Light Objects (old)

Light Properties

Light Properties

Property Name	Description
Type	Sets the light to be "Spot" (directional) or "Point" (omnidirectional).
Color	Changes the color of light source.
Brightness	How bright the light is.
Outer Cone Angle (Only Spot Type)	Angle/Frustum of the outer spotlight cone. (Reference Image Light Source Outer-Inner Cone)
Inner Cone Angle (Only Spot Type)	Angle/Frustum of the inner spotlight cone.
Source Size	Modifies the softness of the light source. (Reference Image Light Source Outer-Inner Cone)
Light Range	Distance at which the light falls off.
Cast Static Shadows	Enables shadows for static objects.
Cast Dynamic Shadows	Enables shadows for dynamic objects, adds additional expense.
Shadow Start Distance	Distance from source at which the shadows start. (Reference Image Light Shadow Start Distance)

Light Source Outer-Inner Cone

Light Shadow Start Distance

Animation

Animations are used to create Flickering lights

Animation Properties

Property Name	Description
Type	Applies an animation to the light.
Rate	Changes the Light animation Speed (Higher faster, lower slower)

Cone

Light cones are versatile, cheap to render billboard objects. Used to create fake lighting effects, such as, light rays, fog, mist, smoke. Also used to create depth and pathing.

Cone Properties

Property Name	Description
Type	The light cone attached to the object. (Reference Image Types of Light Cones)
Intensity	How bright the light cone is.
Length	Changes the length of the light cone; Stacking multiple light cones over one another, or the larger the light cone takes up on screen, the more performance cost it has.
Width	Changes the width of the light cone; Stacking multiple light cones over one another, or the larger the light cone takes up on screen, the more performance cost it has.
Fade Start	Distance from player when the light cone starts to fade.
Fade End	Distance from player when the light come completely fades.
Enable Parent Light	Toggles the light to be on/off; used when only a light cone is desired.

Types of Light Cones

Fade Start/End Example

Enable Parent Light Example

Gobo

Gobos are patterns projected from lights to give different lighting results. Examples being water caustics, faking shadows, or placing a Banished logo.

Gobo Properties

Property Name	Description
Gobo Information	There can only be a limit of 4 Unique gobos rendering at the same time. Duplicates work fine, but 5+ gobos in close proximity still rendering will cause the gobos to flicker or not render correctly
Type	Applies a stencil (pattern) projected from the light (Only works on "Spot" lights). (Reference Image Types of Gobos

Types of Gobos

OBB

OBB's (Oriented Bounding Box) are used Primarily as a performance tool, clamping light pixels to have more performant heatmaps (Use the Light/Shadow Heatmaps to see light pixel influence)

OBB Properties

Property Name	Description
Enable OBB	Toggles on/off OBB (Reference Images below )
Scale with Light Range	Automatically scales the bounds if ""Light Range" changes
Lower X Bound	Moves 1 side of the bounding box, setting can not be higher than Upper X Bound
Upper X Bound	Moves 1 side of the bounding box, setting can not be higher than Lower X Bound
Lower Y Bound	Moves 1 side of the bounding box, setting can not be higher than Upper Y Bound
Upper Y Bound	Moves 1 side of the bounding box, setting can not be higher than Lower Y Bound
Bottom	Moves the Bottom of the Volume
Top	Moves the Bottom of the Volume
Show	Always render OBB Volume

OBB Adjusted

OBB Default

Debug On/Off

Contributors

Nitro Tyler | Lighting Artist Captain Punch