lighting effects

[Locke101]

I was just wondering if there is a way to make a strob light type of a effect and is it possible to hvae it where when some one pushes a button, the map song changes?

 

i would really like to know

[Xzzy]

q3 engine doesn't support flickering (or in your case, strobe) lights.

 

I think there's a way to cheat and get much the same effect but I've always been annoyed by maps with flickering lights so I never looked into it.

[Karshaddii]

Q3 doesn't support flickering lights?????

 

What about adding the key "style" and then make the value:

 

1

 

or

 

6

or

 

10

 

1 and 6 are both flickers--and ten is sorta a fluorescent flicker.

 

 

For a strobe make the value 4 for a fast strobe, and 9 for a slow strobe.

 

Try that and see if you like 'em.

[Xzzy]

http://qeradiant.com/faq/fom-serve/cache/84.html

 

i haven't tried what karshaddii is talking about so I don't know exactly what he's referring to.

[SunBurN]

What he's talking is about is this:

 

First create a light entity.

Second, while the light entity is selected, push "n" and in the 'Key' field type: Style. In the 'value' field, type a number: "

 

1

 

or

 

6

or

 

10

 

1 and 6 are both flickers--and ten is sorta a fluorescent flicker.

 

 

For a strobe make the value 4 for a fast strobe, and 9 for a slow strobe."

 

When you compile the map and run it in the game, you will see the effect depending on which number you selected. I hope this helps.

 

SunBurN

[Karshaddii]

Yeah....but...didn't I just say that???

 

I'm conphused... = (

 

 

And try it Xzzy! ITS FUN!!!

 

Ok...?

 

Actually the real reason for the stupidity of this post is that it is my last post as Bantha Fodder!!! I have now reached 50 posts...yay...ok...i'lll shut-up.

[volrathxp]

Originally posted by Locke101

I was just wondering if there is a way to make a strob light type of a effect and is it possible to hvae it where when some one pushes a button, the map song changes?

 

i would really like to know

 

Q3 engine may not have supported this.. (Don't really know)

 

But JK2 does. Both MP and SP support it. You forget Xzzy that Raven modified nearly 90% of the the Q3 code.

 

Just add the style key to a light entity. and assign it a value. See http://richdiesal.jedioutcastmaps.com for a reference on all the style codes.

 

And if you still don't believe that it does Xzzy, please check out my Rave House map which uses strobe lights extensively.