Light blocking

[Rayee]

Hi, I have some light problems in my map. I can't find good solution, I tried a lot of things.

My map is built from blocks. Miner can destroy them. I want to give him small sight radius. He should see only blocks near him.

Player see all doodads on map. Even if he has tiny sight radius.


Solution no. 1: Night models

I attached a light to his chest. But it shines through walls! :O

My walls don't block light :/
They're destructibles. They have fat line of sight (it prevents from selecting further blocks). I also set high Occlusion height.

Is any other solution? Player shouldn't see what is behind block!

 

[Spartipilo]

Make your block block the line of sight? It's the only solution I can think off.

Actually, it doesn't shine through walls, It shines through the small gap between the two block corners.

 

[GIMLI_2]

trees got shadow hide (behind them is shadow path), maybe use them. attach each block an invisible tree, and if block gets destroyed, destroy tree via trigger too.

 

[Rayee]

I have over 6k blocks. I think attaching each block an invisible tree will cause lag...

 

[Spartipilo]

It wont it will just take about 1 more seg for the map to load, and since the tree is invisible/dummy, there's no graphic involved.

 

[Rayee]

Okay, but how to do this? I created invisible tree object. How to attach it - just create it at the same point as block? And what about destroying? How to destroy proper tree?

 

[Xthreo]

Okay, but how to do this? I created invisible tree object. How to attach it - just create it at the same point as block? And what about destroying? How to destroy proper tree?

To destroy the proper tree you'll have use a Hashtable. Are you familiar with that?
Here is the trigger you need in case your not: Trees&Blocks

 

[Rayee]

Nope, I'm not. And I heard, there are some problems with hashtables in Jass NewGen.

 

[Xthreo]

Nope, I'm not. And I heard, there are some problems with hashtables in Jass NewGen.

Well I use them for a similar issue and it's working perfectly for me (I also use Jass NewGen), try it and let me know : Trees&Blocks

 

[Rayee]

I can open it in editor, but can't test (in editor and in game)

 

[Xthreo]

I can open it in editor, but can't test (in editor and in game)

My bad there was a "c" missing in the
custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point)

there it is fixed TreesNBlocks

 

[Spartipilo]

Newgen doesn't have the GUI options for save/load item keys, you have to use the JASS script.

call SaveInteger(Hashtable, ParentInt, ChildInt, value)
call LoadInteger(Hashtable, ParentInt, ChildInt)

call SaveUnitHandle(Hashtable, ParentInt, ChildInt, unit)
call LoadUnitHandle(Hashtable, ParentInt, ChildInt)

call SaveReal(Hashtable, ParentInt, ChildInt, value)
call LoadReal(Hashtable, ParentInt, ChildInt)

call SaveBoolean(Hashtable, ParentInt, ChildInt, value)
call LoadBoolean(Hashtable, ParentInt, ChildInt)

//and so on...

 

[Rayee]

My bad there was a "c" missing in the
custom script: call RemoveLocation (udg_Point)

there it is fixed TreesNBlocks

Still doesn't work. When I click 'Test' it runs main menu of W3. When I try to test it in game, I select it but it shows no players.


EDIT: Ok, it works, you didn't fix anything . I will check it and ask a question if something will be not clear.


There's still the same problem. Look:

But I think it's darker

I use these lights http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/1139380-post2.html