[Seb Luca]

Hi, guys

I tinkered with this skybox, in 6 images of 256 * 256. I would like to make a skybox out of it but I lack information on how to do it.



There is this example: http://wiki.eduke32....ki/Skybox_(DEF)

It has no effect if I use it in the "tiles.cfg" file and causes an error if I try to put it in "DEFS.CON".

Does anyone know how to do this? Many thanks in advance

[William Gee]

I think you may need a file called duke3d.def and put it in there?

Here is a example

// tilefromtexture 232 { file "HR/krypto_sky_front.jpg" }
defineskybox 232 0 0 "HR/krypto_sky_front.jpg" "HR/krypto_sky_right.jpg" "HR/krypto_sky_back.jpg" "HR/krypto_sky_left.jpg" "HR/krypto_sky_top.jpg" "HR/blank_dn.jpg"

[Seb Luca]

Thanks, but nothing happens
Maybe the "duke3d.def" file has to be "included" in another file, like a .CON ?

[Mark]

If this is for your MTK project I'll mention to any potential helpers that you are using .art files and they are packed into a grp file. That might make a small difference on how to proceed. I don't work with those so the way I add skyboxes will not be what you are looking for.

[Seb Luca]

Thanx, Mark
I understood that it was necessary to mention the 6 files according to the root, that's what I did. There is indeed a tile in a .ART, the one called to deploy the skybox, but I did not mention the 6 images by sprite numbers.
I could try that, however ...

EDIT : nothing more happens

[jimbob]

1, make sure you have all six sides in a map in PNG format
2, name them propperly ( front back left right top down )
3, in duke3d.def include the lines

skybox 
{
  tile 94 pal 0 // this replaces tile94 with the defined skybox, but only then it has no pal set ( pal 0 ) 
  front "skybox/yourskybox/front.png" 
  right "skybox/yourskybox/right.png" 
  back  "skybox/yourskybox/back.png"
  left  "skybox/yourskybox/left.png" 
  top   "skybox/yourskybox/top.png" 
  down  "skybox/yourskybox/down.png"
}

note, you need to add a new skybox for every different one you want to add, so if you want to add a new skybox to tile 96 you cant just put a new branch under the first skybox, but instead need to add a new piece of code
else it will give wonky results or not load at all

skybox 
{
  tile 94 pal 0 // this replaces tile94 with the defined skybox, but only then it has no pal set ( pal 0 ) 
  front "skybox/yourskybox/front.png" 
  right "skybox/yourskybox/right.png" 
  back  "skybox/yourskybox/back.png"
  left  "skybox/yourskybox/left.png" 
  top   "skybox/yourskybox/top.png" 
  down  "skybox/yourskybox/down.png"
}

skybox 
{
  tile 96 pal 0 // this replaces tile94 with the defined skybox, but only then it has no pal set ( pal 0 ) 
  front "skybox/yourskybox/front.png" 
  right "skybox/yourskybox/right.png" 
  back  "skybox/yourskybox/back.png"
  left  "skybox/yourskybox/left.png" 
  top   "skybox/yourskybox/top.png" 
  down  "skybox/yourskybox/down.png"
}

[Seb Luca]

 jimbob, on 30 June 2021 - 09:27 AM, said:

1, make sure you have all six sides in a map in PNG format
2, name them propperly ( front back left right top down )
3, in duke3d.def include the lines

skybox 
{
  tile 94 pal 0 // this replaces tile94 with the defined skybox, but only then it has no pal set ( pal 0 ) 
  front "skybox/yourskybox/front.png" 
  right "skybox/yourskybox/right.png" 
  back  "skybox/yourskybox/back.png"
  left  "skybox/yourskybox/left.png" 
  top   "skybox/yourskybox/top.png" 
  down  "skybox/yourskybox/down.png"
}

Dafok, it works perfeclty ! Thank you so much, dude

Yes, I had assumed that straight away: I directly changed the "94" to the sprite value that I had already used for my previous test (and I also kept my own filenames). I didn't want to replace the blue sky

Thanks again !



I guess I'll re-test with a more HD version of the picture

[Mark]

I guess its my turn to be confused. The path of the def lines assumes there is a skybox folder with the textures in it. But if you are using art files how does the def find them without that folder?

[Seb Luca]

(EDITED)

@Mark : Effectively ... It doesn't work if I replace the file paths with sprite numbers. But that's okay I don't mind storing this skybox out of my .ART

[Mark]

I thought you were trying to stay with only the art tiles which is why I didn't give the same help you got from Jimbob.

[Seb Luca]

No problemo, thank you

PS : squares in 512*512 work too !