Shadow of child entity

[tipforeveryone]

I have a character with hand bone (name "right hand") and a gun

 

npc.model = Model:Load("character.mdl")

npc.hand = npc.model:FindChild("right hand")

npc.weapon = Model:Load("weapon.mdl")

npc.model:SetShadowMode(2)

npc.weapon:SetShadowMode(2)

 

There is a direction light can cast shadow on entities. If I use: npc.weapon:SetParent(npc.hand)

then the shadow of the weapon disappears on the ground but shadow of character.

If I don't use SetParent(npc.hand) for npc.weapon, both of shadow appear

 

I tried npc.hand:SetShadowMode(2) combine with npc.weapon:SetParent(npc,hand) but weapon's shadow still disappear.

 

How can I make weapon's shadow appear when it has parent entity ?

[tipforeveryone]

Anyone have any idea ?

[tjheldna]

Think so, you need to make sure all the parents have the 'Dynamic' shadow set for it to check. Shadows will stop at a 'None' child and not check any of it's children after that.

[tipforeveryone]

Yes, you are right. Thanks It works