[EDIT 29 NOV 21:30UTC Added preview images to end of this post. Sorry I didn't include them earlier. Also removed the hardcoded pathname in the included DBPro sample code.]
Hey all,
With all the requests for skyboxes I've seen in the forums, I thought I'd share some that I've made in Bryce, if anyone's interested. I've got about 20 so far; thought I'd put a few online and get some feedback before loading up the whole mess.
The download is a zip file, approx 6MB, and contains five skyboxes, along with a simple DBPro program to let you use the arrow keys and mouselook to view them. Each skybox is in its own sub-folder. Each folder contains the sky (CEILO.X) and textures for the various faces of the cube (named 1.bmp through 6.bmp). To view a different box using the sample program, just change the sub-folder name in the subroutine "LOAD_SKYBOX". I'll try to get some screen snaps online tomorrow to give folks an idea if they're worth downloading or not.
http://www.alsip.net/vaxwar/skypack/sky_up.zip
A few notes:
1. The texture files are large bitmaps (approx 700k) and I can probably improve on the load time by converting to JPG, but one thing at a time...
2. I didn't pay much attention to the bottom face of the cube, since I normally slap a matrix or terrain in the middle of the box anyway. You might notice some flipped faces on the bottom of the cube as a result.
3. Bryce pretty much forces a mid-image horizon line on me so usually the bottom 1/2 of the texture isn't of much use due to perspective. Another good reason to put a matrix or terrain in the middle of the box...
