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# 1 02-11-2006 , 11:36 PM
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map spotlightColor prob

I mapped a caustic file to spotLight_color for underwater scene. lightfog is on and the effect of lightbeams should be visible. it is, as long as the camera isn´t too close to the center of the coneAngle like in the pic below. but when moving the camera through the lightCone - the beams just disappear. cause the camera movement will be animated I´d need a workaround..

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# 2 03-11-2006 , 05:55 AM
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map a noise to the color and then animate the values of the noise. that's what i'd do.


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# 3 03-11-2006 , 06:10 AM
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I usually map an ocean shader to the light. That does the trick quite nicely.

# 4 03-11-2006 , 08:48 AM
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thx dudes!


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