GameMaker Help With Dynamic Lighting

[Harper]

I'm trying to achieve a dynamic lighting effect like in "Thomas Was Alone," however I can't seem to find the right sources. I've been trying to follow this tech blog, but I'm not getting much luck. I'm pretty sure it's outdated, and I want to use objects instead of tiles anyways. Any tips to push me in the right direction? I understand the concept of how it works (i think by creating geometry behind certain points aligned with the players direction), but I have no earthly clue how to actually implement it.

Thanks!

 

[Hulle]

If you don't mind paying for the privilege, I believe Aura does excactly that. The Lighting it can cast, reminded me of Thomas Was Alone the first time i saw it.
You can find it in the marketplace.
https://marketplace.yoyogames.com/search/results?utf8=✓&query=Aura

 

[Harper]

If you don't mind paying for the privilege, I believe Aura does excactly that. The Lighting it can cast, reminded me of Thomas Was Alone the first time i saw it.
You can find it in the marketplace.
https://marketplace.yoyogames.com/search/results?utf8=✓&query=Aura

I'm mostly looking to code it myself, I appreciate it though.

 

[rIKmAN]

I'm mostly looking to code it myself, I appreciate it though.

Take a look at the 2D Lighting System by Jobo, it's free and the source is on GitHub so you can use it as a learning resource to write your own.

 

[robproctor83]

Im fairly sure that all of these surface / shader lighting systems work pretty much the same way. Maybe I am wrong, but I think the one in the tutorial you linked will end up working similar to others. Is there a better way than that? I'm not sure what other way there would be really...