models emitting light (noob) Created 13 years ago2011-01-05 21:07:27 UTC by Captain Terror

i'm pretty new to source modeling so please excuse my noob1

i'm working on a cs:s map with long rows of fluorescent bulb fixtures, with light_spots under each fixture, controlled by a toggle button. when the lights are turned off the models seem to emit there own light.

is there a way to turn this off or do i have to change to another model?

Yeah, Source models have have textures that glow on their own. They won't actually emit light onto the world, but it might look like they are.
I believe triggering the model will change it's skin, but don't quote me on that. Doesn't hurt to try, though.

Edit: Yep, that's right. use a prop_dyanmic for your lights:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=662839

Specifically, you have to send it a 'skin' input and the skin you want it to change to to get dynamic props' skins to change.

thanks guys! i used the logic_compare entity (from the article soup mentioned) and added the outputs to my button to change the prop_dynamic skin when the button is pressed, and it works great =)

New problem: when i first installed the light_spots, they were very bright (i have a lot of them, each with a brightness of 200). Now that they are triggered by the switch, inexplicably, they are MUCH dimmer. In the following pic, the only differeance from one map to the next is i deleted the name of the light_spots so they are always on (instead of togglable when they are named):Any idea why naming/triggering the light would cause it to lose so much brightness? I suppose it is not a big deal, i could always just boost their brightness values, but i'm still curious why this would happen...