light

[Meyer]

I know how to add a light to a room for instance but when I start a new map... make the skybox and terrain... and I test it out the map stays dark... how can I make sunlight?

Another question I'd like to ask is, can I use any other skybox then the CS ones? I'd like to use one from HL2 but I can't select any of those... is it possible to even take a different one?

 

[daveyoi]

Hi Meyer

To create sunlight .. create a light_enviroment entity. This will light your skybox.. I was under the impresion that the entity has to touch your skybox (this is how it was in older versions of hammer?) But that doesnt seem to be the case in the new version, test it both ways to get the effect that you want.

At the moment the only sky boxes are the CS ones as they are the only ones released whent the full sdk is released you will have access to the HL2 skyboxes

HTH

Dave

 

[Meyer]

Thank you... do you happen to have an idea when the full SDK will be released?