Released Tutorial: how to do odef flares (flares on map objects)

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flares are usually seen on vehicles, but they could also be on map objects like those on the community map

those flares are added in the .odef file & it's been a feature for a while, but there have been no docs for them so far

here's what the syntax looks like:
pointlight x, y, z, dirx, diry, dirz, r, g, b, range

the first 3 values are axis offsets from the origin, in meters (blender's units)


first spawn a plane & merge the plane at the center

then extrude that vertex along the z axis (E + Z)

do it again for whatever axis you wanna offset on

in ogre/RoR, from the front perspective, x & y are like on a 2d graph & z is back & forth

with that in mind, now enter your offset values (the first 3)

x in this case is -2.75, Y is 8.778, and z is 0 since it's unused

i haven't cracked the rest of the syntax yet but if i were to guess,
the dir (axis) numbers are rotations on the axis', the rgb ones are red, green & blue decimal percentages (i.e red being 1.0 would be 100% red)

& range is the size

our NeoQ lamppost is white, so r, g, & b would all be 1.0

if you do it right, your final odef flare would look like this

pointlight -2.75, 8.775, 0.0, 0, 0, 0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 50

the size (range) of this one is 50

note to devs: feel free to correct me on the syntax