Lights.rad

Lights.rad is a plain text file that can be used to manipulate the way VRAD handles given materials when compiling static lighting. It performs three functions:

1. Makes a material applied to a brush surface emit light (numbers are RGBA).

   lights/my_lightpanel	250 240 205 100

2. Prevents static shadows from being cast on a material.

   noshadow tree_deciduous_01a_branches.vmt

3. Forces shadows of a model to be calculated using its material's translucency, as opposed to its polygons.

   forcetextureshadow props_wasteland/interior_fence001a.mdl

Todo: Can you force texture shadows on a material?

See Also

• VRAD
• Creating a Material