I can confirm the reason for the blank skyboxes is caused by file paths linked to some assets from the other mod: More Environmental Lighting Maps.

Everything works correctly with both mods enabled at the same time.

If you still do not want to have the active maps from the other mod, you would need to delete the relevant config lines on the XComMaps.ini file.

On Wotc, Ver 1.001 bug comes back, skyboxes not loading causes maps to be pitch dark.If you want weather mods stick to Aquilio's Weather Pack, Tunnel & Abandoned Lighting Maps, and DLC lighting Maps.

@HaziTru if you get all the other complementary mods this will be a gem.

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=908638853

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3326284263

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3325332092

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3306304260

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=910203574

I hope some redo this mod but make it a little brighter. Way to dark on some missions

Cool cool dark nights darker than dark! I dont see anything, cool!

Is it safe to remove this mid-campaign

insanely dark, unplayable

really really interesting, would be nice up ligth sources

If you want to download this for WOTC sometimes skyboxes don't load FYI

This gets insanely dark. Especially on an OLED. Can hardly see anything XD

I'm with the people saying it's a little too dark, but upping the gamma slider does fix things.

Would it be possible to make it configurable with an ini-parameter how dark the night is? Outside of Cities it is so dark that you have to tilescan the environment to see cover. Essentially you are playing on a black map where everything is invisible. If it was possible to have it not quite as dark and only as dark as in a moonlit night that would be great. Cities should also be not as dark because of street lighting (apart from abandoned cities where there is no street lighting).

In Ufo - Enemy Unknown you could counter night conditions by throwing flares (or setting the landscape on fire). This is not possible in this game so I would prefer it if is not quite as dark.

Currently it is too dark for me to use this mod which is a shame because I very much like the weather changes.

I would makeout with this mod if I could. Use with a flashlight mod for maximum effect.

The nights are too dark on Lost missions. Works ok on city missions.

@Sentinel
It mostly works in WOTC; some of the skyboxes don't load/render properly.

Does this mod work in WOTC?

Essential. Really creates a tense atmosphere.

This mod seemed like a good idea at first, but after a couple of impossible-to-see-anyshit WTF darkest missions, I removed this mod.

I assume that yes, it is indeed meant to be dark at nighttime.

Is it suppose to be dark during night time or it's just random?

hello, how can i make this mod a little brighter? as it is extremely dark on my PC but i love the weather effects it has? I also have environmental lighting

Something is off with the weather for me. I see raindrops on the ground and lightning flashes, but there is no actual rain, also I've never seen snow in a 20 hours+ campaign :/

I have a question for those experts:

Do the ambience sounds of the maps are tied to the .map itself?

Because in all the Envlighting maps which are not from the base game, the ambience is fixed to daytime.

The only way to have night-time ambience (owls, wolves, etc.) is by using the default env_naturenight.

Yep, works with LWOTC. Love this mod, should have been a feature in base game. A note tho, if you're using Reshade or other post processing graphics stuff, you might have to go easy on levels/curves of the shadows or it might become too dark with this mod active.

I wonder if this is compatible with Wotc and LWotc (LW Port to Wotc). Anyone?

works for me in wotc, for those wondering.

Yep night and day missions just awesome.

Just to add, I am constantly in awe of just how good my game looks with this installed. Night missions feel like new DLC.

After posting some recent screenshots to Reddit, I've realised that the different user experiences is probably due to resolution. Take this example:

https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1753924334

On my home ASUS monitor (2K, 144Hz), that image is gorgeous. Dark, creepy blacksite, yet shades of muddy red and glow ambience.

On my work PC monitor (standard res), it's so damn dark I can barely see any details beyond the turret.

Can't use this mod alone it is honestly pitch black.

I suggest updating the descriptino and requirements to warn others that you must use this alongside environmental lights and pixelation mods

So good.
It works really well.

It looks like it's intended that you use both this and environmental lighting maps mods together, if you want. I'd love to use this, but it's too dark. T_T

I keep getting an issue that only happens sometimes, where the sky on some Darker maps is bright freaking white. Is there a way to fix this or check whats causing it? Cuz it gives me headaches lol.

can this be used in conjuction with your enviromental mod??? Or is it one or the other??

@starwarsharry2000:
Add -allowconsole to your launch arguments and then use the togglefow command to remove the fog of war, doesn't reveal enemies.
More here - https://www.ufopaedia.org/index.php/Console_Commands_%28LW2%29

hi does anyone know what the darkness around the map is. the darkness that goes away when your units go near it and then when they move away it covers that area again. if so do you know if theres a mod that completely removes it. cause commander and conquer had it and there was a mod for it so you could see everything without having to go over to that spot to see what was there. i just cant remember what you would call it other than darkness. thanks.

so to anyone that is wondering if this mod works with WotC, I just tested it yesterday and so far it seems like it does. I got a gatecrasher with the Darker Night Sky and it went pretty smoothly. Haven't played a whole lot of other missions with this on but so far so good.

i sure hope this mod gets fixed up

Does this work for WOTC?

For me it works really fine with WotC (atleast till now ^^)
And I have to say, this mod is superb or genius or however you call such a masterpiece.

I just played a lost mission (you know "horde"-mod, so only lost) and it was like a zombie horror movie became real (atleast ingame ^^). And I love zombie horror movies. Additional there was the hunter chosen lurking in the shadows. With all the darkness it was just so much more better than before.

Hope that you make a re-release for WotC then, this mod was essential for me because the atmosphere it made.

@pauloel7
I hear it works fine in WotC, but unfortunately I don't have the Vanilla SDK to continue maintaining it for both versions.

A re-release for WotC might be an order.

... but E3245 said in that mod comments he's yet to update it for wotc ,and that was on Aug 18th...

So the question is simple: do these mods work with WOTC or should one wait for their update?

BTW, I love them both since LW2, and am waiting for the wotc update anxiously.

Works fine in WoTC.

The glitchy sky boxes is caused by a missing dependency from the More Environmental Lighting Maps mod (http://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=908638853) . Sub that mod then you'll have your night sky.

I too can't wait for a WOTC version! Sneaking around in the City during the night felt really great.

I love a WotC version

the sky boxes seem to be glitchy with WOTC and fucks up when drop ships come in of a cinematic camera runs and images will tear

This on Abandoned City tilesets will be terrifying

Tried this with WotC, it seems to work. I haven't completed a campaign with it yet though.

Nope not yet, still downloading this expansion, Ill let ya know soon