Hi guys, I'm making a new firefight map with a new bsp. I wanted to make a cubemap for the metal parts of the level to simulate reflection; as such, it should contain the stuff present in the level (the surrounding desert, the moon in the sky and so on). Problem is: I don't know how to do it. Should I draw it by hand from scratch? Or is there a more clever way to directly render it? (maybe directly from Sapien?

http://www.cgtextures.com/content.php?action=tutorial&name=cubemaps

https://judegodin.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/how-the-hell-do-i-make-a-cubemap/

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Look in:

data\levels\b30\bitmaps\cube map forerunner interiors.tif

That's a bitmap that shows you how a cubemap is done for Halo CE.

I know how a cubemap looks like. What I didn't know was how could I take a cubemap in-game

Yes, but that's in your data folder so you get the raw .tif file. It shows the proper setup for compiling the cube. There are multiple ways to do it, both the cross method and the all horizontal method.

Look on my YouTube, there is a video showing how.

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Thanks moot, but I have another one that shows the setup in Photoshop, can't link from phone.

With the map editor...

Oh, I guess I'm too late.

Nice, yea the other one there.

I never try it, you put the models in unity ( if you have it,) theres an option for that or maybe compile the map, set perspective to 90 degrees and take screeshots in games

Thing about cubemaps is that unless they are static objects, a cubemap of its surroundings will look bad when the object moves. That is why halo ce objects that move have a cubemap that looks like the object and not its surroundings.
Patrickssj made a app called something like solstice360 or similar. You can use this app to make cubemaps ingame. Those cubes could be used on static objects.or import bsp to max and create cubes the way my other video shows.
Edited by Maniac1000 on Jul 3, 2015 at 05:11 PM

Dam, i have an idea

check this ones, the help a lot

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https://www.google.com.mx/search?q=cubemaps&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=705&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Vi-XVaWLNtD8oQTFp5-wBA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=0.9

https://www.google.com.mx/search?q=cubemaps&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=705&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Vi-XVaWLNtD8oQTFp5-wBA&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&dpr=0.9#tbm=isch&q=skybox

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Those cubes are not the type that halo ce supports.
This is the correct format.
https://youtu.be/lljljRsF8oQ

You can cut them and make them the correct format using that method. Just make sure you have your image the correct aspect and use the grid.
Edited by Maniac1000 on Jul 3, 2015 at 09:15 PM

Heh