Lighing a cube

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Boiled Sweets (Posted 2003) [#1]

Why is it when I light a cube it lights either triangle? Is there a nicer way to get it to light the cube face in realtime, more sort of dithered lighting?

Perturbatio (Posted 2003) [#2]

As far as I know, you would need to increase the polycount of the cube.

Ross C (Posted 2003) [#3]

It's because the real time lights in blitz only light on a triangle (or vertex??) basis. If the light is a static one and the model will never model, you can apply a lightmap to it. Basically a texture that has light and dark parts on it to represent the light. There are quite a few lightmappers around. Gile[s] is one. Check the User Creations Forum :)

Boiled Sweets (Posted 2003) [#4]

I want my player to be holding a torch. I don't think a light mapper will work there will it?

Ross C (Posted 2003) [#5]

Well, Halo (intercept), was using lightmaps to light is levels in real-time. Pretty complicated me thinks tho :) Best just upping the poly-count a bit on the things you wanna light :D