Texlights, only for brushes? Created 4 years ago2020-02-25 18:50:35 UTC by abbadon

I wonder if it could be possible to make a model´s texture to cast light. Is it possible?

I don't know much about modelling, but I'm going to presume: almost certainly not.

I think any time that models cast any kind of light, it's via their code and not by some innate property of the model.

Mmm, and, is there a way that hte texture will not be affected by light?, I have explained it bad the firs time. I want a texture to be seen even into complete darkness. Like the ammo counter of the Doom3 smg.

What are we talking about, viewmodel or worldmodel?
As far as I know both with some exceptions for worldmodels are lit with the color of the lightmap under the player/model.

I want a texture to be seen even into complete darkness.

If you're talking about a brush, tie it to brush-entity and use the _minlight (Minimum light level) input with a value of 1.

If you're talking about a model's texture, have you tried using the "chroma" or "additive" features?

I once tried to make a texlight with the name of the texture within the model and hoping it to give a light, but it doesn't work.

I don't know if you have played Deathmatch Classic; the player can shine and light the environment around while it moves, but I don't think there's such a coded feature in Half-Life.

If you're talking about a model's texture, have you tried using the "chroma" or "additive" features?

Yes, both, but them gave me transparent meshes.

I don't know if you have played Deathmatch Classic; the player can shine and light the environment around while it moves, but I don't think there's such a coded feature in Half-Life.

Something VERY similar is what I want. So, that code is in the DMC sdk?, and, in the other hand. There was ages ago when I got that SDK in my hands, is it still available?

Dynamic lights and model lights are point lights and doesnt have that much shadow resolution i think.

You can use a dynamic light and fullbright model so it gives impression of emitting light i think.

I dont know how to make a fullbright model. Maybe there is a way in rendermode. But model will be bright if models origin is in the lighted place.

Because model lights using gouraud shading method and light amount calculated with place of the models origin. There was a post about this i think.

So, that code is in the DMC sdk?, and, in the other hand. There was ages ago when I got that SDK in my hands, is it still available?

There's Half-Life SDK for free on the Tools section in Steam, but I'm not sure if you can find anything you're looking for in that package.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/232/Valve_Complete_Pack/

Thanks a lot!, well I was trying several things, but I'm afraid this feature is only available in source
What I wanted is that the hoverpads of the Nebuchadnezzar ship look like they were emitting light. If someone can point me to a solution to make one of the textures of a model is fullbright in goldsource... =p

You can try adding flag "fullbright" in the .qc like this:
$texrendermode texture.bmp fullbright
Xash supports fullbright models, as far as I know, so I think it should work.
Dunno about dynamic lights, though, it's all in the code.

abbadon can't just you make an "additive" type overlay for those bright areas and give that texture an additive flag?

abbadon can't just you make an "additive" type overlay for those bright areas and give that texture an additive flag?

I tried it. In fact the hoverpad has a separate mesh with only this type of texture (is a flat white 64x64 square), I tried to apply the additive and chrome effect but with no visible result, well, yes, the mesh turned into a greyish or transparent part of the hoverpad.

You can try adding flag "fullbright" in the .qc

Did not know that!!, of course I´ll try that!. Thanks!!!

EDIT:

 ************ ERROR ************
bad command $texrendermode

Bad luck this time!

Forgot to tell that you need the latest version of the mdl compiler. It can be acquired from Sven Coop SDK.

Oh, silly me But, where can I obtain the mdl compiler?, the f****ng STEAM tells me that I must launch it to just install the SDK... I hate Steam.... Btw, I have this:

https://forums.svencoop.com/showthread.php/45003-StudioMDL-with-Texture-Shifting-fix

But It return the same error message...

Thanks!!!

In studiomdl.c there are seven different texture flags - do they all work in regular Half-Life?

I have finally used Xash model compiler to obtain that result so I can´t tell :(.