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Old 09-22-08, 02:46 PM   #8
skwasjer
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Originally Posted by kriller2
One of them being that you can only define one light source which is the sun so when the sun goes behind the horizon the sea would go black unless you had:

1. very calm sea, because then the reflections from the sky could make the water ligter.
2. No dark clouds, because then the shadows of the clouds would make the ocean black.
Have a good rest.

However, your comment made me remember one thing. Some time ago I played around with some particles. At some point I was testing a particle that was travelling along with the sub. I placed it high above the water, sort of like a flare if you will (although it wasn't). But it can illuminate the environment. I have not tested if this can also be done with a light node, but I'm guessing not. In any way, this certainly is something to remember if you want to investigate this again (possibly it can be used to fake dim lightsources at night in a certain radius around the sub)...

Regards, skwas
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