Hey guys,

I need some help to set up a slow pulsing light.

in the entity editor(select light and press "n")
make a light and select primary "omni" or "spot" and "scriptable"
and add a kvp of (key="targetname") (value= "generic_pulsing")

I set it up as you described but there was no pulsing light nor any light being emitted from the light node at all.

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Post Merge: March 02, 2014, 03:37:27 am

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Never mind i forgot to link it to the null entity.

Just another quick question is there a way to change the speed?

it must be but i dont remember if it was with
script_noteworthy
transition_on
time

or

speed
 lol there are many keys in lights.csc but try with "transition_on" first 

Do you mean create a copy of lights.csc for my mod and edit those keys or use those as kvp's in entity editor

For flickering lights.
Open radiant.
file..open.
Go to raw/map_source/prefabs/see1_light_exp.map
Open this and select a light and green box (info null) that are connected. Make sure the light has a kvp of targetname fire_flicker before proceeding.
 Press ctrl v to copy. Or edit...copy.
Open your map and paste by pressing ctrl v. Or edit...paste
Drag both the light and info null (green box) to a fresh area.

Notes about lights.
And primary lights like this will cause lighting errors if they are both pointing at the same surface. There is ways around with with clever brush and caulk placement but it usually isn't a problem.
All info related to scriptable lights is in raw/maps/_light.gsc
Or raw/clientscripts/lights.csc
If you look for the word fire and look at other targetname you can use.
Some require addition kvps.

so the fire_flicker for the targetname is just the name of the function that you want to use from _lights.gsc?

Thanks.

How do I change the speed of the pulsing light?