Flickering light?

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Mon Feb 03, 2003 11:57 pm

Is it possible to make light flicker? I want to add some torches but the light they give should - well - flicker.

[253RID]General-Haines · Tue Feb 04, 2003 12:45 am

Glad u made this post I too was wondering how to make light ~Bulbs~ Flicker

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 7:10 am

Will be a script... Hopefully one for all torches (bulbs) which I can give some values in the entity-inspector, so they won't flicker exactly in the same rhythm!

Post by **jv_map** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 7:32 am

Yes that's possible, and not even that difficult!

First, you need a model to emit light. It doesn't have to be a visible model, but should just be a model. You could use a script model with model 'fx/dummy.tik'. Assign a targetname of 'lightflicker'.

In your script, create these threads below your main thread. Remember to start the 'lights:' thread at level start-up (below waittill spawn)

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lights:
    for(local.i = 1; local.i <= $lightflicker.size; local.i++)
    {
        $lightflicker[local.i] light 256 0.9 0.7 0.7 // radius, RGB
        $lightflicker[local.i] thread flicker
    }
end

flicker:
    while(1)
    {
        self lightOn
        wait (randomfloat 1.5)
        self lightOff
        wait (randomfloat 1.5)
    }
end

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 8:23 am

This looks pretty easy! Thanks! Unfortunately, I have no script or a main thread. So, first I need to find something about this problem first. Is there a tut for monkeys? I was mapping all the time without scripting, these times seem to be over now.
If I need now special script for anything else in my map, is it enough to make a new textfile, copy the stuff in it and call it torchmap.scr or whatever and put it into the maps/dm folder together with the torchmap.map?

Post by **jv_map** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 8:38 am

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main:
    level waittill spawn
    for(local.i = 1; local.i <= $lightflicker.size; local.i++)
    {
        $lightflicker[local.i] light 256 0.9 0.7 0.7 // radius, RGB
        $lightflicker[local.i] thread flicker
    }
end

flicker:
    while(1)
    {
        self lightOn
        wait (randomfloat 1.5)
        self lightOff
        wait (randomfloat 1.5)
    }
end

This should do it.

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 9:10 am

Unfortunately nothing happens. Map is main/maps/dm/dm_crypt.map
I made a dm_crypt.scr with your code in main/maps/dm, in the map where this torch is, I replaced(!) the light entity with the script_model with classname:script_model, model:fx/dummy.tik, origin:-101.85 2.16 96.23, targetname:lightflicker and testanim:idle

Now there is no light, no flicker just a torch with flames (as before)

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 9:10 pm

In 9 out of 10 cases, I'm just too stupid, but I'm trying now for don't know how long. Is there the slightest possibilty, that this can't work?

Post by **jv_map** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 9:18 pm

Have you enabled dynamic lighting in the advanced options?

Well there is a slight possibility it doesn't work

.

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 9:34 pm

I have enabeld everthing, turned everything to HIGH, MAX, COMPLEX, restarted MOHAA, checked script and map aqgain. No way

Could you do a small map+scr to show us how?

[253RID]General-Haines · Tue Feb 04, 2003 9:39 pm

mine didnt work either

lol

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 6:07 pm

Something new? Could anyone make it work?

Post by **jv_map** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 6:34 pm

Hmm maybe try a different model

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 6:46 pm

What kind of model did you have in mind? I tried fx/lanternflame.tik, but it made no difference...
Maybe you could comment your script, as I have really NO idea, what I could try to change in it.

wacko · Post by **wacko** » Sun Feb 16, 2003 1:48 pm

Thanks to Jv!
The solution is here