Does anyone know how to make a working day and night cycle?

[Cheetopuffs]

Trying to make another solar system after releasing my first one but idk how to make a day and night cycle..

 

[Lev from Ukraine]

If you need to download, then there are many such mods.
If you develop your mod, then I don't know.

 

[TtTOtW]

Blazer Ayanami BANDWITH GuHP20 Gurren Lagann Altaïr are all able to help you.

 

[Altaïr]

Oh, I'm not the best placed for this.

From what I know, the day-night cycle is made thanks to the cloud texture: unlike the atmosphere texture, the cloud texture loops around the planet, and you can parameterize its speed in the planet file. By using a texture that has a day lighting alternated with a night lighting and setting it as the cloud texture you can create a day-night cycle.

Other planet editors may have a more accurate answer. Maybe have a look at Gurren's ACSS, I believe it has such a feature, you should be able to take inspiration from it.

 

[Cheetopuffs]

Oh, I'm not the best placed for this.

From what I know, the day-night cycle is made thanks to the cloud texture: unlike the atmosphere texture, the cloud texture loops around the planet, and you can parameterize its speed in the planet file. By using a texture that has a day lighting alternated with a night lighting and setting it as the cloud texture you can create a day-night cycle.

Other planet editors may have a more accurate answer. Maybe have a look at Gurren's ACSS, I believe it has such a feature, you should be able to take inspiration from it.

I got some help and managed to get it working and got the hang of it

 

[TtTOtW]

Awesome

 

[Oshizuma Izushika]

I have a solution:
Use a cloud texture that only covers the pic 1/2. Therefore it should cover half the planet, enabling a day/night cycle.

 

[TtTOtW]

I have a solution:
Use a cloud texture that only covers the pic 1/2. Therefore it should cover half the planet, enabling a day/night cycle.

It's how it's been done for 3 years now

 

[Oshizuma Izushika]

Oh right, I don't read that so I didn't know

 

[TtTOtW]

Oh right, I don't read that so I didn't know

I'm aware, that's why I'm informing you. Lots of new guys are completely unaware how old most tricks and methods are. But smart of you to come up with that by yourself. Good thinking.

 

[Oshizuma Izushika]

Thank you I also worked out how to add custom landmarks

 

[KaiserRedGamer]

How about syncing the day cycle

 

[Marmilo]

How about syncing the day cycle

Cloud speed ig

 

[KaiserRedGamer]

Cloud speed ig

You know what, if day cycles were synced, it would look like as if Earth is tidally locked with the sun

 

[Norman5]

You need A atmosphere texture unfortunately

 

[Cheetopuffs]

I forgot how to do it help. And the guy who helped me quit SFS