Removing default space background

[Mesons]

I'd like to remove the space background image (the one with the distant stars) for image manipulation purposes. Poking around in the KSP/GameData folder didn't yield anything obvious, so I think I'm missing something.

How can I remove the starry background image?

Also, if there is a way to toggle orbit paths from map mode (like F2 for the UI), I'd like to know how to do that, too.

[stibbons]

Get the Texture Replacer mod, and use it to replace the skybox with a pure black image.

[Superfluous J]

You can't toggle orbits off in map mode. The best I've found is to hyperedit something small into a position near where you want your camera, and then zoom out until that item is smaller than a single pixel.

[Deutherius]

The only way to turn an orbit invisible is to disable the craft itself through its class (you can do that at the top of the screen in map mode or tracking station). No idea if you can disable the whole UI, though.

[Mesons]

It's not crafts I'm worried about, it's the orbits of moons crossing through the planets in map mode.

The best I've found is to hyperedit something small into a position near where you want your camera, and then zoom out until that item is smaller than a single pixel.

I thought to do essentially this. That's why I've posted this thread, to ask how to get rid of the starry background.

Get the Texture Replacer mod, and use it to replace the skybox with a pure black image.

If the texture replacer mod can do it, there is likely a simple way to do this without getting any more mods.