Light Beacons

intermediate tasks

Compass Navigator Pro 3 · Common Tasks

Light beacons are vertical light columns that highlight POIs in the 3D world, making them easy to spot from a distance.

Light Beacons

Triggering Beacons

MethodDescription
POIShowBeacon(poi, duration)Show a beacon on a specific POI for the given duration (seconds).
POIShowBeacon(position, duration)Show a beacon at an arbitrary world position.
POIShowBeacon()Briefly illuminate all currently visible POIs on the compass bar.

Customizing Appearance

All beacons share a single material located at Resources/Materials/Beacon. Edit this material to change the beacon color, intensity or other visual properties.

You can assign a Beacon Audio Clip on the CompassPro component (global) or on individual CompassProPOI components (per-POI override).

See also: Scan Effect (beacons are often combined with scan to highlight detected POIs).

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