Entire level is completely black (lights seemingly ignored?)

[denoflions]

I've started building a level to learn the SDK, and all seemed to be going well. I build a floor and some walls and put a light in so I could see.

Once that worked fine I went on adding other things. Once I got to a point where I wanted to preview it again... the entire map is 100% black when I click play. The light is still there and has not been moved.

I can't even see anything if I preview and point my flashlight directly at a surface.

Hopefully these pictures will illustrate when I'm seeing.

Normal view
Lighting view

I have absolutely no idea what I've done to cause this.

 

[DirtySpartan]

You need to add a Indoorlighting volume or an outdoorlighting volume and scale it up so your map is inside it.

 

[Kendoshan]

I had issues with that also, the indoor or outdoor lighting volume is probably the best way to do it but what I ended up doing is in my point lights I checked the box to Override auto lighting channels and set it to indoor or outdoor in the light it's self.


This might not be as good quality lighting as the other way though, just a work around if you cant get it working.
Actually upon checking other info in this post I realized I didn't do this on my latest map, so just make the lightvolumes they work fine.

 

[Fel]

you can use the override check box, OR use a light volume that defines the outside or inside lighting and it will build.

 

[Moxel]

Note that there is actually a specific TWIndoorLightingVolume and TWOutdoorLightingVolume which can come in use

 

[denoflions]

Thanks guys.

In the effort to not make another thread for a simple question: What piece do I need to use to have a wall/floor setup like this without the gap? I can't seem to find the magic piece in the content browser.

 

[DirtySpartan]

Thanks guys.

In the effort to not make another thread for a simple question: What piece do I need to use to have a wall/floor setup like this without the gap? I can't seem to find the magic piece in the content browser.

Bevel pieces AFAIK

 

[Sanguivore]

place a static mesh with collision properties and scale the mesh ti fill the seam.