diff --git a/shaders/lib/ROBOBO_sky.glsl b/shaders/lib/ROBOBO_sky.glsl
index 3ad747c..8a3c286 100644
--- a/shaders/lib/ROBOBO_sky.glsl
+++ b/shaders/lib/ROBOBO_sky.glsl
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ vec3 sky_transmittance(vec3 position, vec3 direction, const float steps) {
 vec3 calculateAtmosphere(vec3 background, vec3 viewVector, vec3 upVector, vec3 sunVector, vec3 moonVector, out vec2 pid, out vec3 transmittance, const int iSteps, float noise) {
 	const int jSteps = 4;
 
-	float planetGround = exp(-100 * pow(max(-viewVector.y*5,0.0),2)); // darken the ground in the sky.
+	float planetGround = exp(-100 * pow(max(-viewVector.y*5 +0.2,0.0),2)); // darken the ground in the sky.
 	float GroundDarkening = max(planetGround * 0.7+0.3,clamp(sunVector.y*2.0,0.0,1.0));
 
 	vec3 viewPos = (sky_planetRadius + eyeAltitude) * upVector;
diff --git a/shaders/lib/volumetricClouds.glsl b/shaders/lib/volumetricClouds.glsl
index 446a923..552ef84 100644
--- a/shaders/lib/volumetricClouds.glsl
+++ b/shaders/lib/volumetricClouds.glsl
@@ -240,10 +240,10 @@ vec4 renderClouds(
 	maxIT_clouds = int(clamp(maxIT_clouds / sqrt(exp2(viewPos.y)),0.0, maxIT));
 	maxIT_clouds = 30;
 
-
 	vec3 dV_view = normalize(viewPos.xyz);
-
-	dV_view.y += 0.05 * heightRelativeToClouds;
+	
+	// this is the cloud curvature.
+	// dV_view.y += 0.05 * heightRelativeToClouds;
 
 	dV_view *= 300/abs(dV_view.y)/maxIT_clouds;
 	
@@ -270,9 +270,9 @@ vec4 renderClouds(
 	float atmosphere =  exp(abs(forg.y) * -5.0);
 	vec3 scatter = exp(-10000.0 * rC * atmosphere) * distantfog;
 
-	directScattering *= scatter;
-	directMultiScattering *= scatter;
-	sunIndirectScattering *= scatter;
+	directScattering *= distantfog;
+	directMultiScattering *= distantfog;
+	sunIndirectScattering *= distantfog;
 
 #ifdef Cumulus
 		for(int i = 0; i < maxIT_clouds; i++) {