Call of Duty 5: Custom Skyboxes - Revision history

CoDEmanX at 05:14, 12 March 2012

2012-03-12T05:14:21Z

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	[[Image:Skybox_Imp_0.JPG]]		[[Image:Skybox_Imp_0.JPG]]

	;<font color="~~yellow~~">'''materialType'''</font>		;<font color="red">'''materialType'''</font>
	:skybox geometry materials must have their '''materialType''' set to ''"sky noncubemap"''		:skybox geometry materials must have their '''materialType''' set to ''"sky noncubemap"''

	;<font color="~~yellow~~">'''sort'''</font>		;<font color="red">'''sort'''</font>
	:use one of the sky* settings. This determines the render order of the associated geometry. For example, the base skydome geometry should be rendered first(before the clouds), so set it to '''Sky''', the very first sky sort.		:use one of the sky* settings. This determines the render order of the associated geometry. For example, the base skydome geometry should be rendered first(before the clouds), so set it to '''Sky''', the very first sky sort.

	;<font color="~~yellow~~">'''blendFunc'''</font>		;<font color="red">'''blendFunc'''</font>
	:for the base skydome geometry material, set this to '''Replace''', so that it replaces any existing color. For anything that's on top of the base skydome(such as cloud layers), set it to '''Blend'''(if you want alpha blending)		:for the base skydome geometry material, set this to '''Replace''', so that it replaces any existing color. For anything that's on top of the base skydome(such as cloud layers), set it to '''Blend'''(if you want alpha blending)

	;<font color="~~yellow~~">'''alphaTest'''</font>		;<font color="red">'''alphaTest'''</font>
	:set this to '''Always*'''(effectively turning alpha test off).		:set this to '''Always*'''(effectively turning alpha test off).

	;<font color="~~yellow~~">'''depthTest'''</font>		;<font color="red">'''depthTest'''</font>
	:should be set to '''LessEqual*'''.		:should be set to '''LessEqual*'''.

	;<font color="~~yellow~~">'''depthWrite'''</font>		;<font color="red">'''depthWrite'''</font>
	:make sure this is '''off'''.		:make sure this is '''off'''.

	;<font color="~~yellow~~">'''Enabling UV Texture Animation'''</font>		;<font color="red">'''Enabling UV Texture Animation'''</font>
	:this is controlled by the '''uScroll''' and '''vScroll''' settings.		:this is controlled by the '''uScroll''' and '''vScroll''' settings.

Zeroy: /* Skybox Material Settings */

2008-11-11T09:44:34Z

Skybox Material Settings

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	[[Image:Skybox_Imp_0.JPG]]		[[Image:Skybox_Imp_0.JPG]]

	;'''materialType'''		;<font color="yellow">'''materialType'''</font>
	:skybox geometry materials must have their '''materialType''' set to ''"sky noncubemap"''		:skybox geometry materials must have their '''materialType''' set to ''"sky noncubemap"''

	;'''sort'''		;<font color="yellow">'''sort'''</font>
	:use one of the sky* settings. This determines the render order of the associated geometry. For example, the base skydome geometry should be rendered first(before the clouds), so set it to '''Sky''', the very first sky sort.		:use one of the sky* settings. This determines the render order of the associated geometry. For example, the base skydome geometry should be rendered first(before the clouds), so set it to '''Sky''', the very first sky sort.

	;'''blendFunc'''		;<font color="yellow">'''blendFunc'''</font>
	:for the base skydome geometry material, set this to '''Replace''', so that it replaces any existing color. For anything that's on top of the base skydome(such as cloud layers), set it to '''Blend'''(if you want alpha blending)		:for the base skydome geometry material, set this to '''Replace''', so that it replaces any existing color. For anything that's on top of the base skydome(such as cloud layers), set it to '''Blend'''(if you want alpha blending)

	;'''alphaTest'''		;<font color="yellow">'''alphaTest'''</font>
	:set this to '''Always*'''(effectively turning alpha test off).		:set this to '''Always*'''(effectively turning alpha test off).

	;'''depthTest'''		;<font color="yellow">'''depthTest'''</font>
	:should be set to '''LessEqual*'''.		:should be set to '''LessEqual*'''.

	;'''depthWrite'''		;<font color="yellow">'''depthWrite'''</font>
	:make sure this is '''off'''.		:make sure this is '''off'''.

	;'''Enabling UV Texture Animation'''		;<font color="yellow">'''Enabling UV Texture Animation'''</font>
	:this is controlled by the '''uScroll''' and '''vScroll''' settings.		:this is controlled by the '''uScroll''' and '''vScroll''' settings.

Zeroy: /* Skybox Material Settings */

2008-11-10T18:21:05Z

Skybox Material Settings

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	In AssetManager, special care should be taken when adding skybox geometry materials.		In AssetManager, special care should be taken when adding skybox geometry materials.

	[[Image:Skybox_Imp_0.JPG~~\|center~~]]		[[Image:Skybox_Imp_0.JPG]]

	;'''materialType'''		;'''materialType'''
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	;'''Enabling UV Texture Animation'''		;'''Enabling UV Texture Animation'''
	:this is controlled by the '''uScroll''' and '''vScroll''' settings.		:this is controlled by the '''uScroll''' and '''vScroll''' settings.


	== Setting a skybox for your map ==		== Setting a skybox for your map ==

Zeroy: New page: Image:Nutshell.png This page describes how to configure a Skybox in CoDWaW, and how to get it into the game. ==What Makes Up A Skybox?== The original IW engine supports a cube mapped...

2008-11-10T18:20:38Z

New page: Image:Nutshell.png This page describes how to configure a Skybox in CoDWaW, and how to get it into the game. ==What Makes Up A Skybox?== The original IW engine supports a cube mapped...

New page

[[Image:Nutshell.png]] This page describes how to configure a Skybox in CoDWaW, and how to get it into the game.

==What Makes Up A Skybox?==

The original IW engine supports a cube mapped Skybox that's built as part of the map. Our skybox is a bit different - in that it's simply an arbitrary artist-designed model from Maya. And just like any other Maya-exported xmodel, it can contain multiple pieces of geometry (including the sky dome itself), and may reference multiple materials.

Once you've exported your model from Maya, launch '''AssetManager''', open the '''model_export/skybox.gdt''' file, and add your skybox's '''xmodel''' and '''materials'''.

== Skybox Material Settings ==

In AssetManager, special care should be taken when adding skybox geometry materials.

[[Image:Skybox_Imp_0.JPG|center]]

;'''materialType'''
:skybox geometry materials must have their '''materialType''' set to ''"sky noncubemap"''

;'''sort'''
:use one of the sky* settings. This determines the render order of the associated geometry. For example, the base skydome geometry should be rendered first(before the clouds), so set it to '''Sky''', the very first sky sort.

;'''blendFunc'''
:for the base skydome geometry material, set this to '''Replace''', so that it replaces any existing color. For anything that's on top of the base skydome(such as cloud layers), set it to '''Blend'''(if you want alpha blending)

;'''alphaTest'''
:set this to '''Always*'''(effectively turning alpha test off).

;'''depthTest'''
:should be set to '''LessEqual*'''.

;'''depthWrite'''
:make sure this is '''off'''.

;'''Enabling UV Texture Animation'''
:this is controlled by the '''uScroll''' and '''vScroll''' settings.

== Setting a skybox for your map ==

Load up the map in CoD5Radiant, and add a key/value pair on the worldspawn. The key must be '''skyboxmodel''', the value must be the name of one of the xmodels defined in '''model_export/skybox.gdt''':

[[Image:Skybox Imp 1.JPG]]

== Seeing The Skybox In Game ==

Once you have set the worldspawn key/value pair in your map, save it and compile it. Then build the level fastfile. After this is done, you can run your map and should see the skybox.

Sources: [http://wiki.treyarch.com/wiki/Create_Custom_Skybox Treyarch's Wiki]
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