How can I disable lighting?
- Thread starter MoonFox
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thanks clam... but I want them to be spot lights...
its funny, i time my compile times... its sped up.... but still, what should I target it to? the capture point, or the point?
Just add outputs to the cap so it disables 1 and enables the ither and vise versa.
Isn't there a way to add spotlights that use deferred light? Like, they work like the old Half-Life 2 flashlight or something? I know there are entities in other Source games (flares, those camera bots) that cast cheap deferred light. That might be ideal in this situation.
You want to avoid illuminating a play space red or blue, because the colours of player models will become hard to distinguish.
Give point_spotlight a try. It's not a light, it's a halo/corona/tyndall effect that simulates a spotlight but doesn't generate any actual light, so it won't affect lightmap sizes.
Give each coloured set a name (e.g. light_red and light_blue), then you can send outputs to them from the control point entity when it changes owner.
FYI point_spotlight has a maximum width of 72 or something like that so if the effect isn't wide enough, then try reducing its length.
Give point_spotlight a try. It's not a light, it's a halo/corona/tyndall effect that simulates a spotlight but doesn't generate any actual light, so it won't affect lightmap sizes.
Give each coloured set a name (e.g. light_red and light_blue), then you can send outputs to them from the control point entity when it changes owner.
FYI point_spotlight has a maximum width of 72 or something like that so if the effect isn't wide enough, then try reducing its length.