storms Created 13 years ago2011-09-18 20:27:41 UTC by platoon

hi,
i have simple question;
how can i make a realistic lightning in the night? (outdoor area)

i want give 1 second light to everywhere when lightning appears,
but it doesn't seems working for me, i tried few things
i want random beams appear on the air, it will give good sound, good light...

also how can i make rains without take too much size in the map? i know how can i make rain but i need something better (i don't want use spirit please)

Weather is a bit hard to do in vanilla GS... You could use a grid of func_illusionary walls with a rain texture, and for lightning you could use a really quick env_fade with a white colour at the same time as the sound. Or a really large light_spot.

For lighting at night, just make it dimmer than normal, and a nice dark bluish color.

You can use a light_spot with the "is sky" property set to "yes" checked for lightning flashes. The 1.5 version of de_aztec used that technique.
Unfortunately you can't use a custom appearance because special appearances won't work on triggered lights.

As for the actual lightning, you can just use env_beams or env_lasers in the sky. De_aztec also did this.

Is that what the "is sky" property is for? I thought it was just an obsolete value.
Cool.

thanks guys..

Also, if you wanted your lightning to go off at regular intervals, you can just use a looping multimanager. If you want random lightning, you can use an env_beam that targets multiple info_targets (all with the same name, of course) and a single button between one info_target and your beam.
Have that button target your lightning effects, then tick the env_beam's "random strike" flag and you're all set. The beam will hit the button on its way to the info_target and trigger your lightning effects.

Play around with the number of targets and time between strikes to get your timing just right.

Delays in any mapping trigger (like multimanagers) can be as low as 0.001 so very quick bright flashes are and easy toggle on the off. A large bright func_toggle could be of good use in the sky.