Doors and light

[dorain8]

ok guys is there anyway to make a door block outside light while it is closed?

anyhelp would be much appreciated

 

[Mess]

a brush door or model?

 

[Raeven0]

There's not a good way.

 

[dorain8]

ok, doesnt really matter if it does, just would have added to the realism of the map

 

[dorain8]

and to my next question...

i have layed down a set of handrails in a room where the lights shine with a red glow... however the handrails just reflect your normal white light glow... do you know of anyway i can get the handrails to reflect the color of the light being shined down upon them?

 

[Z|insane]

Cube maps are reqiured for any reflective surfaces http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Cubemaps

 

[dorain8]

so once i make it a sube map (as in put a 3d skybox) it should reflect properly correct? (the only reason i havent bothered is because im completely indoors thusfar and dont want to bother having to change skyboxes 15 billion times over the course of expanding the map)

 

[Mess]

you don't need a 3D skybox for cubemaps. Just place the entity near your rails and when you run the map use the buildcubemaps command. That should sort out any reflective discrepancies.

 

[silentbob]

ok guys is there anyway to make a door block outside light while it is closed?

anyhelp would be much appreciated

um... if youre talking about a doorway fill the doorway with a brush and apply the tools/toolsblocklight material to all sides.

 

[dorain8]

but how do i make it move with the door

 

[silentbob]

that i do not know... sorry

 

[StardogChampion]

You can't make the shadows move with the door. Lightmaps are "burnt" onto the surfaces when you compile. So you have to make a decision whether you want light shining under the door from the inside, or whether you want there to be a shadow when the door is open.

 

[dorain8]

only goonies say never!

 

[Penguin929]

Just throwing an idea out, but could you have a light that turned on and off with the door if you really wanted to?

 

[Raeven0]

That wouldn't be very pretty, would it