I read:
How do I create a translucent object? And for that matter other "vital" effects?
unfortunately I doubt that any of the gem patches I can find are of any educational value on those things (they're basically just a huge mess) but you might want to look at the help for
[alpha] [color] [light] [world_light] [gemwin] (to enable light with a [lighting 1 ( message )
HTH
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