Troubles with making a candle. (Light and Particles)
polycounter lvl 7
I've run across couple of problems while making a candle blueprint.
If I leave "cast shadow" on the candle mesh, then obviously the result is not looking good, as you can see:
Well, the first solution that comes to mind is to disable "cast shadow" on the candle mesh.
Looks good in the blueprint preview:
However, in the level, it's a completely different story. It does not receive shadows from walls and other static objects any more:
It looks correctly only if I slap something in front of it, like a cube for example, with dynamic shadow to block the directional light source:
How could I fix this? Is there a different way? Can I somehow make it in the blueprint that a specific mesh won't cast shadow from a specific light source? I.e. candle/candlestick don't cast shadow from a point light that is in the blueprint with them?
Works like a charm by itself. However, here's what happens when I'm trying to move the actor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0K6VzCEvUk
Why does the particle emitter disappears whenever I move the actor?
- Problem number 1 - Shadows.
Well, the first solution that comes to mind is to disable "cast shadow" on the candle mesh.
Looks good in the blueprint preview:
However, in the level, it's a completely different story. It does not receive shadows from walls and other static objects any more:
It looks correctly only if I slap something in front of it, like a cube for example, with dynamic shadow to block the directional light source:
How could I fix this? Is there a different way? Can I somehow make it in the blueprint that a specific mesh won't cast shadow from a specific light source? I.e. candle/candlestick don't cast shadow from a point light that is in the blueprint with them?
- Problem number 2 - Particle System.
Works like a charm by itself. However, here's what happens when I'm trying to move the actor:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0K6VzCEvUk
Why does the particle emitter disappears whenever I move the actor?
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The second problem - apparently, that's just in-editor thing. If I run a simulation (play), then everything is fine, and the particle system does not disappear.