z3filus Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Has anyone ever made a flashlight for this game?I have a map in progress that is mainly dark, and you need to use the light from your saber for most of the time, trust me, it's fun! So obviously started looking for a flashlight weapon, but even with so many modders, it seems like no one has ever done it.. So that's my request; I'd like a flashlight weapon, that doesn't do much damage. Just a stick without detail is fine, as long as it provides more light than a regular saber, like 2x or 3x more brighter. Link to comment
Lancelot Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I don't know if it's possible, but maybe a modified Lightsaber could work. All you need to do is "hide" the blade and keep the hilt.And if there is a possibility to increase the brightness (maybe with some extra coding?), you'll get a flashlight. Maybe you should consult our coders here. Link to comment
DT. Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Probably the easiest way is to have a look at making the Spotlight map entity as a weapon. Link to comment
Ramikad Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I seem to remember that the dynamic light created by lightsabers can only be decreased, not increased. Maybe a hilt with a saber length of 0 and a strong light effect when ignited could do, along with a damage scale of 0. Link to comment
ensiform Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 You can use dynamic lights but the effect won't be that great. The engine does not allow creating real light sources in-game in real time. Because it uses lightmaps in the compiled BSP. JK2/JKA is only slightly better than Q3 because you can at least sorta light up darker areas whereas in Q3 it doesn't work if the area is totally black. Link to comment
Langerd Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Well.. Maybe i will upload it soon:I made 8 invisible sources of the blades of the saber that are about 2 meters away and i just changed radius and length .. the problems are animations.. if someone want to have better animations they must make them first... :/But i think that is enough (maybe orange light.. yellow seems a little too yellow z3filus, General Howard, k4far and 6 others like this Link to comment
Ramikad Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Well.. Maybe i will upload it soon: I made 8 invisible sources of the blades of the saber that are about 2 meters away and i just changed radius and length .. the problems are animations.. if someone want to have better animations they must make them first... :/But i think that is enough (maybe orange light.. yellow seems a little too yellow All I can think about seeing this: the_raven and z3filus like this Link to comment
z3filus Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 That looks nice @Langerd! Langerd likes this Link to comment
Fuse294 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Actually I've seen this done before on RPmod many years ago, but it involved hooking the light efx onto the players model, not sure if it's possible on any others. May I suggest using a different idle/walking animation for the torch saber? Try adding in the line "readyanim" to the .sab and then a reasonable animation line for it. I'd also recommend setting the saberlength as 0 and disabling the wall bounce and "damagescale 0" to ensure it can't actually hurt people (unless you intend to use it for blunt force trauma.) z3filus and the_raven like this MB2 Beta Tester / MB2 FA Assistant Dev Link to comment
AshuraDX Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 I made 8 invisible sources of the blades of the saber that are about 2 meters away and i just changed radius and length .. the problems are animations.. if someone want to have better animations they must make them first... :/But i think that is enough (maybe orange light.. yellow seems a little too yellowCool Idea! z3filus and Langerd like this Link to comment
z3filus Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 (unless you intend to use it for blunt force trauma.)Well no, my request is just a simple light emitting flashlight that can't be used as a weapon. I guess it's up to Langerd now (and/or anyone else with interest) Link to comment
z3filus Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 @Langerd, I really like what you've done already. Any chance of getting a download link for that flashlight? the_raven likes this Link to comment
the_raven Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 W-ow! Now that's a proper flashlight!Only one flashlight for JKA I remember was a really cheaply-made, cartoony one that was uploaded to FileFront back in the days.Actually, here it is z3filus likes this Link to comment
z3filus Posted May 10, 2017 Author Share Posted May 10, 2017 Yup, seen that, but I want this the_raven likes this Link to comment
Langerd Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Aw shit sry i didnt saw that post !!!I will try my best to upload it here. Maybe not in the download section - it is not uploading worthy on download section for me Link to comment
Langerd Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 https://www.dropbox.com/s/usyavc1dm91fvex/flashlight.pk3?dl=0Here You Go @zeƒilus Vade Parvis and z3filus like this Link to comment
Langerd Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Yup, seen that, but I want this Quoated Your pos because i cant hit mention for some reason .. Above is Your flashlight. Link to comment
z3filus Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Oh yes, thank you so very much! #pleased #fuckyeah Link to comment
Droidy365 Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Hey, I know this thread is kinda old, but may I please get a copy of it, too @@Langerd? The link doesn't work :/ Link to comment
Ramikad Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 Would deserve a proper download in the files section IMO, although Langerd wasn't really of that opinion back then. AshuraDX likes this Link to comment
Circa Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Yes, please. Upload it @@Langerd. I came here to download it and was sad to see you removed it. This could be a very useful element of dark and scary maps. Link to comment
Langerd Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 I just uploaded it. It is waiting for approval. Some screens. Lancelot and swegmaster like this Link to comment
Droidy365 Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Great! You could actually release it as a contest entry. Langerd likes this Link to comment
DT. Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Can you please post a few screens of it in a 100% dark area with no other lights around? Langerd likes this Link to comment
Langerd Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Great! You could actually release it as a contest entry.Already did it is waiting for approval. Can you please post a few screens of it in a 100% dark area with no other lights around?I will upload today but later. I am now in the School. Link to comment
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