Quote: "o and how do i add lightmaps. is it just adding the light markers? "
try turning your ambience all the way down and add lights manually, or you could set it to 10 ( moderatly dark, like mid-day afternoon ) if you dont want a creepy mood. then add your lights manually. one thing: dont make your lights come from nowhere, have a light entity and put the light next to it that way it looks like the light is coming from, uh, a light.
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