light question

[Cynder loves Portal]

What is better, light_spot or light_dynamic for a bunker?

I have one that#s purple for emergency lights, white for normal.

Breaker_room emergeny lights:

entity
{
"id" "107597"
"classname" "light_dynamic"
"_cone" "70"
"_inner_cone" "30"
"_light" "128 128 192 800"
"angles" "-35 314 0"
"brightness" "0"
"distance" "225"
"pitch" "-35"
"spawnflags" "0"
"spotlight_radius" "80"
"style" "0"
"targetname" "br_emergency_lights"
"origin" "1351 -2674.91 42.7507"
editor
{
"color" "220 30 220"
"visgroupshown" "1"
"visgroupautoshown" "1"
"logicalpos" "[0 -8768]"
}

 

[LeSwordfish]

In TF2, you don't really have any reason to ever use light_dynamic.

 

[Dr. Orange]

Light_spot. Light_dynamic is simulated in real time and should only be used in very specific situatuions, and pretty much not at all in Team Fortress 2.

 

[Cynder loves Portal]

ok., I give that a try. Thanks.

 

[Cynder loves Portal]

another question... what angles do you recommend so it lights up the breaker box?

 

[LeSwordfish]

dude how the hell are we meant to know what the best angle for your light is, when trying to light a specific thing we dont know about

 

[iiboharz]

Ya really shouldn't be asking others to figure out minor details you could probably do yourself.

 

[MaccyF]

For general lighting theory check out this awesome guide by Tyler we still miss you man :' (

as others have pointed out, we really can't help in a specific instance without any knowledge. Post what you've tried and we'd be happy to critique though

 

[Cynder loves Portal]

OK. I'll try to get a screenshot.

 

[Cynder loves Portal]

Here's the screen shot

As you can see, the "emergency lighting" is not "Enlighting" the breaker box properly so players can see it.

Code from map vmf:

}
entity
{
"id" "111704"
"classname" "point_spotlight"
"angles" "41 293 0"
"disablereceiveshadows" "0"
"HDRColorScale" "1.0"
"maxdxlevel" "0"
"mindxlevel" "0"
"renderamt" "255"
"rendercolor" "255 255 255"
"renderfx" "0"
"rendermode" "0"
"spawnflags" "3"
"spotlightlength" "500"
"spotlightwidth" "150"
"targetname" "br_emergency_lights"
"origin" "1231 -2678.1 44"
editor
{
"color" "220 30 220"
"visgroupshown" "1"
"visgroupautoshown" "1"
"logicalpos" "[0 -8768]"
}

 

[LeSwordfish]

Point_spotlights don't cast light, they just create that "cone" effect. You want a light_spot or light.

 

[Cynder loves Portal]

like this??

}
entity
{
"id" "111704"
"classname" "light"
"angles" "41 293 0"
"disablereceiveshadows" "0"
"HDRColorScale" "1.0"
"maxdxlevel" "0"
"mindxlevel" "0"
"renderamt" "255"
"rendercolor" "255 255 255"
"renderfx" "0"
"rendermode" "0"
"spawnflags" "3"
"spotlightlength" "500"
"spotlightwidth" "50"
"targetname" "br_emergency_lights"
"origin" "1231 -2678.1 44"
editor
{
"color" "220 30 220"
"visgroupshown" "1"
"visgroupautoshown" "1"
"logicalpos" "[0 -8768]"
}
}

 

[Micnax]

Combine both for a true spotlight effect, though

 

[iiboharz]

Use a light_spot if it's a spotlight.

Don't give them a targetname unless you intend to turn them on/off.

 

[Cynder loves Portal]

I intend to turn them on and off.

The light I'm trying to fix is an emergency light that goes off when the main power is restored to the map by resetting the breakers.