#not a very big scene, and currently
knotty condor
a lot 😅
I placed 3 point lights in every corridor and 9 point lights in every office room (which is currently 3)
is there a more efficient way to create an area light?
the area option says "baked only" and doesn't really do anything
steep quartz
the area option says "baked only" and doesn't really do anything
yeah, because you need to bake it! 😄
But yea, thats quite a bunch of point lights
if you want a global light, you could use the environment light.
It has a "gradient" option which lights up the whole scene.
knotty condor
how do I bake the area lights?
oh just using the button on the lighting window
is there no option to use area lights like regular lights? with a live preview, I mean
steep quartz
is there no option to use area lights like regular lights? with a live preview, ...
No
To bake lights, make sure your objects are set to static, otherwise they dont receive baked light
knotty condor
aw man
knotty condor
No
is there any other way to light a wide area without using a lot of point lights or baking an area light?
steep quartz
if you want a global light, you could use the environment light.
It has a "gradi...
yep 😄
knotty condor
hm. I will try that
knotty condor
if you want a global light, you could use the environment light.
It has a "gradi...
oh but that doesn't cast shadows at all
steep quartz
thats right
knotty condor
@steep quartz hey, I tried to go back to skybox lighting and reduced the amount of spotlights in the scene to like, 12, but my performance is still bad. any idea what's going on?
I disabled all the lights that aren't in use. should I just delete them? or that doesn't affect performance?
steep quartz
How many FPS do you have? And how many Batches?
knotty condor
How many FPS do you have? And how many Batches?
how do I see that?
nvm, I just quit the scene and didn't save
cost me like 3 hours of work but would probably be less of a headache and time waste than to fix this mess
thanks for your help!