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This article details cut skyboxes. Put any newly found skyboxes here.
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
The "Skybox" is a method of creating backgrounds to make a computer and video games level look bigger than it really is. When a Skybox is used, the level is enclosed in a cuboid (six sides), with specially made skybox textures drawn on it. Many skyboxes were cut or heavily modified during Half-Life 2's development. Many have been lost, and are only present in Valves archives. The following is a list of skyboxes found in the leak, along with their original versions/possible replacements.
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The "Skybox" is a method of creating backgrounds to make a computer and video games level look bigger than it really is. When a Skybox is used, the level is enclosed in a cuboid (six sides), with specially made skybox textures drawn on it. Many skyboxes were cut or heavily modified during Half-Life 2's development. Many have been lost, and are only present in Valves archives. The following is a list of skyboxes found in the leak, along with their original versions/possible replacements. Many older skies were kept as placeholders, having been palette-swapped (purple squares) or brightened.  
  
 
===Sky_C17_X===
 
===Sky_C17_X===
 
*<b>C17_01</b>
 
*<b>C17_01</b>
*<b>Fate:</b> Completely Cut
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*<b>Fate:</b> Cut
<gallery widths="300" bordersize="none" captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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<gallery widths="400" bordersize="none" captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
 
Sky c1701.JPG
 
Sky c1701.JPG
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</gallery>
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*<b>C17_02</b>
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*<b>Fate:</b> Used extensively; Cut just before release
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<gallery widths="400" bordersize="none" captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Sky c1702.JPG
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</gallery>
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*<b>C17_02 (Fixed)</b>
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*<b>Fate:</b> Used extensively; Cut just before release
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<gallery widths="400" bordersize="none" captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Sky c1702 fix.JPG
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</gallery>
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*<b>C17_03</b>
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*<b>Fate:</b> Original lost - replaced with copy of Wasteland02 in leak
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<gallery widths="400" bordersize="none" captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Sky c1703.JPG
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</gallery>
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*<b>C17_04</b>
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*<b>Fate:</b> Re-used in retail as sky_day03_02
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<gallery widths="400" bordersize="none" captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Sky c1704.JPG
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</gallery>
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*<b>C17_05</b>
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*<b>Fate:</b> Cut - Extremely old sky
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<gallery widths="400" bordersize="none" captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
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Sky c1705.JPG
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>

Revision as of 21:14, 30 October 2019

This article details cut skyboxes. Put any newly found skyboxes here.

Overview

The "Skybox" is a method of creating backgrounds to make a computer and video games level look bigger than it really is. When a Skybox is used, the level is enclosed in a cuboid (six sides), with specially made skybox textures drawn on it. Many skyboxes were cut or heavily modified during Half-Life 2's development. Many have been lost, and are only present in Valves archives. The following is a list of skyboxes found in the leak, along with their original versions/possible replacements. Many older skies were kept as placeholders, having been palette-swapped (purple squares) or brightened.

Sky_C17_X

  • C17_01
  • Fate: Cut
  • C17_02
  • Fate: Used extensively; Cut just before release
  • C17_02 (Fixed)
  • Fate: Used extensively; Cut just before release
  • C17_03
  • Fate: Original lost - replaced with copy of Wasteland02 in leak
  • C17_04
  • Fate: Re-used in retail as sky_day03_02
  • C17_05
  • Fate: Cut - Extremely old sky