It seems lacking a water texture need for TI was maxed zoom out. Thanks.

But this is only a slight problem.

Great mod, it's unfortunate that there isn't a version with Terra-Indomita

Update needed?

yes

Is this mod achievements compatible? Thanks.

thanks mate! and great mod

Sure. Look in the description for the 3 steps about the paper map. Instead of replacing the file, just remove it entirely.

is there a way to not have the paper map from this mod. prefer vanilla paper map

@grmaikgr Actually I'm interested to see what you folks come up with. Is there somewhere I can take a look at it in more detail? I'm open minded to potentially hopping on board with you.

"Hello, a number of community members, including myself, are working on creating a community flavor expansion/overhaul mod for Imperator Rome called Imperator Invictus. Our hope and goal is to try and keep Imperator Rome alive, now that it has been possibly abandoned by Paradox. We wanted to ask you if you would give us permission to integrate your mod into the Imperator Invictus mod, and as well as ask whether or not you would be willing to potentially join us." For mods that are not updated for 2.0, I would add, "We will be willing to do the effort of updating your mod ourselves to 2.0."(edited)

1

@žed Thanks a lot! It really works! The game looks a lot better now.

@pliniosanick Here you go

https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2462713624

@žed Yeah, I used and tested one that do this, "no fog mod". But unfortunately, It's not updated and not working properly. If you can make one, I and the hole community will be grateful. Thanks!

@pliniosanick There used to be other mods on the workshop which do what you are requesting, have you tried those? Just search "fog", you should find a few.

If those don't work then I'll do it.

Great mod, thanks a lot! I was looking for a mod just to "removes ambient fog (NOT the Fog of War); most noticeable with low camera angle". Can you make one mod just for this change please? It's just this that i don't like about vanilla.

I expected that. Anywhay i find the Mod pretty in my eyes, I am currently using it so thank you for your effort mate.

Well the developers all really hate modders, so even purely cosmetic mods prevent achievements even though they shouldn't.

Is it ironman compatible?

Great mod, now I get to actually enjoy the pretty world that Paradox made

@Gabadur
The oceans appearing darker is an unintended side effect of removing the cloud reflection. If you want it the same color as original, that means adding those awful reflections back; in which case it is as simple as editing 1 line in the file "water.settings". Change line 19 from 0 to 3. Or just delete that same file if you want.

I've tried to compensate by tweaking the values for water color, but it is hard to get it looking brighter without ruining it. I've updated it again just now, so it might look a bit better now, but I can't make it the same as original.

Another try might be to edit the watercolor image file. That is a bit harder, unless you are a pro at image editing, but it might give better results.

can you make a version of this map mod that keeps the ocean the original color? i don't like the color of the darker ocean, and I like the lighter blue ocean color that they use. Could you make a version of this that does that? Or what would I need to modify in your mod to achieve these results?

Thanks for that file, that helped a lot.

I decided to use your file but I made a significant change: I wanted the water to go back to the vanilla style on the furthest zoom level. That took a little while but I like how it turned out.

I also included your version of the flatmap exactly as you left it, and the original version. These files are there as optional for anyone who prefers them. I'll add more details above in the description.

See the Change Notes for more specifics.

Ya know, I used to not know anything about modding. I still don't, but I used to, too. Anyway, I bet you'd be better at it than you think. It can be as easy or as difficult as you make it.

Blah blah blah, thanks again, have a good one.

I just bumped up exposure in Photoshop, then added some vibrance and contrast to make up for the brighter exposure making it look a bit washed out.

It is as you say though, there seems to be something going on that the game does to the image. Lighting or some kind of overlay. Cause it always comes out looking darker. So one can only do so much with image edits.

Here's the edited image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1olpqosBaiEgM02Hu1IHLfgn7nIHq7hTU/view?usp=sharing

Wish I could help more, but I don't really know anything about modding haha.

Thanks for that info @ElfMachine

I agree the fully zoomed out map isn't looking perfect. I thought it was a lighting issue, but I wasn't quite sure. What sort of edit did you make to the flatmap.dds?

I wouldn't be opposed to including your edit to the mod. Maybe you could upload the file to a file-sharing service, or I suppose I could add you as contributor here on the workshop page if you would prefer.

I'll try to push an update later today, or tomorrow at the latest.

I've edited the flatmap.dds file to be more to my liking, so no need to change anything if it's fine for you.

I did also find the water too dark, renaming that file is an improvement. Thanks! To me also the satellite map you see when you zoom way out looks pretty dark.

I was wondering if I should adjust the water color, it feels a little too dark sometime.

But I'd rather not upload different versions of the mod if possible. What I can do is, after I tinker with it some more, I'll add some optional files in the mod that people can easily swap between.

In the mean time, you can easily try it with the vanilla colors. The hardest part is finding the mod directory on your PC. You should find in here:

{YOUR STEAM DIRECTORY}\steamapps\workshop\content\859580\2405608487

Once there, find the file "watercolor_....dds" and just rename it by adding "backup_" to the front of the name. Or you could move the file to a backup location.

Let me know if you prefer it like that or not.

Hey I was curious if it's possible to make a version of claer sky with vanila water. I like this version as well. It has a "cold" feel to it. I wander if it looks good with vanila "warm" water.

Yeah no prob. My idea with that change (now in the Map Modes Enhanced) was I want the terrain mode to do a better job of showing the actual terrain. If I want vibrant colors I use the political mode.

Thanks for making that change. Countries have a more vibrant colors on a zoomed out level.

poggers



w

Oh man. Thank you so much. Hate that white fog and clouds.