Types/LightDefinition

Either a table with the properties listed below or an array of tables with the below properties. Specifies a light source.

Mandatory properties

type

Type: Types/string

Default: "basic"

Either "basic" or "oriented". If the type is "oriented", the following properties are read additionally to the other properties:

• picture - Types/Sprite, mandatory
• rotation_shift - Types/RealOrientation, optional

intensity

Type: Types/float

Brightness of the light in the range [0, 1] where 0 is no light and 1 is the maximum light.

intensity = 0.5

size

Type: Types/float

The radius of the light in tiles. Note, that the light gets darker near the edges, so the effective size of the light seems to be smaller.

size = 15 -- big light source

Optional properties

source_orientation_offset

Type: Types/RealOrientation

Default: 0

add_perspective

Type: Types/bool

Default: false

shift

Type: Types/vector

color

Type: Types/Color

Default: Light has no color

Color of the light.

minimum_darkness

Type: Types/float

Default: 0

Example

The light of the orange state of the rail signal.

orange_light = {intensity = 0.2, size = 4, color={r=1, g=0.5}}

The front lights of the car:

light =
{
  {
    type = "oriented",
    minimum_darkness = 0.3,
    picture =
    {
      filename = "__core__/graphics/light-cone.png",
      priority = "extra-high",
      flags = { "light" },
      scale = 2,
      width = 200,
      height = 200
    },
    shift = {-0.6, -14},
    size = 2,
    intensity = 0.6,
    color = {r = 0.92, g = 0.77, b = 0.3}
  },
  {
    type = "oriented",
    minimum_darkness = 0.3,
    picture =
    {
      filename = "__core__/graphics/light-cone.png",
      priority = "extra-high",
      flags = { "light" },
      scale = 2,
      width = 200,
      height = 200
    },
    shift = {0.6, -14},
    size = 2,
    intensity = 0.6,
    color = {r = 0.92, g = 0.77, b = 0.3}
  }
}

Prototype properties that use this type

• Prototype/Accumulator : charge_light
• Prototype/Accumulator : discharge_light
• Prototype/Car : light
• Prototype/Character : light
• Prototype/CombatRobot : light
• Prototype/Combinator : activity_led_light
• Prototype/Combinator : screen_light
• Prototype/ConstantCombinator : activity_led_light
• Prototype/ConstructionRobot : working_light
• Prototype/ElectricEnergyInterface : light
• Prototype/ElectricPole : light
• Prototype/Explosion : light
• Prototype/FireFlame : light
• Prototype/FluidStream : ground_light
• Prototype/FluidStream : stream_light
• Prototype/FluidTurret : enough_fuel_indicator_light
• Prototype/FluidTurret : muzzle_light
• Prototype/FluidTurret : not_enough_fuel_indicator_light
• Prototype/Lab : light
• Prototype/Lamp : light
• Prototype/Lamp : light_when_colored
• Prototype/Locomotive : front_light
• Prototype/Projectile : light
• Prototype/RailChainSignal : blue_light
• Prototype/RailSignalBase : green_light
• Prototype/RailSignalBase : orange_light
• Prototype/RailSignalBase : red_light
• Prototype/Reactor : light
• Prototype/Roboport : recharging_light
• Prototype/RoboportEquipment : recharging_light
• Prototype/RocketSilo : base_engine_light
• Prototype/RocketSilo : base_light
• Prototype/RocketSiloRocket : glow_light
• Prototype/RollingStock : back_light
• Prototype/RollingStock : stand_by_light
• Prototype/Unit : light
• Prototype/Wall : wall_diode_green_light_bottom
• Prototype/Wall : wall_diode_green_light_left
• Prototype/Wall : wall_diode_green_light_right
• Prototype/Wall : wall_diode_green_light_top
• Prototype/Wall : wall_diode_red_light_bottom
• Prototype/Wall : wall_diode_red_light_left
• Prototype/Wall : wall_diode_red_light_right
• Prototype/Wall : wall_diode_red_light_top