Revision as of 06:57, 8 January 2013

Sky Box

Is a cubemap projection of a skyline used to enhance the background of the map.

Example
Example cube cross before assembling to dds cubemap format	Ingame Result

The relevant sections of the mapinfo.lua file that effect the colour of the ground are in the atmosphere subtable

local mapinfo = {
   ...
   atmosphere = {
      ...
      skyBox = "",
      ...
   },
   ...
}

File Location	./maps/
File Format	DXT1 compressed dds cubemap
Colour Depth	4bpp
Channels	RGB
Resolution	Powers of two, recommended higher than 512x512

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 = Sky Box =
-Is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_mapping cubemap] projection of a skyline used to enhance the background of the map.
+Is a cubemap projection of a skyline used to enhance the background of the map.
 <center>
 {| class="wikitable"
@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 ! Example cube cross before assembling to dds cubemap format !! Ingame Result
 |}</center>
-= Location of File =
-Relative to the root directory of the map:
-: ./maps/skybox.dds
 = Specification =
@@ Line 28: / Line 24: @@
 }
 </pre></code>
+== Image File ==
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
+! width="15%" | File Location
+| ./maps/
+|-
+! File Format
+| DXT1 compressed dds cubemap
+|-
+! Colour Depth
+| 4bpp
+|-
+! Channels
+| RGB
+|-
+! Resolution
+| Powers of two, recommended higher than 512x512
+|}
 = Additional Information =
 == Howto's ==
 * [[Mapdev:Howto_skybox]]
 * [http://judegodin.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/how-the-hell-do-i-make-a-cubemap/ howto with 3dsmax]
+* [http://www.cgtextures.com/content.php?action=tutorial&name=cubemaps cgtextures.com]
+* [http://wiki.polycount.net/CubeMap#Software polycount.net]
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube_mapping wikipedia]
 [[Category:Mapdev]]
 [[Category:Development]]