Light

Note:For an article on light sources in general, proceed to Lighting.

Entity Description

An invisible light source. If named, it can be turned on and off through inputs.

The light entity is basic yet essential to almost every map.

Keyvalues

• Template:Kv targetname
• Template:Kv light

Flags

• 1 : Initially Off

Inputs

• Template:Kv targetname
• TurnOn

Turns the light on.

• TurnOff

Turns the light off.

• Toggle

Toggles the light on or off.

• SetPattern

Sets the light's custom appearance to the input's parameters.

• FadeToPattern

Fades from the light's old pattern to the new one.

Outputs

• Template:Kv targetname

See Also

• Tutorial: Adding Light - A beginners tutorial on how to set up this entity.
• Tutorial: Intermediate Lighting - A continuation on the above tutorial, further dealing with how to set up light sources in general.
• Advanced Lighting