Tutorial: Volumetric Lighting Last edited 4 years ago2020-02-14 02:34:20 UTC
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Volumetric lighting, also known as light shafts or god rays, is a lighting effect that can add depth and realism to the visuals of a map.
You can create this effect by skewing a brush to match the angle of your light source. Download the example map shown below.
Your volumetric lighting should be a brush entity with Render Mode set to
The base faces are meant to be invisible, so they should be textured with
If you use 
Volumetric light textured with BLACK_HIDDEN
Volumetric light textured with CONTENTWATER
Volumetric lighting, with and without the use of CONTENTWATER
Volumetric lighting, with and without the use of CONTENTWATER
You can create this effect by skewing a brush to match the angle of your light source. Download the example map shown below.
Your volumetric lighting should be a brush entity with Render Mode set to
Additive. The translucency can be set with FX Amount (1 - 255).The base faces are meant to be invisible, so they should be textured with
CONTENTWATER in order to mirror the side faces of the brush, making it more realistic.NULL or BLACK_HIDDEN, not all of the side faces will be rendered at the same time, and the effect is invisible from some angles.List of textures for volumetric lighting
| Texture | Group |
|---|---|
| FADE | valve/halflife.wad |
| FADE2 | valve/halflife.wad |
| CULIGHTA | cstrike/cs_havana.wad |
| CXLIGHTA | cstrike/chateau.wad |
2 Comments
Jessie
Commented 4 years ago2020-02-24 22:10:13 UTC
Comment #102552
this could probably stand a little more info on exactly what contentwater is. I'm looking at these images and I can't really tell which is which.
Jessie
Commented 4 years ago2020-02-24 22:12:49 UTC
Comment #102553
The whole thing could use more explaining and less telling.
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