Well i wrote this Tutorial after i read the tutorial about how to add a thunderstorm in your map. After reading it i still thought there was something missing so i added some real lightning my self.
This is a 6 Step Plan
1. Tools 2. Sound 3. Light 4. Lightning 5. Target 6. Timers
1. First off: Add 2 "Logic Timers", 1 "Ambientgeneric", 1 "Infotarget", & 1 "Env_Laser" in your map
2. We start with the "Ambient_generic"
This will play the thunder sound when the "Logic Timer" fires it. "Name" Thunder I made my "Ambient_generic" play "Sound Name" ambient/atmosphere/thunder1.wav With a "Volume" of 10 Then under "Flags" everything ticked so tick "Play everywhere", "Start Silent", "Is NOT Looped"
3. Now we start adding the "Light" Just place 1 "Light" on the "Skybox" give it the "Name" Light_Thunder And as "Appearance" Fast Strobe Now copy and paste the "Light" several times across the whole "Skybox"
4. Its time to add the lightning now.
Place an "EnvLaser" where you want to have your lightning starting give it the "Name" Lightning "Render FX" Faster Strobe "Target of Laser" StrikePoint "Width of Beam" 5 "Amount of noise" 200 "Damage / second" 10000 "Dissolve Type" Heavy electrical and under "Flags" only tick "EndSparks" when it hits something
5. Now add the "InfoTarget" where you want to have your lightning stop ( i made mine hit the top of a church tower) give the the "Name" StrikePoint
Those "Logic Timers" will regulate the time that the lightning plays.
On the first "LogicTimer" I made the "Refire Interval" 20 because i want my lightning to play every 20 seconds. After that I went to "Outputs" and i "Add..." 3 things first off: "OnTimer" "LightThunder" "TurnOn" none none "No" "OnTimer" "Thunder" "PlaySound" none none "No" "OnTimer" "Lightning" "TurnOn" none none "No"
On the second "LogicTimer" I made the "Refire Interval" 3 because i want my Lightning to stop flashing after 3 seconds. "OnTimer" "LightThunder" "TurnOff" none none "No" "OnTimer" "Lightning" "TurnOff" none none "No"
Thats all have fun and don't try to get hit by it :)
( I suggest you to don't let the lightning play too much or too long, you don't want any one suing you for giving them a seizure :P) Well thats all just Recompile and check it out :)
