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From: Matt Ayres <matt@qoole.com>
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Subject: Re: sky textures
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On Sat, 1 Nov 1997, Opiate wrote:

> Just a quick question. Does anyone know if sky textures emit their own
> light and if so is this light adjustable?

They do not.

> I have a room with some windows where the background is a sky texture and
> need to know if they will be emitting their own light before i start to
> light this room. Also, i want to put a light inside the sky texture brush
> (so that the window frame/bars cast a shadow on the ground), but when i
> compile the map will qbsp recognize that there is an entity inside the
> brush before removing the outside faces or should i enclose the sky texture
> in another brush.

Lights placed within brushes will be clipped I believe.  You need to place
the light source elsewhere.

Matt



