting with Morrowind, Bethesda made a great looking sky. Was one of the best looking skys i'd seen in a game yet, and Oblivion's sky looked pretty good too. Its safe to say Skyrim will have many varying weathers, because its been a trend throughout they're games.
Morrowind had varying storms, sometimes it'd be a shower, others a thunderstorm, so various weather conditions within the actual systems are possible.

Skyrim is also focusing on the signs and constellations, so i'm sure we'll see an overhaul in the night sky.

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:59 am

Shivering Isles had one of the nicest night skies in a game.

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:30 am

I liked the Shivering Isles sky Oblivion was a bit plain

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:55 am

Shivering Isles had one of the nicest night skies in a game.

Shivering Isles also improved on many gameplay and world features that Oblivion lacked. They remembered we all liked giant mushrooms, reminds us of the good old Morrowind days

» Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:16 pm

Starting with Morrowind, Bethesda made a great looking sky. Was one of the best looking skys i'd seen in a game yet, and Oblivion's sky looked pretty good too. Its safe to say Skyrim will have many varying weathers, because its been a trend throughout they're games.

Agreed

Morrowind had the most impressive game sky even years after it's release.

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:29 am

Im pretty sure Skyrim will even have aurora borielis(sp?) considering they appear in the northern skys

» Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:20 pm

Im pretty sure Skyrim will even have aurora borielis(sp?) considering they appear in the northern skys

I hope so too.

I'm hoping for very detailed skies. Volumetric clouds are in it seems.
Dynamic sky box would be kinda of a must too (it's really not that hard to implement, and it looks way better than the sky-feature in Oblivion/Morrowind/FO3).

» Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:40 pm

Im pretty sure Skyrim will even have aurora borielis(sp?) considering they appear in the northern skys

aurora's aye that would be a nice sight but nothing bets an aurora in low orbit

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 3:36 am

The sky and water was just phenomenal in Morrowind. Hopefully the devs realize that there is more to a world than the heightmap the player drums his/her feet upon.

Shivering Isles also improved on many gameplay and world features that Oblivion lacked. They remembered we all liked giant mushrooms, reminds us of the good old Morrowind days

Not sure if that was their point or not in the design. I always read into the "Realm of Madness" and a copious amount of shroom...

» Fri Dec 31, 2010 7:58 pm

I liked the Shivering Isles sky Oblivion was a bit plain

Yes shivering isles sky was good indeed,as was morrowinds.
But oblivions was plain?...not to me it wasn't i thought i looked awesome,and still do.
Looking at the sun rise and fall in anvil an other places,was exellent.
In oblivion 90% of the time you could tell when it was going to rain.
The wind would pick up,and you would see darker clouds coming.....then rain....how's that plain?
Each to their own i quess.

» Fri Dec 31, 2010 11:16 pm

Yes shivering isles sky was good indeed,as was morrowinds.
But oblivions was plain?...not to me it wasn't i thought i looked awesome,and still do.
Looking at the sun rise and fall in anvil an other places,was exellent.
In oblivion 90% of the time you could tell when it was going to rain.
The wind would pick up,and you would see darker clouds coming.....then rain....how's that plain?
Each to their own i quess.

Indeed. I really like Oblivion's sky. it was honestly one of my favorite graphical things in the game.

» Fri Dec 31, 2010 8:15 pm

I'm real happy for Shivering Isles and I'ma let it finish...

But http://www.pcgaming.ws/screens/3/skyroads.gifhad the best skies of all time!

» Fri Dec 31, 2010 6:46 pm

On a note: I always thought Mount & Blade had nice skies...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_u8Y8rSSCw

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:58 am

Shivering Isles also improved on many gameplay and world features that Oblivion lacked. They remembered we all liked giant mushrooms, reminds us of the good old Morrowind days

No, not all. I came from Daggerfall and expected to see at least some similarities, but all I got was weirdness

That high fantasy style fits Shivering Isles better, but then again, I knew what it was, and just avoided it. Or in certain places in Oblivion, which I didn't mind because they made sense.

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 2:38 am

hmmm I have to wonder if the development team will have some easter eggs as constellations

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 2:37 am

Aurora Borealis - The Northern Light?

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 2:02 am

I would like to see actual dynamic weather patterns. I remember in Asheron's Call when storms would move across the map and it was so cool. Actually, that game had a vast streaming world way ahead of its time, even if the models already looked outdated for the standards of the second generation MMO's.

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:25 am

I can't find the thread again now, but I'm sure one of the magazine articles recently confirmed that there are fancy cloud/weather effects of some sort (I seem to remember it mentioning clouds gathering around mountain peaks, or something like that).

I have high hopes for Skyrim's skies, in any case; Morrowind's were beautiful, and Oblivion's were beautiful.

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:30 am

If it's as good as Oblivion, I'll be happy. I really enjoyed looking up in that game

But since this is 5 years after Ob, I expect it'll be even better. Graphics have improved, we've seen evidence of dynamic clouds, and the stars are bound to be given more attention with all the talk about constellations and perks, skills, etc.

I'm looking forward to finding a nice hill in Skyrim, lighting up my skooma pipe and lay back to enjoy the heavens

» Sat Jan 01, 2011 12:08 am

On a note: I always thought Mount & Blade had nice skies...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_u8Y8rSSCw

Looks good,but i still say oblivions was better.
There were different clouds going faster than others too in oblivion....if i remember right

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No matter how many playthroughs i did in oblivion,i always looked at the sky,day or night,and from different places.
I would go and look for places just for the views