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A couple of you may have seen these screenshots from the Dynamic Lighting script Im working on:


(These screenshots are Animated, so give them a moment to load














Im putting out a Prototype Demo so you can download and play with this script a bit and I can get some feedback before a final release.


Heretic's Dynamic Lighting - Prototype Demo Download


http://downloads.chaos-project.com/heretic86/LightingPreRelease.exe - Obsolete


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Final Version is available in Heretic's Collection of Art and Scripts


http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/67157-a-few-scripts-i-wrote-for-xp/


There is still quite a bit of work to be done on the back end.  I've ended up having to use some custom DLLs and C++ code to make this thing as efficient as possible, and to do things that just are not possible in RMXP alone.  I would like to make sure that this script still runs very smoothly on everyones machines so I can get a feel for how much optimization I have to implement.  My box is just about top of the line so I cant judge performance on lower end machines very well, thus, I need your help to tell me how well this script works on your computers!


Now, as far as features go, I only have one major one to work on.  Lightning!  However, I'd like some feedback on how you think I should implement a Lightning System (not Lighting, Lightning).  If you tap the SHIFT key, the screen will flash blue.  But Im not sure I like it.  Its just for effect and wont be in the final release.  I had something going where Lightning would cause all shadows outdoors to fade out.  I wasnt sure I liked that either.  So the easy thing to do is ask you guys how you think a Lightning Flash should appear?


Comments?  Thoughts?