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Sounds like something in the code is enforcing that all "lights" attach to the same place (even blendlights)? Or to inherit the "light_center" value from each other? Actually, this isn't such a bad attach point since that's technically where a real shadow would originate (though it make shadow asset creation a little more of a hassle... you would need a falloff image that masks the shaft of the candle so it doesn't self-shadow, ugh...). |
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I can work with it attaching to the "flame" point (though I don't see anything telling it to attach there) but I can't seem to move it with the traditional attach_pos spawnargs. |
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can you move it with the light_center spawnarg? |
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The light_center spawnarg doesn't seem to have any effect on blendlights (or at least the shadow ones). |
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Messed with it a bit this morning, and managed to get it to work correctly but I had to use the "attach_pos_origin" spawnargs in combination with the "attach_pos_name" spawnargs. Here are the spawnargs from my map file: { "classname" "atdm:brazier_post01" "name" "brazier_adjusted" "origin" "120 42 0.0504203" "attach_pos_name_1" "flame" "attach_pos_origin_1" "0 0 82" "attach_pos_name_2" "shadowflame" "attach_pos_origin_2" "0 0 10" "def_attach" "light_cageflame_small" "pos_attach" "flame" "def_attach2" "light_cross_shadow" "pos_attach2" "shadowflame" } NB when I did this to the post brazier, the shadow vanished! Maybe it's not reaching the ground or something? But I confirmed that its origin was 10 units above the post's origin in the debugger. Where the original entity def is used, the shadowlight origin is at the post's origin (and shows up ok in game). |
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Attaching it to static entities works fine...I just can't seem to do it with movable candles. |
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Can you give me an entityDef? I'll spawn it with the game running in the debugger, one line of code per keypress. That sometimes makes it obvious what's up (other time not, but no harm trying!). |
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Try this: //////////////////// entityDef atdm:moveable_candle_base_sp { "inherit" "atdm:moveable_small_base" "editor_usage" "Don't use, base class for all Springheel's unlit moveable candles." "editor_displayFolder" "Lights/Model Lights, Movable/Candles/DoNotUse" "equippable" "1" // upon using the candle when carrying it around, extinguish our bound flames and switch skin "equip_action_script" "frob_light_holder_ext" "skin_unlit" "tdm_candle_a_unlit" "skin_lit" "tdm_candle_a_lit" "skin" "tdm_candle_a_unlit" "noshadows_lit" "1" // turn off shadow when lit "noshadows" "0" // unlit, so it has shadows "extinguished" "1" // attach the non-light, so the candle can be lit by fire stims "def_attach" "light_candleflame_unlit_sp" "pos_attach" "flame_sp" // At the attach point called "flame"... "attach_pos_name_1" "flame_sp" // ... which is defined here. "name_attach" "flame" // Set a name to pass along spawnargs "attach_pos_origin_1" "0 0 0" // Offset the flame X units in the Z direction "snd_bounce" "tdm_impact_tiny" "bouncyness" "0.02" "friction" "0.1" "scriptobject" "tdm_light_holder" "def_attach3" "light_candle_circle01" "pos_attach3" "shadow" "attach_pos_name3" "shadow" "attach_pos_origin3" "0 0 20" // shadow attached, but position not doing anything?? }//////////////////// You should then be able to add any candle to see the issue. It's the def_attach3 lines that add the shadow. It should be appearing beneath the candle but instead it is centered on the flame. Changing attach_pos_origin3 doesn't appear to do anything. |
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Wait a sec...it's not something as silly as a missing underscore in attach_pos_name is it...? Testing.... edit: Oh bloody hell, that was it. |
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Ok, movable candle holders now have this. Wide candles and lanterns are also good candidates. |
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Most movable entities larger than a single candle now have these. The rest can wait until 2.04. |
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I'm going to suspend this until soft shadows are working. Once that's in place, we might find that we can enable regular shadows on movable lights. |
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I had the same thought. The effect we're trying out will provide hardening of the shadow on contact which will look great when a candle is being put down. Pity that people generally pick candles up only to pinch them out, but I guess we can't change that :) |
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atdm:lamp_oil_standing_copper_lit shows a shadow cross on the ceiling below. There might be other lights painting the same thing. Test map attached. |
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