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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: ryuune75 on February 18, 2004, 07:21:06 am

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: ryuune75 on February 18, 2004, 07:21:06 am

Yes, i know this has been asked a number of times, but all the threads regarding this are pretty old...

So, has anyone so far been able to create a good looking skybox to simulate a mission into the atmosphere of earth (or any planet)? It is even possible? If yes, how can i do it right?

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: kasperl on February 18, 2004, 07:46:36 am

TI has, but it doesn't look like they want to release a HowTo.

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: Nico on February 18, 2004, 08:37:06 am

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,15165.0.html

uses pofs. d/l link somewhere in the thread.

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: ryuune75 on February 18, 2004, 09:08:47 am

:eek:   much better than i think it was possible!

hope you don't mind if i use that as a base for building mine....

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Originally posted by kasperl
TI has, but it doesn't look like they want to release a HowTo.

TI?  Who are they?

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: kasperl on February 18, 2004, 09:35:58 am

Twisted Infities, mod hosted over at sectorgame. do a search, and i think you'll find something on them.

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: ryuune75 on February 18, 2004, 09:43:46 am

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Originally posted by kasperl
Twisted Infities, mod hosted over at sectorgame. do a search, and i think you'll find something on them.

Thanks found them. They have a pretty skybox too, it seems, too bad they arent releasing anyting so far...

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: Odyssey on February 18, 2004, 10:12:18 am

[color=cc9900]I'm in the process of developing a skybox for 158th, as well. I believe it can be seen in some preview thread somewhere in their public forum.[/color]

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: Nico on February 18, 2004, 12:46:23 pm

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Originally posted by ryuune75
hope you don't mind if i use that as a base for building mine....

Sure, go ahead.

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: Col. Fishguts on February 18, 2004, 04:34:52 pm

Are you thinking along the lines of porting the Homeworld2 backgrounds to FS2 skyboxes ?

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: magatsu1 on February 18, 2004, 04:41:51 pm

minus the F22s it reminds me of Deneb in the FS2 intro.

Oh yeah, could a similar technique be used to simulate low orbit (similar to the effect in SNES Starfox/wing) ?

Title: Atmospheric skybox?
Post by: Woolie Wool on February 18, 2004, 10:47:57 pm

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Originally posted by Nico
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,15165.0.html

uses pofs. d/l link somewhere in the thread.

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