Lighting?

Telltolin · #1 03-24-2008, 02:49 PM

I'm having this same problem, any word on a fix? I'm placing the light sources in openzone, and I keep ending up with that weird effect.

(The faydark firepot is a standin)

Telltolin · #2 06-18-2008, 05:15 AM

Hey, isn't there a fix for this? I need lights in my zone because for some unknown reason my buildings are really really dark even in bright daylight unless I have a light source in my zone somewhere.

Windcatcher · #3 06-18-2008, 08:16 PM

I tried taking a look at Sakrateri's samples and I couldn't find the problem. I think I need a source example. Not necessarily the whole zone, but an .SCN file that demonstrates the problem.

**GeorgeS** · #4 06-18-2008, 09:54 PM

Dark objects may be due to inverted normals. Try inverting them and see if that helps.

GeorgeS

Telltolin · #5 06-19-2008, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeS

Dark objects may be due to inverted normals. Try inverting them and see if that helps.

GeorgeS

I'm not sure what you mean by normals. :( When I think of normals, I think of normal mapping, for .ddses and newer games than EQ.

**GeorgeS** · #6 06-19-2008, 10:11 AM

The normals tell the renderer how light is to bounce off in essence. Flipping them usually creates an object brighter than before.

Another thing that helps is make sure diffuse=100% on the model. Low diffuse values create dark shaded objects.

I usually use deep exploration (there's a trial ver.) for checking out object properties and changing them.

GeorgeS

Windcatcher · #7 06-22-2008, 05:54 PM

Did reversing the land normals help? Just wondering. Should I add an option to OpenZone to flip the normals of any selected mesh object(s) in the zone?