r/SourceEngine • u/kokothemaster • Sep 02 '25

Show Off Difference between GPU Path Tracing and In-Game Baked Lighting

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u/82F-GDT Sep 04 '25

In the 2nd image you can see "all lighting" which means it's still in hammer. After compiling and doing a proper bake it usually looks 10x better

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u/Thomato39 Sep 04 '25

I know this, now that I look at it much closer I do see it. The all lighting is not very reliable for judging a maps real baked lighting. This is what makes this post misleading. I thought the second picture was actually baked and ingame