Re: Lights on and off.. More complicated than it sounds.
Posted by Sphinx on
Sat May 15th 2004 at 7:54pm
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Ok im making apartment buildings... And I need to make a brush with a flourecent light texture that is on the ceiling... connected to a light switch... when the switch is off.. the light texture is a flourecent light, turned off... and when the switch is turned on, the texture changes to a lit light... under that i want a light entity that lights up the room, but not too bright.
Re: Lights on and off.. More complicated than it sounds.
Posted by KungFuSquirrel on
Sat May 15th 2004 at 7:58pm
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There are two ways to do this. One way is using the toggleable texture light code in the most recent MHLT and XP-Cagey revisions of the tools, for which you can find documentation on in the tool reference file.
Or, to do this with a point light, make your light brush and turn it into a func_wall (or func_button- make sure that you have both the on and off textures for the light, but texture the light with the 'off' texture though so it doesn't start lit up). Then add a light entity below it. Give the light entity and func_wall the same name, then make a func_button switch targeting those entities.
(edited by Lep for extra clarity and whatnot)
Re: Lights on and off.. More complicated than it sounds.
Posted by Sphinx on
Sat May 15th 2004 at 8:12pm
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but i want it activated with a light switch.
Re: Lights on and off.. More complicated than it sounds.
Posted by Crono on
Sat May 15th 2004 at 8:23pm
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Do what KFS said in the first part of his answer (for the different textures), then just place a light entity under it (it can be as many as you like ... just don't over do it.) Then have them all with the same name (as he said) and have the button target them and have it set to toggle as well ... if I remember correctly, it's been awhile :\ . You can set them to be initially off as well, if you like.
In otherwords, Andrew answered your question :smile:
Re: Lights on and off.. More complicated than it sounds.
Posted by Sphinx on
Sat May 15th 2004 at 8:25pm
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lol... i think im gonna need a demo rmf... im soo lost
