DESCRIPTION

What is Parallax?

Parallax is a visual mod which adds huge amounts of highly detailed foliage and rocks to diversify the entire planetary system with the goal of making each and every planet unique to explore. These objects can also be made collideable to make navigating the planets more challenging.

Installation

  1. Download Parallax
  2. Download the Parallax Assets
  3. Browse to %AppData%\..\LocalLow\Jundroo\SimpleRockets 2\Mods. Can't find the AppData folder? See the Troubleshooting section
  4. Open the ParallaxAssets.zip and copy the "ParallaxData" folder to the "Mods" folder.
  5. Copy the Parallax2.sr2-mod (downloaded in step 1) to the "Mods" folder as well.
  6. Launch Juno: New Origins and enable the mod
  7. Enjoy!

Installation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYtVXZedUFU

Verification:

Inside Jundroo\SimpleRockets 2\Mods, you should have a folder named "ParallaxData" and a file named "Parallax2.sr2-mod". If you instead have a file named "Parallax2", this is fine and you just have file extensions hidden.

Troubleshooting:

Q: I can't find the AppData folder!
A: In the Users/USERNAME folder that you are currently in, look for the "view" button at the top of the File Explorer window. Click "view", then "show" -> "Hidden Items". You should now see the AppData folder. Keep in mind this folder won't exist until you have launched the game at least once.

Q: Nothing is showing up in game!
A: Is the mod enabled? In the top right on the main menu in JNO, click Modifications -> Parallax2 -> Enable. If you get an error, or Parallax2 does not show in the mods list, reread these installation instructions.

In order to achieve a high quality yet highly performant experience, Parallax utilizes a technique called GPU Instancing to draw thousands of objects efficiently. Even if you have a lower spec GPU, Parallax will run great - you can always tweak the settings and cater the experience to your needs:

Recommended Settings

  • For the best experience, I would recommend using a terrain LOD quality of 6.0.
  • You can adjust the mod settings by editing Mods\ParallaxData\Assets\Common\ParallaxSettings.xml, where you can adjust the quality settings, enable performance saving modes or even change which objects are collideable for an easy or challenging experience

Recommended Specs

  • GPU with 3GB+ VRAM
  • 6GB RAM (with terrain LOD 10)

Support

If you enjoy the mod and would like to show your support, you can find me on Patreon!

Thank you for downloading Parallax.

GENERAL INFO

  • Mod Version: 1.0
  • Required Juno: New Origins Version: 1.2
  • Published: 9/14/2023
  • Downloads: 18445

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    "you must change permissions for this compressed file"? im the admin so can anyone tell me what this means?

    yesterday
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    12.3k Tallisar

    This is how you get to the mods folder: C:\Users\Owner\AppData\LocalLow\Jundroo\SimpleRockets 2\Mods
    @BLKBIRD

    2 months ago
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    @Isosceles51 How did you do it? I'm on windows 11 pro and Junjoo dont exist in the local folder. Thanks

    2 months ago
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    1,099 ZATG

    Low end graphics card disruptor (bushi)

    3 months ago
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    @dyobro9687 ok thanks

    3 months ago
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    @AkutanSpaceTech I am trying for it

    3 months ago
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    It's the download! Somethings must be done with the download! man the server is slow

    3 months ago
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    Question: Anyone figured out a way to get this in RSS

    +5 7 months ago
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    3,680 Isosceles51

    I can't edit the files to make trees have colliders. How can I edit it?

    +2 8 months ago
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    3,680 Isosceles51

    @Pedro @Linx If there will ever be an update to Parralax, can Linx make it better for planet studio? It’s ok if not.

    +2 8 months ago
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    3,680 Isosceles51

    @Pedro Ok

    8 months ago
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    Dev Pedro

    @Spitty Planet Studio isn't involved in the process, looking at the configs for the default system is really intuitive, you can learn by imitation

    +1 8 months ago
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    3,680 Isosceles51

    @Pedro How do you do it anyways? Do you copy the parallax assets to planet studio or something? Or do you individually copy the assets you want to use? I’m hoping the former, but if it’s the latter, I don’t fully care, I’ll still do it.

    8 months ago
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    3,680 Isosceles51

    @Pedro I guess then it is possible, but not very convenient.

    8 months ago
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    Dev Pedro

    @Spitty you can't, you adjust it through the config files

    8 months ago
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    3,680 Isosceles51

    @1Gree I have the same question

    8 months ago
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    3,680 Isosceles51

    Again, how/can I use parallax in planet studio?

    8 months ago
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    3,680 Isosceles51

    How do I use the mod in planetstudio

    8 months ago
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    3,680 Isosceles51

    I’m having trouble doing it on windows (btw, I downloaded Juno on Steam, and downloaded it recently)
    (Also, I found appdata and local, but no Jundroo or anything.)

    Update, after only 5 minutes (bruh): I found what I needed to find to get it to work

    8 months ago
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    0 ART384

    @Hyperant Thanks! i updated and it works!

    +1 9 months ago
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    12.3k Tallisar

    You need version: 1.2 for Parallax to work, @ART384 .

    9 months ago
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    0 ART384

    i get some kind of error even though everything is placed right and i triple checked....do i need a specific version of the game? i havent updated for a while

    9 months ago
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    @Linx I am big fan of your YouTube channel

    10 months ago
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    @default00one00mf dude. You likely did it wrong. Did you do the steps STEP BY STEP?

    +2 10 months ago
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    Dude it's terrible! It took 12 GB of my 16 GB RAM just to show me a minecraft grass model. Frickin PNG's, men! Do something with optimization. It's simply unplayable

    10 months ago
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