Light Troubles

Hello, Just joined, great tutorials by the way. I've just started
mapping, I wanted to learn in HL1 but never got around to it. But now
HL2 is out, and there is so much to do, i deiced to give it ago. So
far, i'm doing ok. I have a light_dynamic entity, with an orange glow.
It works, but I have a lamp on my celling, and it doesn't light up.
I've told the lamp model that its light source is that entity, but
still nothing. I've put an info_light in, and pointed the lamp to that,
but still, nothing.

Any help would be awsome.

Thanks

Edit: Here is a picture, just incase its any help explaining my problem

info_light? I don't have any entities called that, only an info_lighting (which does the same thing as you describe).

But first, move your light entity to where it should be coming from, i.e. out of the light (not slightly to the side). And secondly, move the info_light so it's about 32-64 units underneath the light and see if that works.

If you're still having problems, have you tried replacing your light_dynamic with a light or light_spot entity? (and use some env_sprite glows etc.)

Sorry, i typed that wrong, it was info_lighting.

I did what you said but still with no results. Is there anything i need
to connect to each other? E.g, info_lighting to something or etc.

Thank you for your help.

On an unrelated note, it's bad to have world brushes intersecting. The roof you have selected in the picture is the culprit.

Hi, i bounching this old thread cuz, it hasn't been solved and i have the same problem. I've made a lamp:



But as you see, the lamp itself, dosn't get lit up by the
light_dynamic, since its aimed down. I made this lamp following
this
tutorial and it shows clearly that the author made it work. But
how?

Well, i'm guessing you followed my tutorial on this right?
If you did then everything should work. something you might want to check...
Make sure that your light_dynamic entity is not inside the prop itself!
i've had the same problem as you are now, and is how i fixed mine.
:kitty:

I know that a dynamic light only casts direct light. Looking at the 2nd
screenshot: maybe your lamp remains dark because the only light source
doesn't affect it(the walls doesn't bounce that light)?

If the entity is under the lamp, try lightning it with another subtle
light or try with an origin lightning hack (don't remind how it's
called, but i remind is there on every prop_ entity)