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== Description ==
Lights are essentially a projection of a texture. A standard [[Entity light|light]] entity - which can be represented as a bounding box and a light source point - is just a projection of the texture through the top and bottom of a bounding box, with the brightness of the projection affected by the position of the light source point. Light and shadows are cast in the direction of the light source point to the bounding box's centre.

=== Example behaviour ===
Light behaviour is best understood through experimentation within editWorld. The live renderer mode (activated by pressing {{accelkey|F3}}) means that lights can be tweaked with immediate results.

The screenshots below show the same light but with a different light texture in each: a simple 'round' texture, a grid and a grate. Note how the edge of the texture is projected along the walls.

[[Image:l_round.png|frame|left|A light with a standard 'round' texture]]
[[Image:l_grid.png|frame|left|A light with a gridded texture]]
[[Image:l_grate.png|frame|none|A light with a grate texture]]

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== Light types ==
There are four types of light entities that can be placed inside your map:

=== [[Entity light|light]] ===

Light entities act just like the normal lights from Doom 3, they are not affected by portals.

=== [[Entity light_interior|light_interior]] ===
[[Entity light_interior|light_interior]] entities are a bit different to [[Entity light|light]] entities as they only flood inside the area they sit in. To have a light flood into another area (i.e. through a [[Portal Basics|visportal]]) you will need to place a [[Entity light_vis_dummy|light_vis_dummy]] in the area you want the light to flood into, and have the [[Entity light_interior|light_interior]] entity target the [[Entity light_vis_dummy|light_vis_dummy]].

* Note: The light floods from its "center", not it's "origin"

=== [[Entity light_inside|light_inside]] ===

Light_insides are just like a normal light entity, in the way that it will flood to all areas, except where an [[Portal Basics|outside portal]] is used.

=== [[Entity light_ambient|light_ambient]] ===

Light_ambients are used to give areas that are defined by [[Portal Basics|ambient portals]] a consistant light to fake an ambient inside an area, which you would compliment with other light/light_interiors/light_inside entities.

* See [[Ambient Light Editor|The Ambient Light Editor]]

== See also ==
{{seealso light}}

[[Category:Basic Level Design]]

Lighting Basics - Revision history

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