Custom Map Makers

so when will the rest of us get this modified q3map2 to test this, and did you edit the standard q3map2 or the bum map version.

This would actually be useful. you can make square lights for flouresent bulbs rather than round lights.

Rayne wrote:so when will the rest of us get this modified q3map2 to test this, and did you edit the standard q3map2 or the bum map version.

I actually have two versions of it:

The first one is a modification of the mainstream q3map2 (but as far as I have seen of the FS version, this should be straighforward to include since the modification just change the resulting bsp after the final light pass). This first version is a hack. I don t delete anything from the bsp, I just invalidate references to invis faces. I only tested on a test map wo patches/models/light/... so Idk if it would work on an actual map.

The second one is a standalone python script (it is actually a by product, I needed to write a standalone bsp parser/builder for another mapping tool idea I had, that s a way to test the parser/builder). This version does not need to modify shaders and actually remove faces/references to faces and update the bsp tree to remove subtrees that become empty (which result in a slightly smaller bsp). I tested this version on test maps and on the map I am working on, result works except for a small bug on model rendering that I need to figure out (this bug probably also exists on the first version, though I have not verified).

@Rayne,
To be honest I am a bit surprised someone asking for it.
I just finished alpha 1 of a jump map and the alpha test phase is about to start, that s why it was a low priority
I'll probably get back to trying mapping tool ideas next week

You gonna give me that thing or do i have to drag my ass to France and steal it from you.

Yeah you go to France and find him Rayne lol

pickles wrote:Yeah you go to France and find him Rayne lol

I'd do that...but I'm not sure i can find my way on the map anymore

You will probably have another problem, I don't leave in France anymore

sorry I realize I was not clear in my previous post: of course you can have it!

I will make it available with a wiki page explaining the usage as soon as I have the time to get back to it and fix it which should happen next week.

gsigms wrote:You will probably have another problem, I don't leave in France anymore

sorry I realize I was not clear in my previous post: of course you can have it!

I will make it available with a wiki page explaining the usage as soon as I have the time to get back to it and fix it which should happen next week.

Thank you, i could really use it on Siberia map.

Why is this better than using _minlight?

flajeen wrote:Why is this better than using _minlight?

don't think better or not is applicable here, these are two things with different uses:

_minlight is like ambiant light, but instead of adding extra light amount everywhere, it ensures a minimum light everywhere there is less than _minlight light.

invisible/non solid/light emitting brushes, are emitting light like any other light emitting shader, but you can't see the shader ingame, kinda like a light entity, you have to place them in your map, size of the brush and q3map_light[*] determine the amount of light emitted etc.