I have never had any problems with lighting in the past. usually I build my level, testing it every few minutes. Without editing any lighting, it has that generic lighting when you can see everything. There are no light sources or shadows.

However, usually when I enter worldspawn info and add a couple lights, suddenly it compiles all the lights and makes it look realistic. For some reason now, even though I punched in the official worldspawn info for brecourt and added some lights to tunnels, I still have the generic lighting.

Any ideas?

Explain what you mean by generic? If your level is always bright, that would suggest you have a leak.

Generic meaning every object has the same lighting (no shadows, everything is visibly even in areas that should be dark). And by leak, so you mean my skybox might not be sealed correctly?

Have alook in your next compile log for something like

########
leaked
########

This would mean you have a gap in, something touching, something passing through or something outside your skybox.

There is nothing that says "leaked". There is this though

############### model 0 ###############
WARNING: entity 0 brush 34: tris with 2+ major axes; bad lighting likely



My brush 34 is a mountain in the back of my map, 50% of which is for scenery purposes. I don't care if it has bad lighting, but is this going to stop my map from applying any lighting?


The only other thing is this

WARNING: Couldn't find image for shader textures/sky/mp_carentan

.. don't know what to make of that.

Any help is appreciated.

Edit: I removed the mountain completely and it still doesn't work. .. not sure what to do.

Sorry, didnt see this earlier. Don't worry too much about 2+ major axis problems. It won't cause the entire map to fail with lighting - just that there's a possibilty that it'll fail to light that brush properly

skybox shadererror isn't a problem either, so don't worry about that either

Not sure at all what's causing lighting to fail. Try recompiling one of your older maps, or make a simple box map, see if that works

Do you use a frontend to compile maps? I use CoDUOMaker, and that works a treat. If you're using that make sure "use uo flare workaround" is still ticked (sometimes deselects if you've had to do a system restore or something along those lines), and check the uo flare workaround directly still exists - it'll have "game" in the pathname

I use a .bat file to compile my maps. It's worked fine in the past.
This is the full context of the .bat:

"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\bin\q3map" -v -fulldetail -game uo "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour"

pause


"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\bin\q3map" -vis -v -game uo "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour"


pause


"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\bin\flare" -sundiffusesamples 10 -dumpoptions -game uo "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour"

pause 

And this is the full prompt on when it compiles ... Sorry for the size of this...

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\
bin\q3map" -v -fulldetail -game uo "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pan
dour"
Q3Map v1.2 (c) 2003 Id Software Inc. / Infinity Ward / GMI Studios
---- q3map ----
verbose = true
fulldetail = true
1 threads
qdir: C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\
gamedir: C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/uo/
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\uomappack00.pk3 (143 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo07.pk3 (157 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo06.pk3 (12 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo05.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo04.pk3 (7646 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo03.pk3 (2275 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo02.pk3 (790 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo01.pk3 (1657 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo00.pk3 (6233 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//uo
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//Call of Duty
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\Zzz_the_bridge_ctf.pk3 (20 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\Zzz_css_italy.pk3 (287 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\Viking's_Graveyard.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pakb.pk3 (60 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\paka.pk3 (41 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak9.pk3 (149 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak8.pk3 (235 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak6.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak5.pk3 (4858 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak4.pk3 (1668 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak3.pk3 (1992 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak2.pk3 (694 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak1.pk3 (2642 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak0.pk3 (12816 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\Arena.pk3 (13 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//main
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\localized_english_pakuo02.pk3 (12 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\localized_english_pakuo01.pk3 (37 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\localized_english_pakuo00.pk3 (2578 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak5.pk3 (46 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak3.pk3 (7 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak2.pk3 (9 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak1.pk3 (3736 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak0.pk3 (1204 files)

File Handles:
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  971 shaderInfo
--- LoadMapFile ---
Loading map file C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour.map
WARNING: Couldn't find image for shader textures/sky/mp_carentan
   35 total world brushes
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    5 patches
   44 boxbevels
   12 edgebevels
    4 entities
  258 planes
    0 areaportals
size: -4736,-6488, -712 to  7232, 6456, 4296
############### model 0 ###############

WARNING: entity 0 brush 36: tris with 2+ major axes; bad lighting likely
----- PatchMapDrawSurfs -----
--- FaceBSP ---
  112 faces
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----- MakeTreePortals -----
    10 tiny portals
----- FilterStructuralBrushesIntoTree -----
   19 structural brushes
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--- FloodEntities ---
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--- FillOutside ---
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----- ClipSidesIntoTree -----
--- FaceBSP ---
   72 faces
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----- MakeTreePortals -----
    11 tiny portals
----- FilterStructuralBrushesIntoTree -----
   19 structural brushes
  576 cluster references
----- Building Portals and Cells -----
    1 unique cells
--- NumberClusters ---
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--- WritePortalFile ---
writing C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour.prt
--- FloodAreas ---
    1 areas
----- FilterDetailBrushesIntoTree -----
   16 detail brushes
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----- SubdivideDrawSurfs -----
----- MergeSides -----
    0 siderefs
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     0 degenerate edges
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    79 verts added for tjunctions
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    24 rotated orders
     3 can't order
--- AllocateLightmaps ---
    8 unique shaders
    9 actual shaders
1003978 exact lightmap texels
1310720 block lightmap texels
84.94% lightmap efficiency
finding triangle windings...
merging into concave windings...
added 301 points for thin polygons (10.0% more points)
fixing t-junctions...
finding index mapping and snapping vertices...
triangulating all windings...
0 self-tjunctions fixed
1 degenerate tris removed
simplifying triangles...
230 tris simplified away (12.3%)
emitting triangles...
308 vertices couldn't be merged because the textures point different ways
----- FilterCollisionSurfsIntoTree -----
--- EndModel ---
Writing C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour.bsp
    2 seconds elapsed

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>pause
Press any key to continue . . .
C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\
bin\q3map" -vis -v -game uo "C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour"
Q3Map v1.2 (c) 2003 Id Software Inc. / Infinity Ward / GMI Studios
---- vis ----
verbose = true
1 threads
qdir: C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\
gamedir: C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/uo/
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\uomappack00.pk3 (143 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo07.pk3 (157 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo06.pk3 (12 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo05.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo04.pk3 (7646 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo03.pk3 (2275 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo02.pk3 (790 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo01.pk3 (1657 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\pakuo00.pk3 (6233 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//uo
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//Call of Duty
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\Zzz_the_bridge_ctf.pk3 (20 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\Zzz_css_italy.pk3 (287 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\Viking's_Graveyard.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pakb.pk3 (60 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\paka.pk3 (41 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak9.pk3 (149 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak8.pk3 (235 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak6.pk3 (3 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak5.pk3 (4858 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak4.pk3 (1668 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak3.pk3 (1992 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak2.pk3 (694 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak1.pk3 (2642 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\pak0.pk3 (12816 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\Arena.pk3 (13 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty//main
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\localized_english_pakuo02.pk3 (12 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\localized_english_pakuo01.pk3 (37 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\uo\localized_english_pakuo00.pk3 (2578 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak5.pk3 (46 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak3.pk3 (7 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak2.pk3 (9 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak1.pk3 (3736 files)
C:/Program Files/Call of Duty/\main\localized_english_pak0.pk3 (1204 files)

File Handles:
----------------------
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reading C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour.bsp
reading C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour.prt
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   550 numfaces
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     0 hint portals
visdatasize:7208
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      0 MB required passage memory
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creating leaf vis...
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writing C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour.bsp
18.00 seconds elapsed

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>pause
Press any key to continue . . .
C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>"C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uoTools\
bin\flare" -sundiffusesamples 10 -dumpoptions -game uo "C:\Program Files\Call of
 Duty\uo\maps\mp\pandour"
models in world bsp:           enabled
model shadows:                 disabled
model alpha shadows:           disabled
occluder merging:              disabled
area light backsplash:         enabled
smooth normals:                enabled
visual debugging:              disabled
keep visual only polys:        disabled
verbose messages:              disabled
debug lightmap areas:          disabled
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poly in solid correction:      enabled
diffuse sunlighting:           enabled
point-sampled diffuse sun:     enabled
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lightmap calculation:          enabled
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find leafs for lights:         enabled
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max vertices:                  4194304
max brushes:                   262144
max occluders:                 0
bsp poly split cost:           8
axis-aligned bsp threshold:    500
point light scale:             7500
linear light scale:            0.000125
light grid scale:              1
overbright scale:              2
one over min intensity:        255
hemicube edge size:            10
surface light step world:      32
surface light step sky:        512
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:

File Handles:
----------------------
0 files in pk3 files
§Filesystem call made without initialization

C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\maps\mp>pause
Press any key to continue . . .

I guess I will make a test map and post again .. and maybe try CoDUOMaker ..


Thanks, Jeremy

Filesystem call made without initialization


I think that's the problem. Either flare's current folder is corrupt somehow - maybe dir structure or just a bad pk3 , or it may have too many levels of subfolders.

Either way, coduomaker will clean this up - tick flare work around button, then create - it'll copy your pk3s to a folder flare can read provided you have the space. Besides, it's easier than manually editing bats

CoDUOMaker saves the day! Worked perfectly. Thanks!


Edit: One quick thing while I've got ya here? Has nothin to do with lighting..

Basically the editor doesn't load any models I try to place
(right click, script >> model. It asks me what model, I select one).

They always load up as a red box.

I have my up models in the C:\Program Files\Call of Duty\uo\xmodel folder as stated in some tutorial ...

edited on Apr. 9, 2008 10:26 am by JTG2003