{"name":"setLightBrightness","title":"setLightBrightness","type":"command","url":"https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/setLightBrightness","revid":376672,"updated":"2025-11-04T00:17:20Z","groups":["Lights"],"status":"ok","games":{"arma1":"1.00","arma2":"1.00","arma2oa":"1.50","tkoh":"1.00","arma3":"0.50"},"since":"arma1 1.00","arma3_since":"0.50","locality":{"argument":"local","effect":"local"},"description":"Set brightness of light. Does nothing for light reflector, for light point the formula is setLightIntensity ((brightness * 50) ^ 2)\n\n> [!NOTE]\n> This command is outdated. Use setLightIntensity instead.","syntaxes":[{"syntax":"light setLightBrightness brightness","params":[{"name":"light","type":"Object","type_expr":"Object"},{"name":"brightness","type":"Number","type_expr":"Number"}],"returns":{"type":"Nothing","type_expr":"Nothing"},"form":"binary","left":{"text":"light"},"right":{"text":"brightness"}}],"examples":[{"code":["myLight setLightBrightness 2;"]}],"see_also":["setLightIntensity","setLightAmbient","setLightColor","lightAttachObject","lightDetachObject","setLightAttenuation","setLightUseFlare","setLightFlareSize","setLightFlareMaxDistance","setLightDayLight"],"notes":[{"user":"Feersum","date":"2006-12-01T16:42:00Z","text":"Light can be created with command createVehicleLocal with special vehicle class `\"#lightpoint\"`\nfor example:\n\n```sqf\n_light = \"#lightpoint\" createVehicleLocal _posAGL;\n_light setLightBrightness 1.0;\n_light setLightAmbient [0.0, 1.0, 0.0];\n_light setLightColor [0.0, 1.0, 0.0];\n_light lightAttachObject [_object, [0,0,0]];\n```"}]}