Why is the Bloodmoon Flat?

Tyrobag · July 2018

Anyone else notice that the sky with the bloodmoon in it looks totally flat? It just looks like there's a big mural painted up there. Maybe those "Flat-Earthers" are on to something after all?

@ZOS_GinaBruno Can you confirm if this is how its supposed to be, or is it currently missing its normal maps or something?

(Note: this is in Hunter's Glade)

FakeFox · July 2018

It is flat, because it's a 2D skybox.

I think more of a fading out effect and more shadows at the edges would solve it. The lighting angle seems a bit off.

Faulgor · July 2018

It looks exactly like the moon. As it should.

Aliyavana · July 2018

https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/424292/pts-update-19-unofficial-housing-feedback-thread#latest

rafaelcsmaia · July 2018

It is flat because the earth is flat

Mystrius_Archaion · July 2018

Everything on your screen is technically flat. They create the illusion of depth by using perspective techniques and changing scales.

For example, the craters near the edges of the moon should be mostly smaller than the ones near the center to give the illusion that the center ones are closer while the edges are farther.
And it is all lit up so there is no shadowing that will cause the appearance of depth. That's how a full moon looks.

Sandman929 · July 2018

Clearly it's made of cheese.

Tasear · July 2018

Hmm... yeah I personally see what you mean something feels off.

malchior · July 2018

Someone forgot the shadow lighting on the moon itself.

Earrindo · July 2018

The moon and lighting in the Glade are what put me off it as a potential house.
The light is a muddy orange brown, the moon is obnoxiously large (hiding the lovely sky they did, it's really very pretty) and the texture quality on the moon is atrocious.
I get it, it's a blood moon, but give it some high res textures and make the ambient light more neutral, less Fallout during a radiation storm.