Half-Life 2: Episode Two Sky List
From Valve Developer Community
This is a list of skies available in the Steam caches, along with pictures of each skybox. The light_environment settings listed (Ideal Sun Angle, Ideal Brightness, etc) are suggestions based on settings used in official maps; other values may also be appropriate. To test skies in singleplayer without recompiling the map, bring up the console and enter sv_skyname <sky_name>. Quicksave the game, load it again and the old skybox should be temporarily replaced with the new one.
Note: If you are mapping for Half-life 2: Episode 2, you need to add _hdr to the end of most sky names (excluding Episode 1 skies), if it is not already there, so it does not cause the sky texture to stretch. (So, if your sky name was sky_day01_01, you would make it sky_day01_01_hdr).These skyboxes are available to Half-Life 2: Episode Two and mods utilizing its content. These skies are HDR capable.
| Example Map | Ideal Sun Angle | Ideal Sun Pitch | Ideal Brightness | Ideal Ambience | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
sky_ep02_01_hdr 
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| ep2_background01 ep2_outland_01 | 0 145 0 0 145 0 | -35 -35 | 252 231 167 700 238 232 204 550 | 144 175 198 150 144 175 198 150 | ||
sky_ep02_02_hdr 
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| ep2_outland_05 ep2_outland_06 | 0 130 0 0 130 0 | -30 -20 | 240 238 217 650 240 238 217 600 | 144 175 198 280 144 175 198 225 | ||
sky_ep02_03_hdr 
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| ep2_outland_06a ep2_outland_07 ep2_outland_08 | 0 114 0 0 114 0 0 104 0 | -35 -35 -30 | 240 238 217 600 240 238 217 600 240 238 217 650 | 144 175 198 200 144 175 198 200 144 175 198 200 | ||
| Example Map | Ideal Sun Angle | Ideal Sun Pitch | Ideal Brightness | Ideal Ambience | ||
sky_ep02_04_hdr 
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| ep2_outland_09 ep2_outland_10 ep2_outland_10a | 0 40 0 0 45 0 0 244 0 | -25 -25 -48 | 242 210 189 700 241 210 190 700 241 210 190 700 | 144 175 198 145 114 160 194 200 114 160 194 200 | ||
sky_ep02_05_hdr 
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| ep2_background03 ep2_outland_11b ep2_outland_12 | 0 45 0 0 45 0 0 45 0 | -35 -35 -35 | 240 185 130 800 240 185 130 800 240 185 130 800 | 104 133 162 350 104 133 162 250 104 133 162 250 | ||
sky_ep02_06_hdr 
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| ep2_outland_12a | 0 18 0 | -15 | 240 184 130 750 | 70 124 164 200 | ||
sky_ep02_caves_hdr 
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| ep2_background02 ep2_outland_02 ep2_outland_03 ep2_outland_04 | 0 180 0 0 135 0 0 135 0 0 135 0 | -5 -70 -70 -70 | 132 158 202 1000 145 166 204 400 145 166 204 400 145 166 204 400 | 132 158 202 20 77 114 183 300 77 114 183 300 77 114 183 300 | ||
| Environment articles: | |
| Skies and environment maps | Skybox (2D) • Skybox (3D) • HDR Skies • Skybox with Terragen • Skybox with Terragen - Advanced • List of skies |
| Terrain and displacement mapping | Displacements • Holes in displacements • Digital Elevation Models |
