Daylight

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Sat Dec 20, 2003 1:02 pm

Just a short script to turn daylight on and off. Add this to a light source and put it near a window for a day/night effect. Or change the Gamehour numbers and put it on a candle or fireplace for the reverse effect.

begin Daylight

if ( Menumode == 1 )
Return
endif

short DayTimer
if ( DayTimer <= 100 )
set DayTimer to ( DayTimer + 1 )
return
endif
set DayTimer to 0

disable

if ( Gamehour >= 6 )
enable
endif
if ( Gamehour >= 19 )
disable
endif

end Daylight

Mindbasher · Post by **Mindbasher** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 2:12 pm

Can I just add this script to a light object, and it will work immediately? I'm no scripting expert so I just want to know for sure, I don't want to fok things up...

Olle

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 2:34 pm

Right. This script is completely straightforward. What actually happens is the script disables the light and checks for the time of day. If it is day it enables the light and if it is night it disables the light;. It has a little timer so that it only checks every few minutes. If you use it with a sound, it should check whether the sound is already on or off to avoid too much repetition.

Kothloth · Post by **Kothloth** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 7:56 pm

Btw, before these scripts are really put to use in our interiors, we should decide if it should be general or not. It would just mess up if some interiors have this and some does not. Though I'd rather see this as a bolt-on, since it was something Bethsoft never made for Vvardenfell. Also, I believe that if we use those kind of scripts, they should be added for the interiors once all are finished, to ensure all interiors use the right method when it comes to this.

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 3:27 am

Guess I should've mentioned it: if you use a script on an existing object, please rename it. Otherwise everywhere in the world, that object will have the same behavior. And we definitely would not want that.

Mindbasher · Post by **Mindbasher** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 9:15 am

well...

Thank you for the script...

And may I use the script in my own mod (of course I'll praise you to the heavens in the readme file...)?

Olle

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Mon Dec 29, 2003 12:13 pm

Use it; modify it; by looking at it a bit, you should be able to write your own. And save the praise for the One who lives in the heavens. We're all here to help each other.

Veet · Post by **Veet** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:17 pm

Don't interiors with sunlight defined in them already do this?

Eraser · Post by **Eraser** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 10:46 pm

if they do, it only makes the entire cell brighter not just around the windows.

Sniper4 · Post by **Sniper4** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 4:12 am

lol, and the difference in light seems completely unnoticeable. At least to me it is.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:16 am

Would there be any lag in using this script for all the windows in a city or town?

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 4:37 pm

No, because it would run only if the Player enters a particular interior cell. For a demonstration, try building #18 in Bal Oyra. You should see quite a difference (like night and day

) as the time passes.

Rishanor · Post by **Rishanor** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 12:15 pm

I believe there was someone on the official forums that added 5 light-sources to every window to simulate daylight shining through. Through those 5 points, he could simulate twilight etc as well, although I don't believe he included weather effect (more twilight-effect when raining).

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