Lighting Problem

Confused

<div class="IPBDescription">pic attached (85k)</div> i have a box on my map that will not light at all..
its lit by a bunch of tex lights and one point light
which i added after the tex lights wouldnt render it.
the flash light wont light the area if you point it into it.
i am baffled by it.
oh heres what it looks like..

Belgarion

well, forgive the pun, but those pics are very confusing as to what you're trying to show us. maybe take a screenshot from hammer so we can see where it is?

Belg

Maveric

Remove all lighting and add more slowly.
If it doesn't work check that the texture isn't the 'black' texture <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
If THAT doesn't work, delete the area and try again.

if there are 5 or more entity lights on a surface HLRAD will either:

A) Not render it
B) Give you a error

More often B, though A can happen sometimes though.

Confused

i area taht shows up black has 3 tex lights and a point light and teh flash light dont work in it sweet eh? ahmmer shot soon

Confused

teh area with the x comes up black and the latest version of hammer dont let the lights change to the cool bulb thing.. so teh pink box is a light despite the fact it dont look like one

watch_me_die

What are you showing in the second, sliced-up screenshot? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->

Try checking the log file to make sure it isn't complaining about anything in the area -
also, could you show which of the surfaces in the area are brush entities <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

Confused

teh sclied scred is teh flash light at work there are no entities in teh area its all solid world brushes... so im totally lost but oh well i think it may be related to teh size of teh info loations im gonna reocompile tonite..

amckern

what brushes are near - such as under, above, next to

in the sven coop comm map, i made the black hand effect (your problem) by making funk_doors start open, and there fore they did not get light right

try some of these

<a href='http://www.slackiller.com/tommy14/errors.htm#blackhand' target='_blank'>http://www.slackiller.com/tommy14/errors.htm#blackhand</a>

<a href='http://www.slackiller.com/tommy14/errors.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.slackiller.com/tommy14/errors.htm</a>

amckern

Confused

it seems to have to do witht the overal volume off my level if i bog block ahlf teh level its fine wierd huh im not reported for being over teh ligthing max.. hmm oh well i think i have workaround and its compileing now:)