XML:ONSK

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General information

Skybox "ONSKafternoon".

• The XML on this page is based on OniSplit v0.9.61.0.
• ONSK*.oni files are global (they can be found in AE/AEInstaller/vanilla/level0_Final.dat).
• A skybox is basically a cube with a TXMP that has regions intended for each side – except that the there's no need for a bottom face to the cube since it will never be seen.
• There are 4 original ONSK files:
  • afternoon (level 1)
  • sunset (level 2 and 3)
  • crapsky (level 19)
  • night (all the other levels except level 13, which has no ONSK)

Tags

XML tag	Content type	Description
<ONSK id="...">	integer	Instance ID
<SkyboxTextures>	-	Holds 6 <Link> tags, but the 6th tag isn't used. Image order: top left right front back (no) bottom To make a long story short, nothing in the resource after this tag is used.
<Link>	link	TXMPfile_name.oni (file suffix .oni not used)
<Planets>	-	Holds 8 <Link> tags. The planets can be displayed using the specified textures, sizes and positions. Unfortunately the code is unfinished and they're not occluded by anything.
<Link>	link	TXMPfile_name.oni (file suffix .oni not used)
<SunFlare>	link	TXMPfile_name.oni (file suffix .oni not used)
<Stars>	-	Holds 5 <Link> tags
<Link>	link	TXMPfile_name.oni (file suffix .oni not used)
<PlanetCount>	integer	Number of used planets
<NoSunFlare>	integer	For the first "planet" an optional "flare" can be drawn. It does not appear to work correctly, and since planets don't display correctly the flare is not of much use. -1 (off) 0 (on)
<PlanetWidths>	-
<Float>	float
<PlanetHeights>	-
<Float>	float
<PlanetElevations>	-
<Float>	float	Elevation in radians
<PlanetAzimuths>	-
<Float>	float	Azimuth in radians
<SunFlareSize>	float
<SunFlareIntensity>	float	1.0 = 100%?
<StarCount>	integer	A fixed number of stars can be displayed at random positions in the sky. Doesn't appear to work; the stars are not visible, and the game crashes when the level ends.
<RandomSeed>	integer	Random seed for star generation.
<Offset_00F0>	integer	Unknown

Infamous bug

In some Windows Oni installations, the edges of the skybox cube are visible as thin black lines. Hopefully we will have a public release of the skybox fixes one day.

Here's 2 examples of the bug showing up and not showing up:

Skybox bug   Operating system         Main board   Processor                Graphics card
yes          Windows 7 Home Premium   M5A99X EVO   AMD Phenom II X6 1055T   AMD Radeon HD 7970
no           Windows 7 Home Premium   - (laptop)   Intel Core i5 2467M      Intel HD Graphics Family (Revision 9)

Beta fix

Neo's plugin fixes the skybox borders and sun's visibility.

Change date 15.07.2014

• motoko_dx11.zip

The ZIP contains also the Oni.exe and binkw32.dll to use in tandem with it.

Known issues:

• Doesn't work with the Daodan DLL
• Problems with lensflares
• Problems with sorting transparencies