space/planet skybox

space/planet skybox

Re: space/planet skybox Posted by Static88 on Sun Mar 6th 2005 at 7:15pm
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Does anyone know if there's a site out there that has some space themed skyboxes for download (HL2). I've looked everywhere but can't find any. Or if someone has one that they could let me use for my new map, that'd be great, too. Thanks in advance.
Re: space/planet skybox Posted by French Toast on Mon Mar 7th 2005 at 12:37am
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I googled "space skybox" and recieved this. Don't know if it will work, but download the pack and try to convert it or something like that.

Or upon googling "Half-life 2 space skybox" I got this page. Scroll down and they have many skyboxes.

Hope this is what you were looking for.

EDIT:Damn, I meant to submit this a possible solution. Curses.

RE-EDIT:There we go.
Re: space/planet skybox Posted by Static88 on Mon Mar 7th 2005 at 2:09am
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Thanks for the links, French Toast. I need to know how to implement them into HL2. I wish I could just find a place that had some for download that were specific to HL2.
Re: space/planet skybox Posted by French Toast on Mon Mar 7th 2005 at 3:08am
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I'm sure there is a tutorial somewhere...

EDIT: Sorry dude, I just spent 10-15 minutes looking for a tutorial but didn't come up with anything because I was unfocused.

My advice for this: Visit HL2World and check there, or post in the forums. (the forums at HL2World)
Re: space/planet skybox Posted by Jasque on Mon Mar 7th 2005 at 6:06am
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Nice, French Toast. I've been looking for something like this as well. If I find a tutorial I'll provide a link.
Re: space/planet skybox Posted by wil5on on Mon Mar 7th 2005 at 8:55am
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I'd try decompiling the skybox VTFs for HL2 (VTFtool looks good... http://www.wunderboy.org/3d_games/utils/sourcetools.php) then taking the textures you downloaded, opening both sets up in photoshop, fiddling the downloads so they have the same general format as the HL2 ones, then converting the downloads into VTFs.
Re: space/planet skybox Posted by French Toast on Mon Mar 7th 2005 at 12:26pm
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Or you could contact the makers of various space maps like dm_agora I think was one here on the pit. I know there was one here, but I can't remember the name. Try contacting the maker and ask for his/her box.