map looks way worse in-game than in Hammer | Source Engine | Page 1

wheat basalt Oct 8, 2022, 1:21 PM

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i'm fairly new to Hammer and mapping in general, so sorry if this is a dumb question or anything like that. for some reason, whenever i preview the lighting in Hammer it looks alright, but in-game it looks completely different and honestly way worse. is there any way to fix this?

umbral jacinth Oct 8, 2022, 1:23 PM

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what does the vmt for that floor look like

regal agate Oct 8, 2022, 1:26 PM

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did you recompile your map without errors, it looks like one of the lights is missing

wheat basalt Oct 8, 2022, 1:27 PM

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there werent any errors whatsoever
for some reason it just doesnt appear ingame

wheat basalt Oct 8, 2022, 1:31 PM

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umbral jacinth what does the vmt for that floor look like

{
    "$basetexture" "marble"
    "$surfaceprop" "Brick"
        "$envmap" "env_cubemap"
        "$envmapmask" "marble_env"
}```

north drift Oct 10, 2022, 2:44 AM

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it looks as though your cubemaps are not built, and perhaps that some of your lights are being obstructed by your light props when calculated by vrad.

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also, are you certain there are no leaks? The patchy lighting does somewhat resemble the funky bounces that happen when there are.

#map looks way worse in-game than in Hammer