How can you use a Flat 2D Background in place of a Skybox?

system · March 15, 2023, 4:02am


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	Asked By	PenderTon96

I’m a new Godot Engine user and I wanted to use it to try and make a retro 1990s style 3D game. One quirk I noticed in some early 3D games is that they would use a scrolling 2D images for backgrounds rather than a sky-box. This made background scenery appear flat with little to no 3-dimensional depth.

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This as an effect I would like to achieve in Godot, but I’m having some trouble with it.

I tried out the “WorldEnvironment” Node with a panoramic sky texture, but that looked too 3D.
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Adjusting the “Sky Custom FOV” parameter made it flatter, but it was too zoomed in.
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So I thought I’d come here to ask for help. What’s another approach I could take to create a flat looking background for a 3D game made in Godot?