[csgo] Lighting on props broken since Wildfire Update? (+ Possible fix)

[Iceberg]

I imagine there will be some ongoing claim? someone valve is working to fix this problem 

['RZL]

Is anyone else having problems with HDR? All of my compiles are turning up with blue shadow highlights. The only solution I have found is compiling without HDR.

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This problem was solved by removing the light_environment and adding a new light_environment with the exact same settings. Looks like the entity was somehow corrupted. Funky stuff.

[jackophant]

This problem was solved by removing the light_environment and adding a new light_environment with the exact same settings. Looks like the entity was somehow corrupted. Funky stuff.

Can confirm this does not work (for me). Still have solid dark shadows with occasional blue bits on props and when viewing shadows at a very shallow angle from large distance.

Edited February 23, 2016 by jackophant

[K]

Can confirm this does not work (for me). Still have solid dark shadows with occasional blue bits on props and when viewing shadows at a very shallow angle from large distance.

I had the same problem here.
I fixed it, by removing the light_directional,...try to do it, if you have one. 

This is sad. 

 

[jackophant]

I had the same problem here.I fixed it, by removing the light_directional,...try to do it, if you have one. 

This is sad. 

Ah, yeah I'll give that a shot.

I have to put my hands up and say I don't actually understand what the light_directional is meant to do. It seems to fulfil similar/same role as light_environment.

I only have it due to taking lighting from another map and didn't take the time to understand what it does. Documentation on it is pretty barren as well.

[Aztk]

Added  -StaticPropLighting -StaticPropSampleScale 0.25 to $light_exe parameters in "fast" option in expert compile and this error appear when compiling:

Command line: "E:\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\bin\vrad.exe" "-bounce" "2" "-noextra" "-game" "E:\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo" "e:\steam\steamapps\common\counter-strike global offensive\sdk_content\maps\de_industry" "-StaticPropLighting" "-StaticPropSampleScale" "0.25"
usage  : vrad [options...] bspfile
example: vrad c:\hl2\hl2\maps\test

And vrad crashes.

How I can fix it? :c

 

Edited February 24, 2016 by Aztk

[Vaya]

put the options before the BSP file

 

-bounce" "2" "-noextra" 

 "-StaticPropLighting" "-StaticPropSampleScale" "0.25"

 "-game" "E:\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Global Offensive\csgo" "e:\steam\steamapps\common\counter-strike global offensive\sdk_content\maps\de_industry" 

 

or something like that. not 100% on this syntax as i don't touch these often.

[jackophant]

Removing light_directional fixed my shadow issue, thanks @K!

[sevin]

Ah, yeah I'll give that a shot.

I have to put my hands up and say I don't actually understand what the light_directional is meant to do. It seems to fulfil similar/same role as light_environment.

I only have it due to taking lighting from another map and didn't take the time to understand what it does. Documentation on it is pretty barren as well.

light_directional is like the twin of env_cascade_lighting, the entity that controls the cascade shadow mapping (super accurate real time shadows). The light_environment is what casts the light and sets angles and the other two are what control the shadow maps. 

Saying that, I don't actually think they're necessary to have because the shadow maps get generated without either of the entities.  

Edited February 24, 2016 by sevin

[jackophant]

light_directional is like the twin of env_cascade_lighting, the entity that controls the cascade shadow mapping (super accurate real time shadows). The light_environment is what casts the light and sets angles and the other two are what control the shadow maps. 

Saying that, I don't actually think they're necessary to have because the shadow maps get generated without either of the entities.  

Good to know, thanks  

[Deathy]

I don't even have a light_directional, only have light_environment, sunlight_shadow_control and shadow_control and have the same problem as MaanMan (blue tinted dynamic shadows with fade to black borders).

Edit: I tried RZL's suggestion, light_env replacement didn't work. Compiling LDR/HDR seperately showed, that it's definitely on the HDR part. I tried to find out whether it might be affected by the shadow color specified in the shadow_control entity but it produces the same results.

Edited February 25, 2016 by Deathy
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[leplubodeslapin]

I don't even have a light_directional, only have light_environment, sunlight_shadow_control and shadow_control and have the same problem as MaanMan (blue tinted dynamic shadows with fade to black borders).

Edit: I tried RZL's suggestion, light_env replacement didn't work. Compiling LDR/HDR seperately showed, that it's definitely on the HDR part. I tried to find out whether it might be affected by the shadow color specified in the shadow_control entity but it produces the same results.

What is your ambiant value ?

Cascaded shadows used to be only grey, it was impossible to color them. Shadows were only colored in their static areas (in the lightmaps), that's why we had this weird blending between static and dynamic shadows before.

Now, they should be the same, so maybe your ambiant is just too colorful/surrealist ?

Check this out : http://blog.counter-strike.net/workshop/maps.php#cascade_shadow (it's all new ! <3)

 

EDIT : Or maybe the other entities (sunligh_shadow_control and shadow_control) override the light_env ambiant value, but just for static shadows. Try to delete them maybe

Edited February 25, 2016 by leplubodeslapin

[Vaya]

@leplubodeslapin are you going to have time to review the new lighting? would be interesting/great getting an article about it...

[leplubodeslapin]

@Vaya The article on the csgo blog seems clear already, no ?

Maybe i should update the article instead, since some infos aren't up to date anymore

[Deathy]

As I've stated in the Edit, I tried to change the color, but it doesn't affect it at all. 

Ambient is a purple-gray (196 185 208 200 , very slightly), nothing extreme blueish. I removed all entities but the shadow_control, light_env and it still happens. I changed the shadow color for the shadow_control to 196 196 196 (grey, duh!) and still no change. This screenshot is compiled with HDR only but shows the effect pretty well. And yes, I compile with -StaticPropLighting

Edited February 25, 2016 by Deathy