Dim the Lights

What is it ?

The goal of this mutator is to play maps in a darker or grighter environment as they were intended for. Also it can be used to make a "Day to Night" effect in a map. So you start in a map at dawn and you must reach the goal before the sun is up. Cool for Assault maps I think. It could also be use in machinima. I am planning on making a Plug-in for UMS that can control the lights.

Screenshots

Some screenshots to give you an idea on what I am working on. Click on a thumbnail to see a bigger version.

The configuration menu
0% light, only Zonelight is visible now.
50% darker.
Normal light level.
150% light.

Status

Last updated May 4th

Got some basic stuff working. You can control the lights with some keys (Admin can control the lights in networkgames). There are still some artifacts when changing the lights (like some polys don't get lit correctly). Problems with changing the lighting in zones. It is a huge performance hit when the mutator is running. Rendering one frame take 3-4 times as long as normal. This is not playable.

I have been working on it a bit more, but at the moment the project is on hold. I will probably wait till UT2003 before I continue. This mod does not seem feasable on UT. If you are interested in the current code mail me.

Already Done:

Made the mutator basic functionality
Made a menu with a slider which can be used to control the initial lighting.

Still To Do:

Package it (UMOD and non UMOD).
Test it in networkplay.
Add menu for keybindings
Add possibility to save settings per map.
Make it possible to change the zonelighting.
Remove the artifacts when changing lights.
Reduce the impact on performance.
More.........????