Mod request: shadow lights

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Eep
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Mod request: shadow lights

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By default, FS19 does not have vehicle lights cast shadows, nor do most map lights. Only spot and directional lights can cast shadows. Currently, setting each <light type="spot"> tag to have castShadowMap="true" must be tediously added manually to each I3D file. A mod to do this to vehicles and the map dynamically would be much better. Preferably only certain spot lights should be set to cast shadows, as turn signals and break/tail lights aren't really necessary (but could still be an option in the mod's configuration file). The mod would automatically enable the current vehicle's spot lights and any nearby traffic vehicle's spot lights to cast shadows. An additional (or option in the same) mod could dynamically add shadow casting to all spot lights (streetlights, etc) in a map within a certain radius around the player. Multiplayer would probably be harder but still possible.

Now who'd like to make it? :biggrin2: