FSX / P3D

FSX HDE Sky Textures V2.0

HDE Sky Textures V2.0 refreshes Flight Simulator X with 140 high-definition sky replacements converted to 32-bit color depth for full compatibility and stable loading. The set enhances dawn, day, dusk, and night atmosphere with cleaner gradients and richer tones, bringing a more convincing horizon and lighting mood to every flight.

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Flight Simulator X Prepar3D

Converted for FSX. These files act as HDE sky texture replacements for importing into FSX. Original by Pablo Diaz. Retooled for FSX by Danny Glover.

Plane silhouetted against a cold sky.

Plane silhouetted against a cold sky.

The original release of HDE & HDE v2.0 created a high-quality freeware environment improvement for FS9. Many of the high-definition textures offered for FS9 were also easily portable over to FSX, except for the sky textures. From multiple experiences, the sky textures when placed into FSX would not allow the sim to start and would end up crashing session altogether. The problem was that FSX's default sky textures came with a color bit depth of 32, and FSX would read ONLY that bit depth. HDE and HDE v2.0 came in 24 color bit depth, so FSX could not read the textures and therefore could not create a suitable simming environment using them. This package contains all 140 sky textures in 32-bit color depth form, for usage in FSX.

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File information

Filename
hdeskytexturesfsx.zip
File size
1.32 MB
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Clean (scanned with ClamAV)
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Freeware
Content rating
Everyone

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How to install this mod

FSX / P3D add-on

  1. Extract the downloaded archive

    Use 7-Zip (free) or WinRAR to extract the ZIP to a temporary folder. Don't install while still zipped — the simulator can't read inside ZIP files.

  2. Place files per the readme

    Most FSX add-ons go into one of: SimObjects\Airplanes\, Addon Scenery\, Effects\, or Gauges\.

  3. Always read the included readme

    Every mod ships with a readme.txt or README file. It tells you exactly where files go, what dependencies are needed, and any quirks specific to this add-on.
Still stuck? The readme included with the file is the authoritative source for this specific mod. Visit our Flight School tutorials or ask in our Q&A forum.

What’s inside this archive

The archive hdeskytexturesfsx.zip has 152 files and directories contained within it.

File Contents

This list displays the first 500 files in the package. If the package has more, you will need to download it to view them.

Filename/Directory File Date File Size
HDE Sky Textures06.24.100 B
14.BMP.jpg06.23.10117.10 kB
2010-6-23_14-17-40-345.BMP.jpg06.23.10117.50 kB
2010-6-24_11-40-35-702.BMP.jpg06.24.10165.59 kB
2010-6-24_13-20-19-487.BMP.jpg06.24.10295.03 kB
2010-6-24_13-24-7-184.BMP.jpg06.24.10317.30 kB
Converted Sky Colors06.24.100 B
sky_afternoon_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_afternoon_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_afternoon_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_afternoon_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_afternoon_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_afternoon_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_afternoon_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_afternoon_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_afternoon_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_afternoon_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_dawn_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_dawn_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_dawn_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_dawn_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_dawn_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_dawn_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_dawn_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_dawn_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_dawn_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_dawn_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_midnight_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_midnight_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_midnight_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_midnight_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_midnight_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_midnight_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_midnight_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_midnight_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_midnight_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_midnight_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_morning_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_morning_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_morning_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_morning_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_morning_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_morning_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_morning_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_morning_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_morning_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_morning_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_noon_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_noon_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_noon_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_noon_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_noon_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_noon_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_noon_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_noon_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_noon_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_noon_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn1_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn1_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn1_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn1_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn1_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn1_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn1_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn1_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn1_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn1_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn2_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn2_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn2_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn2_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn2_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn2_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn2_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn2_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn2_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postdawn2_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset1_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset1_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset1_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset1_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset1_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset1_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset1_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset1_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset1_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset1_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset2_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset2_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset2_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset2_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset2_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset2_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset2_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset2_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset2_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_postsunset2_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn1_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn1_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn1_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn1_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn1_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn1_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn1_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn1_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn1_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn1_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn2_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn2_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn2_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn2_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn2_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn2_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn2_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn2_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn2_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_predawn2_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset1_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset1_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset1_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset1_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset1_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset1_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset1_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset1_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset1_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset1_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset2_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset2_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset2_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset2_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset2_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset2_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset2_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset2_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset2_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_presunset2_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_sunset_0.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_sunset_1.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_sunset_2.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_sunset_3.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_sunset_4.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_sunset_5.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_sunset_6.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_sunset_7.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_sunset_8.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
sky_sunset_9.bmp06.23.105.40 kB
FILE_ID.diz06.24.10169 B
HDE INSTALL(english).txt04.09.103.38 kB
README.txt06.24.102.13 kB
flyawaysimulation.txt10.29.13959 B
Go to Fly Away Simulation.url01.22.1652 B

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  1. John Frankland

    Hello,

    Following an experienced FSX sim expert, I was going to install Pablo Diaz's cloud textures, sky-textures-for-enb-series_12.zip. However, on researching his mods I came across your reworked textures.

    And like the proverbial idiot, I DID NOT back up my textures folder.

    Like a previous commenter above, now all my landscape is what appears to be in a whiteout.

    How can I resolve this, please?

    Hoping you are still active after this time.

    Regards,

    John F

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  2. Nick

    How do I install this I am very confused?

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  3. Nick Elder

    Wow! This texture pack is extraordinary!!!! Would recommend! :)

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  4. user

    hello Is the software free of charge or should I pay? Is it free to download? help. Thanks

    "HDE Sky Textutre v.20 for fsx"

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  5. Santy267

    It appears foggy everywhere i go. Did i installed it wrongly or what

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  6. osher

    Hi Adam,

    just install the texture pack and my FSX didnt work almost panic and start thinking what cause the FATAL ERROR crashing on FSX startup... and figering out that my textures cause it i came across for this converted pack and after quick replace the original everything work perfect and back to normal!

    meny thanks to you :)

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