Sky, water and time of day¶
Every region and parcel has an environment: its sky, sun and moon, clouds, water and day cycle. You can override it for yourself, for photos or just because you prefer a sunnier sky. Only you see your choice.
Quick changes¶
Under World → Environment:
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Sunrise, Midday, Sunset, Midnight | Fix the time of day for you. |
| Midday (Legacy) | The classic midday sky of older viewers. |
| Use Shared Environment | Go back to the region's or parcel's own environment. |
| Pause Clouds | Stop the clouds moving. |
| My Environments… | Your saved environment settings (see below). |
| Personal Lighting… | Adjust the current sky by hand (see below). |
The Sky section of Photo Studio does the same with a slider for the time of day, a Freeze the sky option, and extra sky effects (aurora, meteors, stars).
My Environments¶
World → Environment → My Environments… lists the environment settings in your inventory: Days (full day cycles), Skies and Water. Tick the kinds you want to see and filter by name. Double-click one, or use the gear button, to apply it to yourself. The + button makes a new setting to edit; the trash button deletes one.
If you own or manage land, you can apply settings to your parcel from World → About land → Environment.
Personal Lighting¶
World → Environment → Personal Lighting… adjusts the sky you're looking at right now:
- Sky colours: Ambient, Blue Horizon, Blue Density, Sun Color, Cloud Color.
- Haze: Haze Horizon and Haze Density.
- Clouds: Cloud Coverage, Cloud Scale and Cloud Image.
- Sun and moon: their Azimuth (compass direction) and Elevation (height), Scale, Glow Focus, Glow Size, Star Brightness. Show Beacon points to where they are.
- Brightness and Reflection Probe Ambiance (how much the sky lights the scene).
- Water Image: the water's ripple texture.
Reset closes the window and goes back to the shared environment.
Changes made here are temporary and only for you. To keep them, make a new sky in My Environments.