MOD - [Workshop] Aztec's Environments and Lightings (Updated 12/09/2014)

[aztec]

hello everyone,my name is Shahab kavoosi. you know me as graphics developmental for medieval 2 total war (medieval 3 total war project)
so I used lighting algoritms to change lighting in Rome 2 total war
sky , brithness , contrast , saturation , coloring , sun , etc is changed to better one . i change the lighting in picture below to summer one !
color is change to what eastern desert must have . it has HDR when you zoom to unit reduces the brightness and zoom out in will be a little bright . this mod can be used with your own GEM ! this ins not a GEM this is the lighting engine of the game ! you can use my optional GEM or use doctor1 very very interesting GEM ! you can use it with no GEM too ! compare them and use what you like

at last ! It is released
should work with latest patch
DOWNLOAD NOW NEW VERSION(updated september 2014)



aztec_environment_update september.rar
on steam(thanks to CaesarOfSeleucid) : http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...91&searchtext=

9 new weather patterns created for eastern (now eastern has 15 patterns)
9 new weather patterns created med (factions carthage , rome , etc ine mediterranean
clouds , new , dynamic , changing their shapes
no hyperbolic HDR !!!!
it has + 3 waether patterns for atlantic (any season) in north and middle europe and cessar in gual DLC
+2 waether patterns for desert in africa
+ cloud rotations and moving
+ more bend vegetations
3 and 2 patterns increase in full version to 7 !
try it , ,, share your pics here , report any problem

update september 2014

hello my dear friends I had a free time to work on my package to make you happy gaming Rome 2 Total war with a new lighting I have updated this to september 2014 I have added some new features sunset , snow , rain , atlantic morning and midday and etc ... I changed mostly in eroupe lightings because med and eastern is now good and no needed change . but rain and snow patterns added to all climates but not night supported yet try it . if not work or sth else tell me here i fix that . I am awaiting Rome 2 emperor edition to finish my job here https://www.mediafire.com/?2x9vg94v5hr19h9 all rights reversed to Shahab Kavoosi share this in steam by my name thank you very much Cheers Shahab kavoosi

last ATLANTIC+DESERT ADDED!!!

atlantic is now in progress and beta version will release soon : LOOK AT THE DIFFERENCES ! cessar in gual , atlantic vanilla : my mod :

previous versions

previous versions ... aztec environment download (version 1.0 changed eastern environment) : Attachment 299257 : goes to data folder version 2.0 beta (changed medterranean , eastern and deserts environment and may compatible with patch 8.1 Attachment 299275 not work with patch 8.1 ? try it !aztec_new_environmen_mod_V2_beta patch 8.1.rar examine it and report problems NEW FIX working to all , thanks to carbide : http://www.mediafire.com/download/a4...ta_fix.pack.7z NEW MORNING (AFTER SUNRISE) NEW SUNSET NEW NOON these are new patterns of med

OPTIONAL MY gem settings download :Attachment 299258 : goes to the root of Rome 2 total war where the .exe is ! If you want to have an environment like these screenshots , you have to use it and if you have your own please use your own and take screenshots and post here

it is compatible to any CA patches . I tested it on patch 7


OPTIONAL doktor1 GEM settings (will update)



Download

FXAA, Sharpening, Gaussian blur, Technicolor, DPX, Liftgammagain, Tonemap, Vibrance, Curves, Dither

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Eastern deserts new amazing environment

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eastern second variation lightings

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teutoborg forest new lighting. it is a gift for you in historical battle
I have a gift for you in this mod , new historical teutoborg battle.

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water !

IMPORTANT : MY SETTINGS . brightness more or less than it make your scene too bright or too dark because of HDR of lighting

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two replays added . with these beautiful effects seen. both of them are great battles 10000 men in battle and fighting with difficulty conditions and a victory gained
one of them called great_victory , clear weather and sunny
second of them called very_very difficulty (one average army against 3 full-armies) the weather is like the picture below :
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DOWNLOAD :
replays.rar

medterranean (Egypt , spart , carthage IN PROGRESS

I have started to change weather and lighting for Mediterranean because of poll . a test screenshot , a battle near carthage . IN PROGRESS

Random shots from users

[Shapur e Sassani]

oh my god!!!
it's great nice job!!! keep on working

[zeroFreeze]

Looking nice!

[aztec]

new eastern environment parthia it is very impressive for big wars !:

[zeroFreeze]

And these are all modifications made to the engine itself? How are you doing this

[ToonTotalWar]

Is this just using sweet fx changes? If so there is already GEM mod that does this already! If not I am interested in this mod further

[aztec]

i use pack file manager to change values . my exprience in lighting helps me . in the past I worked on timecycle file in GTA IV . a lot of modifires is the same .
I wanted to make the battle scene so affective ! this will improve your battle performance . a real scene makes a real battle . I am changing the battle lighting for eastern at now . then going to change roman and atlantic .

[aztec]

no no no . it is never used GEM . lighting is something else. you can use GEM for it but the aim if my idea is not using GEM . i changed the packed lighting values !

[aztec]

water : i change values of water reflections , depth , color , to make it raelstic.

[Noif de Bodemloze]

Holy .... beside realistic sea HD and now this... marvelous!

"I must get this"

[DramaBelli]

Noif, man from the Gods, stopped me a while before I launch skyrim to show me this thread and so he leads me to Aztec, man from The Gods and we all partecipate of this Rite. What a job!

[VENNONETES]

OMG! You're like superghostboy! Well done! +rep

[Legatus21]

Just ... WOW ...

[ToonTotalWar]

Wow! I see the detail on the water great job mate! Also thanks for info on the files you are changing.

I may be wrong but I thought some modder on Napoleon also did this?

[Nathris]

Marvelous.

[kesterpogz]

Wow this is superb.... Way better than GEM.

[zeroFreeze]

Looks even more beautiful now that I know it's not a sweetfx or gem. Don't get me wrong, they're cool but they're just filters. This is in-game modifications to the engine! Holy cow cannot wait for this.

[LordInvictus]

Any FPS loss?

[Nizam]

and release time?

[aztec]

Any FPS loss?

nothing

@Nizam
first I release this mod for easterns (parthia) and easter desert ,it is next week