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Travis Gatlin
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Posted: 26th May 2009 23:35 Edited at: 27th May 2009 00:05
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hey can anyone help me make a skybox for my game(if you can)i have the textures ready and i just need to know how to texture the background. im not a noob looking for free code i just need to know how to make a skybox ok?
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Libervurto
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Posted: 27th May 2009 01:22
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There's a detailed thread on this further down the board.
Have a look through, it's not that old.

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Caleb1994
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Posted: 27th May 2009 01:23
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it's just a inside out box, a huge inside out box. so make a cube lets say with the size -10000 by making it negative, it is essentially inside out, so when you texture it, the texture goes on the inside not the outside. when you are inside it you see the texture when you are outside it you don't. just the opposite of normal lol.


and posts with names like "Need Help" arn't good, you could have said "Need Help With SkyBoxes" or "How do i make a skybox" but just "Need Help" doesn't help lol

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Libervurto
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Posted: 27th May 2009 01:39
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and position your box around the camera so you never hit the edge of the sky.

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Caleb1994
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Posted: 27th May 2009 07:47
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True. nice one!

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Monk
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Posted: 27th May 2009 21:02
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Skyspheres work on the same principle, but because they are spherical, the edges wont stick out so they look better.

That said, a good skybox wont have noticeable edges anyway....

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Dragon Knight
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Posted: 27th May 2009 21:30 Edited at: 27th May 2009 21:33
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Try a geosphere, you can make it in any 3d modeling program, get your hands on AC3D, amazing to texture models! Then it's as simple as load object "geosphere.x" and as long as you have the texture there with it, bang awesome looking!

The main difference is you don't get most of those annoying lines..
The closest image i could find on the spot lol


Picture that image except with a sky texture over it


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Travis Gatlin
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Posted: 27th May 2009 21:47
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ok thx and next time i will change the name
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