Atmospheric Shaders X SimpleClouds

Beta Update – SimpleClouds Blending and Rain Overhaul

Rain and Wet-Surface Upgrades

• Added a full rain atmosphere module with depth aware streaks, wind shear bending, and time based variance
• Introduced screen space ripples and ground splashes tied to SimpleClouds storm intensity
• Added wet surface compositing: puddle gloss, fresnel reflections, ripple overlays, and slow drying transitions
• Implemented horizon tint layers and a shared atmospheric height fade to keep storms visually grounded

SimpleClouds Integration Layer

• Added sc_bridge.glsl to centralize SimpleClouds uniforms, visibility functions, storm factor helpers, and cloud type shading curves
• Updated rain, sky, and composite passes to read live SimpleClouds weather state
• Volumetric clouds now scale density, shading, thickness, and falloff with SimpleClouds fade/density/storm inputs

Atmosphere and Visual Enhancements

• Added configurable storm boost, wind driven camera shake, sun scattering arcs, and cloud rim tinting
• Introduced highlight only chromatic grading and altitude based toning
• Added lightning aware flashes and bloom boosts
• Added lens dirt during rain, desert heat haze, micro sky noise, and a polished moon halo
• All features implemented through modular GLSL helpers with dedicated toggles

Cloud Shadows and Lighting

• Added optional cloud shadow casting to shadow.glsl, ray marching a coarse density volume based on SimpleClouds coverage
• Sun shadow maps now darken properly under cloud cover when cloud shadows are enabled
• Corrected world position sampling so SimpleClouds opacity affects shadows consistently
• Increased entity exposure so mobs remain visible under dense canopy and storm conditions

Precipitation Rendering

• Rain and snow particles now inherit sky tint instead of flat white or gray
• Weather pass blends precipitation into the atmospheric color environment for better realism

Volumetric Cloud Stack Improvements

• Updated mainClouds.glsl, reimaginedClouds.glsl, and unboundClouds.glsl to use SimpleClouds density, fade, and storm parameters
• Maintains Compatibility with Complementary’s native logic while improving dynamic cloud response