FootBallBat
2008 Mar 16 • 175

ok i made a security window that you only can look out of but not into how can i make it so the light inside the room does not come out the window?

eDan Co.
Mighty Typist



2007 Sep 24 • 2921
252 ₧

This is a tough one. I have an idea, but I'm not sure what it'll do. You might want to wait for Killer-Duck before you try my idea.

1. Create a thin brush and make it func_wall. In it properties set:
A) rendermode = Texture
B) FXamount = 0
1.. That's your window.

2. Create a HUGE brush that fills up the whole room and one side of it is touching the window. Make it func_illusionary, and texture it solid black. This means you can be in the black func_illusionary, and people from outside see only the black. This should work fine on the window side, but the rear end will be black and weird.

begginer

2007 Oct 24 • 990
13 ₧

am fx amount 0 isn't good for a window more like 10

and he said he already made the window

he needs to know how block the light from going trough the window

FootBallBat
2008 Mar 16 • 175

yes the fx amount is 80. but the light goes thru the window like its not even there i have this problem with all textures i apply entities to.

eDan Co.
Mighty Typist



2007 Sep 24 • 2921
252 ₧

Maximum FXamount is 255. 80 should let light through, that's the whole idea...

eDan Co.
Mighty Typist



2007 Sep 24 • 2921
252 ₧

That's what I was ranting about for hours. The func_illusionary is supposed to block the light...

Killer-Duck
Homicidal Anatidae

2008 Mar 5 • 1169
633 ₧

This is a bug/feature in the Half-life engine, brush-entities don't block light.

I'm not sure of this, but if you're using latest version of Zoner you could go into the properties of the brush-entity and set "Light Flags" to "Opaque (blocks light)", not sure if it will work though...

FootBallBat
2008 Mar 16 • 175

i do have that Killer-Duck im compiling right now to test it. brb