[Solved] Lighting issue is leaving me stumped

[Kill_the_Bug]

OK lighting gurus - help me out on this one - I'm getting some weird lighting happening and can't figure this one out.

See the image

# 1 how it looks in hammer
# 2 how it looks in game
# 3 same thing from a different map - this is how I wanted it to look like
# 4 how it looks in game - although this brush is in the floor in game and then closes.

other things you should know

A - func_door - render mode is texture, fx colour is set to 245, disable receiving shadows is set to no and disable shadows is also set to no.

B - for # 4 there are also two phantom lights there on either side (it black on both sides) set to 200 for soft lighting (needs to be soft for that area)

C - I'm also being creative in lighting using some func_details with the texture lights/white007 although there is none shining directly at any of the issues above.

Any help would be great.

Edit: I'm also getting this weird effect on the ramp - it's the only place it happens

 

[Midlou]

For the ramp problem, just put nodraw below. For the func_door, set the render mode to color and see what happens, not sure about this one.

 

[Kill_the_Bug]

hmm color didn't seem to work

 

[Kill_the_Bug]

ok - an update for you because - honestly this is the weirdest one I've ever seen yet -

took map back to base geometry - no issues - textures properly lit
Added in the doors - properly lit
Added in area portals - properly lit
Added in lights - properly lit
Added in props - everything f'd up all doors are black again.

Why would props screw up the lighting?

 

[Kill_the_Bug]

Ok I found the issue - clicked on the prop - disabled shadows - all textures now seen correctly - never seen this on verticle props before

 

[Kill_the_Bug]

Well it was solved for 5 mins

 

[Tumby]

Are you using special compile parameters for VRAD (sometimes called light.exe)?
https://nodraw.net/2010/12/lighting-compile-options/

 

[Kill_the_Bug]

thanks for the article - I'll check it out

 

[Kill_the_Bug]

Thanks for that - all doors are now rendering properly