This is ticking me off! I follow the tutorials on lighting and colored lighting but i don't get the effects. What's up? Everywhere in my level theres is light and its bright. Please Help!

Do you have the fully lit option turned on? Go into the 3D preview, select options and uncheck "Fully Lit"
I hope it helps.

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A fake life is as black as coal.

Also, make sure you calculate the lighting, or it won't show up (press Ctrl + L after you make any lighting changes)

Hey, another newcomer. Welcome.

Lighting can definately be hard to get a handle on. It just takes practice. Right now I think your problem is probably what the others have mentioned. Also, colored lighting only works in Mysteries of the Sith, so if you are trying to use colored lighting in a Jedi Knight level it won't work.

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Have Lightsaber Will Travel

Thanx, I will try

Check the range on your light(s), also. If the little "light-range circle" doesn't touch any vertexes, your level will still be at full bright.

No Jipe, when he uses the calculate lighting command it should go all dark if there aren't any lights in range of any vertices.

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"Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand."
Have Lightsaber Will Travel

Oh yeah? Well get this! I have a room with solid color surfaces and no matter what I do it is fully lit, yet the other parts of the level are beautiful! What's with that!? Not only that, but the lights in the room have big gaps in between each one! I even tried deltin them!

What geo do you have on that solid colored mat's surface?

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"Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand."
Have Lightsaber Will Travel

make sure that the secter lighting isn't really bright or lit at all. ie, click on the secter that is fully lit and hit enter. a dialog should pop-up and it is on that.