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Nbohr1more: /* Introduction */

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Introduction

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	==Introduction==		==Introduction==

	While The Dark Mod comes with a rich library of Light Shaders and Textures there are times when mappers may wish to customize the look of lighting further. Light Textures can be used for basic light painting tricks like projecting window-pane light on a floor to advanced uses like simulating the look of a baked light-map.		While The Dark Mod comes with a rich library of Light Shaders and Textures there are times when mappers may wish to customize the look of lighting further.
			<br>Light Textures can be used for basic light painting tricks like projecting window-pane light on a floor to advanced uses like simulating the look of a baked light-map.

	To help you understand how these textures work you should imagine the silly flashlight mods for Doom 3 that cause your flashlight to show a pattern (like Bart Simpson's face or a Heart) on the surface that you shine the light on.		To help you understand how these textures work you should imagine the silly flashlight mods for Doom 3 that cause your flashlight to show a pattern
			<br>(like Bart Simpson's face or a Heart) on the surface that you shine the light on.

	Projected lights will have a pyramidal shape. Point lights are more like a ~~cylinder,~~ cube ~~or projective prism~~ (think of them as a stack of cheese slices where the projection texture is like a big cookie-cutter that uniformly slices through every slice).		Projected lights will have a pyramidal shape.
			<br>Point lights are more like a cube (think of them as a stack of cheese slices where the projection texture is like a big cookie-cutter that uniformly slices through every slice).

	=== Basic Light Shader ===		=== Basic Light Shader ===

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	The 'colored' keyword ~~might not be needed for a grayscale template, but it works so I'm not touching it.~~		The 'colored' keyword allows mappers to alter the light color in DR

	Load up DR and window_template_5 appeared in the texture list for lights.		Load up DR and window_template_5 appeared in the texture list for lights.

Datiswous: /* Step 3 Material Definitions */ wordpad is not a texteditor

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Step 3 Material Definitions: wordpad is not a texteditor

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	Place your new textures into the textures/lights/map_specific directory.		Place your new textures into the textures/lights/map_specific directory.

	Open a text editor like Notepad++ ~~or Wordpad~~ and create document using this as a template:		Open a text editor like Notepad++ and create document using this as a template:

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Nbohr1more: /* Example from Rich_is_Bored */

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Example from Rich_is_Bored

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	[http://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5520 Download]		[http://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5520 Download]

	[https://dl.~~dropboxusercontent~~.com/u/~~17706561~~/strombine_ambient.pk4 Updated example in TDM map format]		[https://www.dropbox.com/s/9mu0f342xjhfhoe/strombine_ambient.pk4?dl=0 Updated example in TDM map format]

	''Just plop the file into the root of your Dark Mod installation, rename it to pk4, and then type "map test" at the console.''		''Just plop the file into the root of your Dark Mod installation, rename it to pk4, and then type "map test" at the console.''

Nbohr1more: /* See also */

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Nbohr1more: /* See also */

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Nbohr1more: /* Example from Rich_is_Bored */

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Example from Rich_is_Bored

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	=== Example from Rich_is_Bored ===		=== Example from Rich_is_Bored ===

	[http://~~modetwo~~.~~net/darkmod~~/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5520 Download]		[http://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5520 Download]

	[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17706561/strombine_ambient.pk4 Updated example in TDM map format]		[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17706561/strombine_ambient.pk4 Updated example in TDM map format]

Nbohr1more: /* Example from Rich_is_Bored */

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Example from Rich_is_Bored

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	[http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5520 Download]		[http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5520 Download]

	[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17706561/strombine_ambient.pk4 ~~updated~~ example in TDM map format]		[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17706561/strombine_ambient.pk4 Updated example in TDM map format]

	''Just plop the file into the root of your Dark Mod installation, rename it to pk4, and then type "map test" at the console.''		''Just plop the file into the root of your Dark Mod installation, rename it to pk4, and then type "map test" at the console.''

Nbohr1more: /* Example from Rich_is_Bored */

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Example from Rich_is_Bored

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	[http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5520 Download]		[http://modetwo.net/darkmod/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=5520 Download]

			[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17706561/strombine_ambient.pk4 updated example in TDM map format]

	''Just plop the file into the root of your Dark Mod installation, rename it to pk4, and then type "map test" at the console.''		''Just plop the file into the root of your Dark Mod installation, rename it to pk4, and then type "map test" at the console.''

Nbohr1more: /* Envshot Method */

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Envshot Method

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	[https://web.archive.org/web/20130909073250/http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=24193 Sikkpin Cubemap Lighting]		[https://web.archive.org/web/20130909073250/http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=24193 Sikkpin Cubemap Lighting]

			[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17706561/ambientcube_test.rar Download Demo]

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	* Strombine at Quake3world: http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29872		* Strombine at Quake3world: http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29872
	* Kabits Outdoor lighting (references a similar approach) http://www.katsbits.com/tutorials/idtech/dynamic-outdoor-lighting-techniques.php		* Kabits Outdoor lighting (references a similar approach) http://www.katsbits.com/tutorials/idtech/dynamic-outdoor-lighting-techniques.php
	* Doom3world Projected Lights Part II http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=6314		* Doom3world Projected Lights Part II https://web.archive.org/web/20100522163022/http://www.doom3world.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=6314
	* GIMP Layers: http://www.tankedup-imaging.com/gimp/layers.html		* GIMP Layers: http://www.tankedup-imaging.com/gimp/layers.html

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	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* Light Baking Thread: http://~~modetwo~~.~~net/darkmod~~/index.php?/topic/11416-light-baking/		* Light Baking Thread: http://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/11416-light-baking/
	* Another Light Baking Thread: http://~~modetwo~~.~~net/darkmod~~/index.php?/topic/4751-lightmaps-in-doom-3-engine-a-hybrid-approach-to-real-time-lighting		* Another Light Baking Thread: http://forums.thedarkmod.com/index.php?/topic/4751-lightmaps-in-doom-3-engine-a-hybrid-approach-to-real-time-lighting
	* Strombine: http://www.lunaran.com/page.php?id=165		* Strombine: http://www.lunaran.com/page.php?id=165
	* Strombine at Quake3world: http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29872		* Strombine at Quake3world: http://www.quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=29872