How can I make a skylight? Created 17 years ago2006-07-05 18:45:48 UTC by Kev

Alright, well basically I'm making an indoor map and I cut a hole in the roof and put a see-thru glass window there, and I want the sun to shine threw it where as you can see the rays from the light. Any ideas on how to do this or any maps you know of which have this so I can look on how to do it? Thanks a bunch.

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Astonishingly good timing. Somebody just posted this example map.

You can't see the rays coming down though.

func_illusionary? make a brush in the shape of your light rays.

turn the brush into a func_illusinoary and set render mode on texture and fx amount to 70 to make it transparent.

Although i've never tried this.

Also use a yellow texture for you brush.

Thanks Seventh-Monkey, but that's not what I wanted.

http://twhl.co.za/mapvault_map.php?id=4004 there you go that should explain what you want

Thanks noob, I already tried what you said before you posted the example map and it works like a charm. Once again, thanks nub.

-_- ye..a no problem

Here's a couple more maps that contain nice examples of volumetric light.

The search only works if somebody puts the terms your searching for in the map title or in the description... There are many fine examples in the vault, with very poor descriptions

A nice one by Rimrook using sprites:
http://twhl.co.za/mapvault_map.php?id=2902

A nice one by Seventh-Monkey, also utilizing a rotating fan:
http://twhl.co.za/mapvault_map.php?id=1783

One by me that has a good example of 2-sided volumetric light(.rmf is included):
http://twhl.co.za/mapvault_map.php?id=3885

Another by Seventh monkey that is a rotating alarm:
http://twhl.co.za/mapvault_map.php?id=1706

I know there are more in the vault, but these are all I could find.

Everybody got the same idea as I did! Yesterday I started making an example map on all the kinds of volumetric lights I know for I was quite sick and tired of people only using one kind.

Captain P was working on a nice in-game tutorial, but I don't think he finished it.

You should release it anyway Elon! It would be nice to have one, nice finished example on all the different types imo.

It's funny how nobody notices the old example maps. Zombieloffe made an example map on volumetric lights. Although noob's version is better.

n00b. He deleted it ages ago