Changing Cab Brightness

[The Snap]

Hi guys,
Again, another .beacon command, I think...? In the Northern Line v3, for example, just after Golders Green, the line goes into a tunnel, and the brightness of the cab goes from bright, to really black with highlighted dials/buttons etc. I just wondered if it was a .beacon command that made this happen, if so, what is it? And if not, what does do this?
Thanks a lot!

 

[Tom]

.brightness 0;

I think you need that, there is no beacon code for it as it is a default for BVE4 IIRC.

 

[The Snap]

OK, that's great. What is the code for the cab lightening up again, as it comes out of a tunnel> (.brightness 100 or something?).
Thanks,

 

[Tom B]

No, brightness has 256 possibilities, thus it is 0 - 255.

Brightness 0 will give you a totally black cab, I used 20 I think to simulate tunnels. Otherwise you can't see a thing!

 

[Muppet]

and then its a trial and error

 

[The Snap]

No, brightness has 256 possibilities, thus it is 0 - 255.

Brightness 0 will give you a totally black cab, I used 20 I think to simulate tunnels. Otherwise you can't see a thing!

OK, I'll use 20. is it 256 for the complete outer-tunnel cab (the original)?

 

[Tom B]

and then its a trial and error

Not really, you can reduce the brightness of a cab image and see what it looks like in another program.

Richard: Nope, it's 255, as there are 256 values and the lowest is 0.[/quote]

 

[The Snap]

Not really, you can reduce the brightness of a cab image and see what it looks like in another program.

Richard: Nope, it's 255, as there are 256 values and the lowest is 0.

Thanks, I'll sort it out now!

 

[The Snap]

Sorted! Not quite though! I put in .brightness 255, at the top of my With Track section (along with the height etc), and then put in .brightness 20, when I enter a tunnel. However, the cab foes dark well before the tunnel, and stays that way until i come out of the tunnel, where I put the .brightness 255 again!!!??? Do I ned to put .brightness 255 every 500m or something? Help please!

 

[Tom B]

If you have, say

100,.brightness 255,
200,.brightness 20,

BVE will calculate a graduated change from 255 to 20 between 100 and 200m. Thus you need another .brightness 255, where you want the graduation to begin.

HTH

 

[The Snap]

If you have, say

100,.brightness 255,
200,.brightness 20,

BVE will calculate a graduated change from 255 to 20 between 100 and 200m. Thus you need another .brightness 255, where you want the graduation to begin.

HTH

Ahhhhh! BVE is very good, but extremely complicated. But, I supose it is easy when you get used to it. I'll try that, and let you know how I get on!
Thanks Tom!