What's this "too many shadowed lights" cap?

[psi onix]

seems to be some kind of cap on the amount of lights you can have per shot. I think it's 9?

that will be quite problematic for some ideas i have for future projects. what has to be done to get around this?

[R234]

The limit's just for shadowed lights. You can disable shadows on lights which don't require them.

[psi onix]

so shadows are automatically enabled on lights or something then? what preset exactly is the shadow option so i can know what one to disable?

when i got the warning all i was doing was adding volumetric lights for laser beam firing effects. I hadn't enabled any shadow options.

[R234]

Shadows are on by default, yes. Just right click a light and there's an option to disable shadows.

[Pte Jack]

I'm not sure if this has changed, but I believe the valve tutorials say that the maximum lights that can cast shadows is 6

[raptornx01]

Nah, i've gotten the error as well. it's 9 now.

[Hakurei]

One day we'll have allll the shadowed lights we want.
One day...

[Pte Jack]

And someone's prince will come

[The Drink]

what does the shadowed lights cap for? I disabled shadows on all the lights and nothing changed.

[isbragg]

Originally posted by Spooky JDarian | Ham Mafia |:

what does the shadowed lights cap for? I disabled shadows on all the lights and nothing changed.

Shadowed lights allow models illuminated by the light to cast shadows on the surrounding surfaces. By disabling shadows for a light source, models illuminated by it won't cast shadows. You can more easily see this in darker rooms/maps.