Quote:yes, that's what i thought. you can do it in 3dgs by using two cameras/views in layers on top of each other. the skybox camera always has to rotate with your other camera.
its like a seperate area of your map that is scalled down and projected onto the background so you have 3d elments in a background.
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view skyview
{
x = 2000; // place it where you geometry for the 3d-skycube is
y = 2000;
z = 1000;
layer = -10; // set the layer lower than the default camera
size_x = 1024; // set the size to your screen resolution
size_y = 768;
flags = visible;
}
starter rotateskyview
{
while(1)
{
vec_set(skyview.pan, camera.pan);
wait(1);
}
}
vec_set(sky_color, vector(0, 0, 0)); // put this into your main function for example
didn't my last post point you into the right direction? where exactly are you stuck? maybe you have to learn some basic scripting first?Quote:quoted from the manual.
sky.scene
This flag is used for a sky model. Sky model polygons are drawn at infinite z buffer distance, thus not covering any other objects in the level. If this flag is not set, the sky model can cover level elements according to its distance.
Range:
on - model does not cover level objects.
off - normal position(default).
Type:
flag (sky definition only)
Example:
Code:sky mountain
{
type = <mountainsphere.mdl>;
layer = 3;
scale_x = 0.25;
flags = scene,visible;
}
Quote:hmm... i think he was referring to kihaku, not u ventilator. i mean, dont take this the wrong way, kihaku, but the question was whether or not A6 can use 3D skyboxes (like in half life 2), and if so, how to do it. asking him why is not helpful. though, i hav to say that's the only reason i can think of for the above quote. grim_jim, u were really stretching it to say that A6 has an unhelpful community, and while what kihaku asked and said wasn't a help, it was obviously intended to point u in a better direction or to actually find out for him/herself why u wanted to do this. to answer the question about why, however, i would recommend playing half life 2. it has awesome backgrounds (such as the citadel) which are fully animated, full 3D, and since they are rendered in the background they have the advantage of allowing the developer to make it with minimal detail while still looking awesome, because they'll always be seen from the exact same position.
Thats sad, I read somewhere that 3dgs had a helpfull comunity. I guess I read wrong.
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this seems a lot easier:Quote:quoted from the manual.
sky.scene
This flag is used for a sky model. Sky model polygons are drawn at infinite z buffer distance, thus not covering any other objects in the level. If this flag is not set, the sky model can cover level elements according to its distance.
Range:
on - model does not cover level objects.
off - normal position(default).
Type:
flag (sky definition only)
Example:
Code:sky mountain
{
type = <mountainsphere.mdl>;
layer = 3;
scale_x = 0.25;
flags = scene,visible;
}
// Don't forget to set bg_color.blue to 0
view skycam
{
layer = 0;
flags = visible;
}
function initCamera()
{
// This is where your hidden skybox is, either above or below the main level
var skybox_z = -768;
while(1)
{
vec_set(temp.x,camera.x);
vec_scale(temp.x,0.16);
vec_set(skycam.x,temp.x);
skycam.z = skybox_z;
vec_set(skycam.pan,camera.pan);
wait(1);
}
}
i had experienced that problem ages and ages ago, but wasn't aware that it still doesn't work, so i'll bring it up in Bug Hunt 
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I want to put together a little level showing this in action, I'll post it if I come up with something
thanks