# How to make realistic Flashlight Beam?

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**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [September 11, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-make-realistic-flashlight-beam/1290810 "2023-09-11T06:08:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![martianteapot1](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@martianteapot1](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/martianteapot1)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-make-realistic-flashlight-beam/1290810/1 "2023-09-11T06:08:53Z")

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How to make a realistic flashlight beam like in the games - Amnesia, Alone Wake 2, Resident Evil?

 ![Знімок екрана 2023-09-11 090659](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/1/8/2/182c6ea5258538b8076df46b2302fec424884268.jpeg)  
 ![Знімок екрана 2023-09-11 090720](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/e/b/7eb18dc0b4d628ab2af32e53ba55c71f5386d43b.png)  
 ![Знімок екрана 2023-09-11 090755](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/b/e/bbe7d8e37694c457c18697e3acc5074655945336.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Everynone](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/everynone/32/1135017_2.png) [@Everynone](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Everynone)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2023, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-make-realistic-flashlight-beam/1290810/2 "2023-09-11T06:36:55Z")

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Depends on the level of realism you’re after: what’s above seems like a basic light function material:

[![](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/d/1/6/d166b15ebc070a63c8e86dfb6e72752c71307f66.jpeg "Make a Realistic Flashlight in UE4/5") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTxKsGtaFhY)

If that’s not good enough, do elaborate what the expectations are.

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-make-realistic-flashlight-beam/1290810/3 "2023-10-11T06:37:04Z")

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