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Problem with Creating Lighting Object

by game4Rest · in Torque Game Engine · 07/29/2006 (2:51 am) · 2 replies

Hi folks,

I followed document to create new lighting object in my mission. But I can't see any result.
Would someone let me know if I made any mistake from below?

1. Open up light editor by hitting F11 -> F12
2. make datablock by File->clone->enter 'testLight' into datablock name, then hit 'create'
(it doesn't ask me what datablock to clone. ????)
3. check 'enabled', enter '10' for radius
4. save by File->save
5. hit F4
6. click sgUniversalStaticLight from Environment tree
7. enter object name and trying to select datablock but no datablock appears

I don't know why I can not see any datablock to select from my procedure 7.
I can see testLight.cs in the sgLights folder, but it is empty.

So, am I missing something creating lighting object?

Any help will be highly appreciated.

Thank you.

Hongjin
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Torque Owner John Kabus (BobTheCBuilder)
#1
07/29/2006 (4:42 am)
Hi Hongjin,

Try using 'File->New'. 'Clone' copies the currently selected datablock (listed in the light editor's datablock drop down). If no datablocks are listed in the drop down cloning probably won't work (nothing to clone).

Torque Owner game4Rest
colyd studio
#2
07/29/2006 (8:34 am)
Hi John,

Thanks for your quick reply.
Yes that solved my problem.
I doubt if I didn't try 'File->new' in vain. I think I had to try many times, not once or twice. :)

Thanks again. Thanks for TLK too. I believe it will make my game more qualified.

Hongjin