VonBrauser Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I am going through a simple free look tutorial which everything is going smoothly, however I clicked on 'Calculate Lighting' inside the LE Editor and now my scene is dark, I realize i don't have a light source but in the tutorial video there was already shadows where mine had no shadows. So i guess my question is why did the lights already cast shadows in the tutorial video and not in my scene (I have the same code as the tutorial as well). And how do I undo the calculate lighting so i can see my level again. Sorry about the wordiness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtreampb Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 you need a light source to cast shadows. no light no shadows. No light source, no light in scene to calculate making everything dark. to fix it add a light source, position and rotate it to the desired position. click calculate lights and this should fix your issue Quote bool Life() { while(death=false) { if(death==true) return death; } } I have found the secret to infinite life Did I help you out? Like my post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AggrorJorn Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 What you can do is click on 'calculate the lightmap'. During the calculation, click on 'Cancel'. This resets all the lightmapping calculations and leaves you with a scene without shadows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beo6 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 was anyone able to have lighter shadows with only one light? I would like to have shadows which are not completely Black but without adding a second light source because that gives me a second shadow too. The color option in the calculate lighting window seems to do nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonBrauser Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Thanks xtream and aggregor, great tutorials also! Very very helpful : ) I figured a light source was needed but couldn't understand why it started With light without me adding a source. But now I understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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