How can I shorten my light compile???

[EMF Universe]

Ok, I’m doing Coruscant for aotc tc and I sit with a problem.

 

I’ve got a real big map with LOTS of patches and LOTS of lights. I had to add the –lomem command in my light stage compilation otherwise I got that safe_malloc error. I also have gridsize on 512 512 512 and Lightmapscale on 1.5 in my worldspawn. Now I’m able to compile the map but it takes an eternity.

 

I can’t work that way and I need to find a way to make my light stage compilation faster. If anyone could suggest how I can do that I would really appreciate it. Any good worldspawn command or some compilation command (-lomem –fast etc.) Right now I don’t really care much for the quality of the light as long as there is light.

 

Thanks

[GothiX]

In that case, _lightmapscale to 4. Looks horrible tho.

[WadeV1589]

1.5....try 2 first, then 3.

 

If you have places you just don't need shadows at all really func_group them and set _lightmapscale to 8 on that func_group.

 

also if you have brushes inside the map (not the hull) that don't cast shadows, func_group them and set a key/value of _cs/0 which will stop them casting shadows.

 

If you have patch meshes, lots of them and they don't cast shadows, don't use -patchshadows. If they do and they don't need to be totally smooth on sharp edges, convert them to an ase model and create a shader to use a shadeangle of 179.

[EMF Universe]

Thanks for the advice.

 

I will try and group all my big buildings and give them that huge lightmapscale value, while i keep the worldspawn on _lightmapscale 1.5