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Counter-Strike Source Environment Lights

February 07, 2009
Category: Counter-Strike: Source

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Video - CS:S Envrionment Light Case Study -->

Counter-Strike: Source examples Environment Lights

I am currently working on my first official counter-strike map. I am trying to choose a lighting setup so I decided to do an extensive case study. I haven’t found any good examples of lighting setup over the same location. So I did it myself.

I used the lighting setups of most official counter-strike maps, and I used it over the same location to show how the light changes. It is much easier to see the difference when you are comparing to the same screenshot.

Now of course it will differ on your maps depending on how objects are placed. But the idea is similar.

Pay attention to light color, light ambience, shadow direction and length all help to describe the mood, atmosphere and the time of day.

All of these also have the proper value settings to use in your custom Counter-Strike maps.

Environment Light / Sky Content:

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides


CS_ASSAULT

CS_ASSAULT

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

assault

305 

-57

249 241 176 850

151 194 204 80

CS_ASSAULT SkyCS_ASSAULT Light and SkyCS_ASSAULT Light and Sky

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides

 

DE_COBBLE

DE_COBBLE

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

de_cobble

330 

-40

240 252 255 700

146 149 155 300

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

de_cobble_hdr

26 

-60

252 230 197 550

136 177 210 100

DE_COBBLE Light and SkyDE_COBBLE Light and SkyDE_COBBLE Light and Sky

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides

DE_CHATEAU

DE_CHATEAU

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

cx

27 

-65

255 242 192 600

145 172 189 300

DE_CHATEAU env light and sky DE_CHATEAU env light and sky DE_CHATEAU env light and sky

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides

CS_HAVANA

CS_HAVANA

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

hav

300 

-12

251 215 140 800

143 176 214 300

CS_HAVANA environment light and skyCS_HAVANA environment light and skyCS_HAVANA environment light and sky

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides

DE_INFERNO

de_inferno

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

tides

307 

-65

235 222 177 800

91 135 149 400

de_inferno env light and skyde_inferno env light and skyde_inferno env light and sky

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides

CS_ITALY

cs_italy sky

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

italy

165 

-45

255 232 208 600

183 201 206 200

cs_italy env light and skycs_italy env light and skycs_italy env light and sky

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides

DE_AZTEC

de_aztec sky

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

jungle

287 

-60

248 244 237 350

190 209 216 150

de_aztec env light and skyde_aztec env light and skyde_aztec env light and sky

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides

CS_OFFICE

cs_office sky

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

jungle

17 

-60

255 249 225 325

121 152 185 400

cs_office env light and skycs_office env light and skycs_office env light and sky

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides

DE_PIRANESI

de_piranesi sky

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

de_piranesi

150 

-50

255 248 192 450

152 160 168 300

de_piranesi env light and skyde_piranesi env light and skyde_piranesi env light and sky

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides

DE_TIDES

de_tides

Sky Name

Sun Angle

Sun Pitch

Brightness

Ambience

tides

51 

-60

242 224 183 850

105 150 186 800

de_tides env light and skyde_tides env light and skyde_tides env light and sky

Assault
Cobble
Chateau
Havana
Inferno

Italy
Aztec
Office
Piranesi
Tides

 

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