Cardia on 10/9/2019 at 18:35
Thank you Robin, i had read that post by the watcher before, and didn't understand well some points.
So using 50 or 35 radius for a max brightness is the same thing?
Yandros on 10/9/2019 at 18:47
No, as Unna said, radius and brightness are totally different. Radius is how far away the light reaches from the light object in Dromed units, brightness is the max brightness it will be within the lit area. In some cases you may want a bright light source with a small radius, or the opposite in other cases. It all depends on the context of where the light is placed and what the surroundings are like. I generally set brightness to 50-120 and radius to 10-40, but again you have to consider the environment and adjust it to suit what you want in terms of where you want light and shadow to be, and how bright you want the light to be in the lit areas. It takes some trial and error a lot of times to get it both looking right and playing right since the light gem is involved.
Cardia on 10/9/2019 at 18:56
Thank you Russ, i understand better now, Dromed uses anim lights as well other light sources uses 40 as radius, maybe it's the value the most adequate for all situations?
Anyway i think i have my answers. Thank you Unna, Russ and robin, i will add you to the credit list for my next mission.
PinkDot on 10/9/2019 at 20:14
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Dromed uses anim lights as well other light sources uses 40 as radius, maybe it's the value the most adequate for all situations?
What folks are saying here is that there's NO most adequate values for ALL situations. Just start with the default values and change them according to what is needed, on a per light basis:
- if the room looks too dark - increase the brightness
- if it's too bright - decrease the brightness
- if the light does not reach far enough - increase the radius, and optionally brightness too.
- if the lights overlap each other too much and there's no shadows to hide - decrease the radius (and brightness optionally).
etc...
See the visual results and test in game how the light gem reacts - do not rely on numbers only.
Cardia on 10/9/2019 at 21:00
Thank you PinkDot, i´ll keep that in mind.
