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Can't Find Dynamic Lighting options.

Hello all, became a plus subscriber today and wanted to introduce Dynamic Lighting to my players tonight, but as it is I can't find the options for it. I checked to see that my status changed, and it did. IS there anything else I'm supoposed to do? the Wiki does isnt helping me thus far...
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Lithl
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You need to select the Dynamic Lighting/Wall layer (the same place you switch between GM layer, objects, and map), and then draw on it using the vector drawing tools to create light-blocking walls. In order to have light, there needs to be at least one token on the map emitting that light (double-click the token to access its properties). You may also need to change the page's settings to enable DL.
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Forum Champion
As Brian advised, settings for Dynamic Lighting are in the Token Advanced settings (to give light and sight), in the Page settings of each map (to enable dynamic lighting and turn global illumination -- like sunlight -- on or off), and finally using the Dynamic Lighting Layer if you wish to add light-blocking walls. Wiki docs for this, <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Dynamic_Lighting" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Dynamic_Lighting</a> Examples of Dynamic lighting settings, <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Dynamic_Lighting_Examples" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Dynamic_Lighting_Examples</a>
Brian said: You need to select the Dynamic Lighting/Wall layer (the same place you switch between GM layer, objects, and map), and then draw on it using the vector drawing tools to create light-blocking walls. In order to have light, there needs to be at least one token on the map emitting that light (double-click the token to access its properties). You may also need to change the page's settings to enable DL. I checked for that and I still don't have the options for that layer
Are you the Creator of the Game in question, or did the Creator promote you to Co-GM?
Friend made the game for me and promoted me to GM. I was starting to think that may be the problem, but he too is a plus subscriber. Does that matter is he is also plus?
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If the creator is a subscriber, Co-GM should be able to adjust Dynamic Lighting. Wiki docs:&nbsp; <a href="https://wiki.roll20.net/Game_Management" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.roll20.net/Game_Management</a> Logan, could you describe what's missing a bit more? Is the Dynamic Lighting Layer available under the Layers in the toolbox? &nbsp;And if you go to the Page Settings of a particular map, are the options there? Finally, if you doubleclick on a Token, and then click Advanced Tab, can you see the settings for Sight on the right?
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Ziechael
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If the creator has only recently become a subscriber they may need to log out and back in again from Roll20 for their benefits to become enabled too?
It is possible that the subscription of the Creator has ceased. It would be worth checking their profile to determine if they are no longer a Plus subscriber, evidenced by the lack of a badge.
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I just had a similar situation but the creator is not a subscriber. They copied their campaign so that the GMing could be handed to me for a 'part 2' of the campaign. Is there anyway that the creator can leave the campaign so that I can use dynamic lighting? There was a lot of mapwork and assets laid out over the year we played in his campaign that I really, really don't want to have to remake. Simply having all the tokens somewhere on older maps (he even had a 'storage' map) makes things a million times easier and I want the players to visit some old locales at certain plot points.