the_cloud_system
polly pushy pants

2008 Aug 1 • 3081
-6 ₧

im trying to light my whole map but theres 3 lights witch one do i use

also if i make changes to my map do i recompil it

Down Rodeo
Cap'n Moth of the Firehouse


2007 Oct 19 • 5486
57,583 ₧

You probably want to use all of them at various points. The environment light makes light come from the skybox. Point lights give off light equally in all directions (think of them radiating from a sphere that has zero radius). There's one more, I can't remember what it is...

Sodaplayer

2008 Jul 16 • 15

There are also texture lights. There should be a file called lights.rad in the folder your tools are. A texture that is listed there would produce light. They look a bit better than entity lights. But it really depends on what you are doing.

Here are some good light tutorials.

http://www.countermap2.com/Tutorials/tutorial4944.html?id=48
http://www.countermap2.com/Tutorials/tutorialfddb.html?id=52

the_cloud_system
polly pushy pants

2008 Aug 1 • 3081
-6 ₧

no like lights do how do i make them briter or shit like that

eDan Co.
Mighty Typist



2007 Sep 24 • 2921
252 ₧

In their properties you can set the color and brightness. And yes, after you make changes in your map you need to recompile.

Sodaplayer

2008 Jul 16 • 15

In the entity go to brightness. There are four numbers. The first three are the color and the last one is the brightness.

the_cloud_system
polly pushy pants

2008 Aug 1 • 3081
-6 ₧

so like 999 it

eDan Co.
Mighty Typist



2007 Sep 24 • 2921
252 ₧

It really is better to use more lights for more even lighting.

the_cloud_system
polly pushy pants

2008 Aug 1 • 3081
-6 ₧

ok