How To Change The Sky In Roblox

This article outlines how to build a custom skybox in Roblox. When created and used correctly, skyboxes can add temper to a game or even give the impression that your game world is in deep space or underwater.

Skybox Construction

Skyboxes are made up of six individual images which are wrapped into a cube. A convincing skybox appears to be panoramic considering the images are fabricated to be perfectly aligned with each other — this lets you await in all directions without the impression of beingness inside a cube.

Making skybox images from scratch goes across the scope of this article, so y'all must create the images yourself. Almost importantly, remember that each paradigm must be seamless along all edges of neighboring images when "folded" into a cube.

Once you've created the six private images and manufactures/game assets#assets-images|uploaded them to Roblox, proceed as follows:

In the Explorer, hover over the Lighting object, click the push button, and select Heaven.

Select the new Sky object in the Explorer.
In the Properties window, notice the skybox properties such as Sky/SkyboxBk|SkyboxBk, Heaven/SkyboxDn|SkyboxDn, etc. The last two letters of these properties refer to which side of the skybox the specified epitome volition exist on.

Click on each of the six skybox properties and option the corresponding image from the selection carte du jour. Assuming you did everything correctly, a complete skybox should announced in your place.

Skybox Appearance

In add-on to setting the skybox images, y'all tin can adapt various backdrop to fine-tune its appearance.

Celestial Bodies

By default, the Roblox Heaven includes celestial bodies like a sun, moon, and stars. These bodies dynamically appear, rise, and prepare based on the Lighting/TimeOfDay|TimeOfDay or Lighting/ClockTime|ClockTime values.

Celestial bodies tin be customized equally follows:

The sun image can be changed by setting a new Sky/SunTextureId|SunTextureId and its relative size tin be adjusted with the Sky/SunAngularSize|SunAngularSize holding.
The moon prototype can be changed by setting a new Sky/MoonTextureId|MoonTextureId and its relative size tin exist adjusted with the Sky/MoonAngularSize|MoonAngularSize property.
The star image cannot be changed, but the number of stars can be ready with the Heaven/StarCount|StarCount holding.

Lighting Color

In real life, the "ambient" color of lighting changes throughout the day. For instance, sunlight in the early morning or late afternoon is unremarkably warmer and more than pink/orange in tone.

In Roblox, a similar outcome can be achieved through the Lighting/OutdoorAmbient color value. Here are some example colors and scenarios: