I tried most of the things:

When I change the material in MED only the brightness
changes in WED but not the shadows. (strange!)

When I use a skin with more than one colour nothing is
different exept the skin. (no shadows)

I made an empty template-code-game and it`s still the same.

But the strangest thing is when I load the model in
"MatsEd Material Editor" it looks great!!
Exactly as it should.

What is wrong with my Version of 3DGS????

Thank you for all your effords!

which version of 3DGS you are using ? is it support new MDL formats ?

Yes, it`s the most recent commercial Version.

I found a way to make it work!
It works only if I place a light-entity next to it.
But it doesn`t work with static or dynamic lights that
were placed in WED.
Only code-made dynamic lights create the shadows.
Is that a bug?????

Does that mean that I can`t have that shadows on a
view-entity? I can`t create a light on the view.

don't call it shadows, call it lighting

And no, you can't have lighting on view-entities...


@Freddy: Dynamic lights can only be done by using code. The dynamic flag on WED lights does not yet work! It's still a WIP. As for static lights, there has to be a block surface under the model that is lit. Static lighting is done by simply "looking downward and seeing how bright it is"...

@Freddy:
Thy applying a texture to your model. The problem you have, is cause because your model does not have any texture at all. Go ahead, make a simple gray/white txture and your problem is solved.

It´s difficult to make a ego-shooter when you can`t
get lighting on view-entities. I don`t like it when the gun
and hand get into walls. But there are ways to get around it.
@Michael_Schwarz: The model got a gray texture (256X256).
I also tried different skins. It got no effect on the lightning.

Well, you need to create a skin-map aswell AND you need at least one light source in your level, the sun for example.

@Freddy:
Use level entities and the following flags:
- passable, so the weapon does not block the player's movement
- znear, so the weapon does not get into walls or anything similar