Installing Lights

[HMC Helljumper]

Could someone tell me exactly what to do to install lights in my level?

[ThabounceR]

Could someone tell me exactly what to do to install lights in my level?

and could you tell me to then , and if you know is there a way to lighten spien up a little cuz i can't see shit in my somewhat darker level

thankz
ThabounceR

[Captain_Lag]

ya u do radiosity....and ummm u can install lights as scenery but u'd need a special shader for it to give off light.....in kirk's tuts theres a tool in sapien that he uses to get rid of his shadows....idk what its called, but if u watch it u can use that

[05H3T5KY]

HMC Helljumper--> You have to make a custom .shader_transparent_chicago with the bitmap you want to be seen by the player as the light (The actual lightbulb texture, so to speak). Then, under the section called "radiosity properties", set the power to 55 as a starting point (can be adjusted later as needed) and set the color of the emitted light and the tint of the light (Use example_tutorial_lights_blue as a reference in the folder tags\levels\test\tutorial\shaders). Save that shader, then make surfaces in 3DS Max/Gmax and map that shader to them. That should do it. Just export and run radiosity and they should light up the area that you put the light surfce in. As an alternate and more complicated path, you can place .Light_Fixtures in Sapien to simulate light being given off (the fixture however gives off none), then use the airbrush tool in sapien (that's the tool you were talking about Captain_Lag) to paint light onto the area that the light would illuminate realistically, for custom lighting effects. Hope this helps you.

[Griff]

edit... lol damn same time posts

[ThabounceR]

HMC Helljumper--> You have to make a custom .shader_transparent_chicago with the bitmap you want to be seen by the player as the light (The actual lightbulb texture, so to speak). Then, under the section called "radiosity properties", set the power to 55 as a starting point (can be adjusted later as needed) and set the color of the emitted light and the tint of the light (Use example_tutorial_lights_blue as a reference in the folder tags\levels\test\tutorial\shaders). Save that shader, then make surfaces in 3DS Max/Gmax and map that shader to them. That should do it. Just export and run radiosity and they should light up the area that you put the light surfce in. As an alternate and more complicated path, you can place .Light_Fixtures in Sapien to simulate light being given off (the fixture however gives off none), then use the airbrush tool in sapien (that's the tool you were talking about Captain_Lag) to paint light onto the area that the light would illuminate realistically, for custom lighting effects. Hope this helps you.

for me alot but htf do you do that brush thingy

[Captain_Lag]

u choose it in sapien....and just move it around where u want the lights to be....like the airbrush in photoshop or paint shop pro

[ThabounceR]

u choose it in sapien....and just move it around where u want the lights to be....like the airbrush in photoshop or paint shop pro

so far i understood the capability's from it but i can;t find it i'm gonna serch the kirks tut


EDIT, found it nevermind thnx for the help

[Captain_Lag]

in the one titled sapien he shows u where to click on it

[HMC Helljumper]

thx alot... ill let you guys know if i hae anymore questions... thx again