SCREENSHOTS adding extra LIGHTING in World Editor

hello everyone,
Loving my journey of discovery through BeamNG and it never fails to excite me (personal opinion)

Try at adding some extra 'Lighting' into a scene if there are some dark areas to lighten up or hightlight the vehicle further on show within the scene, going into World Editor ( F11) is what you need.

I first park up the car in a potential scene for a Screenshot, can go into 'Photo Mode' as well which is my preferred option as you can adjust the lighting via 'Time of Day' and 'Sun Direction' for fine tuning of the light / shadows, compose screenshot, then hit 'F11' to bring up 'World Editor'

I find activating the 'Player Vehicle' first inside World Editor before placing the extra Lighting so the new lights are easier to find in the 'Scene Tree' as they will hopefully be under 'thePlayer Vehicle'

Click 'Create Object' icon which will bring up another Tool bar...click on the 'Point Light' or 'Spotlight' icon and drag into the scene, left click mouse button to set light in scene close to vehicle, then before proceeding, 'Close' tool bar by clicking 'Create Object' icon again.

I prefer using the 'Spotlight' as a vehicle highlighter as it has great 'Shadows' if placed nicely, and the 'Point Light' as extra scene illumination, but the 'Point Light' can be used for vehicle lighting as well.

TIP...Sometimes getting the light brighter is as easy as 'Copy / Paste' the selected light, so another light is placed on top.



Below screenshots of T Series at Utah Garage, screenshots showing 'Day Time' / 'Night Time' with standard map Lights / then screenshot with enhanced added extra Lighting and finally a World Editor screenshot showing all extra added lights.

 

Great way to make cool screenshots even more exciting and creative! Great Tutorial!

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