light

light is a point entity available in all GoldSrc games. It's an invisible static light source, which can optionally be toggled or flicker.

AltNames:light and light_spot are both tied to the same C++ class in game, and only differ in QRAD/HLRAD.

Key Values

Target:

Target (target) <targetname>: The targetname of an entity this entity will trigger when activated.

Note:If a light targets a entity, it becomes a spotlight, like light_spot.

Targetname:

Name (targetname) <string>: The targetname that other entities refer to this entity by.

Light:

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
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Literal Value	Description	Sequence
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 !FGD	Underwater light mutation	`mmnnmmnnnmmnn`

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%. Requires light to have a targetname.

ZHLT light source:

Texlight (VHLT+) (_tex) <texture>: HLCSG will rename this entity to light_surface, using the specified texture as the emissive texture.

Initially dark : [1]