Map is Always Bright? :: Source Level Design

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小スライム 8 Oct, 2012 @ 12:32am

Map is Always Bright?

I'm trying to make a 100% pitch-black map. Basically it's a giant hollow cube, but when I run it, it's always stuck on fullbright. I've tried disabling fullbright, but it won't disable. I've tried putting a light in the level, but that doesn't work. What the heck am I doing wrong?

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Demented 14 Oct, 2012 @ 6:00pm

You must've put the light in wrong. A map with a light will be, well, lit by that light. Restart the game, too... Sometimes it leaves fullbright on between maps.

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小スライム 14 Oct, 2012 @ 6:19pm

The light's brightness is set to 200, and it's red. I'm not seeing how that's much of a problem. No leaks in my map at all, and four water areas.

Sora 18 Oct, 2012 @ 3:32am

When I did level design I found that to make a fully dark map I usually had to make a second small room off the playable map (unacessiable to players without noclip), stick a normal light in that room. and then rebuild the map for it to make a completely dark map on the playing area.