Make a torch or candle flicker like fire instead of pulsing like a lamp

A light that brightens and dims on a sine wave looks like a breathing bulb, and one that jumps to a random brightness every frame looks like a fault. Real flames wander quickly with now and then a deeper dip. Here is a flicker that keeps the average brightness, can be set per torch and never goes dark by accident.

Why this works

A flame is restless in several ways at once: a slow drift, a nervous quiver and now and then a sudden dip. Layering these gives fire its character, while any single steady wave reads as a lamp. Keeping the average fixed leaves the scene's brightness as designed.

When not to use it

Wrong for light that should feel steady and safe, like a lantern in a quiet safe room, a lighthouse or a screen. It is also bad for players sensitive to flashing. Offer a setting to calm it, or keep the light constant.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 4 common mistakes and the fix
• 35 lines of example code with 4 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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Use the Spielerando entry "Make a torch or candle flicker like fire instead of pulsing like a lamp" (read_entry torch-light-flicker-that-does-not-pulse) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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