Not everyone has a million megabits of bandwidth. Ideally, the entire skybox should download in a few seconds for most users.
Also, I’ve updated the criteria to indicate a maximum resolution of 1024x1024.[/quote]
Yeah, I’ve done some research and it’s conclusive that .bmp format loads slower than .png (depending on the internet speed.) The skybox panels are around 400-600KB now that they’re formatted to .png.