help with lighting Created 17 years ago2007-07-31 14:15:19 UTC by DragonFly DragonFly

Created 17 years ago2007-07-31 14:15:19 UTC by DragonFly DragonFly

Posted 17 years ago2007-07-31 14:15:19 UTC Post #230872
What is the best way to light up lihts such as this one so that it appears light is coming from the whole light not just one spot?
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-31 14:18:36 UTC Post #230873
You could have multiple light_spots with a small ray so they all look like one light. Or you could make a block with the white001 textured on it and tie it to func_illusionary to give off light.
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Posted 17 years ago2007-07-31 14:29:27 UTC Post #230874
Go to the tutorials section and search for texlights.
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-31 14:48:50 UTC Post #230876
I know about texlights but the model is all one texture and ends up giving off light in directions there should be shadow.
Posted 17 years ago2007-07-31 14:51:12 UTC Post #230877
Oh, it's a model? This is where my help ends.
Posted 17 years ago2007-08-01 04:53:51 UTC Post #230951
DragonFly - use texlight for this type of lightning with selfillumination mask ("$selfillumtexture" "texturedirectoryl/texturename" ... maybe, i dont try it on practics).
Posted 17 years ago2007-08-01 07:43:50 UTC Post #230956
err....
Ive not got a clue what your talking about there. There is no texture called "selfillumtexture" ???
Posted 17 years ago2007-08-01 19:27:58 UTC Post #231014
This "$selfillumtexture" parameter defines light illumination mask to your material. Mask - grayscale image in vtf format; it defines what part of your "$basetexture" will illuminate light (like alphachannel defines what part of image will have opacity). Btw, i dont works it or not.
Posted 17 years ago2007-08-02 05:11:13 UTC Post #231046
Is it possible to do this with an existing model texture, make it skin 1 instead of 0 (to keep the old one) and ship it with a map (which will auto transfew from server to user)?
Posted 17 years ago2007-08-02 08:15:01 UTC Post #231057
I dont know :combine:
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