🌩️ WeatherPhysics v0.0.5 — Atmospheric & Visual Overhaul

Version 0.0.5 introduces dynamic cloud color cycles, fully 3D branching lightning, localized rain curtains with gradient transparency, atmospheric rainbows, and electric activity detection on the Weather Radar!

☁️ Realistic Convective Clouds & Day/Night Cycle

• 🎨 Dynamic Color Transitions: Clouds now smoothly shift colors based on the time of day:
  • ☀️ Bright white during the day.
  • 🌅 Warm orange and reddish tones during sunset.
  • 🌙 Dark blue and shadowy tones at night.
• ☁️ Improved Formations: Enhanced convective tower generation with massive, dynamic anvil tops (incus).
• 📐 Cohesive Cloud Bases: Greater variation in cloud density, structure, and realistic base merging.

🌧️ Localized Rain & Visual Curtains

• 🌧️ Base-Connected Precipitation: Rain visually falls directly from the cloud base and remains strictly within the cloud's perimeter.
• 👁️ Gradient Transparency: Rain curtains now blend seamlessly with the terrain using refined transparency gradients and new visual animations.

⚡ 3D Branching Lightning & Cloud Illumination

• ⚡ 3D Branching Bolts: Bolts now generate 3 to 5 secondary branches at varying altitudes, including micro-branches inside the cloud base.
• 💡 In-Cloud Flash: Lightning discharges illuminate cloud structures internally during severe storms, visible from extreme distances.
• 🎯 Core Generation: Discharges occur realistically within the central precipitation core of storm systems.

🌈 Atmospheric Rainbows

• 🌈 Dynamic Rainbow System: Rainbows can now form during sunset when rain conditions are nearby.
• 🌅 Full Spectrum Arc: Curved 7-color gradient (Red to Violet) rendered with dynamic player-facing orientation.

📡 Radar Enhancements

• ⚡ Electrical Activity Tracking: Live lightning strikes are now marked with a ⚡ icon alongside a real-time electrical activity counter.
• 🌪️ Landspout Detection: Dedicated tracking icons for active Landspouts/Waterspouts.
• 🗺️ Altitude Color Coding: Updated map palette representing cloud and terrain altitudes.

🚧 Currently in Development

• 🌪️ Supercell Tornadoes (in progress).
• 🌬️ Advanced Wind Vector Engine (planned for future releases).

📌 Note: Make sure to check keybinds in options to toggle the Weather Radar HUD (R by default).