Do you like the new sun?

i wish they would just replace the whole sky. that gradient skin always bothered me. if you play some games with outdoor scenery such as RPG's, FPS's, and MMO's, you could compare and appreciate how much better some of them look. SL's sky just looks so fake...

It would be okay except for the fact that it's just too darn BIG.

And the water has changed too... in some areas it's much more transparent. Weird.

Au contraire, Coco... this is a big deal!!! Another proof that the Lindens never thought about the consequences of their actions... I've heard a terrible rumor stating that all the snow sims are in jeopardy since the last update: they melt at a disturbing rate!

So where's the geek place to change the sun?

Is it in the shaders in the program folders?

Is there some viewer art that can be replaced?

Are there some bytes to patch with a hex editor?

Jade, read my last post: that's the explanation!

It looks like the sun in Dahlgren by Samuel Delany (at least according to the cover art on my edition). Gorgeous, but way too big.

How would I know? The new text/font "enhancement" is making me too dizzy to see anything.

They did not pull off a more realistic sun effect: It's too damn big (close) in the sky, and when it sets, the orange halo hangs on longer than it should and does not look natural.

what new sky?

::really has to stop zooming in to build stuff and filling the screen with scripting windows::

♫When the sun hits your eye like a big pizza pie,
That's amore♫

Now ya got a reason to stop looking into the sun.

No reason to look at the sun, the horizon, or the text.

The spaces in between the pixels still look alright.

Not sure if I hate it or not. I dont really care for it. Needs some tuning, try again.

Needs some options. Not buried somewhere.

Raymond, have you tried RenderGlow debug setting?

I just want to make sure that the sun is too big whether RenderGlow is true or false.

I can't decide whether I should complain about the new sun or complain about another recent forum thread that was a complaint about people who complain in the forum.

Ok, actually, SL skies and the sun aren't very good. The moon is ok, though. One out of three ain't bad, I suppose, but I'd like a better sun.

For those looking to get hardcore with their complaining please consider this: Hanes and Fruit of the Loom men's underwear typically sell for the same price yet the latter product is garbage compared to the former.

Wanna get all steamed up? This could be your issue.

The sun is way too big, makes it seem hot in here. But I do like the pie.

The Lindens must not get out much ...

Note to self - find new skin with severe sunburn and peeling and blistering spots. Hang out at Linden Village screaming in pain.

Or just get some sunblock to carry around.

It didn't bother me at all until this thread drew my attention to it.

Now I'm all like "Ahhhhhhhhhh change it back change it back change it BACK!"

So it's all your fault. Hope you're happy.

I repeat - don't change the sun - it's better than it was - miles better!

Anyone know of a way to change the sun back to how it was that is less technically demanding than learning C++ and compiling your own viewer?

The real sun only subtends an angle of a half degree.

The horizon looks like garbage unless you have the fog ratio set to where it looks like you are in San Francisco. Now the sun looks bizarre and ugly, and the text is illegible if you don't use the smoked glass backdrops.

You noticed that too? I took this pic yesterday (before I read your message):

http://www.sluniverse.com/pics/pic.aspx?id=163407

The new sun is great for photography (another example), but bad for realism.

It's sad to see SL get totally lindened.

looks dramatic from the picture, some sort of bloom.

good or bad i dunno, it's interesting however.