List of skies

This is a list of skies available in Source 2, Source and GoldSrc engine games, 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 Two, you need to add _hdr to the end of most sky names—if it is not already there—so it does not cause the sky texture to stretch. (So, if your sky name is sky_day01_01, you would make it sky_day01_01_hdr).

Tip:Search "sky" in the texture browser within Hammer to see some of the skyboxes available in the game you are mapping for.

Tip:Skyboxes listed as "not HDR compatible" can still be used in HDR mode. They will always display fullbright, but can still be affected by blooming from autoexposure.

Warning:Most of the images on this page only show the skybox sides (left, right, front, back). Skyboxes have much more detail on the top, which may not be accurately reflected on this page; view the skybox in-game or in J.A.C.K. (GoldSrc), Hammer++ (Source) or Hammer 5.x (Source 2) to get a better idea of how a sky looks.

Note:: Hammer only show black void instead of the selected skybox, it appears as a cyan void in Svencraft, and support for previewing skybox was added in J.A.C.K..
: Hammer only show a black void instead of the selected skybox. Hammer++ added support for previewing skybox.