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Replacing Doom's skies - need some help

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I'm trying to replace the sky textures from vanilla Doom with ones I've put together, but I'm having trouble getting my first sky texture to work - it looks like it's squished to half its resolution.
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I've tried higher and lower res versions, tweaked the rendering settings and messed around with the texture lump file. I'm completely stumped. I'll post the images.
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I presume you're using RSKYx replacements, and not a skybox. ZDooM normally requires a 240-unit high sky to prevent unnecessary stretching. Are your skies at least that tall?
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Re: Replacing Doom's skies - need some help

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My textures are 512px high, if that's what you're asking. Should I downsize them a bit?
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In the Options menu turn "Stretch Skies" off and see if it helps.

Another option is to use those graphics to create a sky-box. This ought to reduce the stretching.

Nice skies, btw.
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ReX wrote:In the Options menu turn "Stretch Skies" off and see if it helps.

Another option is to use those graphics to create a sky-box. This ought to reduce the stretching.

Nice skies, btw.
Thanks. I've tried switching Stretch Skies on and off several times and nothing changed, so I don't think that'll help. I'll see about making a custom skybox - would I be able to use the skybox as a replacement for the skies in premade Doom maps, or would the maps need to be edited to use it?
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Becc wrote:I'll see about making a custom skybox - would I be able to use the skybox as a replacement for the skies in premade Doom maps, or would the maps need to be edited to use it?
When you mention "premade DooM maps" are you referring to maps made by authors other than yourself? In other words, you want to be able to use the new skies with existing maps. In that case, no, you will not need to edit the existing maps. Simply create your skybox in a separate wad (or pk3), and run this file along with your map file(s).

For a skybox you will need to have the following:

1. Graphics for the 6 sides that constitute the skybox cube
2. A MAPINFO lump that identifies the map with the sky to be replaced
3. A GLDEFS lump that defines your skybox

Item 1 is usually the most challenging to create. You have created what can constitute the 4 sides of the cube. You'll still need a top and a bottom. The top can be a starry black sky. The bottom will need to be the same type of rock you currently have on the planet's surface.

If I have the time, I'll try to construct a skybox for you, based on the graphics you've provided.
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I managed to do it myself!
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Thanks for the help (and the links) :D
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Looks beautiful (and unstretched).

I had gotten around to doing the graphic rework & was planning to do the MAPINFO & GLDEFS coding tomorrow. But I'm glad you worked things out yourself.
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