Day/Night cycle for TGEA v2

Instructions:
-Make sure your Sun object is called "Sun"
-execute the DayNight.cs file.
-call the loadSky() function sometime before the mission has finished loading
-Call the startDayNightCycle() function at the start of your mission

Modify the $TRANSITIONTIME variable to control the speed of the transition. (Its set very low for demonstration purposes) To add new skyboxes, just create a new sky object in loadSky() and add its variable name to SwapSky(). Then modify the appropriate code (It's annotated) to determine which skybox should be displayed. (I'm using the DRL values of the sun object)


To enable dynamic placing of light objects:
You will first need to place the lights in your mission using an fxfoliage replicator object. (The name of the fxfoliagereplicator doesn't matter)
Then, in fxfoliagereplicator.cpp, after the lines:
// Set Shape Scale.
fxStatic->setScale(ShapeScale);

// Lock it.
fxStatic->setLocked(true);

(around line 424), add these lines:

Con::printf("SHAPE = :%s" , mFieldData.mShapeFile );

// Store Shape in Replicated Shapes Vector.
mReplicatedShapes[mCurrentShapeCount++] = fxStatic;
int id = fxStatic->getId();
static char buf[32];
dSprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%d", id);
char* ch = buf;
const char* argv[] = {"addmissionlight", ch , mFieldData.mShapeFile};
Con::printf("Fx Shape Object ID: %s" , ch);
Con::execute(3, argv);

This will go call the script function "addmissionlight" for every object in every shapereplicator in your mission.

Then, in addmissionlight, change:
if(%file $= "Simulation/data/shapes/lanternfreestanding.dts")
to the directory of the object that you want to use for your lamppost, lantern, etc.
The day/night cycle will then automatically add a light to every object of the type specified in addmissionlight during the night, and delete them during the day.
$lightoffsetz controls the height the light be will placed above the object, so you will probably want to change this.

The light I have used in this file is called "lantern". Its datablock is here:

//--- OBJECT WRITE BEGIN ---
datablock sgLightObjectData(lantern) {
canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
className = "sgLightObjectData";
LightOn = "1";
Radius = "10";
Brightness = "1";
Colour = "1 0.898039 0.494118 1";
FlareOn = "1";
FlareTP = "1";
FlareBitmap = "~/lighting/corona";
FlareColour = "1 1 1 1";
ConstantSizeOn = "0";
ConstantSize = "2";
NearSize = "2";
FarSize = "2";
NearDistance = "10";
FarDistance = "30";
FadeTime = "0.1";
BlendMode = "0";
AnimColour = "1";
AnimBrightness = "1";
AnimRadius = "0";
AnimOffsets = "0";
AnimRotation = "0";
LinkFlare = "1";
LinkFlareSize = "0";
MinColour = "0.917647 0.712644 0.219608 1";
MaxColour = "1 0.898039 0.494118 1";
MinBrightness = "0.7";
MaxBrightness = "1";
MinRadius = "80";
MaxRadius = "10";
StartOffset = "-5 0 0";
EndOffset = "5 0 0";
MinRotation = "0";
MaxRotation = "359";
SingleColourKeys = "1";
RedKeys = "AZA";
GreenKeys = "AZA";
BlueKeys = "AZA";
BrightnessKeys = "AZA";
RadiusKeys = "AZA";
OffsetKeys = "AZA";
RotationKeys = "AZA";
ColourTime = "1";
BrightnessTime = "1.5";
RadiusTime = "1.5";
OffsetTime = "5";
RotationTime = "5";
LerpColour = "1";
LerpBrightness = "1";
LerpRadius = "1";
LerpOffset = "1";
LerpRotation = "1";
StaticLight = "0";
SpotLight = "0";
SpotAngle = "1";
AdvancedLightingModel = "1";
EffectsDTSObjects = "1";
CastsShadows = "1";
DiffuseRestrictZone = "0";
AmbientRestrictZone = "0";
LocalAmbientAmount = "0";
SmoothSpotLight = "0";
DoubleSidedAmbient = "1";
LightingModelName = "SG - Original Stock (Lighting Pack)";
UseNormals = "0";
SupportedFeatures = "Full";
MountPoint = "0";
MountPosition = "0 0 0";
MountRotation = "1 0 0 0";
};
//--- OBJECT WRITE END ---


If you notice that only some of your lights are showing up in game, or that the light shows up, but it doesn't cast any light on the terrain, try going to your game/client/prefs.cs file, and increasing the values of the following variables:
$pref::LightManager::sgAtlasMaxDynamicLights = "50"; (Line 45 in my build)
$pref::LightManager::sgMaxBestLights = "50"; (Line 50 in my build)

These variable control the max number of lights that can illuminate an atlas terrain, (first variable) and the max number of lights per mission. (Second variable) If you are creating more lights than these max values, the additional ones won't show up.
You can also change these variables by using the options dialog:
canvas.pushdialog(optionsdlg);



//Daynight.cs:
//Jack Stone, 11 April, 2007


//$TRANSITIONTIME = 3000;

$TRANSITIONTIME = 600000; // one cycle every 10 minutes = full day of 4 hours 1:6 ratio
//$TRANSITIONTIME = 3000; // 1 second
$lightoffsetz = 9.5;

$DrlMIN = 0.0;
$DrlMAX = 0.17;


$DrlMult = 1.3;
$NDToggle = 1; // 1 means its getting darker, 2 means its getting brighter


$LDTMin = 0;
$LDTMax = 0;


$AZIMUTH = 90;
$ELEVATION = 0;

$Skyloaded = 0;

//function to add ID's of replicated lights to a missiongroup:

new SimGroup(missionlights);
new SimGroup(missionlights2);



function clearmissionlights()
{
missionlights.clear();
}


//function placelights

function addmissionlight(%lightid , %file)
{
//have light id, add to missionlights:

echo("FILE: " @ %file);
if(%file $= "Simulation/data/shapes/lanternfreestanding.dts")
{

missionlights.add(%lightid);

echo("addmissionlight: " @ %lightid SPC missionlights.getCount());
}

}
function deletelights()
{
echo("de: " @ missionlights2.getCount());
%numl = missionlights2.getCount();
while(missionlights2.getCount() )
missionlights2.getObject(0).delete();
//%set.delete();


//missionlights2.clear();
}
function addlights()
{

//only the last half of the missionlight entries are the valid object ID's for some reason.

//clear previous lights:

%numlights = missionlights2.getCount();
%num2 = %num /2;
%num = missionlights.getCount();
//%num2 = %num /2;
%num2 = 0;
echo("NUM: " @ %num SPC %num2);
for(%i = %num2 ; %i < %num ; %i++)
{

%objid = missionlights.getObject(%i);

echo("ID: " @ %objid);

//now create a light at the mount point of each object:

%pos = %objid.getPosition();

%z = getWord(%pos , 2);
%z += $lightoffsetz; //this will control how far the light is offset on the z axis of the object
%newpos = setWord(%pos, 2, %z);




%l = new sgLightObject() {
canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
position = %newpos;
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
scale = "1 1 1";
dataBlock = "lantern";
Enable = "1";
IconSize = "1";
ParticleColorAttenuation = "1";
};

missionlights2.add(%l);
echo("d: " @ missionlights2.getCount() SPC %l);

}

}


function movesun()
{

// fxSun


// $AZIMUTH = 0;
// $ELEVATION = 0;

//starts at 90

fxSun.SunElevation -= 10;
fxSun.SunAzimuth = 0;

fxSun.apply();

//darkest at -90
if (fxSun.SunElevation == -90 )
fxSun.SunElevation = 270;

schedule(2000 , 0 , movesun);
}


function startDayNightCycle(){

//if( $Skyloaded == 0 ) //hasnt been loaded
//loadsky();


//Some general values:

//Midday (Maximum brightness) is:

//Sun.DRLMin = "0.7";
//Sun.DRLMax = "1.6";


//Maxiumum Darkness is:
//Sun.DRLMin = 0.0;
//Sun.DRLMax = 0.17;

//start cycle at midday, $DRL = 1.3


fxSun.SunElevation -= 15;
fxSun.SunAzimuth = 0;



//darkest at -90
if (fxSun.SunElevation == -90 )
fxSun.SunElevation = 270;

fxSun.apply();

$localTT = $TRANSITIONTIME;


echo(": " @ $DrlMult);

if($NDToggle == 1)
{

$DrlMult -= 0.1;
// fxSun.Elevation -=10;
// fxSun.Azimuth = 0;
}
else
{

$DrlMult += 0.1;
//fxSun.Elevation +=10;
// fxSun.Azimuth = 0;


}


echo("SUNSET2" SPC fxSun.Elevation SPC fxSun.Azimuth );




// if($DrlMult <= 0.9 && $DrlMult >= 0.7 && $NDToggle == 1 )
if($DrlMult <= 0.7 && $DrlMult >= 0.6 && $NDToggle == 1 )
{
//pause here for a while, because we want to have sunset slightly longer than normal
echo("SUNSET2");


SwapSky("Sunrise");


//hardcode values for sunset?
fxSun.SunElevation = 0;
fxSun.SunAzimuth = 0;


//SwapSky("Night");

// echo("SUNSET");

//turn on all lights at once for the moment:
addlights();

//$localTT += 4000;


}
// if($DrlMult == 0.7 ) addlights();
if($DrlMult < 0.3&& $DrlMult >= 0.2 )
{

$locatTT += 5000;
echo("NIGHT");
SwapSky("Night");

}

if($DrlMult <= 0.4 && $DrlMult >= 0.3 && $NDToggle == 2 )
{
//pause here for a while, because we want to have sunset slightly longer than normal
// $localTT += 4000;
echo("SUNRISE");
SwapSky("Sunset");


fxSun.SunElevation = 180;
fxSun.SunAzimuth = 0;


//turn off lights:
deletelights();

if($DrlMult > 0.5 && $DrlMult <= 1.3 && $NDToggle == 2 )
{

// $locatTT += 5000;
echo("Day");
SwapSky("Day");

}

if($DrlMult >= 0.11 && $DrlMult <= 0.21)
{
echo("Incease Brightness");
$NDToggle = 2; // increase brightness
}

if($DrlMult >= 1.21 && $DrlMult <= 1.31)
{
echo("decrease Brightness");
$NDToggle = 1; // increase brightness
}
if($DrlMult == 1.3)
{
$NDToggle = 1;
}




echo("end");


Sun.DrlMultiplier = $DrlMult;

Sun.apply();



schedule($localTT , 0 , startDayNightCycle);
}




function loadSky(){


$Sky2 = new Sky("Sky2") {
canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
position = "0 0 0";
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
scale = "1 1 1";
materialList= "C:/Torque/TGEA_1_0_3/example/JackStone/data/skies/ST.dml " ;
cloudHeightPer[0] = "0.349971";
cloudHeightPer[1] = "0.3";
cloudHeightPer[2] = "0.199973";
cloudSpeed1 = "0.0005";
cloudSpeed2 = "0.001";
cloudSpeed3 = "0.0003";
visibleDistance = "30000";
fogDistance = "8000";


fogColor = "0.6 0.6 0.7 1";
fogStorm1 = "1";
fogStorm2 = "1";
fogStorm3 = "1";
fogVolume1 = "0 39 39";
fogVolume2 = "0 100 100";
fogVolume3 = "0 100 100";
windVelocity = "1 1 0";
SkySolidColor = "0.113 0.148 0.215 0";
useSkyTextures = "1";
renderBottomTexture = "1";
noRenderBans = "1";
renderBanOffsetHeight = "1";
skyGlow = "1";
skyGlowColor = "0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4";
locked = "false";
windEffectPrecipitation = "1";
};

$Sky2.setName("Sky2");




$Sky3 = new Sky("Sky3") {
canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
position = "0 0 0";
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
scale = "1 1 1";
materialList= "C:/Torque/TGEA_1_0_3/example/Simulation/data/skies/sunset.dml " ;
cloudHeightPer[0] = "0.349971";
cloudHeightPer[1] = "0.3";
cloudHeightPer[2] = "0.199973";
cloudSpeed1 = "0.0005";
cloudSpeed2 = "0.001";
cloudSpeed3 = "0.0003";
visibleDistance = "30000";
fogDistance = "8000";
fogColor = "0.6 0.6 0.7 1";
fogStorm1 = "1";
fogStorm2 = "1";
fogStorm3 = "1";
fogVolume1 = "0 39 39";
fogVolume2 = "0 100 100";
fogVolume3 = "0 100 100";
windVelocity = "1 1 0";
SkySolidColor = "0.113 0.148 0.215 0";
useSkyTextures = "1";
renderBottomTexture = "1";
noRenderBans = "1";
renderBanOffsetHeight = "1";
skyGlow = "1";
skyGlowColor = "0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4";
locked = "false";
windEffectPrecipitation = "1";
};

$Sky3.setName("Sky3");


$Sky4 = new Sky("Sky4") {
canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
position = "0 0 0";
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
scale = "1 1 1";
materialList= "C:/Torque/TGEA_1_0_3/example/Simulation/data/skies/sunrise.dml " ;
cloudHeightPer[0] = "0.349971";
cloudHeightPer[1] = "0.3";
cloudHeightPer[2] = "0.199973";
cloudSpeed1 = "0.0005";
cloudSpeed2 = "0.001";
cloudSpeed3 = "0.0003";
visibleDistance = "30000";
fogDistance = "8000";
fogColor = "0.6 0.6 0.7 1";
fogStorm1 = "1";
fogStorm2 = "1";
fogStorm3 = "1";
fogVolume1 = "0 39 39";
fogVolume2 = "0 100 100";
fogVolume3 = "0 100 100";
windVelocity = "1 1 0";
SkySolidColor = "0.113 0.148 0.215 0";
useSkyTextures = "1";
renderBottomTexture = "1";
noRenderBans = "1";
renderBanOffsetHeight = "1";
skyGlow = "1";
skyGlowColor = "0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4";
locked = "false";
windEffectPrecipitation = "1";
};

$Sky4.setName("Sky4");

















$Sky5 = new Sky("Sky5") {
canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
position = "0 0 0";
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
scale = "1 1 1";
materialList= "C:/Torque/TGEA_1_0_3/example/Simulation/data/skies/storm.dml " ;
cloudHeightPer[0] = "0.349971";
cloudHeightPer[1] = "0.3";
cloudHeightPer[2] = "0.199973";
cloudSpeed1 = "0.0005";
cloudSpeed2 = "0.001";
cloudSpeed3 = "0.0003";
visibleDistance = "30000";
fogDistance = "8000";
fogColor = "0.6 0.6 0.7 1";
fogStorm1 = "1";
fogStorm2 = "1";
fogStorm3 = "1";
fogVolume1 = "0 39 39";
fogVolume2 = "0 100 100";
fogVolume3 = "0 100 100";
windVelocity = "1 1 0";
SkySolidColor = "0.113 0.148 0.215 0";
useSkyTextures = "1";
renderBottomTexture = "1";
noRenderBans = "1";
renderBanOffsetHeight = "1";
skyGlow = "1";
skyGlowColor = "0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4";
locked = "false";
windEffectPrecipitation = "1";
};

$Sky5.setName("Sky5");










$Sky1 = new Sky("Sky1") {
canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
position = "0 0 0";
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
scale = "1 1 1";
materialList= "C:/Torque/TGEA_1_0_3/example/JackStone/data/skies/brightsky.dml " ;


cloudHeightPer[0] = "0.349971";
cloudHeightPer[1] = "0.3";
cloudHeightPer[2] = "0.199973";
cloudSpeed1 = "0.0005";
cloudSpeed2 = "0.001";
cloudSpeed3 = "0.0003";
visibleDistance = "30000";
fogDistance = "8000";
fogColor = "0.6 0.6 0.7 1";
fogStorm1 = "1";
fogStorm2 = "1";
fogStorm3 = "1";
fogVolume1 = "0 39 39";
fogVolume2 = "0 100 100";
fogVolume3 = "0 100 100";
windVelocity = "1 1 0";
SkySolidColor = "0.113 0.148 0.215 0";
useSkyTextures = "1";
renderBottomTexture = "1";
noRenderBans = "1";
renderBanOffsetHeight = "1";
skyGlow = "1";
skyGlowColor = "0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4";
locked = "false";
windEffectPrecipitation = "1";
};

$Sky1.setName("Sky1");

new Sky(Sky) {
canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
position = "0 0 0";
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
scale = "1 1 1";
materialList = "C:/Torque/TGEA_1_0_3/example/Simulation/data/skies/brightsky.dml ";
cloudHeightPer[0] = "0.349971";
cloudHeightPer[1] = "0.3";
cloudHeightPer[2] = "0.199973";
cloudSpeed1 = "0.0005";
cloudSpeed2 = "0.001";
cloudSpeed3 = "0.0003";
visibleDistance = "30000";
fogDistance = "8000";
fogColor = "0.6 0.6 0.7 1";
fogStorm1 = "1";
fogStorm2 = "1";
fogStorm3 = "1";
fogVolume1 = "0 39 39";
fogVolume2 = "0 100 100";
fogVolume3 = "0 100 100";
windVelocity = "1 1 0";
SkySolidColor = "0.113 0.148 0.215 0";
useSkyTextures = "1";
renderBottomTexture = "1";
noRenderBans = "1";
renderBanOffsetHeight = "1";
skyGlow = "1";
skyGlowColor = "0.3 0.4 0.2 0.4";
locked = "false";
windEffectPrecipitation = "1";
};


$Sky.setName("Sky");


MissionGroup.add($Sky1);
MissionGroup.add($Sky2);
MissionGroup.add($Sky3);
MissionGroup.add($Sky4);
MissionGroup.add($Sky5);

MissionGroup.add($Sky);



}

function SwapSky(%ID){


if(%ID $= "Night" || %ID == 1)
{
Sky.materialList = $Sky2.materialList;
Sky.visibleDistance = "1000";
Sky.fogDistance = "700";
Sky.inspectPostApply();

}

if(%ID $= "Day" || %ID == 2)
{
Sky.materialList = $Sky1.materialList;
Sky.inspectPostApply();
echo("DAY");

}

if(%ID $= "Sunset" || %ID == 3)
{
echo("sunset");
Sky.materialList = Sky3.materialList;
Sky.inspectPostApply();

}

if(%ID $= "Sunrise" || %ID == 4)
{
Sky.materialList = Sky4.materialList;
Sky.inspectPostApply();

}

if(%ID $= "Storm" || %ID == 5)
{
Sky.materialList = Sky5.materialList;
Sky.inspectPostApply();

// Sun.DrlMultiplier -= 0.3 ;
// Sun.apply();

}



}





function MGSwapSky(%ID)
{


if(%ID $= "Night" || %ID == 1)
{
Sky.materialList = $Sky2.materialList;
Sky.visibleDistance = "1000";
Sky.fogDistance = "700";
Sky.inspectPostApply();


Sun.DrlMultiplier = 0.2;
Sun.apply();

// Sunlight.azimuth = -90;

Sunlight.SunElevation = -90;
Sunlight.SunAzimuth = 0;
Sunlight.apply();

$currentsky = $Sky2;

}

if(%ID $= "Day" || %ID == 2)
{
Sky.materialList = $Sky1.materialList;
Sky.inspectPostApply();

Sun.DrlMultiplier = 1.3;
Sun.apply();

$currentsky = $Sky1;

}

if(%ID $= "Sunset" || %ID == 3)
{
echo("sunset");
Sky.materialList = Sky3.materialList;
Sky.inspectPostApply();

Sun.DrlMultiplier = 0.9;
Sun.apply();
$currentsky = $Sky3;

}

if(%ID $= "Sunrise" || %ID == 4)
{
Sky.materialList = Sky4.materialList;
Sky.inspectPostApply();

Sun.DrlMultiplier = 0.9;
Sun.apply();
$currentsky = $Sky4;

}

if(%ID $= "Storm" || %ID == 5)
{
Sky.materialList = Sky5.materialList;
Sky.inspectPostApply();


Sun.DrlMultiplier = 1.0;
Sun.apply();

$currentsky = $Sky5;

// Sun.DrlMultiplier -= 0.3 ;
// Sun.apply();

}



}






function createSun(){
$Sun1 = new Sun(Sun) {
canSaveDynamicFields = "1";
azimuth = "0";
elevation = "35";
color = "1 1 0.8 1";
ambient = "0.4 0.4 0.5 1";
CastsShadows = "1";
useBloom = "0";
useToneMapping = "0";
useDynamicRangeLighting = "1";
DRLHighDynamicRange = "1";
DRLTarget = "0.5";
DRLMax = "1.6";
DRLMin = "0.7";
DRLMultiplier = "1.3";
bloomCutOff = "0.9";
bloomAmount = "0.2";
bloomSeedAmount = "1";
rotation = "1 0 0 0";
direction = "0 0.954268 -0.298953";
locked = "true";
position = "0 0 0";
scale = "1 1 1";
};
$Sun1.setName("Sun");
}