Dual-layer global nebula skybox v08-04-18
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Description:

Skybox with tiled starfield layer and a transparent, spherically mapped nebula layer.

For use to complement the nebula system whenever a global nebula is needed instead of multiple individual nebulas dropped all over the place.
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Includes:

-nebula-starfield.pof

-starfield0001.dds
*4096^2 resolution starfield, my personal preference to the one in MediaVP's mostly because I often use narrow field of view settings and then the higher resolution becomes advantageous. Otherwise, not necessary - the model can use the starfield0001.dds in the MediaVP's just as well.

-skybox_nebula.dds
*4096x2048 nebula texture.

-skybox_nebula_low.dds
*2048x1024 nebula texture for GPU's that have 2048^2 as texture size limit. Looks almost as good as the high-res version... if you're not picky about the loss of finest detail.

-skybox_test_mission.fs2
*take a vacation in scenic surroundings (aka sample mission).


Feel free to use and distribute all parts of this package along with your projects. All I ask is that if you use this particular nebula texture on your project, please give due credit. The model and starfield I don't really care all that much about - the former is half ripped from MediaVP's in the first place and the inner sphere is just a TrueSpace-added sphere with spherical UV-mapping, and starfields aren't all that special - but I'm rather happy with how that nebula texture turned out after all.

Special thanks to Zacam for converting the TGA nebula textures into DDS files of great quality.
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Usage: 

Dump the data directory into either it's own mod directory and use multimod command line, or paste it onto the mod you want to have this skybox. Make missions use "nebula-starfield.pof" on the background editor, and you're set. Obviously, copying the sample mission is not necessary if you make your own missions.
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Version history:

2008-04-18: 	TGA textures replaced with DDS textures
		ReadMe.txt added

2008-04-09:	Original version

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2008.04.18 Herra Tohtori