diff --git a/ProceduralSkyInitializer.cs b/ProceduralSkyInitializer.cs
index 389376b..eb8fc04 100644
--- a/ProceduralSkyInitializer.cs
+++ b/ProceduralSkyInitializer.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ public class ProceduralSkyInitializer : MonoBehaviour
 		public const float moonDistanceToCamera = 10;
 
 		private Light dirLight;
-		private Camera mainCam;
 
+		private Material _layeredCubemap;
 		private Material _skyMaterial;
 		private AudioClip _rainAudioClip;
 		private GameObject _cloudPrefab;
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public void Init ()
 			// Load the asset bundle
 			AssetBundle assets = AssetBundle.LoadFromFile(Main.ModPath + "Resources/proceduralskymod");
 
+			_layeredCubemap = assets.LoadAsset<Material>("Assets/Materials/CubemapOverlay.mat");
 			_skyMaterial = assets.LoadAsset<Material>("Assets/Materials/Sky.mat");
 			_rainAudioClip = assets.LoadAsset<AudioClip>("Assets/Audio/rain-03.wav");
 			_cloudPrefab = assets.LoadAsset<GameObject>("Assets/Prefabs/CloudPlane.prefab");
@@ -80,41 +81,44 @@ public void Init ()
 #if DEBUG
 			Debug.Log(">>> >>> >>> Setting Up Cameras...");
 #endif
-			// main cam
-			mainCam = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("MainCamera").GetComponent<Camera>();
-			mainCam.clearFlags = CameraClearFlags.Depth;
-			mainCam.cullingMask = -1;
-			mainCam.cullingMask &= ~(1 << 31);
-			//mainCam.depth = -1; // original setting
-
+			Camera.main.cullingMask = -1;
+			Camera.main.cullingMask &= ~(1 << 31);
+			
+			// clear cam
+			Camera clearCam = new GameObject() { name = "ClearCam" }.AddComponent<Camera>();
+			clearCam.transform.SetParent(psMaster.transform, false);
+			clearCam.clearFlags = CameraClearFlags.Skybox;
+			clearCam.cullingMask = 0;
+			clearCam.enabled = false;
+			
+			// override clearCam's skybox with skyMaterial to render sun disk
+			Skybox clearCamSkybox = clearCam.gameObject.AddComponent<Skybox>();
+			clearCamSkybox.material = skyMaterial;
+			
 			// sky cam
 			Camera skyCam = new GameObject() { name = "SkyCam" }.AddComponent<Camera>();
-			GameObject skyCamGimbal = new GameObject { name = "SkyCamGimbal" };
-			skyCamGimbal.transform.SetParent(psMaster.transform, false);
-			skyCam.transform.SetParent(skyCamGimbal.transform, false);
-			skyCam.clearFlags = CameraClearFlags.Depth;
+			skyCam.transform.SetParent(psMaster.transform, false);
+			skyCam.clearFlags = CameraClearFlags.Color;
+			skyCam.backgroundColor = Color.clear;
 			skyCam.cullingMask = 0;
 			skyCam.cullingMask |= 1 << 31;
-			skyCam.depth = -2;
-			skyCam.fieldOfView = mainCam.fieldOfView;
-			skyCam.nearClipPlane = mainCam.nearClipPlane;
 			skyCam.farClipPlane = 100;
-			// this localScale negates VR stereo separation
-			skyCamGimbal.transform.localScale = Vector3.zero;
-			skyCamGimbal.AddComponent<PositionConstraintOnPreCull>().source = psMaster.transform;
-
-			// clear cam
-			Camera clearCam = new GameObject() { name = "ClearCam" }.AddComponent<Camera>();
-			clearCam.clearFlags = CameraClearFlags.Skybox;
-			clearCam.cullingMask = 0;
-			clearCam.depth = -3;
-			clearCam.fieldOfView = mainCam.fieldOfView;
-
-			SkyCamConstraint constraint = skyCam.gameObject.AddComponent<SkyCamConstraint>();
-			constraint.main = mainCam;
-			constraint.sky = skyCam;
-			constraint.clear = clearCam;
-
+			skyCam.enabled = false;
+			
+			// skyCamOutputMat will be used for global skybox
+			int skyCamTexSize = 4096;
+			RenderTexture clearCamTex = new RenderTexture(skyCamTexSize/4, skyCamTexSize/4, 0, RenderTextureFormat.DefaultHDR);
+			clearCamTex.dimension = UnityEngine.Rendering.TextureDimension.Cube;
+			RenderTexture skyCamTex = new RenderTexture(skyCamTexSize, skyCamTexSize, 0, RenderTextureFormat.DefaultHDR);
+			skyCamTex.dimension = UnityEngine.Rendering.TextureDimension.Cube;
+			Material skyCamOutputMat = _layeredCubemap;
+			skyCamOutputMat.SetTexture("_Tex", clearCamTex); // shader: Skybox/Cubemap
+			skyCamOutputMat.SetTexture("_AlphaTex", skyCamTex); // shader: Skybox/CubemapOverlay
+
+			// initialize skybox
+			clearCam.RenderToCubemap(clearCamTex);
+			skyCam.RenderToCubemap(skyCamTex);
+			
 			// cloud render texture cam
 			Camera cloudRendTexCam = new GameObject() { name = "CloudRendTexCam" }.AddComponent<Camera>();
 			cloudRendTexCam.transform.SetParent(psMaster.transform);
@@ -169,7 +173,7 @@ public void Init ()
 			Debug.Log(">>> >>> >>> Setting Up Audio Sources...");
 #endif
 			GameObject psAudio = new GameObject() { name = "ProceduralSkyAudio" };
-			psAudio.transform.SetParent(mainCam.transform);
+			psAudio.transform.SetParent(Camera.main.transform);
 			RainController.RainAudio = psAudio.AddComponent<AudioSource>();
 
 			RainController.RainAudio.clip = _rainAudioClip;
@@ -218,6 +222,7 @@ public void Init ()
 			Debug.Log(">>> >>> >>> Setting Up Starbox...");
 #endif
 			GameObject starBox = GameObject.CreatePrimitive(PrimitiveType.Cube);
+			_starMaterial.SetFloat("_Exposure", .5f);
 			starBox.GetComponent<MeshRenderer>().sharedMaterial = _starMaterial;
 			starBox.transform.SetParent(skyboxNight.transform);
 			starBox.transform.ResetLocal();
@@ -247,7 +252,7 @@ public void Init ()
 			GameObject psRainParticleSys = new GameObject() { name = "ProceduralSkyRainParticleSystem" };
 
 			PositionConstraintOnUpdate psRainParticleSysconstraint = psRainParticleSys.AddComponent<PositionConstraintOnUpdate>();
-			psRainParticleSysconstraint.source = mainCam.transform;
+			psRainParticleSysconstraint.source = Camera.main.transform;
 
 			GameObject rainObj = GameObject.Instantiate(_rainPrefab);
 			rainObj.transform.SetParent(psRainParticleSys.transform);
@@ -278,11 +283,12 @@ public void Init ()
 
 			skyManager.StarMaterial = starBox.GetComponent<MeshRenderer>().sharedMaterial;
 
-			skyManager.SkyCam = skyCam.transform;
+			skyManager.ClearCam = clearCam;
+			skyManager.ClearCamTex = clearCamTex;
+			skyManager.SkyCam = skyCam;
+			skyManager.SkyCamTex = skyCamTex;
 			skyManager.SkyMaterial = skyMaterial;
 
-			skyManager.ClearCam = clearCam.transform;
-
 			skyManager.MoonPathCenter = moonBillboard.transform;
 			skyManager.MoonMaterial = moonBillboard.GetComponent<MeshRenderer>().sharedMaterial;
 
@@ -291,7 +297,7 @@ public void Init ()
 #endif
 			// Set render settings
 			RenderSettings.sun = dirLight;
-			RenderSettings.skybox = skyMaterial;
+			RenderSettings.skybox = skyCamOutputMat;
 			RenderSettings.ambientMode = UnityEngine.Rendering.AmbientMode.Flat;
 
 #if DEBUG
diff --git a/Resources/proceduralskymod b/Resources/proceduralskymod
index 131002e..6c28627 100644
Binary files a/Resources/proceduralskymod and b/Resources/proceduralskymod differ
diff --git a/SkyManager.cs b/SkyManager.cs
index b99d466..856e813 100644
--- a/SkyManager.cs
+++ b/SkyManager.cs
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ public class SkyManager : MonoBehaviour
 		public Material CloudMaterial { get; set; }
 		public Material MoonMaterial { get; set; }
 
-		public Transform ClearCam { get; set; }
-		public Transform SkyCam { get; set; }
+		public Camera SkyCam { get; set; }
+		public RenderTexture SkyCamTex { get; set; }
+		public Camera ClearCam { get; set; }
+		public RenderTexture ClearCamTex { get; set; }
 		public Transform CloudPlane { get; set; }
 
 		void Start ()
@@ -55,6 +57,9 @@ void Update ()
 			else
 				SunLight.cookie = null;
 
+			ClearCam.RenderToCubemap(ClearCamTex, 63 & ~(1 << (int)CubemapFace.NegativeY));
+			SkyCam.RenderToCubemap(SkyCamTex, 63 & ~(1 << (int)CubemapFace.NegativeY));
+
 #if !CYBEX_TIME
 			// fauxnik time algo
 			ProceduralSkyTimeSource.Instance.CalculateTimeProgress(Time.deltaTime);
@@ -111,7 +116,7 @@ void Update ()
 			SunLight.intensity = sunOverHorizonFac * 1.5f;
 			SunLight.color = Color.Lerp(new Color(1f, 0.5f, 0), Color.white, sunOverHorizonFac);
 
-			StarMaterial.SetFloat("_Visibility", (-sunOverHorizonFac + 1) * .01f);
+			StarMaterial.SetFloat("_Visibility", Mathf.Clamp01(1f - 4f * sunOverHorizonFac));
 
 			MoonMaterial.SetFloat("_MoonDayNight", Mathf.Lerp(2.19f, 1.5f, sunOverHorizonFac));
 			// gives aproximate moon phase