Shadows for models Created 18 years ago2006-04-24 18:35:05 UTC by srry

I was putting some tree models in a map of mine recently, and it crossed my mind how models won't have shadows.

So I was wondering, Is there any way to make shadows appear without using normal brushes? I tried making a func_wall and setting it to be invisible, and then putting the ZHLT Lightflags to make it opaque, but that didn't do anything. Any ideas?

NULL brushes will cast shadows, but if you put them "inside" the model, they will darken the lighting on the model--no idea why.

I've heard of people using multiple func_illusionaries set to nearly transparent, and putting them "inside" the tree to give a rough approximation of the shadow, but I've never tried it.

Thanks, rowley, that worked great.