Level Design Does Killing Floor 2 have Lightmass support?

[geotavros]

I noticed that the Lighting Build Options dialog have "Use Lightmass" checkbox greyed out. Does this mean that lightmass is not supported in Killing Floor 2?

 

[P4INKiller]

I've asked this since forever, the devs just won't respond.

 

[Yoshiro]

Lightmass is not supported in KF 2, KF 2 uses a dynamic lighting engine.

 

[geotavros]

Is there any chance Tripwire will add Lightmass support in a foreseeable future?

I've noticed KF2 uses lightmaps so the lighting is not completely dynamic. Lightmass would generate more realistic lightmaps. Lighting would become more natural, nice and smooth. I've been experimenting with lighting in UDK and KF2, and UDK's one is so nice. Epic Games added lightmass in 2010(AFAIK). If it will not take much time to implement lightmass support in KF2, please, give it a try. I think KF2 will look much better and more realistic.

 

[®omano]

And if I'm not wrong, maps will be around 250Mo each, and if a bunch of map got an update, you can imagine how the update size will be..

Red Orchestra 2 has lightmass support, and custom maps are not played it empties server each time. Related to the size of the map? maybe.


For now KF 2 lighting system is good in my opinion.

 

[geotavros]

As I said, if I'm not wrong, lightmaps are already used in KF2. With Lightmass algorithms existing lightmaps will become much more accurate and realistic. It wont affect file size.