A Sky Box and a Sky Shpere are 2 different creatures really. In a Sky Box you have multiple images placed on the inside of a cube which has certain advantages and disadvantages. In a Sky Sphere you will usually have a single image placed on the inside of a sphere.
I can't think of a way to get good results taking the images from a box and placing them on a sphere. Good Sky Sphere images require good images.
I use the DB commands to make an inverted sphere rather than create it in a modelling program :
` create a skysphere and project a starfield on it
MAKE OBJECT SPHERE 50, -50000
TEXTURE OBJECT 50, 500
Iv'e attached a starfield image I use as the base for my sky system as well as the base 'blue sky' image I use. Experiment with them and you'll see they can be easy to make and look good
I use sets of nested spheres of decreasing sizes to create my skies. Rotating the spheres can create very nice effects.
Edit: make sure your camera range is set so you can see the sphere
You may have to flip your Images to get them oriented the way you want.
Xgame101
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