Sky Patch - finally we can see the true sky textures ;)

[sotigris]

Thanks. I have seen what the patch installs. Indeed it installs the same files of the sky patch. Given that that files, apart from the sky colour, are used only to give some fade colours to the stadiums (a kind of yellow for sunset,etc), I think they are not necessary to see the beauty of the next generation patch. So simply install the next generation patch, then reinstall (with no problems at all) the sky patch

Outsider you were right, thanks ! Now I have beautiful skies!
So guys first next generation patch afterwads sky patch = awesome experience!!

ps. When i installed skypatch i couldnt run fifa08.exe but I found a way running my game smoothly by using fifa.fat unlimited patch I dont know why it works fine though...

 

[Outsider 87]

ps. When i installed skypatch i couldnt run fifa08.exe but I found a way running my game smoothly by using fifa.fat unlimited patch I dont know why it works fine though...

This is not directly due to any patch. Simply, installing some "sky domes" you overcame the fat limit and so you couln't run the normal exe. But of course you could run the unlimited exe because it does not take into consideration the fifa.fat limit and files importation limits

 

[Tizmo]

Will this work in FIFA 07 if I do the following?

Install FIFA 08 (borrow from someone), then install the patch and afterwards take the files with filemaster and export and then import into FIFA 07?

 

[Outsider 87]

You don't need to install fifa 08. Just install the patch in any folder and then import in FIFA 07 zdatas the files you find in Sky_Patch_08/FifaMania_Installer

 

[Tizmo]

Do I need to do anything with files, sun.o, night.o, rain.o and sunset.o?

 

[Outsider 87]

Do I need to do anything with files, sun.o, night.o, rain.o and sunset.o?

If stadiums installed in FIFA 07 have all their own domes you don't have to do nothing with .o files

 

[Tizmo]

If stadiums have the m715 file, does that mean they have domes?

 

[Outsider 87]

If stadiums have the m715 file, does that mean they have domes?

Yes

 

[Tizmo]

Alright, thank you very much!

I just tested this and all I can say is WOW! This makes the game look so much better!

 

[Moussie_G]

It doesn't work with my FIFA 07. I get the message: The program cannot find the o.files to continue. The program will shut down.
How can I install the sky-domes by hand?

 

[Outsider 87]

Just go in the folder of the patch and rename these files:
sun.o --> m715__xx_1.o
rain.o --> m715__xx_0.o
sunset.o --> m715__xx_4.o
night.o --> m715__xx_3.o

where xx stands for the stadium id. Do this operation for all your new stadiums (original EA ones have already sky dome) and all is done. Then simply install them with file master 07 into a zdata

 

[AsmodaiPlay]

Outsider, this is a little offtopic to the skies but i was wondering if you could help me. I've downloaded a stadium that only has day and i want to add night. Would you be able to give me a step by step guide to creating the new textures e.t.c, I had a go but made a bit of a mess of it and didn't really know what i was doing. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[Moussie_G]

@Outsider87: Sorry, but it doesn't work. I've tried everything. Importing with Filemaster, importing with Creation Master. Only the skies of night- and overcast- versions work. Sun and dawn is just blue sky.

 

[Outsider 87]

Moussie: maybe simply the patch files don't work for sun and dawn in FIFA 07... This is possible

 

[Moussie_G]

I don't think so.

Perhaps you can tell me, what you've changed in the domes, so I can try it with the original FIFA07 files.

 

[Outsider 87]

Moussie, domes are nothing especial. They are normal domes. This is not a problem of domes... If you don't see skies in sun and sunset maybe the stadiums have no sky textures (very difficult) or maybe the other patch files simply don't work for those conditions

 

[Moussie_G]

All my importet stadiums (and the original stadiums) have got dome-files. I checked my config_pc_h: sky_render = 1

Has nobody else this problem?