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[Zo Kath Ra]

I'm trying to create a new item which produces light only in one direction (like a torchlight).

Just off the top of my head, I'd say:
You need to set the light's type
type = "spot",

Also:
viewtopic.php?f=22&t=14711&p=110343#p110343

[Pompidom]

if anyone manages to create a beam of light that spreads out in the distance like a flashlight, that would be ace.

I'm looking for something like this to make a beam for my lighthouse in my docks and then attach a movement script to it.

[Khollik]

Thanks Zo Kath Ra for redirecting me to Minmay's post, that worked EXACTLY as I wanted!!

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{
			class = "Light",
			type = "spot",
			range = 12,
			color = vec(1.3, 0.68, 0.35),
			brightness = 8,
			spotAngle = 60,
			spotSharpness = 0.4,
			castShadow = true,
			staticShadows = true,
			destroyObject = true,
			shadowMapSize = 256,
			offset = vec(0, 1.5, -0.4),
			onUpdate = function(self)
				local noise = math.noise(Time.currentTime()*3 + 123) * 0.5 + 0.9
				self:setBrightness(noise * 6)
			end,
		},

I kept the variation of the noise for the cool atmosphere it gives

[Pompidom]

Is it possible to create an object from this? And can anyone post the defineObject code then?

[Khollik]

Hello actually adding the "light" component to the "party" object wasn't the most difficult part:

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defineObject{
	name = "party",
	baseObject = "party",
	components = {
		{
		class = "Party",
		
		onDrawGui = function(party, g)
					
		end,  			

		{
			class = "Light",
			type = "spot",
			range = 12,
			color = vec(1.3, 0.68, 0.35),
			brightness = 8,
			spotAngle = 60,
			spotSharpness = 0.4,
			castShadow = true,
			staticShadows = true,
			destroyObject = true,
			shadowMapSize = 256,
			offset = vec(0, 1.5, -0.4),
			onUpdate = function(self)
				local noise = math.noise(Time.currentTime()*3 + 123) * 0.5 + 0.9
				self:setBrightness(noise * 6)
			end,
		},
	  },
}

[Zo Kath Ra]

From assets/scripts/monsters/wizard.lua in the Asset Pack:
for i=-1,1,2 do
obj.brain:performAction("warp", x, y, i + 2)

What is the 3rd parameter?
My guess would be movement speed, but I'm not sure.

[minmay]

It's the direction of the edge extrusion visual effect.

[Badgert]

Good day!
Today I ran into such a problem -
"preview: 97556: main function has more than 65536 constants
stack traceback:"
What does it mean? Is it possible to continue working on the mod somehow or is this the limiting limitation of the file?
Help!!!

[kelly1111]

badgert. what were you doing that caused this problem ?

[Zo Kath Ra]

Good day!
Today I ran into such a problem -
"preview: 97556: main function has more than 65536 constants
stack traceback:"
What does it mean? Is it possible to continue working on the mod somehow or is this the limiting limitation of the file?
Help!!!

1.
Have you googled, duckduckgoed or even binged:
main function has more than 65536 constants

Can't say I understand any of the explanations, though.

2.
Are you using the 4 GB patch?
(just putting this out here so that someone will come and say "this has nothing to do with the 4 GB" and then proceed to explain what it does have to do with)

3.
I wonder if this is caused by tables you've defined yourself, or by the maps in your dungeon, or something else entirely.
Are they all 32x32?
How many maps are there?