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How to turn off the 3D skybox in TF2

Type r_3dsky 0 in your game console to stop drawing distant scenery for a small fps boost. 1 turns it back on.

r_3dsky

Toggles rendering 3D skyboxes, the distant scenery outside the playable area.

r_3dsky <0|1>

Examples

r_3dsky 0

Skip distant scenery.

Values

ValueWhat it does
0 Off
1Default On

Arguments

0|1Required
0 disables 3D skyboxes.

What it does

Turning it off gives a small fps boost and a plainer sky.

The game's own description: Enable the rendering of 3d sky boxes

Use it in your game

Type it in your own game console: turn on the developer console in the game's settings, then press the key under Esc. To keep it, put the line in tf/cfg/autoexec.cfg.

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