light_environment bugs on displacement brushes and skybox issues

[Staples McGee]

I have a small map with several brushes that have I have created power 3 displacements on. However, when I run the map, my light_environment causes shadows to appear on the edges of these brushes. Is this normal for displacement brushes? Is this an engine error, or am I doing something wrong? Is there any way I can fix and/or work around this bug? Thank you for your patience; there's most likely something really obvious I'm missing here.

Also, my skybox has been having some issues. When I switch it to an ep2 skybox, it's fine (I always map for ep2) but if I use the regular HL2 skyboxes, they're pink and black checkerboard-- I have a feeling it has to do with HDR compatibility, but I can't be positive.

[Dmitriy]

screenshots are welcome

[Staples McGee]

Originally posted by DIMEDROLL:

screenshots are welcome

How would I go about posting a screenshot on here? Sorry, I'm still a bit new to Steam discussions

[Dmitriy]

F12 in game to take it, then when you quit the game or manually open Screenshot Broswer(by right click on steam in tray) you can upload it, when it's uploaded you can click "Watch online" to see your screenshot. There you can right click and copy page url and paste here

[Staples McGee]

I am terribly sorry for the delay in posting the screenshots. Here there are...


http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=205602106

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=205602088

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=205602100

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=205602077

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=205602066

[Dmitriy]

this happens when you compile lighting with -fast key. It calculates dirty lighting. Try to compile on Normal or above

[CogHead]

It happens also when you create displacement on every side of every brush. You only need to create displacement on the top face of the brush.

[Staples McGee]

Ah, alright. Thanks to both of you!!! :)

[Gan]

Hey there i know it's old topic, but i just wanted quick advise, because i have nearly same bug but less understandable

http://i.imgur.com/Gta7Rfd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hrVVYtg.jpg

on both pics i stands right before window, and behind windows are Skyboxes. i dont know why the skybox in rooms makes something like That these stupid squares of shadows and lights without sense, can somebody expalin me what i did wrong? maybe something with my light_env is wrong, but i dont think so

[Staples McGee]

Originally posted by G4N-TP:

Hey there i know it's old topic, but i just wanted quick advise, because i have nearly same bug but less understandable

http://i.imgur.com/Gta7Rfd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/hrVVYtg.jpg

on both pics i stands right before window, and behind windows are Skyboxes. i dont know why the skybox in rooms makes something like That these stupid squares of shadows and lights without sense, can somebody expalin me what i did wrong? maybe something with my light_env is wrong, but i dont think so

Whenever you see a checkerboard like that it means there's a missing texture. Have you compiled your cubemaps?

[Gan]

it's not missing texture thou. it's the checkboarded Light/dark shadow generated by my skybox and yes cubemaps are compiled

[Staples McGee]

Originally posted by G4N-TP:

it's not missing texture thou. it's the checkboarded Light/dark shadow generated by my skybox and yes cubemaps are compiled

Not sure... I've never had this problem with a light_env before. What compile settings do you have when you compile it to BSP?

[Gan]

Thanks now when i looked at this closer it said something about leak. i didnt knew that Model can leak though the map and cause error too, especially ccause error like that in broke shadows from skybox lighting. i will need to be careful with custom fan models which hitboxes are bigger and leaks though the map. Many thanks for attention and help

[Staples McGee]

Originally posted by G4N-TP:

Thanks now when i looked at this closer it said something about leak. i didnt knew that Model can leak though the map and cause error too, especially ccause error like that in broke shadows from skybox lighting. i will need to be careful with custom fan models which hitboxes are bigger and leaks though the map. Many thanks for attention and help

No problem. I'm pretty sure model geometry leaking out isn't a problem as long as the origin (that little X in the middle) isn't leaked.