How do I make flashligh/light work properly?

Hello! So the current functionality first

I have a 100% black layer on top of my game that has some opacity so the area looks dark.

my player character has a white sprite on the same layer as the black layer.

It has an Effect blend mode "Destination out" so it just removes the black layer and gives the effect of a flashlight.

The only problem is that this effect lets it add light over walls. So I wonder if there are any ways to combat this?

I was thinking about using shadow caster, but with that the shadow would always be cast instead of only when flashlight is looking at the direction

Check out this demo:

howtoconstructdemos.com/visible-field-of-view-fov-in-a-top-down-game-like-a-flashlight-beam-capx

This solution has many limitations (for example, you can only have one flashlight beam), but maybe you could use it in your game.

Yeah, the objects need to be on specific layers, make sure to check layer properties. And there are also some blend modes used. I don't remember the details myself to be honest :)

Oh, I got it working on my Lighting test project but not on my main project, This will be interesting xd I'll make a final post if/when I get it working