[http://sourceforge.net/p/ufoai/feature-requests/471 Item 471] imported from sourceforge.net tracker on 2013-01-28 20:20:07

1. We could add a normalmap to the geoscape also to enhance visual quality.

2. This idea is actually stolen from here: http://colabti.org/irclogger/irclogger_log/ufoai?date=2010-03-16
Look @ 15:05. (The discussion starts 14:42.)
So it is basically the idea of reflecting the season-change onto the globe. Cool !
I think this is a great idea & would enhance immersion into the game for the player big time !!!
We do not need to use 12 different pictures for each month, but could blend 4 pictures, although I do not know if this would be a technical problem when we have to blend day/night & seasons & add a bumpmap to all of this.

3. Also we could add a glowing-effect & a lens-flare to the sun, but this is very low priority...
Mattn, I think your technical expertise is needed once again here
===== Comments Ported from Sourceforge =====

====== mcr2010 (2010-03-21 18:25:27) ======

I like the night-lights ;)
====== nobody (2010-03-23 13:43:42) ======

the lowest prioritys : dynamic athmospheric/cloud effects (i aslo like lights : lightnings storms & polar lights/aurora borealis) & glowing for ocean/hydroshpere
====== mcr2010 (2010-05-07 14:38:08) ======

Thanks to arisian all initial ideas now are reality & arisian added even more...
Nevertheless I will not close this as additional other ideas for geoscape upgrades are presented here also...
====== geever (2011-08-29 10:20:43) ======

"all initial ideas now are reality ... I will not close this as additional other ideas ... are presented here also."

I do. Additional ideas should have own tickets if they're needed..

-geever