MV - Community Lighting MV & MZ

ImaginaryVillain · 2020-07-20T18:57:26+0900

Today I propose an experiment. For awhile now I've been editing and "improving" Terrax Lighting, which was originally released under the MIT License (as is Community Lighting, so it free to use across the board)... After awhile it is now thousands of lines different than the original. So rather than confusing it with Terrax Lighting by posting it in that thread with the same name, I've forked it to Community Lighting. So why call it Community Lighting? Well that's simple, and where the experiment comes in. Everybody is invited to edit this plugin (with the hopes of improving it). If you make any changes, please post your updated version of the plugin here along with your change notes. Then we the community will test your changes and see if they're better. If they are, I'll put your version of the plugin in the first post. Oh and don't forget to add yourself to the authors if you do (though don't delete anybody). The hope here is that by getting everybody involved, we will end up with the best possible lighting plugin... Or at the very least, if that fails you'll get whatever edited version I've done for my game at the time. Contributors: Terrax, iVillain, Aesica, Eliaquim, Alexandre, Nekohime1989, Snaphat Change Notes: Spoiler: Click Here 1.0 @ImaginaryVillain Rescoped all of the variables to no longer be global. Updated for PIXI 4 & 5 Removed the outdated Terrax ABS, Quasi ABS, and Mog Time stuff references. Added compatibility for Ultra Mode 7 Fixed the issue with the Lighting plugin needing to be in a specific order in the plugin list. The plugin is now roughly 800 lines shorter and much faster, at least in my testing so far. Not going to lie, I made some other changes... But wasn't noting them because I didn't know I was making this thread at the time. 1.01 @ImaginaryVillain var rnd = -Math.floor((Math.random() * 20) + 10); $gameMap.setPEmitterZ(this._eventId, rnd); Removed the "fix" for the plugin order list due to issues with other plugins. Fixed issue with Mog Character Particles giving a "Clamp" error. 1.015 @Aesica Organized the plugin parameters into logical sections Removed the redundant "Add to options" plugin parameter. It can be ommitted from the options menu by leaving "Options Menu Entry" blank Changed the casing in a few plugin parameter names to be more consistent (minor nitpick, I know) Added the option to use modern note tag syntax " " to avoid conflicts with other plugins that may also use event/map note tags. Those note tags currently break Terrax's tagless implementation Added better default day/night colors. These can also be changed in the plugin parameters now for easier customization Added a "night switch" which, if assigned to a switch, will set to true during night or false during day (which hours count as day and night are user-defined) Expanded the "Daynight" note tag in maps so you can also set the speed if desired: "Daynight 10" for the default speed, "Daynight 0" to stop time and use the current hour's tint in one go. "Daynight" by itself uses the current speed Fixed a bug where the "Daynight" tag wouldn't tint at all if the speed was 4999. Added "Tint daylight" plugin command which is essentially "Tint set [whatever the current hour's color is]." "Tint daylight" should be used instead of the "Daynight" map note tag if you plan on applying any manual tints on the map. (Daynight blocks the use of the tint command) Changed map note tag reading to happen only once per cycle instead of X times per cycle, where X is the number of events on the map (seriously why was it done that way!?) Replaced the word salad in the help section with (what I hope is) a clearer breakdown of each command/tag and how to use it. I hope I didn't leave anything out. Added a "version" property to Community.Lighting so other plugins can ask it what version it is. 1.016 @ImaginaryVillain Removed a strange debug system that ran twice per light per frame. Removed a speed test system. Restructured the code to use a switch statement and objects instead of a huge stack of Ifs. Removed assorted commented out code from the original plugin. 1.017 @Aesica Fixed a variable scoping issue introduced by the latest optimization pass. Added explanation how to set speeds via the daynight map note tag to the help section. 1.018 @Eliaquim 1. Stored the RegExp note tag into a variable for the code does not compile the RegExp every time he uses getTag() function. 2. Replace the plugin command switch statements with an array/object lookup table. 3. Optimized some for loops changing the way they are handled from this: for (let i = 0; i < tilearray.length; i++) to this: for (let i = 0, len = tilearray.length; i < len; i++) *I did not reverse the iterator order because I don't know how the plugin works, to be sure if the order matter or not. 4. Some minor changes to if statements that are redundants like: if(args[0] == 'on' || args[0] == 'ON') to if(args[0].toLowerCase() == 'on') 1.0185 @Eliaquim…

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AstroGnome

#1261 May 22, 2025, 12:51 PM Source

Hello, got a couple of questions, and if someone could be bothered to answer them It would be appreciated.

This plugin pretty much does everything I wanted, so for that, thank you, so on to my questions: Is it possible to link the day night cycle of this plugin to the cycle showcased here by lvl up design?
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And if so, how? Yes I am a beginner at rpg maker, so please explain step by step.
GoDie910

#1262 Jul 16, 2025, 09:56 PM Source
Hello everyone, hope you guys are okey.

There is a behaviour I am trying to do with the plugin, and would appreciate your help.

TL;DR: invert the day-night vision radius, allowing to see fully at night and limited during the day.

I want to change the sight reduction to appear during the day hours, and during the night have full vision of the map. Also, during the day, change the color from black to white, to simulate a fog.

I have been trying to make this behaviour work with just the plugin commands and it's variables, but it has been unsuccessfull.

From my understanding, it seems I'll need to change the plugin itself, modifying things like:
1. Community_tint_target
2. _maskBitmap
3. this._maskBitmap.radialgradientFillRect
Thanks for the help in advance!
Aesica

#1263 Jul 19, 2025, 03:14 AM Source
GoDie910 said:
Hello everyone, hope you guys are okey.

There is a behaviour I am trying to do with the plugin, and would appreciate your help.

TL;DR: invert the day-night vision radius, allowing to see fully at night and limited during the day.

I want to change the sight reduction to appear during the day hours, and during the night have full vision of the map. Also, during the day, change the color from black to white, to simulate a fog.

I have been trying to make this behaviour work with just the plugin commands and it's variables, but it has been unsuccessfull.

From my understanding, it seems I'll need to change the plugin itself, modifying things like:

Community_tint_target

_maskBitmap

this._maskBitmap.radialgradientFillRect

Thanks for the help in advance!

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Why not just edit the daynight colors in the plugin parameters?
harrisillust

#1264 Jul 25, 2025, 03:45 PM Source

Hello, is there any way to change the light offset? My game is zoomed 2x by using SynRec Tilezoom.
bretcollins74

#1265 Aug 3, 2025, 05:33 AM Source

Thanks for the plugin. What I'd like to do is if you enter the map before earning a "torch", the map is pitch black. Once you obtain the torch, you enter the cave and use the torch, which turns on the light. I'd also like this to require magic points. If that's not needy enough, I'd love it if each use only lasted for "x" number of steps or time. Is this possible and if so, how difficult? Could anyone get me started? Thanks in advance.
ShadowDragon

#1266 Aug 3, 2025, 11:50 AM Source

bretcollins74 said:
Thanks for the plugin. What I'd like to do is if you enter the map before earning a "torch", the map is pitch black. Once you obtain the torch, you enter the cave and use the torch, which turns on the light. I'd also like this to require magic points. If that's not needy enough, I'd love it if each use only lasted for "x" number of steps or time. Is this possible and if so, how difficult? Could anyone get me started? Thanks in advance.
there is a demo if you haven't check it out.

it is possible to start a pitch black map, and when you turn on a torch,
it lights up around the player.

if you want the entire map to be pitch black, you can make a condition
of a switch or player has item if you want it automatically.
bretcollins74

#1267 Aug 3, 2025, 07:39 PM Source

Thank you! The lightless tower is awesome. I have the story and the plot for game, I've had the concept for years but never did anything with it. Now I'm jumping in and it is going to take me some time but I love the community support!
Norintha

#1268 Aug 3, 2025, 07:56 PM Source

Yeah, community lighting does a ton if you are willing to do the work. If you need to change the flashlight settings I have a post like 10 pages back about where the typo in the codebase is and how to fix it.
NintenVoice

#1269 Aug 6, 2025, 02:17 AM Source

Hello again, got another question.

Is it possible to change the "Default Tint" Value midgame or something like that?

I wanted to make something like a Snowstorm where you can see a little bit around you and in front of you with the flashlight but everything else is just about completely white. Thing is, setting the tint to completely white aka. #FFFFFF just makes it... well bright,default tint as its intended to work.

I do understand that a similiar effect could be reached with using pictures and semi transparency, though you would notice that there isn't real light coming off the actor.

Is there any way for this to work? :p
darco

#1270 Aug 19, 2025, 09:01 AM Source

Hi, I'm testing the plugin and want to create an event for a lamp to turn on and off.
I've created two pages for that event. The first one has the light on, and the second has a switch called "Night Time" activated. But when I test it, the light effect stays on because the notes are on. Is there a way to remove those notes?

hola estoy probando el plugin, y quiero hacer un evento de una lampara se encienda y se apague.
he hecho dos paginas en ese evento, la primera esta la luz encendida y en la segunda, esta activado un interruptor llamado: noche tiempo. pero al probarlo el efecto de luz se queda porque esta lo de la notas puestas. ¿hay alguna manera de quitar esas notas?
firestalker

#1271 Aug 19, 2025, 07:25 PM Source

darco said:
Hi, I'm testing the plugin and want to create an event for a lamp to turn on and off.
I've created two pages for that event. The first one has the light on, and the second has a switch called "Night Time" activated. But when I test it, the light effect stays on because the notes are on. Is there a way to remove those notes?

hola estoy probando el plugin, y quiero hacer un evento de una lampara se encienda y se apague.
he hecho dos paginas en ese evento, la primera esta la luz encendida y en la segunda, esta activado un interruptor llamado: noche tiempo. pero al probarlo el efecto de luz se queda porque esta lo de la notas puestas. ¿hay alguna manera de quitar esas notas?
Use this in the Notetag for the Event:

<cl: fire 180 #FEE978 300>
CL is my unique tag I made in the Plugins Options

Page 1 of the Event:

Page 2 of Event:

It works for me

orgint

#1272 Sep 7, 2025, 03:30 AM Source

Hi there -- is this a good place to post about potential incompatibilities?

I've got a REALLY odd one. I've been toying with incorporating the UFC Tower Defense plugin mechanism into my game, and for whatever reason, it appears to conflict with Community Lightning (even if no lights are being used on the map in question). Whenever I go to set a tower down, I get the following TypeError: "events.event is not a function"

Through process of elimination, I traced this function down to Community lightning, where it appears in the following section:

Code:

    //**********************fill up new map-array *************************
    eventObjId = [];
    event_id = [];
    events = $gameMap.events(); // cache because events() API calls filter for each call
    event_stacknumber = [];
    event_eventcount = events.length;

    if (GameLoaded) $$.ReconstructTypes($gameVariables, true); // on game loaded, we need to reconstruct the stored types

    for (let i = 0; i < event_eventcount; i++) {
      if (events[i]) {
        if (events[i].event() && !events[i]._erased) {
          let note = events[i].getCLTag();

          let note_args = note.split(" ");
          let note_command = LightType[note_args.shift().toLowerCase()];
          if (note_command) {
            eventObjId.push(i);
            event_id.push(events[i]._eventId);
            event_stacknumber.push(i);

          }
        }

        // on game loaded, restore light event data
        if (GameLoaded && $gameVariables._cl && $gameVariables._cl[events[i]._eventId]) {
          events[i]._cl = $gameVariables._cl[events[i]._eventId];
        }
      }
    }
    
    // Mark game as not loaded
    GameLoaded = false;

Any idea how I might remedy these two? UFC Tower Defense is here

firestalker

#1273 Sep 7, 2025, 05:54 PM Source

orgint said:

Code:

    //**********************fill up new map-array *************************
    eventObjId = [];
    event_id = [];
    events = $gameMap.events(); // cache because events() API calls filter for each call
    event_stacknumber = [];
    event_eventcount = events.length;

    if (GameLoaded) $$.ReconstructTypes($gameVariables, true); // on game loaded, we need to reconstruct the stored types

    for (let i = 0; i < event_eventcount; i++) {
      if (events[i]) {
        if (events[i].event() && !events[i]._erased) {
          let note = events[i].getCLTag();

          let note_args = note.split(" ");
          let note_command = LightType[note_args.shift().toLowerCase()];
          if (note_command) {
            eventObjId.push(i);
            event_id.push(events[i]._eventId);
            event_stacknumber.push(i);

          }
        }

        // on game loaded, restore light event data
        if (GameLoaded && $gameVariables._cl && $gameVariables._cl[events[i]._eventId]) {
          events[i]._cl = $gameVariables._cl[events[i]._eventId];
        }
      }
    }
   
    // Mark game as not loaded
    GameLoaded = false;

Any idea how I might remedy these two? UFC Tower Defense is here

Just a quick question.... Does the error occur when you try to load a previous save? Or when you start a new game?

yyukina

#1274 Oct 6, 2025, 06:15 PM Source

i am sorry for the question, but how do I turn off the default lighting around character?
firestalker

#1275 Oct 6, 2025, 08:45 PM Source

yyukina said:
i am sorry for the question, but how do I turn off the default lighting around character?
Make the default number for the player a 0
Eliaquim

#1276 Oct 8, 2025, 06:39 PM Source
Hi there!

Not sure if this is still being updated, but, manage to do a compatibility with my EliMZ_DiagonalCharacters to make the flashlight works on diagonal directions, as long the character has a diagonal sprite.

Changes done on this version > CommunityLighting version 4.6

Need to be done four changes on the code:

1 - Lightmask.prototype._updateMask - Line 1749
Change this
let pd = $gamePlayer._direction
to
let pd = $gamePlayer.diagDir || $gamePlayer._direction;

2 - Lightmask.prototype._updateMask - Line 1928
Change this
ldir = $gameMap.events()[event_stacknumber[i]]._direction;
to
ldir = $gameMap.events()[event_stacknumber[i]].diagDir || $gameMap.events()[event_stacknumber[i]]._direction;
3 - On Bitmap.prototype.radialgradientFillRect2 - Line 2842
Changed the switch statement to include diagonal directions. Basically, change this

JavaScript:
switch (direction) { case 6: x1 = x1 + cone * 6; break; case 4: x1 = x1 - cone * 6; break; case 2: y1 = y1 + cone * 6; break; case 8: y1 = y1 - cone * 6; break; }
To

JavaScript:
switch (direction) { case 1: x1 = x1 - cone * 6; y1 = y1 + cone * 6; break; case 3: x1 = x1 + cone * 6; y1 = y1 + cone * 6; break; case 7: x1 = x1 - cone * 6; y1 = y1 - cone * 6; case 9: x1 = x1 + cone * 6; y1 = y1 - cone * 6; break; case 6: x1 = x1 + cone * 6; break; case 4: x1 = x1 - cone * 6; break; case 2: y1 = y1 + cone * 6; break; case 8: y1 = y1 - cone * 6; break; }
4 - on $$.ReloadMapEvents - Line 3136
Change this
event_dir.push($gameMap.events()[i]._direction);
to
event_dir.push($gameMap.events()[i].diagDir || $gameMap.events()[i]._direction);

OBS_1: I'm flattered that my name is among the plugin authors. Honestly, I don't think I've made a significant enough contribution to warrant my name being there. Thank you for your kindness.

OBS_2: Only tested with the flashlight static. Don't know if it will have any other issues.
WinterDepression

#1277 Oct 18, 2025, 07:40 PM Source

I recently tried upgrading my game to NW.js 0.94, and now I am getting massive lag on some maps with light (that previously worked ok). Anyone got experience using this addon with upgraded nw.js versions?
Piyan Glupak

#1278 Dec 20, 2025, 04:58 AM Source

Firstly, thank you for a wonderful plugin.

I seem to have found a feature that you might not be aware of. The automatic shading of battles at night on maps that have the <cl: Daynight> notetag only works if if the "Light event required" parameter is set to true. (This is with MZ version v4.6.)

This isn't a biggie; I can always put an unobtrusive light source on each map that doesn't already have one.

To investigate this issue, I created a new project with the Community Light plugin as the only plugin, and also took a look at the Demo. I tried various things such as using sideview battles instead of front view, but the only thing that mattered was setting "Light event required" to true (with a light source on the map). Random encounters and battles called by event worked in the same way for each test.
daveycadaver

#1279 Apr 9, 2026, 10:09 AM Source

Can anyone help me get the light around the player to flicker? I want it to look as if the player is holding a lamp or lantern. There are no flashlights in my game as that's too modern. I can create events with the <cl: fire 180 code and that works.. but I can't seem to get the light around the PLAYER to act like fire.

HELP! <3