Changing skybox issues in Darkplaces

[gdiddy62]

From another thread I downloaded the Kothic skybox zip and unzipped them into the main ID1 folder in a folder I created called "env" as was posted. I can't get the skyboxes to load in Darkplaces. I then noticed the files in the "env" folder had the .pk3 extensions. I opened several of the .pk3 files and extracted the 6 tga files into the "env" folder and deleted the first ones leaving only the 6 tga files for two seperate skyboxes, yet the skyboxes will not load. I'm using the following console command in Darkplaces:
loadsky olos
loadsky dragonfire
Any idea what I'm doing wrong here? I'm following the instructions from another thread here on the forum.
Thanks in advance.

[Baker]

Just a guess ... put in the quake/id1/gfx/env folder or quake/<gamedir>/gfx/env folder.

[Seven]

Hello gdiddy62,

you did everything right.
In DarkPlaces the skyboxes must be put into this subfolder:
quake/id1/env

Remember that you cannot put a .pk3 into that "env" folder.
The 6 skybox files must be placed there (just as you did it).


Now, the only small thing you did wrong is the console command:
You used:
loadsky dragonfire

But the correct command is:
loadsky dragonfire_

Because the "_" is part of the texture name in the Kothic skybox pack.


Alternatively you can of course delete the "_" in all texture you want to use.
Then your console command has also no "_".


Have fun with this great pack

Kind Regards,
Seven

[gdiddy62]

Hey guys,
Baker, I had them installed correctly, thanks, but it was Seven's underscore after the skybox name that did the trick!
Thanks to both of you for your time!!
THis place is a godsend for newbs like me LOL !

[gdiddy62]

Don't know if this is the correct place to ask, but it is still on my topic I think? Where can I find some more skyboxes for DP other than the Kothic?
Regards,
Jeff

[Baker]

Any 512x512 .tga skybox set will work.

Quake 3 Arena skybox collection by Various (q3sky) - ..::LvL - Quake 3 (Q3A) Custom Maps

(In fact the skyboxes don't have even be 512x512 to work with DarkPlaces.)

[gdiddy62]

Wow that's great, thanks Baker !

[Mancubus]

Hi, guys!

Thanks for the info, that's really cool! One question - is there a (simple) way to automatically load given skybox on given levels?

[Seven]

Hello Mancubus,

Do we have 2 people with the same name here in this forum ?

Its already answered in your thread: start reading here

The only alternative way to "map".ent files is binding a key to a specific skybox.
I described it above (post #3)

Kind Regards,
Seven