sky_base

The following values are available:

• None - the material is not rendered during the pass.
• Default - the material is rendered during the pass.

World lights rendering pass. Specifies, if the material should be rendered illuminated by the World light sources during the light and shadows rendering passes.

The following values are available:

• None - the material is not rendered during the pass.
• Default - the material is rendered during the pass.

Enables a cube map texturing of the sky sphere. This option allows to use static sky images, for example, to create a night sky with stars.

The following values are available:

• None - a background texture is not used.
• Single - one background texture is used.
• Double - two background textures are used.

Specifies if the procedural clouds will be rendered.

Provides a proper interaction of volumetric clouds with other objects (required if Up sample box is checked). It lessens the clouds color depending on their position relative to the object:

• If the depth value specifies, that the clouds are in front or behind the object, they are rendered as usual
• If the depth value between the cloud and the object is small, the color is smoothly interpolated

Enables the turbulence effect.

Mask for the 1st upper cloud layer. The texture is 4-channelled (RGBA).

Mask for the 2nd lower cloud layer. The texture is 4-channelled (RGBA).

Noise texture for the 1st upper cloud layer. The texture is 4-channelled (RGBA).

Noise texture for the 2nd lower cloud layer. The texture is 4-channelled (RGBA).

The color of the textured sky sphere is calculated in three steps:

1. The upper layer of the clouds, Clouds 01, is computed:
   1. For the first layer, two texture transformations (Clouds 0 and Clouds 1) are summed.
   2. Mask 0 is multiplied by the Threshold 01, modulating the strength of masking.
   3. The mask is subtracted from the textures transformation sum.
   4. The color intensity of the resulting Clouds 01 layer is computed by multiplying it by the Clouds 01 parameter value.
2. The lower layer of the clouds, Clouds 23, is computed in the same way:
   1. For the second layer, two texture transformations (Clouds 2 and Clouds 3) are summed.
   2. Mask 1 is multiplied by the Threshold 23, modulating the strength of masking.
   3. The mask is subtracted from the textures transformation sum.
   4. The color intensity of the resulting Clouds 23 layer is computed by multiplying it by the Clouds 23 parameter value.
3. The rendered clouds are adjusted by the Sphere value that controls the influence of atmospheric scattering on the clouds.

A cube map for texturing the sky sphere with a static texture. The texture is 4-channelled (RGBA).

A second cube map for texturing the sky sphere with a static texture. The texture is 4-channelled (RGBA).

Transformation of the sky sphere:

• The first two components scale the sphere by X and Y, respectively. They affect the circle of a horizon
• The third component scales the sphere by Z, making the sky look higher or lower
• The fourth component offsets the sphere vertically. Positive values move the sphere down, negative values move it up. This can be used to remove cloud artefacts near the horizon

Transformation of the volumetric clouds mask.

Transformation of the volumetric noise texture.

Transformation of the mask texture mask_0.

Transformation of the mask texture mask_1.

First transformation of the cloud texture clouds_01.

Second transformation of the cloud texture clouds_01.

First transformation of the cloud texture clouds_23.

Second transformation of the cloud texture clouds_23.

Volume color of the volumetric clouds

Shadowed volume color of the volumetric clouds

Color multiplier for the volumetric clouds:

• Decreasing the value results in dark and unsaturated color
• Increasing the value results in light and very saturated color

The size of turbulence noise applied to the volumetric clouds:

• 0.1 is a neutral value
• Higher values result in grainy, whipped and rough clouds
• Lower values result in soft and solid clouds

Color intensity of the first cloud layer:

• Decreasing the value results in cloud color fading
• Increasing the value results in cloud color intensification

Color intensity of the second cloud layer:

• Decreasing the value results in cloud color fading
• Increasing the value results in cloud color intensification

Coefficient modulating the strength of masking of the first mask:

• Decreasing the value determines a weakened attenuation by the mask and abundant clouds
• Increasing the value determines an intensive attenuation by the mask and sparse clouds

Coefficient modulating the strength of masking of the second mask:

• Decreasing the value determines a weakened attenuation by the mask and abundant clouds
• Increasing the value determines an intensive attenuation by the mask and sparse clouds

Coefficient controlling the influence of atmospheric scattering on the sky sphere clouds:

• Decreasing the value equals a prominent distant-depending attenuation due to the scattering effect and a soft horizon line
• Increasing the value equals an insignificant distant-depending attenuation and a hard horizon line

Color multiplier for the first background texture:

• Decreasing the value results in dark and unsaturated color
• Increasing the value results in light and very saturated color

Color multiplier for the second background texture.

Darkness of shadows cast from clouds to the surface beneath:

• Decreasing the value results provides darker shadows.
• Increasing the value results provides lighter shadows.