Lighting changes, was Re: [crossfire] Circular lighting & negetive glow_radiuses

[Mark Wedel]

Alex Schultz wrote:
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      Ok. So should I just build the 'conversion' into the main formula?
     
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      Also, should I implement a lookup table (generated at server load) right 
     
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      now, or should I leave it as is and add the lookup table eventually 
     
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      later as a separate patch?
     
     
  The two questions are somewhat related.

  IF you do a lookup table, there really isn't much need for a formula then 
(light is offset by 2,4, so its brigthness is X).

  Certainly, doing the first pass without a lookup table is easier.  However, if 
you plan to do a lookup table, may be less effort in the long term to do that 
now so you don't really need a formula.