ability to turn off the ugly floor plane without turning off sky

[xemnes]

is it possible to have an option to remove this ugly plane without having to turn off sky? https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/286649185468678144/407709504780894209/unknown.png

i dont recall 1.7.10 having this if you turn off sky, it disappears https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/286649185468678144/407709873191649291/unknown.png

but then the skys gradient is removed would be nice to be able to have sky turned on, without the plane.

i believe this was added in 1.9+, i am using 1.10.2. i dont know if it follows in later releases as ive not used them

[sp614x]

This is the horizon (player above Y=64) or the void (player below Y=64). Should it be controlled by shaders (shaders.properties) or by the resource packs (Custom Sky)?

[xemnes]

should be controlled by custom sky really. its more universal as it would support both with and without shaders

[Lindolas]

I hope this gets fixed somhow because it's pretty annoying to see the void cutting off the skybox.

This started with OptiFine 1.12.2_HD_U_C7 version. And when I checked the changelog I saw this: "- fixed missing void when VBO enabled and Y > 64"

I'm pretty sure this is the reason why the void is now showing because previously it was only showing with VBO turned off.

[Wonkatoad]

I've noticed this as well. It's particularly noticeable during sunrise and sunset, even when not using a custom sky. The orange glow that appears around the sun and lights up the sky makes it much more apparent. I also noticed that the size of the plane, or distance of the horizon changes according to your render distance. Also, depending on which direction your facing, the corners of the square will be cut off, creating a very unnatural look, similar to how fast fog changes depending on which direction you look. Having the option to disable this artificial horizon would be very much appreciated, as it cuts off custom skyboxes, such as those that are meant to create the effect of being above the clouds. Thank you!

[sp614x]

When void is disabled the custom sky is visible, but there are problems with shaders:

[xemnes]

is that unmodified? as in, not made any changes to optifine? because i do notice it when shaders are set to internal, i dont set it to none because it reloads the resource pack and with conquest reforged, it takes forever.

[sp614x]

This is with modified OF (disabled void). The internal shaders are OK when the void is not rendered:

[sp614x]

Sildur's Vibrant 1.17 gets this problem on sunset when the void is disabled:

[xemnes]

thats the thing though, the fact the void is rendered at all is the issue. in 1.7.10, it wasnt visible until you hit level 0.

[sp614x]

In 1.14 the VBO option is always ON (if supported) and the corresponding bug is marked as "Works As Intended" so apparently in 1.14+ the default behaviour is not to show the void above Y=64. https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-45044 https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MC-68758

[sp614x]

OptiFine 1.14.2_HD_U_F1_pre8

• disabled void rendering when the player is above Y=64

[sp614x]

Shaders need the void rendering in order to properly render sky below the horizon: #2522

[sp614x]

The solution seems to be

• enable void rendering as it was before
• the horizon geometry is fixed to be a proper hexagon
• if custom sky renders a solid skybox (method=replace) then the sky/horizon/void can be skipped and the shaders should still work properly

This would fix the custom sky conflict with the void.

[xemnes]

not sure how much it matters to me anymore, im still running 1.10.2 and was the latest version as of the time i submitted this, and im probably not going to be getting a backport considering the latest version is 1.14.

[sp614x]

This can probably be backported down to 1.8 without problems.

[xemnes]

that would be very helpful if its easily done.

[sp614x]

OptiFine 1.14.3_HD_U_F1_pre16

• restored void rendering, needed by shaders sky (#2522)

The custom sky bugfix that is compatible with shaders will be added later.