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Zabaware Forums => Programming using the Ultra Hal Brain Editor => Topic started by: systemshock on February 20, 2013, 11:02:39 am
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I've recently been working on for lighting system Ultra hal
I want to do a day and night light system, a proper one that takes the light around the figure proportion to the time of day. And also works as the default lighting system.
The problem is I cannot work out how to access time to trigger the change.
In non-code this is what I want to do.
If ( system time h:m:s) equals the trigger time (say 6:00:00) then I want you to do function that already works.... input line trigger.
Could someone translate that into proper code I would be so grateful.
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System shock,
I'd recomend downloading and looking at the VRHaptek plugin, VR has a website where it can be downloaded. His plugin looks at the time and uses a night or day background but could be modified to change lighting also. I've worked with this and actualy you need to change the background pic and the lighting. The lighting affects the character but not the background so you need a dark and a light background. There is also a problem with summer vs Winter daylight hours, There are apps available to adjust for this but I was unable to get them to work correctly.
There are a lot of great programers out there, Haptek was a leader at one time but has fallen behind, not many people are staying with Haptek. Also the economy is a large handicap. Best of luck
Carl2
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Hi all,
one of the things that you may want to consider is, creative room that has a window, have your character standing next to the window.
As the time changes the picture in the window which is outside begins to change as it gets darker then the lights in the room begins to turn on or off whichever the case may be sunrise sunset.
I believe this would give an illusion of a time factor more based on the picture outside the window becoming brighter and darker in the lights in the room begins to turn on or off based on the time.
I hope this suggestion helps you with your endeavor, not to mention it would be easier to make a picture that is in the window that is the same picture to be brighter or darker based on the time.
That way your structure remains the same meaning, she's in the room, the window is where the picture that changes is, and the lights in the room turned on or off.
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Maybe you need the full path to the hap file ?
Also when you post code, there is a special tag for it, so that it doesn't get screwed up with bbcode and stuff. It's the # button on the post form. EG :
If Hour(now) >= 1 And Hour(now) <= 3 Then hlFile = "Lightmaster\blue.hap"
HalCommands = "<HAPFILE>" & hlFile & "</HAPFILE>"
ClockResponse = "it still dark in here,what the heck are you doing up at this time!" & vbCrLf
This also allows people to quickly and easily select and copy your code if they need to.