Lighting Problem Created 18 years ago2006-09-06 20:04:40 UTC by Rory Rory

Created 18 years ago2006-09-06 20:04:40 UTC by Rory Rory

Posted 18 years ago2006-09-06 20:04:40 UTC Post #195816
I've always wondered how they light maps like de_dust2... I'm making my own map and I'm working on one piece at a time. I started with bomb site a, and I put a light_environment in the middle of the section, and a few lights inside bombsite a (a room inside, like the B tunnel)

Problem is, if I don't put a light entity in every single pocket that the last light didn't hit, it's pitch black. Help?
Posted 18 years ago2006-09-06 21:27:34 UTC Post #195817
Is your light_enviornment inside a brush or wall?

Did you surround your level with the skybox texture?
Posted 18 years ago2006-09-07 19:26:56 UTC Post #195922
1) No

2) Yes
Posted 18 years ago2006-09-08 11:04:07 UTC Post #195973
Show us a picture of both Hammer with light properties and in-game both light and dark.
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 18 years ago2006-09-08 18:27:00 UTC Post #195995
Will do.
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The selected entity is the light_environment, lighting the outside of A
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[img=http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4170/dedustyfate0001ih2.th.jpg]
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Posted 18 years ago2006-09-08 19:14:14 UTC Post #196001
Did you make sure the brightness isn't 0?

Also do you have a big prop or a big prop in the 3D sky box? Props like the citadel or something big. They could be casting a shadow on the map. If you do disable receiving shadows.

EDIT: Also! You have the start menu on the side of the screen!? That's weird! :P
Posted 18 years ago2006-09-08 19:41:01 UTC Post #196005
Actually, having it on the side is really useful. Easier to switch between a lot of programs running at once.
Posted 18 years ago2006-09-08 19:52:05 UTC Post #196007
Ohh yeah I can see where that can be an advantage.
Posted 18 years ago2006-09-09 08:20:46 UTC Post #196044
Are you using model textures on it? Model textures flash black in-game.
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 18 years ago2006-09-09 15:52:09 UTC Post #196086
Model textures...?
Posted 18 years ago2006-09-09 17:03:15 UTC Post #196101
Textures have names like brickwall or water0111 etc...

If it has model/brickwall then don't use it.

Silly but Hammer displays all textures even from models.
Habboi HabboiSticky White Love Glue
Posted 18 years ago2006-09-09 17:19:08 UTC Post #196104
Yeah the bombsite a signs are decal'd on with a texture model, thanks.
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