Can't figure out how to get rid of this problem, basicly my map is filled with leaking light (even sealed off rooms that should be completely dark are affected by the worldspawn)

Here's the sealed 'testchamber':



It's hard to see, yes, but it should be 100% dark.

If I can't fix this that means I have to use a lot more foilage which will cost performance and that's not what I want...

My walls are not 'standing' on the floor, the floor ends exactly where the wall starts.

edited on Mar. 7, 2009 04:43 am by jeannotvb

Lower the ambient or use 90 degree edges on all walls to connect them to the floor/ceilings.

No other ideas

I think Mitering works but what a pain.Just a question why would you want a totally dark rm anyway? Use ambiance
lites set at worldspawn settings color temp at key locations
to hide bleed thru. Also try caulk shawdow? And in tools textures is "Black" the dev. seem to use that to enhance shadows and block lite.

Because you play above ground and underground, the underground section is very large and it requires a lot of foilage in the distance so it looks realistic, but a more FPS-friendly way is making it darker and darker untill you can't see the end.

It seems to be fine when I get rid of contrastgain, ambient and diffusecolor but then the colors in the map are poor.

You can try to put a face at the entrance and exit of your underground section and apply the darken texture from the tool set. This way you can get very dark sections in your map. see my project:

http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sTIMpie1979/images/detail/#21/iw3mp2009030523460934.jpg
http://profile.imageshack.us/user/sTIMpie1979/images/detail/#22/iw3mp2009030523442784.jpg

you have to place the darken texture face like you make a portal. (but using a face)
this way you should get real dark aera's in your map.