In the opposite but related direction, I was surprised to find out that the skyboxes from Homeworld 2 are not textured - they are just spheres with vertex color

In the opposite but related direction, I was surprised to find out that the skyboxes from Homeworld 2 are not textured - they are just spheres with vertex coloring. https://simonschreibt.de/gat/homeworld-2-backgrounds/ https://simonschreibt.de/gat/homeworld-2-backgrounds/ https://simonschreibt.de/gat/homeworld-2-backgrounds-tech/ https://simonschreibt.de/gat/homeworld-2-backgrounds-tech/