Shadow control

Template:Otherlang2 Template:Base point It defines the direction, color and attenuation distance of the dynamic shadows created by light_environment for the entire map.

Note:Since Left 4 Dead , shadow direction can be determined by local lights instead of a global value. See below for more details.

Confirm:Obsolete in ? Possibly replaced by env_cascade_light.

Keyvalues

Shadow Color (color) ([todo internal name (i)]) <color255>

This is the color of the shadows.

Maximum Distance (distance) ([todo internal name (i)]) <float>

This is the maximum distance the shadow is allowed to cast, in inches.

Tip:Shortening this distance can be used to approximate the effects of diffuse lighting.

All Shadows Disabled (disableallshadows) ([todo internal name (i)]) <boolean>

Disable shadows entirely.

Enable Local Light Shadows (enableshadowsfromlocallights) ([todo internal name (i)]) <boolean> (in all games since ) (also in )

Enable shadow direction to be calculated on a per-entity basis and to be dictated by the light closest to the entity.

Note:This keyvalue may not be available in some FGDs.

Code:There is a version of this feature which could run on previous versions of Source. Click here for more information.

Pitch Yaw Roll (Y Z X) (angles) <QAngle>

This entity's orientation in the world. Pitch is rotation around the Y axis, yaw is the rotation around the Z axis, roll is the rotation around the X axis.

Tip:Pitch is the sun's angle of elevation from the ground, and yaw is its compass bearing.

Name (targetname) <string>[ Edit ]

The name that other entities refer to this entity by, via Inputs/Outputs or other keyvalues (e.g. parentname or target).
Also displayed in Hammer's 2D views and Entity Report.

See also:  Generic Keyvalues, Inputs and Outputs available to all entities

Inputs

color <color255RedirectInput/color32>

Set the shadow color.

direction <vectorRedirectInput/Vector>

Set the shadow direction.

SetDistance <floatRedirectInput/float>

Set the maximum shadow cast distance.

SetAngles <stringRedirectInput/string>

Set the shadow direction.

SetShadowsDisabled <integerRedirectInput/integer>

Set shadows disabled state.

SetShadowsFromLocalLightsEnabled <integerRedirectInput/integer> (in all games since ) (also in )

Set local light shadows enabled state.

Note:This input may not be available in some FGDs.

See Also

• Lighting
• light_environment
• env_cascade_light