Talk:Light environment

I'm amused that the ambient lighting thing is identical in concept to something I added to HLRAD some years ago. I'm sure it's more a case of great minds thinking alike... :-] --Cargo Cult 06:20, 6 Aug 2005 (PDT)

It's worth noting that light_environment only works outside, so if you're using a hollowed out box your map will be black (you can get around this by applying the tools/skybox texture to the ceiling) --Black Majic 14:14, 13 Nov 2005 (PST)

Multiple Light_Envs

Is it possible to use multiple light_environments in a map? It could be kinda neat if I could diffrently light areas in my name, so that in the begging of my map it's the down is going down, and in the later parts it's nearly night, without splitting up the map. --Sortie 10:18, 29 Mar 2007 (PDT)

See Intermediate_Lighting --Angry Beaver 12:38, 29 Mar 2007 (PDT)

Well, I know it's currently impossible with vrad, but I kinda wondered if, there were any 3rd party compile tools that supported that tech. —Unsigned comment added by Sortie (talk • contribs) Always sign your posts with four tildes (~~~~)

One thing to consider is that the 2D sky is the same for the entire map, so it would look quite odd if you did get the different lights going. --Daedalus 06:11, 5 Apr 2007 (PDT)

Yeah, I'm aware of that. Still in this map it might kinda work.--Sortie 23:53, 5 Apr 2007 (PDT)

SunSpreadAngle

I just added a little note on realism - increasing SunSpreadAngle will make it look like a cloudy day because shadows are blurred. Meh, me myself I'm just sick of seeing sharp shadows when it's like raining or something. --Solar 13:36, 11 Sep 2008 (PDT)

Could you add another example of value for night time ? --NykO18 02:15, 12 Sep 2008 (PDT)

Ok, added. I also thought originally that SunSpreadAngle was a ratio, but it turned out to be degrees: the value has been upped so it actually works visibly now. --Solar 06:09, 16 Sep 2008 (PDT)

Thank you so much. --NykO18 07:34, 16 Sep 2008 (PDT)