getLighting

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Description

Description:

Gets general environment's light settings.

Groups:

Lights

Syntax

Syntax:

getLighting

Return Value:

Array in format [ambientLightColor, ambientLightBrightness, lightDirection, starsVisibility]:

• ambientLightColor: Color (RGB)
• ambientLightBrightness: Number
• lightDirection: Vector3D
• starsVisibility: Number

Examples

Example 1:

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getLighting; // returns [[0.646753,0.781818,1],28526.2,[-0.0167152,0.211598,-0.977214],0]

Example 2:

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getLighting params ["_ambientLightColour", "_ambientLightBrightness", "_lightDirection", "_starsVisibility"];

Additional Information

See also:

getLightingAt moonPhase Light Source Tutorial

Notes

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POLPOX - c

Posted on Sep 18, 2023 - 13:20 (UTC)

Possible to check if a position is in a shadow.

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[player,"VIEW"] checkVisibility [eyePos player,eyePos player vectorDiff ((getLighting#2) vectorMultiply 200)]