how to make lights that turn of shoot them?

how to make lights that turn of shoot them? i mean like street lamps that brakes (i dont want so if u shoot again the light comes again)

In the old HalfLife, I'd create a func_breakable which
targeted a light entity. The breakable can be anything you
want... or nothing: an invisible brush that you put near your light
'fixture'. Here's a diagram (looks better on a white background)
that shows a setup that includes the glowing sprite near the 'bulb' --
it could be simplied to just include the func_breakable and
light entities if you wanted:



Now, in HL2... there might be some changes, but it seems like this should still work -- see the next post... good info there.

It's the same process as hl1 (you need a func_breakable and a light), but instead of targetting other entities you use the Input/Output system. My guess is you create and input on the breakable (something like On Break, there'll be a list of stuff) which targets the light. The output is then chosen (Turn Off will probably be listed).

I haven't looked much at it, but the Input/Output system is actually very simple, it only took me a minute to see how it worked. There's always tutorials though (I think there's one right here on Snarkpit).

Have fun.

Quite right! The 'input' and 'output' aspects of the HL2 entity system had slipped my mind! Big improvement!

Indeed, also looks cooler with a swinging light,

Try an invisible func_button with "damage activates" ticked over the light you want to shoot, then just add the light into the output etc.

Why bother with an env_render, just Kill the sprite!