Best way to create a day / night cycle?

[Andy90]

Hello  i want ask what is the best way to create a day night cycle with the leadwerks engine. I know it from unity that you create a pivot in the middle of the scene and attach the directionlight (sun) to this. So you can rotate this pivot and the light will turn arround the terrain. But if i do this it works not realy well. I think its because the ambient lightning from the skybox. 
 

[klepto2]

One way is to use a post effect, I can't fully reply currently, but this is a starting point:

DayNightEffect.zip

You attach the pfx to your scene, and if you have a driectional light in the scene it will automatically find it and use the correct light vector.

[Andy90]

Okey thanks  i will have a look later. 

[Andy90]

ok its night but the trees are grayish  okey its because of the fog

[CJO Games]

Another way - and one I am hoping to use in my maps - is as you've suggested, with the use of pivots and -  in my case at least a sky-dome - although it can be done without. I find the sky dome quite effective. My set up uses a pivot with a script attached to make rotation and then the directional light is a child of that pivot - the movement of light and shadows looks great - although it appears to have an impact on FPS. I'll upload a video of it in a working state when I can get around to it...

[Andy90]

This would be great.