bad lighting

[massacre master]

I only know the basics of lighting. The light entity doesn't seem to be effective unless I place a ton; this lighting doesn't look very good. Is there a better way for lighting?

 

[FloofCollie]

Use light_environment for outdoor areas (you can find lighting values for different skies on Valve Developer Community). Lights can also have their "light" value increased. But I find they light decent sized areas fine, how big are your rooms?

 

[massacre master]

rooms are usually around 500 to 1500. I have seen something called light_spot. Is this a good light for indoors?

 

[FloofCollie]

Light_spot creates a spotlight effect, with light directed in one direction, so probably wouldn't light an area more, but see what works!

 

[louise cheeze]

You can tweak the light's brightness and falloff distances in order to use less lights for larger areas.

 

[henke37]

rooms are usually around 500 to 1500.

What unit? Hu? Hu squared? Hu cubed? Surface area in ligthmap texels?

 

[massacre master]

Just Hu