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With the introduction of clouds in Alpha 3.15, is there any work currently being done on dynamic clouds and weather effects like storms, lightning, etc.?

Sebastian SchroederPrincipal Technical Environment Artist, Planet Content Team

So what we released was a [unclear] of clouds, basically. And I think it has been communicated plenty of times that we're still developing the technology for it. And the long-term plan is certainly to have dynamic clouds, animated clouds, and having clouds form and dissipate based on climate and weather. Right now the focus is more on performance, getting them to be as performant as they can be, and then there will be another round of quality and detail improvement to allow us to make more elaborate and more realistic formations of clouds and more diversity within or on one planet, basically. And then either with that or after that, the plan is to look into dynamic clouds, animating and forming and the whole cloud deal, basically.

Star Citizen Live›Planet Content Team Q&A·
Published on this date.11 Feb 2022