Game Development Community

Changing Sun Color and Ambient

by Liu Yi · in Torque Game Engine · 05/28/2007 (2:58 am) · 4 replies

Hi all,

I'm having some problem with updating the sun color and ambient.

I changed the color and ambient of the sun. However, the scene lighting was not updated even though I had called the Sun::inspectPostApply(). To update the lighting, I had to relight the whole scene with Alt-L, which is very slow.

Is there any way for me to update the lighting without relighting the whole scene?

Thanks a lot in advance.
NextNext Thread
PrevPrevious Thread
More from Torque Game Engine


Torque Owner Tim Heldna
#1
05/28/2007 (3:06 am)
That's what relighting the scene is for, to update the lighting.

Torque Owner Ross Kabus
#2
05/28/2007 (3:27 pm)
Lighting takes time to calculate and you have to relight the scene in order for the lightmaps to be updated with any changes.

Torque Owner Liu Yi
#3
05/28/2007 (6:05 pm)
Hi all, thanks for the replies.

I'm just wondering if there are other ways to update the lighting after I change sun color in the game. Because to relight the whole scene takes a very long time. I doesn't make sense to make the player wait so long while the whole scene is being relit.

Torque Owner Ross Kabus
#4
05/29/2007 (3:58 pm)
Static lighting is not meant to change mid-mission. It is a set-it and forget-it type of deal. If you want ever changing lighting, look into dynamic lights. However, they are very exprensive and need to be used with skill to avoid destroying the framerate.
Otherwise I suggest you come up with a different idea for this lighting.