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[C.F.D]

Here are the videos i was talking about earlier:

This is the light you added:

http://www.youtube.c...E...ated&fmt=18

look at the Side Lights.
Called Strobe

LED:

http://www.youtube.c...-2nqALa4&fmt=18

http://www.youtube.c...-3am6EqI&fmt=18

Noticed they are more brighter and they are faster, has alot of different patterns.

[RvL]

Add &fmt=18 to the end of the youtube url and the quality will be much better! (it's a new feature so it doesn't work for all videos)

[C.F.D]

Awsome. Thanks for that suggestion.

[Eremal]

Noticed they are more brighter and they are faster, has alot of different patterns.

Flash brightness, speed and pattern can be set up differently on leds. Whereas on strobes you can only change the flash speed, and unlike leds, they cant be on constantly as they are likely to overheat, also leds can flash more often and brighter than strobes without overheating. Though, strobes still have the advantage in max brightness, but it takes ALOT more power to power a very bright strobe, than a very bright led.

My point is, you cant tell wether tony have added leds or strobes, since you can have leds mimic strobes. With that said. The only way to tell a led from a strobe, is to look closely at the light, and look if theres a bunch of small round lightsources or one big rectangular one.

The only way to really add leds in EM4 is to add 3-18 lights for each light you want to be a led. Also, if you want any funny patterns, you'll have to add a bunch more leds.

One of the big limitations in the light engine in EM4, is that its flash oriented and not light oriented. While this work pretty well for strobes, and rotating lights, you cant have any variations in patterns, like leds can have, well at least without adding a bunch of more lights. But then we're at one of the other problems with the light engine, if theres too many lights, it bugs, and the lights doesnt flash in the pattern you've set them up to.

So no matter how you put it. You will never be able to add leds in EM4 in its true meaning.

Hmm. You know what, I think im gonna make a great LED lightbar on the Charger, just to show you how many lights it would take..

[Madman]

Tony, can you remove the reverse light flashers in the Police vehicles? From Mike's post, they are not used at all by the LAPD.

The flashing tail lights are also not truly accurate. If you did want to keep them though, I would suggest more of a hide-away strobe effect that the current long blink.

After you are done with the USAR truck, is there any chance you could modify the Ladder light bar? Aren't the lights supposed to rotate inside of the lenses? I'd actually love to see a new LED light bar, (well, 2 light bars technically), modelled onto the Ladder truck.

Other than that, things look outstanding as usual.

[Eremal]

Heres a clip with a decent alternating lightbar, comparing the amount of lights to two other lightbar setup.

http://rapidshare.co...5/ledlights.rar.

The middle one is the one ive used about an hour on, the other two i've clashed together earlier. The left one is the one i currently use.

[C.F.D]

Checking it out.

[C.F.D]

They are awsome! Highly Detailed buddy! Can you release them?

[tony11139]

Heres a clip with a decent alternating lightbar, comparing the amount of lights to two other lightbar setup.

http://rapidshare.co...5/ledlights.rar.

The middle one is the one ive used about an hour on, the other two i've clashed together earlier. The left one is the one i currently use.

The middle one kick ass but it's alot of light! how can you do all those flashing like in differente time because it look like the light flash on different ways like in real life :1046276086_Hail:

[Eremal]

How its done is why it takes so many lights. All the lights has a flash interval of 0.30 and an intesity of 0.99. They all have an offset differing between 0.10 and 0.15. So basicly, instead of repeating a flash, its repeating a pattern.

I think I'm pretty much at the limitations of the engine with that lightbar, when I had it at 0.20, the lights with a differing offset of 0.10, and I cant set the intensity any higher so..

[emergency4freak]

How its done is why it takes so many lights. All the lights has a flash interval of 0.30 and an intesity of 0.99. They all have an offset differing between 0.10 and 0.15. So basicly, instead of repeating a flash, its repeating a pattern.

I think I'm pretty much at the limitations of the engine with that lightbar, when I had it at 0.20, the lights with a differing offset of 0.10, and I cant set the intensity any higher so..

Can you release them was the main question... CAN YOU PLEASE THEY ARE AMAZING!!!

[Eremal]

I've kept thinking about how to make an alternating lightbar with as few lights as possible, and I've come up with this: http://rapidshare.co...argerlights.wmv

Thats done with 15 lights, and is changing between 2 patterns. Full bar, and alternating 3/3. The way its done makes it possible to make any full bar/alternating combo with a reasonable amount of lights. However it cannot change between 2 alternating patterns.

[Madman]

Yeah, that looks really good. Would be interesting to see how it reacts in game.

[Eremal]

I've been working on the CHP Patrol Car, and I think it turned out awsome. Its not complete yet, and I think it has too many lights (52). I think I'm gonna test out a new rotating concept that also reduces the lights, since you dont really notice the lights rotating because of all the other light.

http://rapidshare.co.../chppatrol1.rar

[C.F.D]

Do you have any updates for us Tony?!

[tony11139]

No sir i was at my girlfriend home XD i have an exam on school wednesday so i have to study i'll chek it out EREMAL do the work better than me so if he can change all of the thing it can be great 2 .. cya later

[tony11139]

New light for HAZMAT and USAR truck i made small strobe on the boat truck too

http://rapidshare.co...otypes.rar.html

Tell me what do you think !

[C.F.D]

Fantastic!!!!