Lighting

[fyre]

Hi all,

I'm wondering if there's a list of TF2-specific light values anywhere. I tried the HL2 values on the Valve dev wiki, but they don't look right in TF2. I'm working on a map that's almost ready, except for the lighting.

So...I would appreciate any suggestions.

BTW, I'm a mapping noob if you couldn't tell.

Thanks

 

[trainRiderJ]

This tutorial has settings for the skybox lighting, is that what you mean?

 

[Armadillo of Doom]

This has the light settings for all TF2 skyboxes. http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Sky_list#team_fortress_2_materials.gcf

 

[fyre]

No, I mean indoor lighting. I can't get it too look good. I've been experimenting with light and light_spot, but either everything is too dark, or I get a washed out glare sort of look.

 

[trainRiderJ]

Make sure your map doesn't have any leaks, and try changing to color of the lights to warm hues for incandescent bulbs and blue hues for fluorescent.

 

[Earl]

A strategy that valve uses is to put a very bright pointlight with a dark color. So the color intensity would be something like 30 30 30 800. I've used it when I just wanted to add brightness to an enclosed area without adding obvious lights, and it worked well.

 

[Koei]

A strategy that valve uses is to put a very bright pointlight with a dark color. So the color intensity would be something like 30 30 30 800. I've used it when I just wanted to add brightness to an enclosed area without adding obvious lights, and it worked well.

Wow, this is an extremly useful tip for me. I have a cave and had no idea where I would put all the lights :thumbup1:

 

[Tokit]

A strategy that valve uses is to put a very bright pointlight with a dark color. So the color intensity would be something like 30 30 30 800. I've used it when I just wanted to add brightness to an enclosed area without adding obvious lights, and it worked well.

This does help a lot, you don't need to have a light model for every single light, I have dim lights pointing in dark corners most of the time so the room doesn't feel dark or bigger.

 

[fyre]

A strategy that valve uses is to put a very bright pointlight with a dark color. So the color intensity would be something like 30 30 30 800. I've used it when I just wanted to add brightness to an enclosed area without adding obvious lights, and it worked well.

Thanks, this helped a lot.

 

[Fingersniffer]

Are you referring to a point_spotlight entity? I couldn't find a pointlight in the list.

 

[Fingersniffer]

Bumped, hoping someone could answer my (stupid) question.

 

[Earl]

I'm referring to the generic "light" entity.