Spotlight wrong way round
by Andy Hawkins · in Constructor · 07/23/2008 (8:05 am) · 7 replies
When I create a Constructor spotlight, it shows its cone, but actually lights the other way. So I rotate it down and it lights the roof. Has anyone else had this problem? How do I add a spotlight and be able to make it point down, and the gadget points down too please?
#2
07/30/2008 (7:39 pm)
I thought I had fixed this - what version are you using?
#3
Any chance you could put a scene graph in this thing? Lists of brushes is not very intuitive.
07/30/2008 (10:02 pm)
1.0.51 - but it never happened again.Any chance you could put a scene graph in this thing? Lists of brushes is not very intuitive.
#4
For the scene graph, I've wanted to do this for a long time. I did add the brush groups to the tree, so it's getting more like a scene graph, but I haven't had the time to completely reorganize and replace it.
07/31/2008 (6:54 am)
For best results, I've always thought it best to place lights in the mission editor.For the scene graph, I've wanted to do this for a long time. I did add the brush groups to the tree, so it's getting more like a scene graph, but I haven't had the time to completely reorganize and replace it.
#5
07/31/2008 (8:24 am)
I would like to be able to ctrl+lclick on a bunch of objects and drag them into a NULL folder (named by me). So I could have stairs, door, first floor that sort of thing. 
#6
08/02/2008 (10:15 am)
Andy, click on my profile and then go to the tutorial on making a spotlight. Hope that helps. Awesome looking map by the way :) 
#7
Updated/Corrected: The issue occurs after 1.03. Spot lights work as expected in 1.03.
To reproduce the issue simply give a spot light a heading of 0 and a pitch of 90. Then rotate the light in Z to see it drift.
09/15/2008 (10:26 am)
Hi, I am consistently having this issue. Although it doesn't appear to be as simple as the lighting being backwards. Here are the steps to re-produce it. Updated/Corrected: The issue occurs after 1.03. Spot lights work as expected in 1.03.
To reproduce the issue simply give a spot light a heading of 0 and a pitch of 90. Then rotate the light in Z to see it drift.
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So to simplify - how do I create lights in constructor that I can use in Torque? Which one's am I supposed to use please?