Added support for multiple texture files. Configure this using Tools|Options. NOTE: If you use more than one texture file, you MUST use a version of QBSP that supports multiple texture files.

For simple lights that sit flush with the ground, consider this set of four solar lights. Their warm lighting is perfect for lighting walkways with basic illumination at night, and the lights virtually disappear during the day thanks to their minimalist design. Why You Should Get It: These solar lights are perfect for those looking for a soft, ambient outdoor lighting option. They're also available in seven colors.Movable objects (such as most entity models) never cast lightmap shadows, but do cast dynamic shadows (when shadow_control is enabled). Only world brushes and prop_statics never cast dynamic shadows (though they do cast lightmap shadows). Can be very expensive; usually only used for special occasions (e.g. player flashlight) or for very small light sources (glows on ammo clips, resin etc.) There are many advantages, performance wise, of using static light sources over dynamic ones. Static lights carry no additional processing weight so their use is essential to fast rendering maps. Dynamic lights can carry a lot of rendering weight and can be expensive to use in your map. Its important to know where and when to use each type of light and avoid using the wrong type. Apart from the above direct effects, using color theory can also aid in setting the mood of the environment through indirect half subconscious association. Taking fluorescent lights as an example, they have a cold uneasy feeling in general, so the soft unnatural blue glow can conjure up feelings of cold emptiness and isolation. Choose from three lighting modes including a dim, continuous light without motion sensing for 12 hours; a medium-bright, continuous light for six hours; or a bright, motion-sensing light. We found switching between modes a bit challenging at first, but it became much easier with time.

As stated before, the resolution will determine the amount of total space your lightmap materials have to fill while the Quality will determine the accuracy of the lightmap itself. They were extremely weak, even with the tier set. They were basically just generators, only pressed for holy power. If there was an error with the syntax in QUAKE.FGD, Worldcraft would say "There is an error", but fail to report the error message. This has been fixed. You can now combine multiple solid entities into a single entity with the toEntity command. You couldn't, before. The Ignore Groups button allows you to edit an object independant of whatever group it might be a part of. This is useful if you want to edit a single piece of a multi-brush entity, or if you'd rather not ungroup a set of structural brushes to work on a single part of it.On July 14, 1997, Valve hires Ben Morris and acquires Worldcraft. They did so with the intent to use it for the development of Half-Life and later release it with Half-Life. The general gist of it is - place these lightmap player space volumes within areas the player can get to. Inaccessible areas - things behind fences, high up on walls, distant buildings - will thus be assigned fewer and fewer lightmap texels depending on how far away they are. Why You Should Get It: Their IPX7 rating means they can be submerged in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes, making them very water resistant. Some of the solar lights on this list have small solar panels on each individual light, while others have a single external solar panel that powers the entire set of lights. You might prefer the latter if you want to use solar lights under a porch or covered patio; you'll be able to give the solar panel direct sunlight while keeping the lights where you want them. Don't worry about effectively adding extra geometry, vertices etc. in the process - all kinds of fancy mesh dissection stuff goes on behind the scenes with visibility and similar anyway.

The compile tools included for Half-life are somewhat different than previous games, but operate in a very similiar manner. The tools are as follows: Colored Solid Entities. Solid entities can now be given a render color in the FGD file, for easier identification in the 2D or 3D views. Fixed crash when selecting large entities (the TFC entities for example) after placing them in the map. Try to guide the players eyes as best as possible to make sure that they're looking at areas they need to be.unrecognised texture - a texture on a face that's not found in any of the currently loaded WAD files. FIXing this error replaces the texture with the currently selected texture. Announced December 18, 1997. Released March 6, 1998. At the same time Ben Morris announced that he has left Valve Software. Why You Should Get It: If you'd like a sturdy motion-sensing solar light, our testers found this to be one of the best solar lights in this category. Auto select: This is a toggleable state. When it's ON, dragging a selection box in a 2D view automatically selects everything in the box when the left button is released, so you don't have to resize it in the other 2D views to get what you want. Entity Key Browse Button. Added a browse button to the Entity Properties dialog for typo-free setting of sprite, sound, and model keys.