Volcanic Kreet - Biome Visual Transformation

CREDITS: All credits to ZY20042 for the amazing work.

NEXUS LINKS: https://www.nexusmods.com/starfield/mods/14833?tab=description

PERMISSIONS: Granted by ZY20042

DESCRIPTION:

This mod is a cosmetic overhaul of the biomes of Kreet. Kreet now has lava.

This mod changes the cosmetics of all three biomes of Kreet. These changes include the tutorial area around Kreet Research Station. Essentially, this is a "skin pack" for the moon's biomes and does not affect gameplay mechanics such as keywords, flora, fauna, resources, or quests. This mod is aimed at those who want a change of scenery for repeated playthroughs. The most noticeable change is the addition of glowing lava to two of the biomes. While the lava looks best at night, I have modified the weather and atmosphere so the area still looks stunning during the day. The non-lava biome also offers something interesting to see.

Various changes: Retextures of the terrain

• Glowing lava has been added to the Volcanic Biome and Mountains Biome. The lava is purely cosmetic and does not cause thermal damage. For immersion, I made the lava more like crusted lava rather than a flowy one, so it's probably okay to walk on it with good protective gear.
• Since the "Mountains" biome has a similar terrain contour to the Volcanic Biome (I think the Volcanic Biome actually looks more mountainous), to visually distinguish these biomes, the "Mountains" biome features orange rocks and glowing volcanic mineral deposits.
• The Frozen Volcanic Biome is now a vast ice field, and the ice glows blue at night.

Weather changes:

• Added customised low fog. At night, the lava glow illuminates the fog. During the day, the fog height is set so the mountain tops peek through, adding extra depth to the landscape, which looks especially good at sunrise and sunset.
• Customised the three vanilla weather types (see note on weather below).

Colour grading changes:

• Altered the atmosphere colour of Kreet because the original colour grading made the lava appear yellow.

INSTALLATION: Download the main file via a mod manager. The mod can be installed mid-game. If updating, the new Version can be installed anytime.

COMPATIBILITY AND LOAD ORDER: This mod modifies the following vanilla records and file, and will conflict with other mods that edit the same thing:

• Biome VolcanicRoughLifeKreet MountainsLifeKreet FrozenLifeKreet
• Weather WeatherUniqueKreet_PartlyCloudy_C5_Unique WeatherUniqueKreet_Clear_C0_Clear WeatherUniqueKreet_Sandstorm_C1
• Atmosphere ATMO_Kreet
• FIle Data/Textures/Planets/Houdiniplanets/Biomemasks/Kreet_colour.dds

This mod does NOT edit worldspaces and cells.

Load order:

• This mod should be loaded after mods that edit biomes, weather, and planet surface textures.

Notes on Weather:

• In the vanilla game, the Volcanic and Mountains Biomes have three weather types (clear, cloudy, and sandstorm). The tutorial area has only one (cloudy). My mod changes the characteristics of all three of the vanilla weather types. The frequency of encountering each weather pattern remains the same.
• The Frozen Volcanic Biome also has three weather types (clear, cloudy, and snow), which are unaltered.
• Most weather mods should be compatible if you load my mod after the weather mods. However, since most weather mods add extra weather to an area, you'll encounter more weather variations, and the chance of experiencing my modified vanilla weather types is slightly reduced.
• The sandstorm now features a colour filter. This filter, unfortunately, does not appear in Photo Mode. If you want to take a photo during a sandstorm (while your character is getting lung damage), you can compensate by using the vanilla Photo Mode filters, or use the tfc 1 and tm console commands, and capture the screenshot through Steam or other apps.

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