Tingle Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) Great idea, I'm wondering how high impact this is compared to stock skybox?There is no performance impact with the shipped skybox, unless you use a higher resolution one.I did a mod spotlight, though I must say the record quality just couldn't give it justice (even after I re-recorded with higher settings).<video>Thanks for the spotlight, I might add that 2048p is the default resolution of the original skybox, but you can do any resolution, so theoretically 4096p or even 8192p and anything in between.Very cool. I always disliked that cartoon background.Is this a step to replacing or adding other textures.... ie modifying planets?I haven't looked into this but it was on my mind. Theoretically yes, considering I don't think they used code generated textures. If I do decide to expand this mod beyond the skybox, I will restructure it to replace any texture wanted - but I need to do more research on that. Edited August 2, 2013 by Tingle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XoX Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 -snip -maybe you could include higher res skyboxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nazari1382 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 It really looks great. No more grey skies behind the Mun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasmic Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Just a heads up: when I try to download this mod, Dropbox throws me an error.EDIT: Stopped erroring. It was apparently a VERY temporary problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tingle Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) Just a heads up: when I try to download this mod, Dropbox throws me an error.EDIT: Stopped erroring. It was apparently a VERY temporary problem.I just updated the download and added a reference folder with a dummy skybox for skybox creators.Edit: Also just updated to version 1.1. Change log added to the first post. Edited August 2, 2013 by Tingle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xEvilReeperx Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Great mod! The free, open source tool Spacescape would probably go great with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tingle Posted August 2, 2013 Author Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) Very cool. I always disliked that cartoon background.Is this a step to replacing or adding other textures.... ie modifying planets?Let me re-reply to your comment with these 2 little pictures . Edited August 2, 2013 by Tingle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeti140973 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Awesome. Can't wait to see how you did this :-)Would it be possible for you to dim the texture, so that stars aren't visible while you are in sunlight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Great mod! The free, open source tool Spacescape would probably go great with this.Very nice find and an excellent suggestion! I'm sure we'll see an explosion of custom starfields now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowsutekh Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I just wanted to say nice mod, and also a thanks to Rareden as well!Here's 2 more screenshots to add to the collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigbear Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Now we need a higher res one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rareden Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 What if you placed a picture inside the skybox of a funny cat? LOL! ask and you shall receive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vohjiin Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Well done, beautiful mod with awesome skybox texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czokletmuss Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Yes! Finally space will be black not grey-ish. Thank you! One question though - does it work with the 0.20.2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigbear Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Rareden, You gave me nightmares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rareden Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Rareden, You gave me nightmares space cat will eat kerbin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardenthusiast Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 LOL! ask and you shall receive imgimgThat's hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigbear Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I wish I could get a higher res normal skybox. Like the one we have currently, but higher res. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santi Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) I decided to modify the original skybox that came with the mod because it looked too bright and crowded.Changes:-Higher contrast - means stars are brighter and the rest is darker which gives an illusion of higher resolution.-Reduced number of visible stars-Removed most of the Milky Way-Removed a couple of stars that seemed too big-Re-colored (blue, orange and white stars)I also made a Black and White version, if you don't like colored stars.Preview picsColorBlack & WhiteMore pics in the .rarDownload (2,79MB) Edited August 2, 2013 by Santi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pigbear Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 need moar stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Zarr Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 I found a nice free program called Spacescape that can make skyboxes. So I built myself a green nebula to float about in as a quick test of concept.Imgur album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santi Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) need moar starsThere are a bit more actually, but they are tiny thus you can't see them cause of the pics' relatively low resolution.EDIT: I added a different b&w screenshot where you can see. Edited August 2, 2013 by Santi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle0600 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 -Reduced number of visible stars-Removed most of the Milky WayThe sky is positively crowded with stars. The lights from most human settlements make the majority of stars completely invisible, but from space the sky should look crowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarVision Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 What have i done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rareden Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 What have i done.-snip-LOL!! did you divide by 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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