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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: Colonol Dekker on June 21, 2006, 08:32:45 am

Title: Skybox packs....
Post by: Colonol Dekker on June 21, 2006, 08:32:45 am: Has anyone made/Released a skybox pack yet, I cant find any linkage through the search and i thought it would be nice if there were a few choices available to the community.

Regards.....
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: aldo_14 on June 21, 2006, 08:45:36 am: Don't believe so.
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Colonol Dekker on June 21, 2006, 08:47:45 am: Maybe we could collate all the available ones. I dont expect BSG or any big mods to release their work yet. But Nuclear 1's skybox is pretty cool i just wondered how many others were out there and if we could "pack em up for hLP use" maybe?
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Nuclear1 on June 22, 2006, 12:34:58 pm: Quote from: Colonol Dekker on June 21, 2006, 08:47:45 am
Maybe we could collate all the available ones. I dont expect BSG or any big mods to release their work yet. But Nuclear 1's skybox is pretty cool i just wondered how many others were out there and if we could "pack em up for hLP use" maybe?

I think you might mean Nuke, right?
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Colonol Dekker on June 23, 2006, 03:25:58 am: Hmmm, I guess i did :D
my bad..
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Tyrian on June 24, 2006, 02:59:00 pm: Just wondering...What's a skybox? It makes it look like you're flying in the atmosphere / over a planet, right?

*Prepares to be flamed with "You're such a n00b" comments*
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Zantor on June 25, 2006, 12:06:05 am: That's essentially what a skybox is. They're used all the time in Descent 3; your description is pretty accurate.
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: aldo_14 on June 25, 2006, 12:19:07 pm: Not entirely. A skybox is, in FS2 contexts, simple a textured cube that acts as a background rather than the 'default' of a bunch of positioned bitmaps. I.e. rather than shuffling around individual nebula images, etc, to try and get the right background, you simply 'draw all of it'. It's best/most used for in-atmosphere backgrounds, but not exclusive to them.
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Tyrian on June 25, 2006, 09:12:16 pm: So, it's essentally a cube textured with a planet image?
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Colonol Dekker on June 26, 2006, 03:44:10 am: Yes and more, Its used in a similar way to FPS games like HL2 and Q4 etc, But its not limited to a simple sky, Subspace is powered by a type of skybox also.
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Getter Robo G on July 23, 2006, 04:39:15 pm: IF anyone could make a basic community pack in the meantime (with instructions how to use it properly) that would be great!
I for one need it badly...
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: aldo_14 on July 26, 2006, 05:48:14 am: Quote from: Tyrian on June 25, 2006, 09:12:16 pm
So, it's essentally a cube textured with a planet image?

At the base level, yeah. Not just a planet image, of course; can be a nicely setup space scene.
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Colonol Dekker on July 26, 2006, 05:50:22 am: Homeworld 2 is a shining example of how Skyboxes Should be used.......
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Getter Robo G on July 27, 2006, 08:20:52 am: I searched my HD and found an old release by Nico (something about an f-22). Gonna see if I can get this skybox thing to work...
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Colonol Dekker on July 27, 2006, 08:26:12 am: Go for it dude. Post results :D
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Tolwyn on July 28, 2006, 03:30:21 am: Quote from: Getter Robo G on July 27, 2006, 08:20:52 am
I searched my HD and found an old release by Nico (something about an f-22). Gonna see if I can get this skybox thing to work...

you mean his ground test mission? It is quite ugly, but it shows us an array of possibilities :)
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: aldo_14 on July 28, 2006, 03:42:04 am: I don't think it used a skybox though, just a ground mesh.
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Tolwyn on July 28, 2006, 05:04:34 am: it used half-box :) In other words, he used a half sphere to simulate a stormy sky
Title: Re: Skybox packs....
Post by: Getter Robo G on July 30, 2006, 01:29:44 am: Result posted in modding: Official Robotech Mod Thread.
http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,19766.575.html