smooth shadows on blocks

Hi,
How can i fix the terrible transition from lights to shadows like in the picture below? There is a predefined var i should assign?
The floor its a textured block, there are some static lights, the ambient and albedo are default, the sun is black.

You can either set the blocks smooth flag or buy the pro version in order to have high resolution lightmapping...

Thanks for your answer.
Actually setting the smooth flag doesnt solve the problem, just increase the compiler time.
And about the hiRes just in the pro version, i just cant believe this can be true. I hope there is another way to workaround this problem.
I dont understand why hiRes its only available in pro version, but its harder to understand either why the commercial version should have this stupid ligthmap resolution.
Someone knows how to solve this question please?

I can give you on additional hint: Never use single colored textures and lightmaps together. Using a detailed ground wall or whatever texture will make it look much better.

Have a look here concerning the lightmap resolution thing: http://www.conitec.net/english/gstudio/3dgs2.htm

Too bad, i need to implement single colored textures and lightmaps together in my level, that how it is.
Maybe i will consider some kind of shader..
Thanks.

Maybe you can upload your files so we can have a look at it because i also used single colored textures with lightmaps once and i had no problems so far.

Did you used commercial or pro version?

I use commercial edition and I also made it work.
But I also can't realy get so much info from the screenshot...

Commercial version 6.50.4

Well, i made a simple test level, just a hollow block, a block with a texture and two static lights. I am using 6.50.6 version.
The problem is the stupid transition between lights and shadows, do you have this problem too?
simple test level

EDIT: sorry i didnt include the wad file. Now its ok.

Not sure why, but the result I get when running it on my system is pretty OK I think.



It just looked so bad on your picture, but I think you can't get better quality without pro and in my opinion it's good enough.

Your screen looks exactly like in my system so i believe thats the way it is and not a particular problem on my own.
Unfortanly i cant agree with you, when you say thats good enough even considering the commercial version. In current stage development of A6 engine and looking for a semi-professional / professional work demand, i cant understand these limits, but its my opinion.

Thank you for your help DARKLORD.

perhaps your d3d_shadowmap var is set to a low value?

I believe you are refering to d3d_shadowdepth, if so i am using 32 which is the highest i think..

sorry yes, sure.

well, for me the quality difference from shot one to the 2nd is more than obvious, i still do not see your point. maybe you could mark the critical area with an arrow or something...?

He's just saying that the shadow gradient isn't smooth (say 64 steps as apposed to 1024). There are visible artifacts to the shading which breaks the illusion.

FixxeR

Well, i am talking about those concentric circles marked in red in the next image. You see, the transition between light and shadows is made by those terrible circles, it seems the lightmap has very low quality and the effect is worst when the ambient and sun lights are darker.
I wonder why the transition its not smooth.

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Your screen looks exactly like in my system.

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Well it certainly doesn't look that way from the screenshots; Darklord's screenshot looks clearly better to me. I have also tested it ony my system and it looks fine to me, transition is very smooth.

I assume you have some setting wrong...
Maybe you are running in 16 bit color? What kind of video card do you have?