light_spot

Light spots dont produce any light any help please for CS:S.

EDIT: NO lights produce lights not light Light_dynamic nor light_spot

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Baddog</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Light spots dont produce any light any help please for CS:S.
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you have to set the direction in the properties to "up" or "down"

otherwise, if a normal light entity works, so will a light spot.
this i assume is still the same in HL2 as it was in HL1

Even after making sure the direction is correct (as Orpheus suggested),
you have to ensure that the brightness is set to a reasonable
level. In an open space, and with the light_spot pointing upward,
it might appear that there is no light emitting from the entity
(especially if you have a relatively bright background lighting
already). I had a similar problem before I figured out that I
just needed to make the brightness higher to notice the effect.
To debug this problem, make the brightness to at least 200 to start
with, and then readjust if necessary afterward.

By the way, does the regular light entity work for you? If so, then the above solution is most likely correct.

sighs

i hate that obscene red color :sad:

it could be wrong, but i doubt he even read the whole reply, since it assumes a normal light entity works.. he didn't ask about normal lights so they must.

Yeah, doesn't that red just feel like the warmth left over after being slapped on the cheek?

But you're a good man, Orph.

the thing is, it could be a wrong answer, since i dunno which entities were altered with HL2.

i have to assume, he knows my answer is incorrect.

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looks around slyly

don't let that get around, most here think i am a prick.. only a very few know the truth of the matter :wink:

ok I got it too work but how do I make the light fixtures look like the
light_spot is working? also why is there on my floor a pink and black
checkard board?

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Baddog</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>ok I got it too work but how do I make the light fixtures look like the light_spot is working? also why is there on my floor a pink and black checkard board?
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you are blending questions with results.

the texture question, doesn't even belong in this post :sad:

as for the light spot, how exactly did you get it to function?

and as for looking.. place it closer to the light fixture, than to the floor, and increase the brightness.
or, place a second one, and point it up.

Ok how do I adjust the length it produces light?

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<DIV class=quotetitle>? quoting Baddog</DIV>
<DIV class=quotetext>Ok how do I adjust the length it produces light?
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light comes out at a constant rate, you can only adjust its hight by moving the entity away, or toward an object.
if you want it 3 feet up, put it 3 feet up. if you want it 15, put it 15. but you will need to increase the intensity.

There is a maximum distance property, but I'm assuming you have seen that and it hasn't had any effect. The "constant", "linear" and "quadratic" properties also have effect over the distance that the light will work over. If you take a look at the source of dm_lockdown you will see that they used values very far from the default in most circumstances there. As a start, try out something huge like "100000" for constant and see if it helps, I'll bet that it does. Experiment to find out reasonable values for your needs.

how in the hell did your answer get blue so freaking fast Duncan?

i sure hope, it wasn't self administered.. correct or not, that stinks.

Honest to god, wasn't me!

Just increase the brightness to increase the range of the light
effect. But like ReNo said, changing "linear" and "quadratic"
properties also affect the distance.

You get the pink and black boxes because you've used an invalid texture
on your brush. But you really should ask this question in a
separate thread.

Yeah well now the lights wont work!

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<DIV class=quotetext>Honest to god, wasn't me!

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system borkage?
i wasn't being evil bud, but i was sure wondering... perhaps, lep should be told?

Was it you who marked my answer correct? If so, and it hasn't fixed your problem, then why?

Also, just saying your lights don't work now isn't of much use to us. Tell us exactly the circumstances - what did you change, what do you mean by "won't work", are no lights at all working or just light_spots...?

i need to crash for the night.. its all yours Duncan.. good luck :smile:

do me a favor, if my red answer is proven right.. fix it.

Tell us exactly the circumstances - what did you change ...

So is he implying that the light_spot worked briefly and then it
stopped working after he fiddled with the setting? We all need
more info from the Dog.