nonamecrackers2
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5 hours ago This could be tricky to do mostly with how cloud regions are defined, a given position can only have one cloud type associated with it and so I'd have to figure out a way to have two that can interpolated somehow. Though I do like the idea!
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The Issue
Currently in the mod, there is a lack of transitions between different cloud regions. This can be fine for some cases, but it seems odd when it comes to cases such as these:
With nimbostratus clouds following cumulonimbus clouds like that, it'd make more sense for there to be a gradual transition between the thunderstorm and the rainstorm, instead of there being a clearing between the two storms.
Another example is when cumulus clouds border a front of thunderstorms:
There's a really awkward spacing between the two cloud regions, instead of what would make more sense; having the cumulus clouds appear to get taller and more ominous the closer they are to the storm clouds.
How could this be done?
Now, I think it'd make sense for there to be spacing between certain cloud regions, it really does just depend upon context. I'm assuming that most likely there would have to be a way to specify cloud regions that are compatible with one another, and through some means of detecting the proximity of cloud regions from one another, having their parameters be interpolated between the two systems:
E.g. having cumulus grow taller near thundershowers, or cumulonimbus grow flatter and shorter near more steady rainstorms.
To be honest, I don't even know if this would even be possible with the current system - as I don't know exactly how cloud regions are defined, but for the possibility that this is even remotely possible, I'll be posting this feature request.
As for any notable exceptions to the rule, I believe that any neighboring thunderstorm complexes should not be interpolated into each other. Thunderstorms tend to be quite localized, and it's normal to have breaks between storms. Hell, there's often really dramatic cloud scenes in the mod I found on the boundaries of two thunderstorms:
