more or less fixed the sky for normal viewing angles, still disappears at a certain height though

apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.cpp

@@ -810,7 +810,9 @@ void SkyManager::setWeather(const MWWorld::WeatherResult& weather)
         strength = 1.f;
 
     mSunGlare->setVisibility(weather.mGlareView * mGlareFade * strength);
-    mSun->setVisibility(weather.mGlareView);
+
+    if (strength < 0.4) strength = 0.4;
+    mSun->setVisibility(weather.mGlareView * strength);
 
     mAtmosphereNight->setVisible(weather.mNight && mEnabled);
 }
@@ -923,3 +925,8 @@ void SkyManager::resetSkyPosition()
 {
     mRootNode->setPosition(0,0,0);
 }
+
+void SkyManager::scaleSky(float scale)
+{
+    mRootNode->setScale(scale, scale, scale);
+}

apps/openmw/mwrender/sky.hpp

@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ namespace MWRender
 
         void setSkyPosition(const Ogre::Vector3& position);
         void resetSkyPosition();
+        void scaleSky(float scale);
 
     private:
         bool mCreated;
@@ -183,21 +184,21 @@ namespace MWRender
         BillboardObject* mSunGlare;
         Moon* mMasser;
         Moon* mSecunda;
-    
+
         Ogre::Viewport* mViewport;
         Ogre::SceneNode* mRootNode;
         Ogre::SceneManager* mSceneMgr;
-        
+
         Ogre::SceneNode* mAtmosphereDay;
         Ogre::SceneNode* mAtmosphereNight;
-        
+
         Ogre::MaterialPtr mCloudMaterial;
         Ogre::MaterialPtr mAtmosphereMaterial;
-        
+
         Ogre::MaterialPtr mStarsMaterials[7];
-        
+
         Ogre::HighLevelGpuProgramPtr mCloudFragmentShader;
-        
+
         // remember some settings so we don't have to apply them again if they didnt change
         Ogre::String mClouds;
         Ogre::String mNextClouds;
@@ -207,17 +208,17 @@ namespace MWRender
         float mStarsOpacity;
         Ogre::ColourValue mCloudColour;
         Ogre::ColourValue mSkyColour;
-        
+
         Ogre::Overlay* mThunderOverlay;
         Ogre::TextureUnitState* mThunderTextureUnit;
-                
+
         float mRemainingTransitionTime;
-        
+
         float mGlare; // target
         float mGlareFade; // actual
-        
+
         void ModVertexAlpha(Ogre::Entity* ent, unsigned int meshType);
-        
+
         bool mEnabled;
         bool mSunEnabled;
         bool mMasserEnabled;

apps/openmw/mwrender/water.cpp

@@ -141,15 +141,16 @@ void Water::preRenderTargetUpdate(const RenderTargetEvent& evt)
 {
     mWater->setVisible(false);
 
-    mOldCameraFarClip = mCamera->getFarClipDistance();
-    if (mReflectDistance != 0)
-        mCamera->setFarClipDistance(mReflectDistance);
+    //mOldCameraFarClip = mCamera->getFarClipDistance();
+    //if (mReflectDistance != 0)
+    //    mCamera->setFarClipDistance(mReflectDistance);
 
     if (evt.source == mReflectionTarget)
     {
         Vector3 pos = mCamera->getRealPosition();
         pos.y = mTop*2 - pos.y;
         mSky->setSkyPosition(pos);
+        mSky->scaleSky(mCamera->getFarClipDistance() / 1000.f);
         mCamera->enableCustomNearClipPlane(Plane(Vector3::UNIT_Y, mTop));
         mCamera->enableReflection(Plane(Vector3::UNIT_Y, mTop));
     }
@@ -159,11 +160,12 @@ void Water::postRenderTargetUpdate(const RenderTargetEvent& evt)
 {
     mWater->setVisible(true);
 
-    mCamera->setFarClipDistance(mOldCameraFarClip);
+    //mCamera->setFarClipDistance(mOldCameraFarClip);
 
     if (evt.source == mReflectionTarget)
     {
         mSky->resetSkyPosition();
+        mSky->scaleSky(1);
         mCamera->disableReflection();
         mCamera->disableCustomNearClipPlane();
     }

apps/openmw/mwrender/water.hpp

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace MWRender {
     class SkyManager;
 
     /// Water rendering 	
-    class Water : Ogre::RenderTargetListener
+    class Water : public Ogre::RenderTargetListener
     {
         static const int CELL_SIZE = 8192;
         Ogre::Camera *mCamera;

files/water/water.cg

@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ void main_fp
     float2 screenCoords = iScreenCoords.xy / iScreenCoords.z;
     screenCoords.y = (1-saturate(renderTargetFlipping))+renderTargetFlipping*screenCoords.y;
 
+    // No need for transparency since we are using a refraction map
+    oColor.a = 1;
+
     // Sample screen-space depth map and subtract pixel depth to get the real water depth
     float depth1 = tex2D(depthMap, screenCoords).r * far - iDepth;
     depth1 = saturate(depth1 / 500.f);
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ void main_fp
 
     oColor.xyz = lerp(refraction.xyz, reflection.xyz, opacity);
 
+    // add fog
     float fogValue = saturate((iDepth - fogParams.y) * fogParams.w);
     oColor.xyz = lerp(oColor.xyz, fogColour, fogValue);
-    oColor.a = 1;
 }