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Dark GDK / how to make a torch light effect?

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Fede
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Posted: 25th Oct 2009 20:58
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hi everyone, i got a problem.
i can't make a "torch effect"
i would like to make a conical beam that looks like this image:

can anyone help me please?
thanks in advance
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bloodmage2
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Posted: 11th Nov 2009 17:49
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i think the directional lights do that. have you tried the documentation?

-to the optimist, the glass is half full. to the pessimist, it is half empty, to the engineer, it is twice as big as it needs to be.
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Mireben
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Posted: 11th Nov 2009 21:27 Edited at: 11th Nov 2009 23:02
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You need a spotlight, which is created by the dbSetSpotLight function.

EDIT: I never managed to create a really spectacular effect with a spotlight, though. It didn't seem to be strong enough and if it was too close to the target, then the light just disappeared.

EDIT: If it doesn't need to be a real light, maybe you can make a transparent/ghosted cone object and make it glow by adjusting the lighting properties of the object (e.g. dbSetObjectEmissive). Just an idea, I'm not quite sure it would work but may be worth a try.
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