lights.rad need or no need Created 19 years ago2005-07-07 02:10:48 UTC by Half-dude

Sup all it's me Half-dude.

Now the subject might make me sound like an idiot but its not what you think. I was wondering, if I added a new entry into the lights.rad and compiled a map using that added textlight texture would I need to put a copy of the custom lights.rad into my mod directory. Or would all the textlight data just be compiled into the BSP?

So in short I want to know if I need to put the custom lights.rad in my mod directory and if so then were?

Thank you all

No you need to put it in your zhlt directory and when you publish the map include the file in the zip!

That's nonsense, Elon.

Half-dude, all lighting information is compiled into the ZIP. Only HLRAD uses lights.rad. There is no need to distribute it (unless you're dishing out the RMF/MAP too, in which case people wouldn't be able to get the lighting right).

You mean that I don't have to include the lights.rad in the zip if I'll publish a bsp file with a costum texlight?

So in a custom game there is no need to include the custom light.rad, which is just like I said, right?

Yes.

Elon: of course not. No map lighting is done at play-time, basically, except for very low-resolution flashes from explosions, etc.