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All-black maps

Hi, Some maps (but not all) show as all black for players. Those with dynamic lighting show the lit areas but not the rest. I tried turning on and off 'has sight' based on suggestions googling the issue, and fog of war was off. This issue was consistent across five different machines running Windows and Mac OS. At least two users are on Chrome, no two users were using the same plug-ins, and caches were cleared. Also, as noted, some maps displayed fine, so it doesn't seem like it's an issue with the systems but rather some setting I'm missing as a new user where I need to set the default of the map to "visible" where it's set instead to "dark."  And I'll grab the technical output later when I'm back home if that isn't the issue, but I'm modestly certain this isn't a bug so much as user error.  Thanks!
Hi Patrick, Could you provide the name of the game you are seeing this issue in as well as the affected maps? Thank you!
Hi Drespar, Thanks for getting back to me. I noticed it in "Dance the Night Away" on all of the maps from the Tactical maps reincarnated. I didn't notice it in the Prefab Buildings 4 Premium Assets. I'm reasonably sure there's a dynamic light "feature" I'm missing somewhere but boy, I cannot figure out how to just make each map lit. Thanks, Patrick Drespar said: Hi Patrick, Could you provide the name of the game you are seeing this issue in as well as the affected maps? Thank you!
Any help from there?
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Pat S.
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Did you check to see if rhe fog of war or the advanced fow is enabled? Is there a light source for the tokens to see by? Even if they have dark vision setup they might need a light source.
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Light sources are the issue! Thank you! Some maps were working because they don't have dynamic lighting (i.e., the prefabs). Is there a way to set a dark map to "lit"? Even setting the map as a light source leaves dark areas.
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Pat S.
Forum Champion
Sheet Author
Take a look at the map's setting and check mark the global illumination. That should light up the map completely.
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keithcurtis
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Marketplace Creator
API Scripter
You can also turn off dynamic lighting altogether on any given map, if it doesn't need it.
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Pat S.
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That is true but I made the assumption they wanted the movement restriction that comes with dynamic lighting just to simulate walls and such.
I didn't know I wanted it but now I do :) Thank you both!
Hi Patrick, Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner! Ended up getting sick soon after :( It seems that Pat and Keith provided some help along the way though! Did you still need assistance with your game?
I'm all set, thank you!