Well the title of this thread is "How do I get a ball to glow?", so these are totally viable for the thread.

BUT, I agree with you, and i believe someone(more knowledgable than I lol) should explain or show an example of using Atmosphere to acomplish this as well. I'm pretty sure quite a few people would like to know, and as we all heard time and time again at the end of every G.I. Joe cartoon, "Knowing is half the battle!"  :o)

                                                                                                                    

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