Unreal Development Kit Tutorial - Setting up God Rays/LightShafts with Directional Light

In this tutorial we cover setting up godrays/light shafts using a directional light in the Unreal Development Kit. It's very simple to setup. The three things you need to setup your level are.

1) Need a dominant directional light
2) Need a skydome/skybox
3) Need the light shafts option checked

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Prerequisites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcJ3J2Yf_Wg

Documentation
None

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Category:

Education

Tags:

• Unreal
• Unreal Engine 3
• UDK
• Unreal Development Kit
• Nvidia
• Epic Games
• Raven
• Raven67854
• Tutorial
• Tutorials
• Godrays
• Light Shafts
• SpeedTree
• Directional
• Directional Lighting

[mangum1300]

do i need to get the update from the udk wedsite or can i get it when i start udk

[raven67854]

@mangum1300

Grab the July build from the UDK website.

[y50p]

I just read about the update on udk website and now watch this video :P good timing, good tutorial as all of them you make raven

[raven67854]

@y50p

Thanks

[TheCrippler15]

when i activate the light shaft button nothing happens? I tryed to rebuild the light and I also tryed it with normal point light and dominating light. Any tips?

[danewheeler]

@thenishanth420 Why would you want to they are already textured. I would say your best bet is to get 3Ds Max and Photoshop if you want to create tree's that are personalized to your liking. Or is there a problem with the texture not showing on your tree's?

[thenishanth420]

How do u texture static mesh trees? Please help me out :)

[Greatdictator]

Ummm this doesnt work , i did what you said yet i only get a minimal of them i dont get any light effect just the shadows and its only properly visible on the tree , but i want that effect whe it comes through a window and to make it so its a blinding light thats comeing from said window

[Greatdictator]

Ummm this doesnt work , i did what you said yet i only get a minimal of them i dont get any light effect just the shadows

[Haiduk517]

what version of the UDK is this??

[fringatoon]

can u do a tutorial on sprinting/ running please iv been lookin for 1 every ware and i cant find any :/