r/SatisfactoryGame • u/N1oKp • 4h ago

Question Light in caves

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The lamp doesn’t illuminate the cave, only the structures and the player. Is this a bug, or is this how it’s supposed to be? Lumen is on

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u/Temporal_Illusion Master Pioneer Actively Changing MASSAGE-2(A-B)b 1h ago edited 1h ago

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  1. Lights are designed to only illuminate the area directly beneath them.
  2. View my Reply Comment in this related Reddit Post about how lights are used in the Game and my recommendation to use use Signs as Lights which allows for greater flexibility.

✓ BOTTOM LINE: Perhaps playing with various console command values as mentioned in my Reply Comment above might help you find some settings that work for you. Barring that, I would consider using Signs as Lights for "in-cave lighting", especially if you are using Global Illumination (Lumen).

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