Removed maxLights parameter from WebGLRenderer.

It's now up to the application layer to deal with system specific shader limits.

Fixes #2477

build/three.js

@@ -15820,9 +15820,7 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 	_preserveDrawingBuffer = parameters.preserveDrawingBuffer !== undefined ? parameters.preserveDrawingBuffer : false,
 
 	_clearColor = parameters.clearColor !== undefined ? new THREE.Color( parameters.clearColor ) : new THREE.Color( 0x000000 ),
-	_clearAlpha = parameters.clearAlpha !== undefined ? parameters.clearAlpha : 0,
-
-	_maxLights = parameters.maxLights !== undefined ? parameters.maxLights : 4;
+	_clearAlpha = parameters.clearAlpha !== undefined ? parameters.clearAlpha : 0;
 
 	// public properties
 
@@ -22697,9 +22695,9 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 	function allocateLights ( lights ) {
 
-		var l, ll, light, dirLights, pointLights, spotLights, hemiLights, maxDirLights, maxPointLights, maxSpotLights, maxHemiLights;
+		var l, ll, light, dirLights, pointLights, spotLights, hemiLights;
 
-		dirLights = pointLights = spotLights = hemiLights = maxDirLights = maxPointLights = maxSpotLights = maxHemiLights = 0;
+		dirLights = pointLights = spotLights = hemiLights = 0;
 
 		for ( l = 0, ll = lights.length; l < ll; l ++ ) {
 
@@ -22714,26 +22712,7 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 		}
 
-		if ( ( pointLights + spotLights + dirLights + hemiLights) <= _maxLights ) {
-
-			maxDirLights = dirLights;
-			maxPointLights = pointLights;
-			maxSpotLights = spotLights;
-			maxHemiLights = hemiLights;
-
-		} else {
-
-			maxDirLights = Math.ceil( _maxLights * dirLights / ( pointLights + dirLights ) );
-			maxPointLights = _maxLights - maxDirLights;
-
-			// these are not really correct
-
-			maxSpotLights = maxPointLights;
-			maxHemiLights = maxDirLights;
-
-		}
-
-		return { 'directional' : maxDirLights, 'point' : maxPointLights, 'spot': maxSpotLights, 'hemi': maxHemiLights };
+		return { 'directional' : dirLights, 'point' : pointLights, 'spot': spotLights, 'hemi': hemiLights };
 
 	};
 

examples/webgl_lensflares.html

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 
 				// renderer
 
-				renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { antialias: true, maxLights: 8, alpha: true } );
+				renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { antialias: true, alpha: true } );
 				renderer.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
 				renderer.setClearColor( scene.fog.color, 1 );
 

examples/webgl_lights_pointlights2.html

@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
 
 				// RENDERER
 
-				renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { maxLights: 10, antialias: false, clearColor: 0x030303, clearAlpha: 1 } );
+				renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { antialias: false, clearColor: 0x030303, clearAlpha: 1 } );
 				renderer.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
 				renderer.setClearColor( scene.fog.color, 1 );
 

examples/webgl_materials_normalmap.html

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 
 				//
 
-				renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer( { maxLights: 8 } );
+				renderer = new THREE.WebGLRenderer();
 				renderer.setSize( window.innerWidth, window.innerHeight );
 				container.appendChild( renderer.domElement );
 

src/renderers/WebGLRenderer.js

@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 	_preserveDrawingBuffer = parameters.preserveDrawingBuffer !== undefined ? parameters.preserveDrawingBuffer : false,
 
 	_clearColor = parameters.clearColor !== undefined ? new THREE.Color( parameters.clearColor ) : new THREE.Color( 0x000000 ),
-	_clearAlpha = parameters.clearAlpha !== undefined ? parameters.clearAlpha : 0,
-
-	_maxLights = parameters.maxLights !== undefined ? parameters.maxLights : 4;
+	_clearAlpha = parameters.clearAlpha !== undefined ? parameters.clearAlpha : 0;
 
 	// public properties
 
@@ -6899,9 +6897,9 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 	function allocateLights ( lights ) {
 
-		var l, ll, light, dirLights, pointLights, spotLights, hemiLights, maxDirLights, maxPointLights, maxSpotLights, maxHemiLights;
+		var l, ll, light, dirLights, pointLights, spotLights, hemiLights;
 
-		dirLights = pointLights = spotLights = hemiLights = maxDirLights = maxPointLights = maxSpotLights = maxHemiLights = 0;
+		dirLights = pointLights = spotLights = hemiLights = 0;
 
 		for ( l = 0, ll = lights.length; l < ll; l ++ ) {
 
@@ -6916,26 +6914,7 @@ THREE.WebGLRenderer = function ( parameters ) {
 
 		}
 
-		if ( ( pointLights + spotLights + dirLights + hemiLights) <= _maxLights ) {
-
-			maxDirLights = dirLights;
-			maxPointLights = pointLights;
-			maxSpotLights = spotLights;
-			maxHemiLights = hemiLights;
-
-		} else {
-
-			maxDirLights = Math.ceil( _maxLights * dirLights / ( pointLights + dirLights ) );
-			maxPointLights = _maxLights - maxDirLights;
-
-			// these are not really correct
-
-			maxSpotLights = maxPointLights;
-			maxHemiLights = maxDirLights;
-
-		}
-
-		return { 'directional' : maxDirLights, 'point' : maxPointLights, 'spot': maxSpotLights, 'hemi': maxHemiLights };
+		return { 'directional' : dirLights, 'point' : pointLights, 'spot': spotLights, 'hemi': hemiLights };
 
 	};