CLUSTERIFIER - VMF Light Converter

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Clusterifier - v1.3.0

is a python script that automatically changes all of the lights in a VMF file to a clustered mode. It can be accessed here!

Features:

Single File Mode

• Change all of the light entities in a map to Static, Specular, Static Bounce, or Dynamic
• Convert light entities to light_rt and light_rt_spot
• Automatically backup a VMF file (in case of damage or corruption to file, only semi-rare)

Batch Mode

• Recursively change all of the light entities in every map to Static, Specular, Static Bounce, or Dynamic
• Convert all light entities in every file to light_rt and light_rt_spot
• Ignores any VMF files that don't contain lights (*cough cough instances*)
• Automatically backup all VMF files (that contain lights), and compress to a ZIP file

How it works:

• First, the script searches for any line containing _lightmode in the selected VMF file.
• These are all removed to avoid conflicts.
• Next, it searches for lines containing _lightHDR.
• It then appends a new _lightmode entry containing the selected light mode from the dropdown.
• Lastly, it saves the file and shows a message box.

Screenshots

Note

I haven't fully looked into the structure of a VMF file, so I don't entirely know if there are other entities that use the _lightHDR key. If there are, this tool can break an entity (but probably won't, it just might have an error key). It may, in semi-rare cases (Probably never will unless the user manually tinkered with their VMF file in a text editor), mess up the formatting of a VMF file, hence the backup tool added.