Light deferred global

It is also available in other games that use it's source code.

It creates real-time shadows and lighting coming from the sun. Similar to env_cascade_light. While this entity can be edited in Hammer, it's preferable to use the games light editor as you can see what you are doing.

In code, it is represented by theCDeferredLightGlobalclass, defined in theCDefLightGlobal.cppfile.

Confirm:Does this entity also exists in Portal 2: Desolation?

Keyvalues

Light

Color diffuse (diffuse) <color255 + int>

Sets the light's color and brightness.

Color ambient high (ambient_high) <color255 + int>

Sets the light's ambient color and brightness.

Color ambient low (ambient_low) <color255 + int>

Todo: Whats the difference between this and High?

Fade interval time (fadetime) <float>

Todo: What does this do?

Base

Name (targetname) <string>

The name that other entities use to refer to this entity.

Pitch Yaw Roll (X Y Z) <angle>

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.

Flags

Enabled : [1]

Turns the light on.

Enable shadow : [2]

Enables dynamic shadows.

Enable transitions : [4]

Todo: what does this do?

See also

• light_environment
• CSM
• Light_deferred
• Lighting
• Adding Light
• Intermediate Lighting
• Advanced Lighting