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Search light effect
Hey all,

I'm looking for ideas to simulate a search light on a BSG Raptor for Diaspora.  I don't want to use a primary weapons slot but I was toying around with the idea of using a beam weapon.  What I really would like is an independent "search light" that could be turned on or off by the player and have a beam that lights up a narrow cone in front of the player ship.  Limiting the range to say...500 meters.

Any thoughts?

  

Offline m!m

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Re: Search light effect
The scripting API currently does not have access to the lighting system of FSO but you could create a script that continuously creates a short lived weapon to illuminate the surrounding area. A beam requires a turret or a weapon bank but a single weapon bolt can be created without any of that.