Environment Probe

With the Environment Probes Components you have the ability to place cubemaps throughout the level. It is very useful especially with reflective materials because it will automatically assign the cubemap to anything within its radius.

Property

Description

Environment Probe Settings

Setting	Description
Active	Determines whether the environment probe is enabled.
Box Size	Size of the area the probe affects.

Options

Setting	Description
IgnoreVisAreas	Whether to ignore vis areas placed in the level.
Sort Priority	Sorting priority, used to resolve depth issues with other light sources.
Maximum Attenuation Falloff	Maximum Attenuation Falloff.
Affect Volumetric Fog	Whether this probe will affect volumetric fog.
Only Affect Volumetric Fog	Whether this probe will only affect volumetric fog.
Only Affect This Area	Whether this probe will only affect the area it is currently in.
Use Box Projection	Whether to use box projection for this environment probe.

Color

Setting	Description
Color	Color for the probe.
Diffuse Multiplier	Diffuse color multiplier for the probe.
Specular Multiplier	Specular color multiplier for the probe.

Generation Parameters

Setting	Description
Cube Map Path	Path to the cube map to load.
Load Texture Automatically	Whether to attempt loading a texture when the environment probe is created.
Resolution	Resolution of the probe (Editor only).
Generate	Generates a cube map with the specified resolution (Editor only).

Point Light

The Point Light adds a light source to the entity which emits light in all directions, it behaves light like a light bulb in the real world and ca be used as area lights.

Property

Description

Point Light Settings

Setting	Description
Active	Determines whether the point light is enabled.
Radius	Determines the range of the point light.
View Distance	The maximum view distance of the point light.

Optics

Setting	Description
Enable	Enables the Optics options.
Lens Flare Name	Defines the Lens Flare Effect to be used on the entity.
Attach To Sun	Attaches the Lens Flare Effect to the sun to simulate a sun oriented flare effect.
Flare Field of View	Defines the field of view of the Lens Flare Effect that has been assigned to the entity.

Color

Setting	Description
Color	Color of the point light.
Diffuse Multiplier	Diffuse color multiplier for the point light.
Specular Multiplier	Specular color multiplier for the point light.

Shadows

Setting

Description

Minimum Shadow Graphics

Minimum graphical setting to cast shadows.

Shadow Bias

Moves the shadow cascade toward or away from the shadow-casting object.

Shadow Slope Bias

Adjusts the slope-based gradient bias used to calculate the shadow bias.

Shadow Resolution Scale

Adjusts the shadow resolution. The Radius value is multiplied by this value.

Shadow Min Update Radius

Defines the minimum radius between the light source and the player camera where the Shadow Update Ratio setting will be ignored.

Shadow Min Resolution

Specifies the percentage of the shadow pool the light should use for its shadows. The default should be used for the best performance, unless a different value is specifically required.

Shadow Update Ratio

Defines the update ratio for shadow maps cast from this light. The lower the value (example 0.01), the less frequent the updates will be and the more the shadow will stutter.

This setting should be enabled or disabled depending on the Shadow Min Update Radius value and how far the player camera is from the light source.

Warning
This will not work in very high spec as Shadow Caching is disabled.

Options

Setting	Description
Attenuation Bulb Size	Controls the falloff exponentially from the origin. A value of 1 means that the light is at full intensity (within a 1 meter ball) before it begins to falloff. See Attenuation and Falloff for more information.
Ignore VisAreas	Whether the light source ignores VisAreas in the level.
Affect Volumetric Fog	Whether the light source should affect volumetric fog.
Only Affect Volumetric Fog	Whether the light source will only affect volumetric fog.
Only Affect This Area	Whether the light source will only affect the area it is currently in.
Link To Sky Color	Whether this light should consider the sky color. When enabled, this setting automatically shifts the color value to match the sun color value, and is hence good to provide an ambient fill that seamlessly shifts no matter the time of the scene you are in.
Ambient	Makes the light behave like an ambient light source, with no point of origin.
Fog Radial Lobe	Adjusts the blend ratio of the main radial lobe (parallel to the eye ray) and side radial lobe (perpendicular to the eye ray). The direction of the main radial lobe depends on the Anisotropic parameter value used (found in the Time of Day dialog window).
Global Illumination	Disabled - Light does not affect GI. Static - Light produces light bounces and (in modes 1-2) supports multiple bounces. Dynamic - Light produces single completely real-time bounce. Hide if GI is Active - Light is deactivated if GI is active.

Animations

Setting	Description
Style	The animation style of the light.
Speed	The animation speed of the light.

Shape

Setting

Description

Shape

Defines the shape of the light source. The shapes that can be assigned to a light source are as follows;

Point
Rectangle
Disk

Two Sided

When enabled, makes the light shine in two opposite directions instead of one.

Texture

File input for the texture to be used to shape the light.

Info
The texture format needs to be BC4 / 512x512 and it is only supported for rectangular lights. A texture can also be used to shape the light in a fog volume.

Width/Height

Controls the width and height of the light source shape.

Projector Light

The Projector Light Component adds a light to entity which projects/emits light in a certain direction based on projection texture. Typical used for a flashlight as an example.

Property

Description

Projector Light Settings

Setting	Description
Active	Determines whether the projector light is enabled.
Range	Determines the range of the projector light.
Angle	Determines the angle/field of view of the projector light.

Projector Options

Setting	Descripton
Near Plane	Determines the distance from the light itself and where it will start projecting.
Projected Texture	The texture to project.
Material	The material to project.

Optics

Setting	Description
Enable	Enables the Optics options.
Lens Flare Name	The Lens Flare Effect to be used on the entity.
Attach To Sun	Attaches the Lens Flare Effect to the sun to simulate a sun oriented flare effect.
Flare Field of View	Defines the field of view of the Lens Flare Effect that has been assigned to the entity.

Color

Setting	Description
Color	Color of the projector light source.
Diffuse Multiplier	Diffuse color multiplier for the projector light source.
Specular Multiplier	Specular color multiplier of the projector light source.

Shadows

Setting

Description

Minimum Shadow Graphics

Minimum graphical setting to cast shadows

Shadow Bias

Moves the shadow cascade toward or away from the shadow-casting object.

Shadow Slope Bias

Adjusts the slope-based gradient bias used to calculate the shadow bias.

Shadow Resolution Scale

Adjusts the shadow resolution. The Radius value is multiplied by this value.

Shadow Min Update Radius

Defines the minimum radius between the light source and the player camera where the Shadow Update Ratio setting will be ignored.

Shadow Min Resolution

Specifies the percentage of the shadow pool the light should use for its shadows. The default should be used for the best performance, unless the otherwise is specifically required.

Shadow Update Ratio

Defines the update ratio for shadow maps cast from this light. The lower the value (example 0.01), the less frequent the updates will be and the more the shadow will stutter.

This setting should be enabled or disabled depending on the Shadow Min Update Radius value and how far the player camera is from the light source.

Warning
This will not work in very high spec as Shadow Caching is disabled.

Options

Setting	Description
Attenuation Bulb Size	Controls the falloff exponentially from the origin. A value of 1 means that the light is at full intensity (within a 1 meter ball) before it begins to falloff. See Attenuation and Falloff for more information.
Ignore VisAreas	Whether the light source ignores VisAreas in the level.
Affect Volumetric Fog	Whether the light source should affect volumetric fog.
Only Affect Volumetric Fog	Whether the light source will only affect volumetric fog.
Only Affect This Area	Whether the light source will only affect the area it is currently in.
Link To Sky Color	Whether this light should consider the sky color. When enabled, this setting automatically shifts the color value to match the sun color value, and is hence good to provide an ambient fill that seamlessly shifts no matter the time of the scene you are in.
Ambient	Makes the light behave like an ambient light source, with no point of origin.
Fog Radial Lobe	Adjusts the blend ratio of the main radial lobe (parallel to the eye ray) and side radial lobe (perpendicular to the eye ray). The direction of the main radial lobe depends on the Anisotropic parameter value used (found in the Time of Day dialog window).
Global Illumination	Disabled - Light does not affect GI. Static - Light produces light bounces and (in modes 1-2) supports multiple bounces. Dynamic - Light produces single completely real-time bounce. Hide if GI is Active - Light is deactivated if GI is active.

Animations

Setting	Description
Style	The animation style of the light.
Speed	The animation speed of the light.

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