docs about Q3map2 lights value.

(H.Reaper) #1

Hello there. where can i have docs about Q3map2 ligths value ?

i mean value about Radius and Color keys.

thx you guys =)

(phobos) #2

GTKRadiant has then built into the entity dialog now (at least with the newest versions). Pull up the entity menu with N. Then look at the top portion, if there’s no text detailing all the keys, you might have to pull a handle down (GTK widget with little bumps) to see it. Ever since 1.3 or so they’ve been adding in Q3map2 values too. I’m using 1.4.0 rc1 now and it does.

(H.Reaper) #3

thx for your help,

but i mean detailled docs about what happen during compilation on the light, especially what does it do on “light” and “color” keys.

thx for your help.

(phobos) #4

You’re gonna have to finger y for that (ehem, i mean Randy :)). You could try the source itself, but I don’t think the code comments are going to be much help.

Myself I have always wondered exactly where the extra “lighting precision” Carmack always talked about comes into play in the compiler or if it’s just an engine hack.

(H.Reaper) #5

In fact, i am in a team, working on another engine and we want to have full Q3Bsp support. but we need more informations especially about the lights, we required more informations than there is in the Code Source.

I posted here, on SplashDamage waiting for an answer from Ydnar, i don’t want to mail him if i can meet him on a forum. i’ll wait before sending any mail.

btw, am the Level Designer, i know basic functionnement of the light, but am not able to give my Engine Coder (LordHavoc) all the informations he need.

Thank You for your help Phobos.

(H.Reaper) #6

No one know ?

(Lanz) #7

Why not just download the q3map2 source code and check it out instead? You wont find and documentation about this anywhere (as far as I know), but the code is availabe.

(H.Reaper) #8

We already have the code but we need more informations on lighting support.

here a quote my Lead Engine Programmer :
<LordHavoc> [NE]Reaper: I need the values
<LordHavoc> [NE]Reaper: I need docs on what the values do
<LordHavoc> q3map2 doesn’t even care what the texture is, it only creates lightmaps
<LordHavoc> I need to know the behavior of the light entities, nothing more, nothing less

thx you for your help.

(SCDS_reyalP) #9

How can there be ‘more information’ than the code ? :???: If there were documentation (which there isn’t) it would almost certainly be less accurate than the code :moo:

(ydnar) #10

The code is the documentation, for better or worse.

I’ve been out of town for the past few days…

y

(H.Reaper) #11

ok, i know nothing in coding. i’ll see with him.