IDEA for how to do flashlights.

[Lugnut]

Simple. Have a client add-on and server add-on.
Client add-on is simply an overlay that is VERY black (perhaps solid black) around the 'light' and the 'light' is just transparent, perhaps with a whitish tinge.
Server add-on, when enabled, forces players to use said overlay.
Server is hosted on a light map, the overlay provides client-sided darkness/light.
If, for whatever reason, you wish to disable your 'flashlight', instead of disabling the overlay, it replaces it with one that is filled in the with the dark color.
Would this work?

[Ad Bot]

[Firecycle]

Everyone would have to have the add on...

[TheArmyGuy]

Don't use the DrenDran way, it sucks.

[Crêpe]

Or do it with events

[Counter98]

Or do it with events

hao2turn flashlight off

[jes00]

hao2turn flashlight off

VCE.

[Headcrab Zombie]

If you mean a GUI modification, those are very easy to disable.
Plus players would have to download it in the first place

[Lugnut]

Yes, you would have to download it in the first place.
Note: DRPG also has a mod you have to download before using it, and they're quite popular.

Question:Would this be effective, aside from the issues with being able to disable and such?

[Cucumber!]

Or you could just make a model, have it shoot a no-damage projectile that fires a beam of light/emitter projectile almost?

[Messes]

I'm not a friend who is going to whine about needing to download something if it's client side so I wouldn't care if it came to that

[Lugnut]

I'm not a friend who is going to whine about needing to download something if it's client side so I wouldn't care if it came to that

BUT MEESEES
ITS NOT PERFECTLY CONVENIENT
I'M NOT CAPABLE

No seriously, I agree.

[Chrono]

Client-side is completely out of the question when it comes to making it harder for them.

For DRPG it was required, and did not make it any harder to play.

When you have a black image over your HUD, then it does make it harder to play, thus people will want to get rid of it. With a single easy code edit.

[Lugnut]

Client-side is completely out of the question when it comes to making it harder for them.

For DRPG it was required, and did not make it any harder to play.

When you have a black image over your HUD, then it does make it harder to play, thus people will want to get rid of it. With a single easy code edit.

I wasn't imagining it over the hud, I meant below the hud, but inbetween you and the world.
I'll throw a picture here with a more detailed explanation

[Aware]

Flashlight mods have been made. just not released.

[Gen. Hothauser]

Flashlight mods have been made. just not released.

They have been made and released.

URL to a flashlight
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?y1ojfmwdn2t