cube: random skybox

by grityov on 06/29/2006 00:15, 8 messages, last message: 07/03/2006 01:27, 1145 views, last view: 05/01/2024 20:02

is there any way of using cube cfg code to make a random (out of a certain list of them) skybox appear each time someone loads up the map?

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#1: my guess

by MeatROme on 06/29/2006 00:44

yes
checkout playasong in data/default_map_settings.cfg to get you started
in network game this will result in players having different backgrounds ... so the question really is ...
why?

why not, I guess :)

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#2: space

by same_person_as_gityov on 06/29/2006 18:52

i am doing a (size reduced greatly, only the major features included) copy of the tng enterprize, and i want it to look like the ship is in a different place each time.

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#3: how?

by same_person_as_gityov on 06/29/2006 19:01

how do i do that?

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#4: Re: how?

by MeatROme on 06/29/2006 20:16, refers to #3

For cube - I've just checked it - this works :
<SNIP>
alias lost "makke/highplane socksky/desert socksky/frozen"
alias rix (rnd 3)
at $lost $rix
loadsky $s
echo selected sky # $rix
</SNIP>

Apart from the $s stuff this would work more or less in sauerbraten too,
just make one line out of the all but last two lines above like so :
loadsky (at $lost $rix)
and replace the two "alias" lines with "=" lines (if you like)

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#5: thanks!

by same_person_as_gityov on 06/29/2006 22:05

..

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#6: Re: space

by CC_machine4 on 07/02/2006 19:48, refers to #2

cool!

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#7: Re: space

by Passa on 07/02/2006 23:51, refers to #6

Well it wouldent work right, if it loaded with a space skybox, the lighting woulden't suit it. So no matter what the lighting will only suit one skybox.

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#8: Re: space

by MeatROme on 07/03/2006 01:27, refers to #7

well, if the goal is to make it look like Enterprise is in orbit around a different planet each map load (for whatever reason) I could imagine a set of X textures all having the sun (which is the only relevant part for lighting IMO) at the same position and just a different "fill-in" for the planet ... more or less like they did it on TNG - IIRC they were mostly using the green swirly planet texture and sometimes something a little "other worldy" in hue ;-)

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