FIXED) Some problems with white fog Thread - FarCry Operation Clearing mod for Far Cry

I have some problems with white fog when I work with ClearingDevKid. There is some white fog close to me in editor mode and white environment during playmode (in editor and in game too) when I am inside VisArea on InOutside trigger.
(Theese problems are only with one PC (Windows XP Professional SP3 ver. 2003 2.00 GHz, 3.00 RAM)
This video should show everything: Youtube.com

...maybe this happens for weak graphics.

sorry for late answer, but i dont get a message if a new post is done in the forum
many thanx for the video! first, i have reworked the fog system a little bit, also the sun routine is now better.
will send you the actual update tonight.

hmmmmmmmm, it is because the world fog is switched "on" and fogscaler is active and the viewingrange in
visarea or InOutside trigger is very low and fog thickness is to high (set this in clearingworld trigger).
i know its currently not so good adjustable, will be fixed.
as first aid pls deactivate the fogscaler
opcl_fps_scalerusefog = "0"
you can do this by doubble click in editor console command line, scroll to the opcl section
does this help ?
full command list
Moddb.com

can you pls switch on the distance scaler statistics on sreen on make a screenshot, so i can see like here the actual fog settings?
500kb
opcl_fps_showscaleinfo = "1" or set it in menu in game.

or do it in menu :

to your other questions:
the fog color is taken from daytime if you have placed a clearingdaynight entity, currently on day it is white, on night its black and grey in between (fog now take the color from worldcolor).
if you dont have placed it the fog color should be taken from environment setting.

the fog distance is generated dynamicly, depending on actual viewingrange (and currently player z position, but this is not yet very perfect, you can switch it off in actual build).
so the engine have a maxviewingrange and a "fockthickness", which is subtracted percentual from maxviewingrange (end of screen).
you can set the FogThickness in clearingworldtrigger (but i find it byself currently awefull, will change it, but have no idea how to solve it better than with fogthickness because of distancescaler).

maybe you can try this settings (and maybe tell me here your settings !)

opcl_fps_scalemode = "0"
opcl_fps_scalerlimitshadowviewdist = "0"
opcl_fps_scalerusefog = "1"
opcl_fps_showscaleinfo = "1"
opcl_maxviewrange = "1000"
opcl_minviewrange = "250"
opcl_ShowGameStats = "1"
opcl_viewingrangeheightscaler = "1"

clearingworldtrigger:
KeepMinViewRange = off
PercentScalerFogStart =20
PercentScalerFogThikness =50

with this i have only distance fog and no fog indoors (only at distance).

btw
you can also place a fog area and choose inside specific fog colors, depending on daytime!

edit2.:
hmm if no ClearingWorldTrigger is set in the map, very very low default values was given for fogthickness, maybe that was the failer, have taken the values from above for this emergency routine in actual update!

also notice that ClearingInOutdoor trigger and Visarea switch to INDOOR mode, both reduce the viewingrange drastically (first one to given value, second one to setted size). the fog ofcourse is "attached to this". you should use those both things only in buildings with walls and windows.
they are designed to keep performance if you are in closed rooms! otherless cryengine WILL render all things outside! this need MUCH MUCH cpu time and will kill your FPS.
if they woudl switch off the fog, you wont would only a blue sky wallpaper in 20m distance.
i know that portals for VisArea have a different effect, and if you really need that function (far distance fog by viewing from Visarea trough a portal to outside i maybe can include a special mode for that!)

damn, in actual update there is still a problem with white fog in close distance and a strange bug with some special settings with sky :/

Edited by: pvcf