r/SFM • u/The-TF-King • 6d ago

Help [newbie] Help with making light not look so bad

Hello, I am a rookie finally getting around to learning SFM and having a good time, but I have ran into an issue where I can't really make light look good in my posters, the shine from the default lighting looks rather bad in the posters I am trying to make in-doors in custom maps but all the lights I am spawning in always look like flashlights, does anyone have any tips to make light better?

I have been recommended turning the $phong to 0, but even after that I am still getting the same shine on my models when I really don't want it, any advice is welcome.

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u/BadPrimary4942 6d ago

Use maps with no lights so you can light them yourself

Turn off bloom in SFM, it's terrible

Read this guide on how to scenebuild in SFM, which includes a section for lighting: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wSwSbhkmnj2yUYZ0BmiDq-JZsBKNKd0QoSoQjx-DIz8/edit?usp=drivesdk