Physical Starlight and Atmosphere - Sky

Physical Addons in Materials and Shading


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  • Laszlo Rumbold
    almost 7 years ago

    Lovely addon!
    Can't wait to see clouds on the sky.
    Keep up the good work!

  • Sav Scatola
    almost 7 years ago

    Just made lighting simpler and better, even on a late 2014 iMac. :) Thank you, can't wait to see how this develops.

  • Hakan Akögretmen
    almost 7 years ago

    You Sir have crowned Eevee with this! My viewport shines in the new light! Thank you so much! I´m looking forward for your updates!

  • MN
    almost 7 years ago

    Made gigantic sunrise while humming Circle of Life,
    I wholeheartedly recommend

  • Procedural Architecture
    almost 7 years ago

    absolutely amazing sky! i love it it is on par and better then very high resolution HDRI skies in terms of quality but it is sooo much better since it uses no VRAM and is completely dynamic. I cant wait for future updates and future products by this author. amazing work!

  • Emmanuel Mouillet
    8 months ago

    I am torn between a 3/5 and a 4/5 note. I pay it in promo at 49$ so i think at this price i can go with 4/5. at 70$ i would have set a 3.5/5.

    The addon is imo the best for blender as a general Physical sky, other addon don't respect the 100% parity between EEVEE and Cycle, and that is bumer for me. So great job from this team for this.

    The addon is good it really brings far better sky than the default sky texture in blender. Preetham / Nishita are poorly implemented in the default sky. So yes it's very useful.

    But here are my critics, as a long time user of Ultra Dynamic Sky addon for Unreal that cost 50$, this addon is very far in term of quality in 2 area :
    - cloud patterns volumetric noise texture, the addon give very realistic result for small whispy cloud, but for pyroclastic cumulus the way the light is scattered feel unrealstic imo, but you can still bring some texture and that's a good thing.

    - No moon, they have added a gimmick option to have 2 sun , but having the ability to have the moon like in Ultra Dynamic Sky would have been really better. If you want the moon you need to pay an extra addon that has powr review and that is sell at a high price, so that 's not ideal.

    So i would say it's a bit expensive , 50$ is a fair price if you can have it in promo, but it's the best physical sky addon on blender , so we must thanks the dev for bringing us this addon, it does help to work better.

    • Physical Addons

      8 months ago

      Hey Emmanuel,

      Thank you for taking the time to write such a thorough review - this is the kind of feedback that keeps us pushing forward.

      Really glad the EEVEE/Cycles parity stands out to you. That real-time, physics-based approach is the foundation everything is built on, and it's genuinely meaningful to hear it makes a difference to you.

      On the clouds - you're hitting on something we've been wrestling with for years. We've been deep in scientific papers, game engine techniques, and sky solutions across different 3D platforms. The good news is that Blender 5.0 opens up capabilities we've been waiting on, and we genuinely believe what we've found will finally translate into results you can see and feel as an end user.

      The moon point is fair, and I won't sugarcoat it - it's not in because PSA was built on flat world principles (and hacks), and that architecture made it fast, but it also made bolt-on additions like a moon genuinely complex without breaking what already works. Changing one part of the atmosphere computation has cascading effects everywhere. It's not a satisfying answer, but it's the honest one.

      If you're interested in following the development of what's coming next, feel free to reach out - we'd love to keep the conversation going.

  • ASE 3D
    over 2 years ago

    hello i have a prblm
    but before that
    i want to say its really nice and smooth addone i like it
    the problem its not working as it should and its crashing blender and also not updating real time in the blender version 4.0.1- i didn't use it in long time because i work on 4.0.1 version
    but in 3.5 it works really good and smooth

    • Physical Addons

      over 2 years ago

      Hi! There are a few reasons that might cause the addon to not work as smoothly as expected, one of them being other addons interfering with PSA. You can reach our support by writing a message through blendermarket or by joining our discord community https://discord.com/invite/mX4JTWR8

  • FuzzyTuesday
    about 3 years ago

    Good addon. Useful for adding a sky easily for renders. The clouds are not the best and look kinda flat; if they could be rounder & thick that would be so much better. I think the star generation is great but it could use more color variety.

    • Physical Addons

      about 3 years ago

      Hi! Thank you for the review and we're glad you enjoy our product. The star temperature can vary the color of the starfield.

  • yuya.ichise
    over 3 years ago

    When using a game asset as an HDRI, the volume of clouds tends to gather in one place. I would like them to be able to create rounder clouds.

    • Physical Addons

      about 3 years ago

      Hi! The clouds in the current PSA are basic right now and just added per popular request. We are working on having volumetric like clouds that work in the shaders for the future. Subscribe to our newsletter to get notified when we launch a new improved Cloud version.

  • Orin Putnam
    over 3 years ago

    Certainly a powerful addon however I feel like two key features are missing and would like to see them in the future. I would love to have the moon built in, especially with eclipse functionality. Mostly though I want some more control over the stars, namely the ability to group them into a band, mimicking the Milky Way. It would be great to be able to draw a star density map for the most versatility yet that would be generally nonuser-friendly and probably hard to implement. As the addon stands, I give it a 5/5 for daytime use but only a 2.5/5 for nighttime.

    • Physical Addons

      over 3 years ago

      We appreciate the feedback, Orin! You can add a moon (or any other planet) with our other addon - Physical celestial objects. Regarding the stars, you can always add your own texture and make them look exactly how you like.

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Details
Blender Extension Compatible Yes
Sales 17100+
Rating
154 ratings
Dev Fund Contributor
Published almost 7 years ago
Blender Version 2.81 - 5.2
Extension Type Add-on
Render Engine Used Cycles, Eevee
License GPL