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Type: Mod
Mod category: Skybox, Asteroid, Planet, Other
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33.374 MB
Jan 19, 2021 @ 3:28pm
May 8 @ 10:18am
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Nebula Mod (3D)

Description
The Nebula Mod is a mod that adds exactly what it says, nebulae. It is a successor to the now obsolete, Volumetric Nebulae Mod. Now featuring improved performance, visuals, and effects, this mod aims to complement your favorite skybox, through customization and accessibility.

Basic Guide:
Go to where you want a nebula to be created and type /ncreate, if you'd like to customize how it looks, see the commands further below.

Commands:
Use player chat box to input commands, default key is 'Enter.'
- /ncreate Creates a nebula with radius of X km.
- /nremove Removes the nebula you are in.
- /nversion Tells the version of the mod.
- /ndensity [0.0-50.0] Sets the density of the nebula.
- /nseed [seed] Sets the seed of the nebula.
- /nscale [0.0-1.0] Sets the scale of the nebula's details.
- /ncolorscale [0.0-1.0] Sets how frequently the colors alternate.
- /nprimary [r] [g] [b] [a] Sets the primary color of the nebula.
- /nsecondary [r] [g] [b] [a] Sets the secondary color of the nebula.
- /nradius [100-1500] Sets the radius in kilometers.
- /nreset Reset's the nebula's settings.
- /nregen Generates a new seed for the nebula.
- /nfrequency [min] [max] Sets frequency of random space weather in seconds
- /ndebug Toggles debug rendering of nebulae
- /nweather [WeatherName] Sets the provided weather
- /nrweather Generates a random weather at the camera position
- /nweathers Lists all available weather types
- /nweatherlist Lists all available weather types
- /nlength [min] [max] Sets the length of random weather events
- /nclear Removes any weather at the position
- /nsmite Creates lightning at the position currently being looked at
- /nshadow [ShadowType] Sets how shadows are rendered
- /nshadows Lists the available nebula shadow types
- /nshadowlist Lists the available nebula shadow types
- /nintensity Scalar for the size of nebula clouds
- /nshape [Shape] Sets the shape of the nebula
- /nshapes Lists the available nebula shapes
- /nshapelist Lists the available nebula shapes

Example Colors (Made for Realistic Skybox):
Red - 0.2 0.1 0.1
Blue - 0.1 0.1 0.2

Potential Additions
- Resource collection (Hydrogen, Oxygen)
- Localization

Join the discord to make suggestions or discuss bugs you may have experienced:
https://discord.gg/GrPK8cB

Thanks StarPrime for allowing me to use their Enterprise model in the trailer video.
Thanks ShadeStuff for creating all the textures, these nebula wouldn't look as good as they do if it weren't for him.
Popular Discussions View All (2)
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Jan 8, 2024 @ 4:23pm
Best Nebula Seeds
FoXuissa
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May 12, 2024 @ 10:38am
Nebula weather effects
Rezun
182 Comments
May 18 @ 5:35pm 
hello?
May 12 @ 6:01pm 
when will you update and work on this again?
Jakaria  [author]
May 8 @ 10:21am 
Fixed, thanks
May 7 @ 3:14pm 
hope this gets an update soon its one of my favourites. economy two has 100% broken it unfortunately.
May 6 @ 10:40pm 
Economy 2 Update seem to broke this mod
May 5 @ 2:22am 
This seems to not be working after the latest Se update
Nov 10, 2025 @ 1:34pm 
This seems so much thinner than the original nebula mod, any reason?
Jul 31, 2025 @ 7:43pm 
@Anarism Just tried it and though it is *possible* to make larger nebulae via file editing, it obliterates performance at even 15000km. I was barely able to quit the game.
Apr 3, 2025 @ 1:02pm 
seem to be missing weather options
Mar 31, 2025 @ 3:38pm 
and it was never worked on again