Stencil Buffer Shadow Overlapping

OpenGL OpenGL: Advanced Coding
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I have 3 questions:
1.I have more than a single one light source. How to enable real look-like overlapping between shadows casting from different light sources.Maybe using glBlendFunc()?
(By the way how to make shadows from transparent objects)
2.Sometimes i am using stencil buffer for creating pseudo lighting from a spot light. How to make it to be attenuated?
3.I am also creating a dust effect room simply by drawing clipping volume from a lamp(pseudo light),but this volume goes through the different objects.How to stop the volume when it crosses another object.Maybe Depth Buffer can help?

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  1. Clear the stencil between each light and project a light volume for each light individually to stencil test illumination true on your illumination pass not shadows on a shadow pass.
    Use glBlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE); for each light source contribution.

  2. Attenuate the illumination in the lighting pass. Use texture, math or whatever it takes.

  3. If I understand correctly, you need to stop the light volume when it intersects with an object. Investigate beam trees :slight_smile: