SC2Mapster

@depthsofchaos: Go

I'm confused..what was your previous post about then?

@depthsofchaos I don't recognize that skybox, but most of them have quirks like not showing if you look below the horizon (the problem you're having). Is it a custom skybox?

The reason there was no black in my screenshot is that the grey cloudy stuff is actually part of the skybox. That section in your skybox might just be completely missing.

@s3rius: Go

Will do, thanks.

Bump :)

@Kanaru: Go

Thanks for pointing the hotkey out, and as for rebinding the control....duh..can't believe I didn't think of that :P

Bump :)

Sorry if I posted in the wrong section, still new to this site :)

I'm posting this because I noticed a lot of people (including myself) were not sure which skyboxes worked, and dismayed that most (any, besides Braxis) skyboxes don't show in the editor.

Skyboxes in the Editor:

• To get (working) skyboxes to show inside the editor press CTRL and scroll DOWN with your mousewheel. This increases your view distance and eventually displays the skybox. If you don't have a mousewheel, you can use Ctrl + Shift + DOWN instead (thanks Kanaru for pointing this out).

Changing Skyboxes in-game:

• You may change the in-game skybox/parallax by using the GUI action "Set Background Model", or in Galaxy:

void GameSetBackground (int inType, string inModel, fixed inAnimSpeed)
// background types:
const int c_backgroundFixed     = 0; // Attached to camera position (never appears to move) (skybox)
const int c_backgroundTerrain   = 1; // Attached to terrain (moves as camera scrolls) (parallax)

List of working Skyboxes/Parallaxes:

• Bel'Shir Skybox - Works well, looks good.

• Braxis Alpha Skybox - Works well, just a black background with brown areas (space dust...)
• Braxis Alpha Parallax - Great looking, but seems not to work if set in-game via triggers.

• Char Skybox - Works well, looks great.
• Char Skybox (south) - This is the Char Skybox when you look to the south, the starry/dusty sky does not show.
• Char Skybox (upper) - This is the upper part of the Char Skybox (this part is only seen while looking northward and upward)
• Char Parallax - Seems to only work by setting it in-game via triggers.
• Char Skybox + Parallax

• Mar Sara Skybox - This is looking slightly above the horizon. Works okay except when you look below the horizon.
• Mar Sara Skybox (below horizon) - This is what it looks like when you angle the camera to look below the horizon.

• Shakuras Skybox - Clouded mountains silhouetted in the distance.

• Xil Skybox - Recolored version of the Mar Sara Skybox.

Non-working Skyboxes/Parallaxes:

• Aiur Skybox
• Avernus Skybox, Avernas Parallax
• Castanar Skybox
• Ulnar Skybox, Ulnar Parallax (I wonder what this one will look like)

That should cover it, please post any additional info you have :)