Skybox Basic Details

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How to make a prefab skybox

The easiest way to use a skybox in The Dark Mod is to use the prefab ones which come in the resources.

The first thing to do is create a textured box around your level. This can be caulk or texture, the important thing is that it has a texture so that the level is sealed.

The most simple thing to do is to make a box around the level and use the hollow tool.

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Texture the inside facing sides with the textures/textures/smf/portal_sky texture, ensuring you only texture the inside facing sides, selecting them with control shift click.

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Go to the edit menu, then “Load prefab” and navigate to the “prefabs” folder in “darkmod” folder and select “tdm_sky_starry1.pfb”.

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Place this outside the main hollow box of your level. It is caulked on the outside and sealed so it will not leak.

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Finished. When you load your level you will have an attractive night sky with clouds moon and stars.

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