light_surface

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light_surface is an internal point entity available in VHLT. It is used to create a texlight that can be toggled or animated like a regular light entity, and is converted to light or light_spot after HLRAD is done compiling.

Keyvalues

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Name (targetname) <string>

The targetname that other entities refer to this entity by.

Light:

Color + Brightness (_light) <color255 + int>

The RGB color and brightness of the light. Colors must be between 0 and 255; brightness can be anything.

Note:Negative brightness will suck out the amount of lighting that the equivalent positive brightness would cast.

Appearance (lightstyle) (style) <choices>

Various lightstyle presets. Cannot be used on named lights.

Lightstyle presets (epilepsy warning)

Literal Value	Description	Sequence	Preview
0	Normal	m
10	Fluorescent flicker	mmamammmmammamamaaamammma
2	Slow, strong pulse	abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba
11	Slow pulse, noblack	abcdefghijklmnopqrrqponmlkjihgfedcba
5	Gentle pulse	jklmnopqrstuvwxyzyxwvutsrqponmlkj
1	Flicker A	mmnmmommommnonmmonqnmmo
6	Flicker B	nmonqnmomnmomomno
3	Candle A	mmmmmaaaaammmmmaaaaaabcdefgabcdefg
7	Candle B	mmmaaaabcdefgmmmmaaaammmaamm
8	Candle C	mmmaaammmaaammmabcdefaaaammmmabcdefmmmaaaa
4	Fast strobe	mamamamamama
9	Slow strobe	aaaaaaaazzzzzzzz
12	Underwater light mutation	mmnnmmnnnmmnn
63	Testing (Off) !FGD	a

Custom Appearance (pattern) <string>

A string of english letters, like a sequence of piano keys, that define a pattern of brightness. a is 0%, m is 100%, and z is 200%. Updates at 10 Hz. Requires light to have a targetname.

ZHLT light source:

ZHLT Fade <float>

ZHLT Falloff <integer>

• 0 : Default
• 1 : Inverse Linear
• 2 : Inverse Square

Texture name (_tex) <texture>

Filter max distance (_frange) <float>

max distance from face center to this entity

Filter max dist to plane (_fdist) <float>

max distance from face plane to this entity

Filter entity classname (_fclass) <classname>

Only cast this texlight from brush faces on entities with this classname.

Filter entity name (_fclass) <targetname>

Only cast this texlight from brush faces on entities with this targetname.

Color (_texcolor) <color255>

Average color of texture used in bounce calculations, as well as when _light is set to 255 255 255.

Inner (bright) angle (_cone) <float>

Default 90

Outer (fading) angle (_cone2) <float>

Default 90

Emission scale (_scale) <float>

1 is default, 0 is non-emissive.

Sample grid size (_chop) <float>

In units; not affected by texture scale

Dark gap in front of texlight (_texlightgap) <In texels; size of gap between surface and light.>

Fast mode (_fast) <integer choices>

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• 0, absent, or null - Automatic
• 1 - Fast enabled
• 2 - Fast disabled

Classname in game (convertto) <string>

HLRAD will rename this entity after compiling so that it can be recognized by the game.

Flags

Start off : [1]

Not in Deathmatch : [2048]

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