About Rotate skybox with the Sun
From Steam WorkshopThis simple mod makes it seem like you are the one rotating with the planets, instead of the sun rotating around you like it actually does, by simply rotating the skybox (starfield) with the sun. At…
This simple mod makes it seem like you are the one rotating with the planets, instead of the sun rotating around you like it actually does, by simply rotating the skybox (starfield) with the sun.
At very low sun rotation speeds (1h per day or longer) it is faint enough to just be a feeling rather than be noticeable.
Not really recommended with fast sun speeds as it can induce motion sickness. And of course the mod does nothing if sun rotation is turned off.
Will work with any skybox mods.
Known issues
- Skybox shimmer If using a skybox mod that is too detailed, like tiny pixel stars, it will shimmer when it rotates simply because of limitations of screen resolution, it needs a smooth/blurrier skybox (like the vanilla one) for the rotation effect to not make it shimmer. This is not something I can fix.
- Different sim on client vs server can teleport sun, and in turn teleports the skybox into a new rotation. I'm looking into some ways to mitigate this as it is much more obvious when skybox teleports.
To-do:
- Add a client config to allow players to turn it off for themselves.
mod io?
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
A 117 KB download, rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 4 yr ago.
Rotate skybox with the Sun on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Not available. One-click install isn't available for this game's mods yet. Download it and upload it to your server in Files.
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Space Engineers — 8 GB (8 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 2022-07-04, released 2022-07-04, 117 KB
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop |
From 1 recorded build of Rotate skybox with the Sun.
Run Rotate skybox with the Sun on a Space Engineers server
Deploy a server above, then upload the file in Files.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogWorld generation
Changes or adds to how new terrain, biomes and structures are created.
Compatibility
- Game
- Space Engineers
- File size
- 117 KB
Verified at the source
- ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-10Open ↗
- ✓AuthorDigi, as published on Steam Workshop
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
