Better Clouds FOR VISIONS
⚪ Last updated 2018⚠️ Install Order · 1 step
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 3.9% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #25 of 37 Visuals and Graphics mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
-Improves the cloud quality.
-Reduces cloud movement speed.
-Reduces cloud animation speed.
-Lowers the cirrus cloud's altitude.
This was done modifying the GCENVIROMENTGLOBALS. GLOBALS. MBIN and the CLOUDNEWFRAGMENT. SHADER. H. BIN.
This mod is in an initial state of development, please report bugs.
NEW IN 1. 4:
- Clouds restored to original colour.- Reduced the "towering" cloud effect, where clouds become spiky on moons and some planets.
- Increased speed a bit to improve "feeling" (but still way lower than unmodded).
Better Clouds FOR VISIONS is a visual mod for No Man's Sky that improves cloud quality, reduces cloud movement and animation speed, and lowers cirrus cloud altitude. It also fixes cloud color and reduces the towering effect on moons and planets. Requires the VISIONS update.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 394 endorsements and over 10k downloads
- Simple tweaks that make clouds look more natural and less distracting
- Actively updated to fix issues like color and towering clouds
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2018 — may not work with current game versions
- Author notes it's in initial development and asks for bug reports
- Requires the VISIONS update, so not for players on older versions
For No Man's Sky players who want more realistic, slower-moving clouds without overhauling the whole game. Perfect for screenshot enthusiasts and explorers who notice sky details. Skip if you're on a newer update or want more dramatic weather changes.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Make sure you're on the VISIONS update before installing, or the mod won't work.
- If you see spiky clouds on moons, update to v1.4 which fixes that.
- This mod only changes cloud files, so it's safe to remove by deleting the mod files.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- No Mans Sky Mods
- Author
- 2000gmod
- Version
- 1.4
- Downloads
- 10,168
- Endorsements
- 394
- Category
- Visuals and Graphics
- Created
- 7/30/2018
- Updated
- 11/30/2018
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