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FPSC Classic Product Chat / moving lights question (ie: search lights)

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MK83
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Posted: 31st Jan 2007 07:55
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I searched for moving lights, because I was wondering about search lights in a prison or high security area. This is what I found to be posted by Lee, and it is quite old:
Quote: "I have not tested moving the entity that is also a light, though if you cannot then you ought to be able to. For now it was not a suggested feature, will be added as a suggestion for V1 if someone gets onto our internal bug base and posts it!"
Is there any way of making lights move for search lights? If so I cannot seem to find it. Anyone else know or even interested?


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Benjamin A
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Posted: 31st Jan 2007 10:38
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I've tried to do so, but without succes.

I've tried to turn objects into lights, by adding this part to an objects properties:
;Light Extras
lightcolor = -16776961
lightrange = 200

That gave a crash.....

Then I did try the actions given in the manual, lighton, lightrange, lightgreen and so on.

When using lighton, everything is fine. When trying to use lightrange and/or the light colors actions, I do get a crash.

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Posted: 31st Jan 2007 11:02
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even with the new V1.04 version?

It might work with that one.

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Benjamin A
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Posted: 31st Jan 2007 11:03
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I've only tried it in the new version.....

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Posted: 31st Jan 2007 11:14
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Ow

Sorry.

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Ben, it'll result in a crash unless you also include the line
"ismarker=1"
in the FPE.

But doing that means that the entity won't show up in game.

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Benjamin A
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Posted: 31st Jan 2007 14:40
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I know.... the whole idea was to get a visible object posing as a lightsource, but that doesn't seem to work at all.

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search lights are possible, by running a flat floor lit decal from an invisible entity, that moves along a set path.

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Benjamin A
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Posted: 31st Jan 2007 18:45
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Good idea! It's a workaround and not the real thing, but still would give a good searchlight impression.

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Posted: 31st Jan 2007 23:48
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that may be the way to go for now. thanks guys.


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