Lighting with the Construction Set

[LtGreeneyes]

Hi there!  I'm currently following the guide in the Wiki, and I'm having some problems with the lighting settings... it says that most underground settings are at 30, but it does not adequately describe the lighting tab.  I set all the colors to 50, like it suggests, but when I tested, it was extremely dark.  Is the Wiki written on an older version?

[DarkRider]

In a dungeon or underground level, 50 is dark, but it's supposed to be underground, so it would be dark ambiently. You can set those settings to whatever level you like. 90 is quite bright, but it will be a bright black (so grey) if all three numbers are the same. For general interiors you might try different levels like R 48 G 50 B 64. You can also play with different colors by making one number higher than another to create different moods.

Whatever lighting scheme you choose as far as general ambiance, you can add to the lighting by adding light objects. You find them in the object window under WorldObjects>Light. The objects there just drag and drop into the render window and you can use them to give more light to your scene such as candles, torches, ambient spot lights, etc.

Which guide are you doing in the Wiki? My first dungeon? Or the Beginner's Guide?

[LtGreeneyes]

Beginner's guide.  Thanks for the reply!  I'm still working on lighting, though my little room under the inn is coming together.

[LtGreeneyes]

Hm... the lamp sconces aren't making any light... they do in the CS, but not in-game...

[DarkRider]

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Hm... the lamp sconces aren't making any light... they do in the CS, but not in-game...

What is the name of the scone that is not working in game?

[LtGreeneyes]

lampsconce01yellow256

I also tried

Chorrollightsoftyellow300

I also tried to edit the light by going into the cell list, right-clicking on my cell, and selecting edit, then clicking on the lighting tab.  I picked select color on ambient, and turned it all the way up, and it still is completely pitch-black in my room.  the walls light up when I am against them, and I found one of the lamps that I placed, but it puts off no light.  I have no mods on, other than oblivion.esm, and my current mod.

[LtGreeneyes]

Well, when I turn the fog to white, it changes... is fog on inherently?

[LtGreeneyes]

Alright, I know what I did wrong... I guess I had tried entering 50 into all the boxes... including the ones applicable to fog.  So the fog was obscuring everything... sorry for the bother! DX

[DarkRider]

No bother, the more you try the more you'll learn! Glad you got it sorted! 

[LtGreeneyes]

Well, thanks for the help anyway. <3 I hope to become a useful part of the modding community soon!