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This mod adds a simple coded interchangeable skybox which adds Space to a regular minetest world, adding certain realism when going into higher altitudes.

• When on earth
  
  
  When in space (Currently activates at Y = 1000)
  
  
  Screenshots were taken from one of my WIP servers, please focus on the skybox changes instead of the other things that are shown in these images.

NOTE: This mod is still work in progress, would like volunteers to help me test this mod entirely.

If you have any further Ideas for this mod feel free to share them here.

NOTE: I've tested this on one of my public minetest servers during my spare time, so far it works very well.
The skybox images that I was using as a placeholder to test the mod is from Xonotic, please give credit to Cuinn Herrick if you are using his images.

Credits: Kudos to Amaz for helping me adding a check timer code and paramat for reviewing the code.

Source Code License: WTFPL

Dependencies: None

Requires: Minetest 0.4.11 or Higher

Version: 0.2

• Version:0.1: First Release
  Version:0.2: Added Fixes + Check Timer

• TODO: Make generated debree for space.

Repository: https://notabug.org/Genshin/skybox_extended

Nice idea. You should upload the skybox images if you can. Also, make the stars more detailed, and see if you can make a second skybox with improved stars appear at night.

Thank you, I'll see what I can do with the skybox images. :)

fessmK wrote:Nice idea. You should upload the skybox images if you can. Also, make the stars more detailed, and see if you can make a second skybox with improved stars appear at night.

Side note: may be adding space vaccum feature on this mod later on as well, incluiding random space debree like asteroids and such to generate.

'local space = ' and 'local spaceskybox = ' should be before 'register globalstep' for speed.
Also globalstep is 10 times per second, there's no need to check the y's of all players that often, add a timer or use random to check less often, once every few seconds is enough.

Thank you paramat, will make sure to fix that as soon as possible.

paramat wrote:'local space = ' and 'local spaceskybox = ' should be before 'register globalstep' for speed.
Also globalstep is 10 times per second, there's no need to check the y's of all players that often, add a timer or use random to check less often, once every few seconds is enough.

i like it, i always wanted such of mod

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is pretty neat for space fans.
Maybe you could expand it for several ranges:
One for space
one for surface levels
one for underground
and one for the Nether

I experimented with the underground range a little.
If you rearrange the values for -200 and use solid black textures;
caves are completely dark without any "blueskies" showing in open areas.

Already done that ;)

You could give it a try on minetest server snet1.thesentinelempire.com/30015

Also, great work with the experiment Napiophelios :)

Napiophelios wrote:This is pretty neat for space fans.
Maybe you could expand it for several ranges:
One for space
one for surface levels
one for underground
and one for the Nether

I experimented with the underground range a little.
If you rearrange the values for -200 and use solid black textures;
caves are completely dark without any "blueskies" showing in open areas.

regsky.png

skyext.png

Edit: I still may need to work on this server before releasing it to the Public Server List.

Hmm, maybe I'll add that addition to the official mod, I just need more time to think about it feel free to help me decide, would this be a necessary addition? :)

I'll help with the testing if you'd like. Both in Server and SP environments (Heavily and lightly modded).

Sure, that would be great. :)

DI3HARD139 wrote:I'll help with the testing if you'd like. Both in Server and SP environments (Heavily and lightly modded).

TailsTheFoxDoes MT wrote:*deleted*

just copy the code in a init.lua and make textures


@emperor_genshin: can i get those textures from ur screenshots

I second DS-minetest's request.

The Skybox textures I used as a placeholder for this mod are from Xonotic, if you want them click this link bellow.

http://opengameart.org/content/xonotic-skyboxes

The skybox textures that you are looking for is called "polluted_earth".

DS-minetest wrote:

TailsTheFoxDoes MT wrote:*deleted*

just copy the code in a init.lua and make textures


@emperor_genshin: can i get those textures from ur screenshots

DI3HARD139 wrote:I second DS-minetest's request.

NOTE: You may want to convert these files to .png for minetest.

As a side note I will work on my own skybox textures soon.

emperor_genshin wrote:The Skybox textures I used as a placeholder for this mod are from Xonotic, if you want them click this link bellow.

http://opengameart.org/content/xonotic-skyboxes

The skybox textures that you are looking for is called "polluted_earth".

DS-minetest wrote:

TailsTheFoxDoes MT wrote:*deleted*

just copy the code in a init.lua and make textures


@emperor_genshin: can i get those textures from ur screenshots

DI3HARD139 wrote:I second DS-minetest's request.

NOTE: You may want to convert these files to .png for minetest.

As a side note I will work on my own skybox textures soon.

thx

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Would be great if Minetest's skybox feature had a Fade-In/Fade-Out function when applying a change to the skybox. =/

I agree with that. I was playing around with some skybox textures. Namely Outer space ones and currently have 3 layers. One at 10k, 2nd at 20k and 3rd at 30k. Kind of annoying how it just jumps between textures.

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