Changing Skies in Unity: Unique Skyboxes

Jack Leavey
Jan 27, 2022

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By default, you cannot make much headway editing the skybox in Unity. This is due to the skybox’s material being hard set. All you need is a new material and you can edit to your heart’s content!

First off, create a new material (skybox_mat) and place it in your materials folder (make this folder if you do not already have it, organization is key)

Right Mouse Click > Create > Material

Now open up your lighting window. If you do not have it up, it can be found under Window > Rendering > Lighting

Where To Open Lighting.

Now in the Environment tab, drag your skybox_mat into the “Skybox Material” slot.

Now you can make several edits to the skybox!

Edits must be made the the skybox_mat, but they will automatically apply to the worldspace!

It isn’t too obvious in an interior space, so check outside your building and play with the settings!

Editing Intensity

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Jack Leavey
Jack Leavey

Written by Jack Leavey

I am a software engineer with years of experience branching into game development, specifically in Unity. Follow along for guides on creating game mechanics!

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