Creating a Skybox from a JK3 Map

[Szico VII]

As I found a copy of the script in the old midgar v3.0 source and remembered someone had asked me to post it - here it is:

 

 

 

//Generated by BehavEd



rem ( "Skybox Screenshot Script" );

camera ( /*@CAMERA_COMMANDS*/ ENABLE );

camera ( /*@CAMERA_COMMANDS*/ MOVE, $tag( "cam1", ORIGIN)$, 0 );

rem ( "===========================" );

rem ( "sky_rt" );

camera ( /*@CAMERA_COMMANDS*/ PAN, < 0.000 0.000 0.000 >, < 0.000 0.000 0.000 >, 0 );



affect ( "player", /*@AFFECT_TYPE*/ FLUSH )

{

    sound ( /*@CHANNELS*/ CHAN_VOICE, "sound/chars/r2d2/misc/r2d2talk03.mp3" );

}



wait ( 4000.000 );

rem ( "===========================" );

rem ( "sky_bk" );

camera ( /*@CAMERA_COMMANDS*/ PAN, < 0.000 90.000 0.000 >, < 0.000 0.000 0.000 >, 0 );



affect ( "player", /*@AFFECT_TYPE*/ FLUSH )

{

    sound ( /*@CHANNELS*/ CHAN_VOICE, "sound/chars/r2d2/misc/r2d2talk03.mp3" );

}



wait ( 4000.000 );

rem ( "===========================" );

rem ( "sky_lf" );

camera ( /*@CAMERA_COMMANDS*/ PAN, < 0.000 180.000 0.000 >, < 0.000 0.000 0.000 >, 0 );



affect ( "player", /*@AFFECT_TYPE*/ FLUSH )

{

    sound ( /*@CHANNELS*/ CHAN_VOICE, "sound/chars/r2d2/misc/r2d2talk03.mp3" );

}



wait ( 4000.000 );

rem ( "===========================" );

rem ( "sky_ft" );

camera ( /*@CAMERA_COMMANDS*/ PAN, < 0.000 270.000 0.000 >, < 0.000 0.000 0.000 >, 0 );



affect ( "player", /*@AFFECT_TYPE*/ FLUSH )

{

    sound ( /*@CHANNELS*/ CHAN_VOICE, "sound/chars/r2d2/misc/r2d2talk03.mp3" );

}



wait ( 4000.000 );

rem ( "===========================" );

rem ( "sky_dn" );

camera ( /*@CAMERA_COMMANDS*/ PAN, < 90.000 0.000 0.000 >, < 0.000 0.000 0.000 >, 0 );



affect ( "player", /*@AFFECT_TYPE*/ FLUSH )

{

    sound ( /*@CHANNELS*/ CHAN_VOICE, "sound/chars/r2d2/misc/r2d2talk03.mp3" );

}



wait ( 4000.000 );

rem ( "===========================" );

rem ( "sky_up" );

camera ( /*@CAMERA_COMMANDS*/ PAN, < -90.000 0.000 0.000 >, < 0.000 0.000 0.000 >, 0 );



affect ( "player", /*@AFFECT_TYPE*/ FLUSH )

{

    sound ( /*@CHANNELS*/ CHAN_VOICE, "sound/chars/r2d2/misc/r2d2talk03.mp3" );

}



wait ( 4000.000 );

camera ( /*@CAMERA_COMMANDS*/ DISABLE );

 

 

 

First off copy the code into a txt file and save it into base/scripts.

Then open it up in BehavED and compile it into an IBI file.

Then, you must make a ref_tag in your map where you wish the "camera" to take pictures from, and have a spawn point trigger link to a target_scriptrunner which activates this script.

Give the ref_tag a targetname "cam1"

 

COMPILE THE MAP (Duh.)

 

Load up Jedi Academy SINGLE-PLAYER mode.

 

Open the console and (depending on your maximum screen resolution) set a custom resolution of 1024x1024 or 2048x2048 using the following commands:

r_mode -1

r_customheight 1024

r_customwidth 1024

vid_restart

 

(You can also try cg_fov to get different results)

 

Now run your map using the /devmap mymapname command.

 

It will boot into a cutscene - Your job is to take a screenshot (bind it to a number key, say "2") every time the view changes, without allowing the 'screenshot xxx taken' message to ruin your lovely pictures.

 

The script will show you 6 views from the point you placed your ref-tag, which you can then use as your 6 skybox images. It will make a beep noise as it changes view, and it changes every ~4seconds.

 

Now rename the screenshots to skybox_bk, ft, lf, rt, up and dn as appropriate.

 

VOILA.