[Vindicator83]

Good morning, after playing some campaigns this week i started to so some fredding for myself
like  escort, jump node defense , station defese etc just basic stuff

 how i setup skyboxes because when  im importing one the background is still black? can someone link to the procedure/tutorial, i downloaded from an old thread some of them they come in maps/models directories

[Nyctaeus]

Shouldn't it belong to modding or fredding board?

And as for your problem, place dds files in "maps" folder, place pof file in "models" folder. I guess you have your modfolder, right?
FRED is sometimes displaying skybox as blackness, unless you have skybox files placed in proper folders. Ingame result may be different than what you see in FRED.

[The E]

In order to actually use a model as a skybox, open the background editor, and enter the skybox model name in the text field in the lower right corner. Then save the mission, this causes FRED to reload it and display the skybox.

[Bryan See]

Or you could do it via an indirect way. Edit a mission file using a text editor, then add $Skybox Model: line at the header, preferably under the $AI profile line in the mission header.

[The E]

Or you could do it via an indirect way. Edit a mission file using a text editor, then add $Skybox Model: line at the header, preferably under the $AI profile line in the mission header.

This is a completely stupid suggestion that should be ignored. Yes, you can edit mission files in a text editor, but you should not do this unless you really know what you are doing.

[niffiwan]

Or you could do it via an indirect way. Edit a mission file using a text editor, then add $Skybox Model: line at the header, preferably under the $AI profile line in the mission header.

And note that every mission I've checked has $Skybox Model: before $AI Profile: ! DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ADVICE!

[The E]

And even if Bryan had given the correct location, there is no preferred spot for the line to go. It absolutely has to be in that one place, putting it anywhere else will cause parsing errors.

[Bryan See]

To solve this problem, put it under the last three values of the +Viewer orient, +SquadReassignName, +SquadReassignLogo $Starting wing names, $Squadron wing names, or $Team-versus-team wing names (if any one of the latter five are specified), but below the $AI Profile: line.

[The E]

Let me be absolutely clear on this: Editing mission files by hand is absolutely not recommended and should only be done if what you want to do cannot be done using the FRED editors. It's something only people with long experience in working with the engine should ever do. Your advice, well-intentioned as it may be, is utterly useless in this instance and I strongly recommend you stop giving it.

[Bryan See]

OK, fine with me.

[AdmiralRalwood]

below the $AI Profile: line

In case it wasn't already clear, putting "$Skybox Model:" below "$AI Profile:" will never, ever, ever work.