Description

This blueprint regulates the weather, the sun, and the moon.

It needs a "BP_Sky_Sphere_Coala" and a "DirectionalLight". Both must be referenced in the setup (see Weather Configuration).

Sun and moon always align themselves opposite to the "DirectionalLight".

This blueprint handles the adjustment of the SkySphere.

Warning: Values set in the SkySphere will be overwritten!

Variables

Setup:

SkySphere:

Reference of a "BK_Sky_Sphere_Coala" actor. This must be in the scene.

SunDirectionalLight:

Reference of a "DirectionalLight" actor. This must be in the scene.

Dev:

Hours:

Adjustment for the current hours. This will be overwritten by BeginPlayer, if "UseDevmode" is not activated.

Minutes:

Adjustment for the current minutes. This will be overwritten by BeginPlayer, if "UseDevmode" is not activated

UseDevmode:

Will ignore the system time and use the adjusted time instead.

DevMoonPhase:

Adjustment for the current moon phase. This will be overwritten by BeginPlayer, if "UseDevmode" is not activated

Sun:

UseSunMesh:

Use a sun mesh or show a sun from "BP_Sky_Sphere_Coala". This is a material.

CoalaSunScale:

Scale the size of the mesh sun.

CoalaSunBrightness:

Set the brightness of the sun material.

CoalaSunDistance:

Set the distance of the sun mesh.

CoalaSunIntensity:

Reference for the sun intensity curve. Should be between 0 and 24.

CoalaSunColor:

Reference for the sun color curve. Should be between 0 and 24.

Night:

StarBightness:

Set the star brightness.

Moon:

Since mobile devices only provide one light source, there is a moment when the light switches from the sun to the moon.

This moment should be chosen in a way that the user does not notice it.

UseMoonMesh:

Use a moon mesh.

CoalaMoonScale:

Scales the size of the moon mesh.

CoalaMoonDistance:

Sets the distance of the moon mesh.

CoalaMoonStartPostion:

Sets the starting position of the moon. The moon is static.

MoonHoursFrom:

Start time of the moon in hours.

MoonMinutesFrom:

Start time of the moon in minutes.

MoonHoursTo:

End time of the moon in hours.

MoonMinutesTo:

End time of the moon in minutes.

Distance Fog:

To mask far away objects, the project settings have to be changed to “Custom Depth-Stencil Pass” - > “Enabled with Stencil."

Also the mesh has to own a custom pass. theBitMask value can be changed in "MPC-> FogBitMask".

Use Fog:

A bool to turn the fog on/off.

Fog Color:

Reference to the fog color curve. values should range from 0 to 24.

Fog Height:

Height of the fog

Fog Start Distance:

Start distance of the fog

FogHorizon Falloff:

Strength of the horizon fading.

Fog DensityDistance:

Distance of the fog

CoalaHorizontColor:

Reference for the horizon color curve. Should be between 0 and 24.

CoalaZenithColor:

Reference for the zenith color curve. Should be between 0 and 24.

HorizonFalloffFrom:

Start of horizon.

HorizonFalloffTo:

End of horizon.

Clouds:

CoalaCloudColor:

Reference for the cloud color curve. Should be between 0 and 24.

CoalaCloudSpeed:

Cloud speed.

CoalaCloudOpacity:

Cloud opacity.

Snow:

ParticleSystem:

Particle system for snow.

OverrideParticleColor:

Override for particle color of snow.

ParticleColor:

Particle color for snow.

ParameterColorName:

Parameter Name to recolor the particle effect. Is only used if "OverrideParticleColor" is true.

Fog:

ParticleSystem:

Particle system for fog.

OverrideParticleColor:

Override the particle color.

ParticleColor:

Particle color for Fog.

ParameterColorName:

Parameter Name to recolor the particle effect. Is only used if "OverrideParticleColor" is true.

Rain:

ParticleSystem:

Particlesystem für Regen.

OverrideParticleColorSnow:

Particlefarbe überschreiben.

ParticleColor:

Particle color for Rain.

ParameterColorName:

Parameter Name to recolor the particle effect. Is only used if "OverrideParticleColor" is true.

Intern:

CurrentWeather:

Current weather.

WeatherIsChanging:

The weather is currently changing

Coala_Bp:

Reference for BP_coala

DayNightCycleIsRunning:

Day/night cycle is currently running.

Functions

ConstructionScript (default)

The construction script is handling the scaling and the updating of the sun/moon SkySphere.

SetDirectionLightPostion

Sets the rotation of the directional light according to time.

Input:

Hours:Intenger

Minutes:Intenger

SetupSkySphere:

Prepares the SkySphere.

SetSunMoonIntensity

Update of the DirectionalLight intensity and color.

Input:

DirectionalLight:DirectionalLight

IntensityCurve:CurveFloat

ColorCurve:CurveFloat

Hours:Integer

SetSunMoonIntensity

Input:

Selection:Weathertype

SetFogColor

Sets the color of the Fog.

SetFog

Sets the settings.

GetMoonPostion

Gives back the moon position.

Input:

Hours:Integer

Minutes:Integer

Output:

InMoonPhase:Boolean

MoonRotation:Rotator

SetMoonOpacity

Sets the opacity of the moon. This is needed to simulate the rise and decline of the moon. As the moon is only at one position, it "fades" in this way.

Input:

Hours:Integer

Minutes:Integer

IsMoonArise

Shows, if the moon is rising or declining.

Input:

Hours:Integer

Output:

Arise:Boolean

IsMoonShowing

Shows, if the moon is showing or not.

Input:

Hours:Integer

Minutes:Integer

Output:

Arise:Boolean

SetMoonPhaseFn

Function to set the moon phase.

Input:

MoonPhase:MoonPhase