Whenever I start a map nowadays, I build it with the location of the cube map in mind. It is a very useful piece of knowledge to have so I thought I'd spread the love and share what I know. In the spoiler below is a list of all the cube map locations.
CUBE MAP LOCATIONS
editPARALLAX:
Blue Planet = -700,~2000,~1750 (outside forgeable space) 8/17/16
Exosphere = 0,0,0 8/17/16
Ascendence = -700,~2000,~1750 (outside forgeable space) 8/17/16
Halo Ring = 0,0,0 8/17/16
TIDAL
Paradise = 0,0,120 8/17/16
Stormy = 0,0,120 8/17/16
Meteor Shower = 0,0,120 8/17/16
Clear = 0,0,-248 8/17/16
ALPINE
Cirrus = -200,-80,-30 8/17/16
Sunset = -200,-80,-30 8/17/16
Overcast = -200,-80,-30 8/17/16
GLACIER
Midday = 50,-90,230 8/17/16
Nighttime = 50,-90,230 8/17/16
Sunrise = 50,-90,230 8/17/16
BARRENS
Twilight = 0,0,0 1/6/17
Dust Storm = 0,0,48 1/6/17
Sunrise = 0,0,60 1/6/17
DEPTHS
Depths = 0,0,24 1/6/17
I will try to revisit this list every once in a while to keep it up to date, I believe 343 has moved the cube map locations around before. If you think a location has moved, shoot me a message and I will update the list with the new one.
Don't have any idea what a cube map is or what I'm talking about?
editWHAT'S A CUBE MAP AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
editWhat is a cube map?
editRipped from wikipedia:
"In computer graphics, cube mapping is a method of environment mapping that uses the six faces of a cube as the map shape. The environment is projected onto the sides of a cube and stored as six square textures, or unfolded into six regions of a single texture."