Blocking light

[chucksteel]

I'm sure I already know the answer to this but is there anything in game that actually blocks interior lights such as the light from the workshop hanging lightbulb light?

 

I ask because I'm building a player home that has multiple floors. I really like the layout and design of the interior but, once in game, going into workshop mode and placing a few lights it all falls apart because it looks so bad.

 

The workshop mode placed lights shine through the floor from the basement uplighting all the furniture above. Then if I place lights on the main floor everything is over lit bleeding back into the basement.

 

I thought the Workshop shack walls and floors would block light and cast shadows but they only do that from the sun itself.

 

Is there anything I'm not thinking about to use to block interior lights?

 

Again I bet not but I thought I would ask before redesigning the cell to offset the basement so the floors are not directly above each other.

 

I'm a bit miffed over this one and feel a bit dumb for not thinking to test light before spending a few weeks on cell design. I hadn't fully decided to give the home a workbench and thought I would just be lighting it like normal interior cells. :wallbash:

[werr92]

If you're using Non-shadow light sources then why would the walls and floors block light passing through? If you want to restrict illuminated area (lets say your light source radius goes far beyond), then you are to use LightBoxes. Although workshop mod places its own light sources, that are not linked to LightBoxes, but if still... LightBoxes come in handy when you need to setup the lights within CK.

[chucksteel]

I have light Boxes in place (now) and the linked light in them work fine in them.

 

the problem is if any new light are placed in game while in workshop mode because they don't get linked to the light boxes.

 

I hadn't made any interior settlements before and this is an issue which I admit I didn't think about.

[werr92]

In this case, I bet, there is not much you can do.

[chucksteel]

Ya like I said in the OP, I already knew the answer but I thought it couldn't hurt to ask because maybe, just maybe someone could think of something I hadn't.

 

Well I guess I'm going to have to decide to re-design the cell or just light it like a non settlement interior with static lights and if people choose to add lights and muck it up they can. :P