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Dazzling Sun v1.1
sunglare mod for TES4 Oblivion, by sefmonsta
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1. About
2. Installation
3. Known Issues / Compatability
4. Version History
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1. About
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Dazzling Sun is an Oblivion mod that mimics the effect of
temporal glare experienced when looking towards the sun.
It does this by using a high-contrast colour image to add
colour fringes to the sky-glow. It works best in conjunction
with the OBGE colour effects (HLSL and SSAO), and
complements Godrays well.
N.B.: never stare directly at the sun, unless it's a virtual one!
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2. Installation
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Before you start, you might want to save a backup copy
of the original sun, the file is in your Textures\sky folder:
e.g. C\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data\Textures\sky
simply rename the file to sunglare_bak
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There are two versions of the sunglare.dds file included.
- Clear: use this version for a sharper photo-realistic
sunglare.
- Super: Use this version for a more dramatic brighter
skyglow.
To choose which is for you, see the preview pics. Once
youv'e made your choice, you can always paste over
it with the alternate version later.

Copy the Textures folder from your chosen version
folder and paste it into your ...\Oblivion\Data\ directory,
clicking yes to replace/merge when asked.
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Next, change the SunGlare size settings in
the Oblivion settings.

1. Locate the Oblivion.ini file
(usually in \MyDocuments\MyGames\Oblivion)
2. !!! Make a copy !!! and rename it (e.g. Oblivion_bak.ini)
3. Open up the Oblivion.ini file and change these
values:

fSunGlareSize=260 (or for the Super version, try 280 or 300)
fSunBaseSize=180 (or for the Super version, try 200 or 220)

You can always tweak these values to make the sun
bigger or brighter... just ensure you save a backup copy!


4. Save changes, close the file, and load up Oblivion.
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3. Known Issues / Compatability
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Dazzling Sun only replaces the sunglare.dds file, and as far as I
know will only conflict with other sun mods that replace this.

If your dazzling sun does not appear on loading Oblivion, you
may need to do the following:

Download the Oblivion Mod Manager:
http://timeslip.chorrol.com/obmm_download.html

Once you have installed OBMM, and opened it, click the
"Utilities" button and select "Archive Invalidation". Ensure the
mode is set to BSA redirection, and hit "Update Now". This
tells Oblivion to search for the new replacement texture
before trying to load the default one.
You might need to do this for other mods you use, so it's a
good tool to have.
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4. Version History
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16th May 2012 - Dazzling Sun v1.1 Fixed bit-depth (smaller filesize)
14th May 2012 - Dazzling Sunglare v1

Planned future release:
a slightly less saturated Skyrim conversion.
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