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A Scene plugin that provides a Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager for the Light2D pipeline.

Available from within a Scene via this.lights.

Add Lights using the Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#addLight method:

// Enable the Lights Manager because it is disabled by default
this.lights.enable();

// Create a Light at [400, 300] with a radius of 200
this.lights.addLight(400, 300, 200);

For Game Objects to be affected by the Lights when rendered, you will need to set them to use the Light2D pipeline like so:

sprite.setPipeline('Light2D');

Note that you cannot use this pipeline on Graphics Game Objects or Shape Game Objects.

Constructor:

new LightsPlugin(scene)

Parameters:

name type description
scene Phaser.Scene

The Scene that this Lights Plugin belongs to.

Since: 3.0.0

Extends


Members

active: boolean
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Description:

Whether the Lights Manager is enabled.

Type:
boolean
Default: false
Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#active
Since: 3.0.0
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ambientColor: Phaser.Display.RGB
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Description:

The ambient color.

Type:
Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#ambientColor
Since: 3.50.0
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lights: Array.<Phaser.GameObjects.Light>
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Description:

The Lights in the Scene.

Type:
Default: []
Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#lights
Since: 3.0.0
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<readonly> maxLights: number
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Description:

The maximum number of lights that a single Camera and the lights shader can process. Change this via the maxLights property in your game config, as it cannot be changed at runtime.

Type:
number
Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#maxLights
Since: 3.15.0
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scene: Phaser.Scene
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Description:

A reference to the Scene that this Lights Plugin belongs to.

Type:
Since: 3.0.0
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Description:

A reference to the Scene's systems.

Type:
Since: 3.0.0
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<readonly> visibleLights: number
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Description:

The number of lights that the LightPipeline processed in the previous frame.

Type:
number
Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#visibleLights
Since: 3.50.0
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Methods

addLight([x], [y], [radius], [rgb], [intensity])
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Description:

Add a Light.

Parameters:

name type arguments Default description
x number <optional> 0

The horizontal position of the Light.

y number <optional> 0

The vertical position of the Light.

radius number <optional> 128

The radius of the Light.

rgb number <optional> 0xffffff

The integer RGB color of the light.

intensity number <optional> 1

The intensity of the Light.

Returns:
Description:

The Light that was added.

Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#addLight
Since: 3.0.0
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addPointLight(x, y, [color], [radius], [intensity], [attenuation])
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Description:

Creates a new Point Light Game Object and adds it to the Scene.

Note: This method will only be available if the Point Light Game Object has been built into Phaser.

The Point Light Game Object provides a way to add a point light effect into your game, without the expensive shader processing requirements of the traditional Light Game Object.

The difference is that the Point Light renders using a custom shader, designed to give the impression of a point light source, of variable radius, intensity and color, in your game. However, unlike the Light Game Object, it does not impact any other Game Objects, or use their normal maps for calcuations. This makes them extremely fast to render compared to Lights and perfect for special effects, such as flickering torches or muzzle flashes.

For maximum performance you should batch Point Light Game Objects together. This means ensuring they follow each other consecutively on the display list. Ideally, use a Layer Game Object and then add just Point Lights to it, so that it can batch together the rendering of the lights. You don't have to do this, and if you've only a handful of Point Lights in your game then it's perfectly safe to mix them into the dislay list as normal. However, if you're using a large number of them, please consider how they are mixed into the display list.

The renderer will automatically cull Point Lights. Those with a radius that does not intersect with the Camera will be skipped in the rendering list. This happens automatically and the culled state is refreshed every frame, for every camera.

The origin of a Point Light is always 0.5 and it cannot be changed.

Point Lights are a WebGL only feature and do not have a Canvas counterpart.

Parameters:

name type arguments Default description
x number

The horizontal position of this Point Light in the world.

y number

The vertical position of this Point Light in the world.

color number <optional> 0xffffff

The color of the Point Light, given as a hex value.

radius number <optional> 128

The radius of the Point Light.

intensity number <optional> 1

The intensity, or color blend, of the Point Light.

attenuation number <optional> 0.1

The attenuation of the Point Light. This is the reduction of light from the center point.

Returns:
Description:

The Game Object that was created.

Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#addPointLight
Since: 3.50.0
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boot()
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Description:

Boot the Lights Plugin.

Since: 3.0.0
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destroy()
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Description:

Destroy the Lights Plugin.

Cleans up all references.

Overrides: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#destroy
Since: 3.0.0
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disable()
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Description:

Disable the Lights Manager.

Returns:
Description:

This Lights Manager instance.

Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#disable
Since: 3.0.0
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enable()
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Description:

Enable the Lights Manager.

Returns:
Description:

This Lights Manager instance.

Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#enable
Since: 3.0.0
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getLightCount()
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Description:

Get the number of Lights managed by this Lights Manager.

Returns:
Description:

The number of Lights managed by this Lights Manager.

Type:
  • number
Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#getLightCount
Since: 3.0.0
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getLights(camera)
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Description:

Get all lights that can be seen by the given Camera.

It will automatically cull lights that are outside the world view of the Camera.

If more lights are returned than supported by the pipeline, the lights are then culled based on the distance from the center of the camera. Only those closest are rendered.

Parameters:

name type description
camera Phaser.Cameras.Scene2D.Camera

The Camera to cull Lights for.

Returns:
Description:

The culled Lights.

Type:
Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#getLights
Since: 3.50.0
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getMaxVisibleLights()
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Description:

Returns the maximum number of Lights allowed to appear at once.

Returns:
Description:

The maximum number of Lights allowed to appear at once.

Type:
  • number
Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#getMaxVisibleLights
Since: 3.0.0
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removeLight(light)
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Description:

Remove a Light.

Parameters:

name type description
light Phaser.GameObjects.Light

The Light to remove.

Returns:
Description:

This Lights Manager instance.

Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#removeLight
Since: 3.0.0
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setAmbientColor(rgb)
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Description:

Set the ambient light color.

Parameters:

name type description
rgb number

The integer RGB color of the ambient light.

Returns:
Description:

This Lights Manager instance.

Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#setAmbientColor
Since: 3.0.0
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shutdown()
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Description:

Shut down the Lights Manager.

Recycles all active Lights into the Light pool, resets ambient light color and clears the lists of Lights and culled Lights.

Inherited from: Phaser.GameObjects.LightsManager#shutdown
Since: 3.0.0
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