Half-Life 2: Episode Two Sky List

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.

sky_ep02_01_hdr
Example Map	Ideal Sun Angle	Ideal Sun Pitch	Ideal Brightness	Ideal Ambience
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
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
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
sky_ep02_04_hdr
Example Map	Ideal Sun Angle	Ideal Sun Pitch	Ideal Brightness	Ideal Ambience
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
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
ep2_outland_12a	0 18 0	-15	240 184 130 750	70 124 164 200
sky_ep02_caves_hdr
Example Map	Ideal Sun Angle	Ideal Sun Pitch	Ideal Brightness	Ideal Ambience
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