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Cloud Texture Layer

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I'm trying to create a cloud texture layer. The issue I'm having is the transparent layer is darkening the terrain texture behind, and the result is this green crust on the edges of the cloud. What I want is for the texture to be a clean as the transparent textures used for tree limbs on tree models. Is there a certain way that I can setup the alpha texture in blender so the transparency is more clean?
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Nice idea with the clouds.

Unfortunately I don't know how to make it transparent / without the shadow. Hopefully somebody else will know.
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Wait is that the "shadow"? because I might know how to fix it if it is.

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It seems like the only fix is modding the texture itself. Been thinking of the best way to implement the clouds. Either as a building with a small base and a large building model. or as a "hawk" that slowly flies around the map. If I made it a building it would be static, but if I make it an animal it's movement would be unpredictable.
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You can make movements more predictable by setting very huge angle speed of air move. Then clouds will most likely go in 1 direction.
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Reaching a final model with these clouds. Think they turned out ok. I imagine the main purpose of clouds is to give a clear demarcation between space and air battles.
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Looks cool
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I wonder what mod you're actually planning. I would never have come up with the idea of the clouds. ^^

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The goal of the whole mod is to increase the scale of the game so the late epochs actually feel distinct from the early game, also so citizen aren't twice the size of doorways and such lol. I haven't used your Earth map before. Where can I check it out? I didn't see it in the links.
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