VAB/SPH day lighting

[1Revenger1]

I like how the devs added the day and night cycle into the space center menu. I find it kind of odd this hasn't been implemented into the VAB/SPH. I think it would look great if it was added.

[GluttonyReaper]

From what I know, this is a technical thing - the lighting in the VAB/SPH isn't real, it's all pre-rendered. If a day/night cycle was implemented, it probably wouldn't look as good, or there would be more lag.

[Commissioner Tadpole]

From what I know, this is a technical thing - the lighting in the VAB/SPH isn't real, it's all pre-rendered. If a day/night cycle was implemented, it probably wouldn't look as good, or there would be more lag.

A workaround would be if whenever you enter the VAB/SPH, the game would check what time period is it on the KSC. If it's daytime, then it will be just like it is right now. If it is sunset, then the lightning would change a bit(mainly on the outside) and the skybox would change. Same applies for sunrise and nighttime. That would at least make the VAB/SPH have an actual time of day, though still not a daytime cycle, which would be difficult to implement.

[1Revenger1]

that would work, does anyone know if time passes in the SPH or VAB building? If it doesn't, then just changing the prefixed lighting would work.

[Kasuha]

No. At present, when you're in VAB/SPH, the game simulation is stopped.