Sun Position Direction sunDir
From Spring
The title of this page has been keyword stuffed in order to hopefully catch any terms mappers might use when trying to find this grid. This grid existed 10+ years ago in the wiki but has long since been lost.
This grid is meant to show on a 2d plane, where the sun position will be on your map and the values needed for x and z axis positioning.
WARNING - It is entirely possible that the engine causes these values to be mirrored when the map loads, so pay attention. You can make it super easy to see where the sun position is by lowering it significantly (e.g. y = 0.2) and using terrain and trees to see the shadow positions. A little janky, but it works.
Without further adieu, the grid:
