UE3 - UT3 Static meshes don't show shadows

[thescala]

hey guys hope you can help me with this. i made a map completely custom with my own meshes. when i import them into unreal, there is no shadows from the meshes when a light is shining on it. in fact, there isnt even a shadow being cast on the unreal meshes, the only time a shadow is being cast is when there is a BSP brush in the scene, what am i doing wrong.

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[Wormbo]

Did you rebuild?

 

[plugh]

Make sure you have Cast Shadows set to true in the mesh properties, then try increasing the Lightmap Resolution in the Surface Properties of the BSP which is accepting the shadow (lowering the number increases the resolution on BSP).

If you're projecting onto Static Meshes, here's a nice tutorial from Hourences explaining more about how lightmaps work : http://www.hourences.com/book/tutorialsue3lightmap.htm

 

[thescala]

Well i followed his directions exactly and im still having problems with the shadows. They still only show up before i build the level and after i build they dissapear. This @#$%^&* sucks.

 

[Bi()ha2arD]

if they disappear after build you have to turn up the lightmap resolution on the floor (meaning a smaller number)
and as you are using dynamic lights: maybe you disabled them ingame?