Skybox - Question?

[Vector Dalon]

Hi,

Just got a quick question that hopefully some one could answer.
As far as i'm aware this is currently impossible to do but just thought i'd ask he

Currently M&B uses the same skybox for both the world map and when you go to a town during the middle of the day, is it possible to assign separate skyboxes for both Worldmap and once your in a town? or ever add additional skyboxes to a module?

 

[Soil]

I doubt you can use different skyboxes for the world map and e. g. a battlefield map.

You can't add more skyboxes to a module either, it has to be done with skyboxes.txt which is located in the main data folder so it changes every module.

 

[Barf]

I have been thinking about this for a good while and I think it might be possible to fake with a map icon and some material tags
youd have to check -no fog and -origin at camera, and make the render order one less than the real skybox, so -6 if the other one is -7.....i never tested this but i expect it to work as long as the map icon is massive enough....

edit: okay i tested it and it works , you have to set up the map icon so its something that is always in view somehow though I tried setting mine up as a city and the skybox only worked when I was looking at the city.

edit#2:compass multi-mesh might work, ill give it a try.
edit#3: it appears multi-mesh doesn't work for map icons but replacing the compass with a skybox does.

 

[HokieBT]

HokieBT:        can I have a skybox which is only used for the world map?
Everybody:  nope
HokieBT:        damn, I guess I'll just have to have a space skybox during the day in my mod.....
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ONE YEAR LATER....
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Barf:           sure, here ya go.
HokieBT:   

 

[Barf]

 

[GetAssista]

edit#2:compass multi-mesh might work, ill give it a try.
edit#3: it appears multi-mesh doesn't work for map icons but replacing the compass with a skybox does.

Great idea, thank you very much!