spotlight no working?

[steveh2112]

i just added a spotlight to my scene and i cannot see it at all, here are the settings,

i only have 2 lights in the scene, the main directional and this spot

any ideas anyone what i’m missing? thanks

[wwWwwwW1]

Hi, I think you can check if the additional lights limit is too low in the active URP Asset.

[steveh2112]

yes, its 8, default

i only have 2 in the whole scene

[wwWwwwW1]

Do you use a custom shader for the objects in scene? Maybe it doesn’t support additional lights (if yes).

[steveh2112]

ah, i turned the brightness up to 50ish and i can see it, or at least i see the effect of the light, no the light itself

i’m actually trying to make a laser dot for a laser pointer so i have it aiming directly at the camera, but i’m sensing that’s not the way to do it

any advice

BTW, i already have the pointing at the camera stuff working, i can see in the scene view the the light rotation follows the camera. i already had it working fine with a red sphere but that doesn’t work in the dark

[wwWwwwW1]

Perhaps using emissive decals (if it’s added to URP) is another way to do this, but spot lights are easier to control.

It should be a performant way if the shadow is off.

[steveh2112]

ok, i got it working, the problem was i was shining the light at the camera, like you would shine a flashlight in real life into your eyes (if you want to go blind!). i switched to shining away from the camera and setting the position 99.5% of the way to the target and it works (at least in low light conditions, which is true of a real laser pointer anyhow, so i guess its done.

i have a 8 degree cone size and intensity of 5
if anyone interested, he’s the pionting code

private void Update()
    {

        _laserSightDot.gameObject.SetActive(_laserSightOn);

        if (!_laserSightOn )
            return;

        RaycastHit hit;
        Transform laserSightFront = transform.GetChild(0);
        if (Physics.Raycast(laserSightFront.position, laserSightFront.forward, out hit))
        {
 
            _laserSightDot.position = Vector3.Lerp(hit.point, _playerHandler.transform.position, 0.03f);
            var lookPos = _laserSightDot.position - _playerHandler.transform.position ;
            _laserSightDot.rotation = Quaternion.LookRotation(lookPos);
    
        }

thanks