Adding Shadow Casting Lights - powerof3/LightPlacer GitHub Wiki

  • Shadow casting lights require a shadowcaster lightbulb form, Shadow flag, andshadowDepthBias to prevent shadow striping.

  • These lights should be used sparingly and when needed - limit of 4 shadowcasters per cell.

  • Use a unique model or limit it to a particular object reference using whitelist.

[
  {
    "models": [ "effects\\fxfirewithemberslogs01.nif" ],
    "lights": [
      {
        "whiteList": [ "0x00DCC21" ],
        "points": [ [ 0, 0, 50 ] ],
        "data": {
          "light": "WRFireLightShadow01",
          "radius": 768.0,
          "fade": 5.0,
          "shadowDepthBias": 26.00,
          "flags": "Shadow"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
]