I know I've already posted this in the lite-C section but I don't think its the right section. I'm not sure how to deal with that one.

I really need this problem solved but I have no idea how to start.

Basically I have a room with a static light and a dynamic light occupying the same spot. This is because I want dynamic shadows for models. However at certain places within the room objects will become very dark, for no reason at all, and only when I use the dynamic light (update: they also change colour and is NOT dependant on the dynamic light, it now shows up with the static only). I have no idea why, and no way of solving it.

Has anyone had this problem before? Does anyone know how to solve it?

I would get screenshots for you but I don't have a web server that I can put them on....

EDIT: Weird colour effects + darkness + static lights also have this effect + screen shot


Here you can see the problem quite clearly. The grey 'tank' is the normal. The white is wrong, as clearly are the black, green and blue. Yellow also appears. I don't understand this problem.

After increasing tesselation and light quality it only happens at this point that you can see in the shot. Except the new colour problem appears.

Any ideas?

Images would really help a lot.

If you don't have a server, I'd use ImageShack.

Ok I can't get then up right now because imageshack is blocked in college. As soon as I can I will.

I thought the places where the objects end up dark were completely random but Im not sure they are. I changed the model im using for the dynamic light and I think it changed the areas where things show up dark but its not easy to tell. IT doesn't effect the map textures.

Dynamic lights need vertices to act upon I think so if your wall meshes are only one quad (2 poly's or tri's) the light is probably not reaching the vert to act upon the scene on model objects.

Increase the tesselate functions a bit more in advanced build mode than default to improve light effects or increase the mesh for walls where dynamic lights need to effect them.
LOD wil help resolve lag issues if you start down that road, that is, heaps of model poly's in scene.

So either adapt the advance build settings to increase the 'tesselate functions' or add more blocks to buld a wall? Sorry Im not hugely experienced with level construction. Tesselate funtions: does that mean how it breaks up the textures on the blocks?