custom skybox not working

[cosmic chasm]

When i go into map properties and type the name of my vtf/bmt files and then make a hollow square with the toolsskybox texture around my map with no overlapping and go into the game it then shows no texture/transparent texture. Where am i going wrong?

it works when i use the base skybox textures that comes with hammer

not with custom

[heady walrus]

turn off hdr

thats my first recommendation and my second is to check the vtf version

gmod isnt compatible with vtf 7.1

and under

[cosmic chasm]

Dosent seem to work

[heady walrus]

Whats the vtf version

[cosmic chasm]

is this old? cant seem to find any newer versin

[heady walrus]

not that.

open the skyboxes vtf up with vtfedit

file

open

[heady walrus]

click the info tab

[cosmic chasm]

7.2

[heady walrus]

tick no mipmap and no level of detail

save the file

and then check if that side works ingame

you can also use hammer++ to check it

oh.

[cosmic chasm]

ill try

dosent work

[heady walrus]

well the half li- wait

let me just check something

export it

import it and set the vtf version to 7.3 or 7.4

and make sure the format is bgr888

or dtx5

or dxt5 i forgot

and mess with the choices until none of the options are chosen

select no mipmap and no level of detail

and. wait.

what do you put in when you make the skybox work

for hammer

[cosmic chasm]

Ill try that

[cosmic chasm]

The base texture thats in map properties for skybox

Forgot what its called

Its autmaticcaly there when u make s new hammer file

Does hammer store that texture as vtf somewhere?

Then i could copy the settings

[heady walrus]

it should be anok_

you set the skybox in the map settings

set it to anok_

it should work

[cosmic chasm]

With underscore too?

Havent put that in yet ill try that

[heady walrus]

yes

cause whoever made the skybox should name it anokbk for the back texture if they want people to put anok

but its anok_bk

so you need to put in anok_

if i were to name the back texture of a skybox skyday-bk then people needs to put in skyday- and not skyday

bruh

ok so turns out _ can also make this type of message

[cosmic chasm]

Should i just delete the _ from the vtf/vtn files and adjust the code accordingly?

[heady walrus]

if you have the time then yes, cause you need to rename the vtfs, the vmts and go inside each vmt and change the filename

[cosmic chasm]

Ill try that tomorrow, wont take much more than 5 min

[cosmic chasm]

removing the _ worked!!!

thanks

i assume the fact its a cube is just cause the texture is not seamless