Model Shadow

[gamecreator]

Seems like this may have come up before but I can't find a solution on the forums or the documentation.

 

I load a map with a default light. The trees and brush and CSG cast shadows correctly. But when I load a model via code, it does not. I've made sure that in the editor the materials are set to cast shadows and the model has a shadow shader and I set the model's SetShadowMode to Light::Dynamic via code right after I load the model. What could I be missing?

[Haydenmango]

The only thing I can think of is that your Light is only casting Static shadows. Try to set it to Static+Dynamic or Static+Dynamic+Buffered (if it isn't already), I'm not sure what could be wrong other than that.

[gamecreator]

Great thought. It was static before so I switched it but the moving model still doesn't cast shadows.

 

I did throw the model into the scene just as a sanity check and the standing model does cast a shadow, both in the editor and in the game. The model is parented to a pivot which is a character controller but that shouldn't matter, right?

[nick.ace]

The pivot should also have the same lighting properties. All children inherit the lighting properties of the parent. Maybe this is happening?

[gamecreator]

Wow. It was the pivot. When I did

 

pivot->SetShadowMode(Light::Dynamic);

 

the shadow came on (regardless of if I did it with the model itself). Very interesting. I don't remember this being needed before but my memory isn't what it once was.

 

Thanks guys.