skyFix 2.1 (redownload / 15 APR '17)

The sun, the moon, stars or meteors can't be seen properly on the sky while playing on a lot if Seasons, any newer expansion pack, or Mansion and Garden Stuff is installed. This mod fixes it. Additionally, it provides better support for displaying neighborhood skyboxes and horizons on lots.

This mod does not restore base game clouds but there is another mod which achieves that: the clouds controller made by Lowedeus. There's also a global version of it made by Lazy Duchess – it makes clouds show automatically, without having to put a controller on a lot.




Choosing the right version

1. If you have an old version of this mod (simNopke-skyFix-### or simNopke-skyFix2-###), delete it first. Go to 2.
2. If you're playing on Mac and have Super Collection or Bon Voyage installed, choose simNopke-skyFix2_1-EP6-Mac. If not, go to 3.
3. If you're playing on PC and have Ultimate Collection, or at least one of the following packs installed: Bon Voyage, Free Time, Apartment Life, Mansion and Garden Stuff – choose simNopke-skyFix2_1-EP6. If not, go to 4.
4. If you have Seasons installed, choose simNopke-skyFix2_1-EP5. If not, go to 5.
5. If you have at least one of the following packs installed: Nightlife, Open for Business, Pets, any stuff pack (except of M&G Stuff) – choose simNopke-skyFix2_1-EP2. If not, choose simNopke-skyFix2_1-base.

EP5, EP2 and base versions work fine on both PC and Mac.

Known issues
None caused by this mod, but there is a bug you can't see without the SkyFix in Seasons, any newer expansion pack, or M&G Stuff: double sun and double moon.

Conflicts
Do not use this mod with:

• TS2CustomPostEffect by Pineapple5050,
• Gunmod's Radiance Lighting System 2.5 by DudeRocks,
• Seasoned Lot Skirt Road Fix (part of Rural Charm Terrain & Road Default Replacement) by Criquette,
• any other mod which have this mod incorporated.

If you want to use any of the above mods, use it instead of my mod.

For creators of skyboxes
To create a properly layered neighborhood skybox compatible with the SkyFix, you have to use the following values for the stdMatLayer parameter in the material file of your skybox:

• -6 – skies (solid)
• -5 – something between the sky and the horizon, for example clouds
• -4 – horizons

Unfortunately, Maxis sun, moon, stars and meteors won't be covered by clouds or horizons.

Overridden resource

Type name	Type	Group	Instance	Instance (high)
Maxis Material Shader	0xCD7FE87A	0x1C0532FA	0xFF439C10	0x0C50FBBF

Credits
Ajay
Ciastko
Liv
Lowedeus (The Great Sky of Totalitarianism)
Voeille
Zena-Dew-Drop
Creators of SimPe