too much shadow

[ctlmo5]

Hello! i use blender to build a map with many boxes in it, and  i export it to PS, and use --relight to run PS.
the may is work perfectly fine, except one thing - there have too much shadow, and that shadow is completely dark. I believe this is because the map included many boxes, but i also before there must have some way to fix it. because in the real world, no shadow should be completely dark. However i tried all the different type of light and the problem is still there. And i try to use the "ambient light", but i don't know how to do it.


Can any one have this problem before and know how to fix it? (i don't want to any more than one light)
Please help me if you know that, because i spent a whole day and still have no idea

[Induane]

Try setting the ambient light up a little bit - the higher this is the less dark shadows will be.  It sets the amount of light that permeates everywhere regardless of light sources.

[ctlmo5]

i read  http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~sorin/online-docs/blender/html/x4430.html
and all change to 1.0
but
i cannot see any different in planeshift when i use --relight
and i use walktest in CS to test my map, and the shadow part is no completely dark now.

However, that only happen in CS not PS what should i do!?

[Nikodemus]

You should look for Sector settings(Scene) [third image from left at top]  in the "Overlay Interface" and there set ambient to like 0.5,0.5,0.5 maybe.

[Induane]

Aye, Nikodemus has it right, but here are some shots to make it easier.  This assumes you have the b2cs overlay interface working.

When you start out your screen will look something like this.  This is the default b2cs overlay screen.  The settings we're looking for are not here though. 


Now click on the Sector Settings button as Nikodemus suggested.  Follow the red arrow!


Now change the ambient setting from "none" to a value like: 

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0.3,0.3,0.3  - you need the commas and make sure there are no spaces.  While you're at it set the culler to Dynavis.  Its probably the one you want. When you are done it should look something like this:


And there you have it!  Ambient lighting!  You could give it a tint of color if you wanted to create some atmosphere.  The values 0.3,0.3,0.3 essentially mean 30% Red, 30% Green, and 30% Blue.  So considering that if you wanted a blueish hue to all the ambient lighting just set a value like 0.2,0.2,0.5 for instance.  Play with the values until you get something you like.

[ctlmo5]

Yes, that is exactly what i want. Thank you so much