A GUIDE TO DYNAMIC LIGHTING

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A GUIDE TO DYNAMIC LIGHTING

Are your maps failing to render dynamic lighting? If so, you may be using an abundance of cumbersome pieces to render. Below is an extensive list weighing structural objects from all 3 forge environments. The monetary values allow you to equivalently exchange the pieces with another, just like trading. For example, 5 Struts are equivalent to 20 Blocks on average. This makes Struts very heavy in terms of processing lighting effects and makes Blocks quite friendly as you can use 4 times as many of them to produce the lighting effects you want.

In the context of the monetary values established here, each forge canvas has an invisible Dynamic Lighting budget of $11,575. If you go over this limit, lighting effects for your map will be disabled.

TOTAL INVISIBLE BUDGET FOR EACH FORGE MAP: $11,575

IMPACT
IMPACT
$25 – STATION CONSOLE
$1 – STATION, CORE
$100 – STATION, CORRIDOR
$25 – STATION, RAMP
$1 – STATION, 90
$25 – STATION, 45
$25 – STATION, 4 WAY LRG CAP
$25 – STATION, 4 WAY LRG
$100 – STATION, 4 WAY
$100 – STATION, T
$100 – STATION, AIRLOCK
$25 – STATION, TRANSITION
$100 – STATION, DOOR JAM
$100 – STATION, DOOR JAM 2
$1 – STATION, AIRLOCK, SML
$100 – UNSC TOWER
$100 – UNSC 2 STORY
$25 – UNSC 1 STORY
$100 – SILO 1
$100 – SILO 2
$25 – SILO 2, CLOSED
$25 – SILO 3
$1 – CENTRAL FLOOR CAP

BUILDING BLOCKS
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1
$2 – BLOCK, 1X1 FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL AND THIN
$25 – BLOCK, 1X2
$25 – BLOCK, 1X4
$25 – BLOCK, 2X1 FLAT
$2 – BLOCK, 2X2
$25 – BLOCK, 2X2, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 2X2, SHORT
$2 – BLOCK, 2X2, TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 2X3
$25 – BLOCK, 2X4
$25 – BLOCK, 3X1, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3, TALL
$2 – BLOCK, 3X4
$25 – BLOCK, 4X4
$2 – BLOCK, 4X4, FLAT
$2 – BLOCK, 4X4, SHORT
$100 – BLOCK, 4X4, TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 5X1, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 5X5 FLAT

BRIDGES AND PLATFORMS
$25 – BRIDGE, SMALL
$2 – BRIDGE, MEDIUM
$25 – BRIDGE, LARGE
$2 – BRIDGE, XLARGE
$25 – BRIDGE, DIAGONAL
$25 – BRIDGE, DIAG, SMALL
$100 – DISH
$100 – DISH, OPEN
$25 – CORNER, 45 DEGREES
$25 – CORNER, 2X2
$25 – CORNER, 4X4
$25 – LANDING PAD
$25 – PLATFORM, RAMPED
$100 – PLATFORM, LARGE
$100 – PLATFORM, XLARGE
$25 – CYLINDER, LARGE
$25 – Y CROSS
$25 – Y CROSS, LARGE
$100 – SNIPER NEST
$25 – STAIRCASE
$100 – WALKWAY, LARGE

BUILDINGS
$5 – BUNKER, SMALL
$5 – MAX – BUNKER, SMALL, COVERED
$5 – BUNKER, BOX
$100 – BUNKER, ROUND
$5 – BUNKER, RAMP
$5 – PYRAMID
$5 – TOWER, 2 STORY
$100 – TOWER, 3 STORY
$100 – TOWER, TALL
$100 – ROOM, DOUBLE
$5 – ROOM, TRIPLE

DECORATIVE
$4 – ANTENNA, SMALL
$100 – ANTENNA, SATELLITE
$25 – BRACE
$25 – BRACE, LARGE
$100 – BRACE, TUNNEL
$25 – COLUMN
$25 – COVER
$25 – COVER, CRENELLATION
$25 – COVER, GLASS
$25 – RAILING, SMALL
$25 – RAILING, MEDIUM
$100 – RAILING, LONG
$100 – TELEPORTER FRAME
$100 – STRUT
$100 – LARGE WALKWAY COVER

DOORS, WINDOWS, AND WALLS
$2 – DOOR
$25 – DOOR, DOUBLE
$25 – WINDOW
$25 – WINDOW, DOUBLE
$25 – WALL
$25 – WALL, DOUBLE
$25 – WALL, CORNER
$2 – WALL, CURVED
$25 – WALL, COLISEUM
$100 – WINDOW, COLISEUM
$25 – TUNNEL, SHORT
$100 – TUNNEL, LONG

INCLINES
$2 – BANK, 1X1
$2 – BANK, 1X2
$2 – BANK, 2X1
$2 – BANK, 2X2
$2 – RAMP, 1X2
$2 – RAMP, 1X2, SHALLOW
$2 – RAMP, 2X2
$2 – RAMP, 2X2, STEEP
$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, SMALL
$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, LARGE
$25 – RAMP, BRIDGE, SMALL
$25 – RAMP, BRIDGE, MEDIUM
$25 – RAMP, BRIDGE, LARGE
$2 – RAMP, XL
$25 – RAMP, STUNT

NATURAL
$1 – ROCK, SMALL
$1 – ROCK, FLAT
$1 – ROCK, MEDIUM 1
$1 – ROCK, MEDIUM 2
$1 – ROCK, SPIRE 1
$1 – ROCK SPIRE 2
$1 – ROCK SEASTACK

EROSION
EROSION
$25 – PIPE, 1X2
$2 – PIPE, 45
$2 – PIPE, CROSS
$2 – PIPE, CURVED
$2 – PIPE, END
$2 – PIPE, SLANTED
$2 – PIPE, Y

BUILDING BLOCKS
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1
$2 – BLOCK, 1X1, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL AND THIN
$25 – BLOCK, 1X2
$2 – BLOCK, 1X4
$25 – BLOCK, 2X1, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 2X2
$25 – BLOCK, 2X2, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 2X2, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 2X2, TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 2X3
$25 – BLOCK, 2X4
$25 – BLOCK, 3X1, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3 SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3, TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 3X4
$25 – BLOCK, 4X4
$25 – BLOCK, 4X4, FLAT
$100 – BLOCK, 4X4, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 4X4, TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 5X1, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 5X5, FLAT

BRIDGES AND PLATFORMS
$25 – BRIDGE, SMALL
$25 – BRIDGE, MEDIUM
$25 – BRIDGE, LARGE
$25 – BRIDGE, XLARGE
$25 – BRIDGE, DIAGONAL
$25 – BRIDGE, DIAG, SMALL
$25 – DISH
$25 – DISH, OPEN
$2 – CORNER 45 DEGREES
$25 – CORNER, 2X2
$2 – CORNER, 4X4
$25 – LANDING PAD
$25 – PLATFORM, RAMPED
$100 – PLATFORM, LARGE
$100 – PLATFORM, XLARGE
$100 – CYLINDER, LARGE
$25 – Y CROSS
$25 – Y CROSS, LARGE
$100 – SNIPER NEST
$100 – STAIRCASE
$100 – WALKWAY, LARGE

BUILDINGS
$5 – BUNKER, SMALL
$100 – BUNKER, SMALL, COVERED
$5 – BUNKER, BOX
$100 – BUNKER, ROUND
$5 – BUNKER, RAMP
$5 – PYRAMID
$100 – TOWER, 2 STORY
$100 – TOWER, 3 STORY
$100 – TOWER, TALL
$100 – ROOM, DOUBLE
$100 – ROOM, TRIPLE

DECORATIVE
$4 – ANTENNA, SMALL
$25 – ANTENNA, SATELLITE
$100 – BRACE
$100 – BRACE, LARGE
$100 – BRACE, TUNNEL
$25 – COLUMN
$25 – COVER
$25 – COVER, CRENELLATION
$25 – COVER, GLASS
$25 – RAILING, SMALL
$25 – RAILING, MEDIUM
$100 – RAILING, LONG
$100 – TELEPORTER FRAME
$100 – STRUT
$100 – LARGE WALKWAY COVER

DOORS, WINDOWS, AND WALLS
$25 – DOOR
$25 – DOOR, DOUBLE
$25 – WINDOW
$25 – WINDOW, DOUBLE
$25 – WALL
$25 – WALL, DOUBLE
$25 – WALL, CORNER
$25 – WALL, CURVED
$100 – WALL, COLISEUM
$100 – WINDOW, COLISEUM
$25 – TUNNEL, SHORT
$25 – TUNNEL, LONG

INCLINES
$1 – BANK, 1X1
$1 – BANK 1X2
$1 – BANK, 2X1
$1 – BANK 2X2
$1 – RAMP, 1X2
$1 – RAMP, 1X2, SHALLOW
$1 – RAMP, 2X2
$1 – RAMP, 2X2, STEEP
$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, SMALL
$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, LARGE
$25 – RAMP, BRIDGE, SMALL
$1 – RAMP, BRIDGE, MEDIUM
$25 – RAMP, BRIDGE, LARGE
$25 – RAMP, XL
$25 – RAMP, STUNT

NATURAL
$1 – ROCK, FLAT
$1 – ROCK, MEDIUM 1
$1 – ROCK, MEDIUM 2
$25 – ROCK, SEASTACK
$1 – ROCK, SMALL
$1 – ROCK, SPIRE 1
$1 – ROCK, SPIRE 2

RAVINE

RAVINE
$5 – ARTIFACT BASE
$100 – BASE 1
$100 – BASE 2, LEFT
$100 – BASE 2, RIGHT
$100 – BRIDGE WALL
$100 – CATWALK 1
$100 – CATWALK LIP

BUILDING BLOCKS
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1
$2 – BLOCK, 1X1, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL AND THIN
$25 – BLOCK, 1X2
$25 – BLOCK, 1X4
$25 – BLOCK, 2X1 FLAT
$2 – BLOCK, 2X2
$25 – BLOCK 2X2, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 2X2, SHORT
$2 – BLOCK, 2X2, TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 2X3
$25 – BLOCK, 2X4
$25 – BLOCK, 3X1, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 3X3, TALL
$2 – BLOCK, 3X4
$25 – BLOCK, 4X4
$2 – BLOCK, 4X4, FLAT
$2 – BLOCK, 4X4, SHORT
$100 – BLOCK, 4X4 TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 5X1, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 5X5, FLAT

BRIDGES AND PLATFORMS
$25 – BRIDGE, SMALL
$2 – BRIDGE, MEDIUM
$25 – BRIDGE, LARGE
$2 – BRIDGE, XLARGE
$25 – BRIDGE, DIAGONAL
$25 – BRIDGE, DIAG, SMALL
$100 – DISH
$100 – DISH, OPEN
$25 – CORNER, 45 DEGREES
$25 – CORNER, 2X2
$25 – CORNER, 4X4
$25 – LANDING PAD
$25 – PLATFORM, RAMPED
$100 – PLATFORM, LARGE
$100 – PLATFORM, XLARGE
$25 – CYLINDER, LARGE
$25 – Y CROSS
$25 – Y CROSS, LARGE
$100 – SNIPER NEST

BUILDINGS
$5 – BUNKER, SMALL
$5 – BUNKER, SMALL, COVERED
$5 – BUNKER, BOX
$100 – BUNKER, ROUND
$5 – BUNKER, RAMP
$5 – PYRAMID
$5 – TOWER, 2 STORY
$100 – TOWER, 3 STORY
$100 – TOWER, TALL
$100 – ROOM, DOUBLE
$5 – ROOM, TRIPLE

DECORATIVE
$4 – ANTENNA, SMALL
$100 – ANTENNA, SATELLITE
$25 – BRACE
$25 – BRACE, LARGE
$100 – BRACE, TUNNEL
$25 – COLUMN
$25 – COVER
$25 – COVER, CRENELLATION
$25 – COVER, GLASS
$25 – RAILING, SMALL
$25 – RAILING, MEDIUM
$100 – RAILING, LONG
$100 – TELEPORTER FRAME
$100 – STRUT
$100 – LARGE WALKWAY COVER

DOORS, WINDOWS, AND WALLS
$2 – DOOR
$25 – DOOR, DOUBLE
$25 – WINDOW
$25 – WINDOW, DOUBLE
$25 – WALL
$25 – WALL, DOUBLE
$25 – WALL, CORNER
$2 – WALL, CURVED
$25 – WALL, COLISEUM
$100 – WINDOW, COLISEUM
$25 – TUNNEL, SHORT
$100 – TUNNEL, LONG

INCLINES
$1 – BANK, 1X1
$1 – BANK, 1X2
$1 – BANK, 2X1
$1 – BANK, 2X2
$1 – RAMP, 1X2
$1 – RAMP, 1X2, SHALLOW
$1 – RAMP, 2X2
$1 – RAMP, 2X2, STEEP
$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, SMALL
$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, LARGE
$25 – RAMP, BRIDGE, SMALL
$25 – RAMP, BRIDGE, MEDIUM
$25 – RAMP, BRIDGE, LARGE
$2.3 – RAMP, XL
$25 – RAMP, STUNT

NATURAL
$25 – ROCK 1
$25 – ROCK 2
$25 – ROCK 3
$25 – ROCK 4

I've found that the three canvases are equal in terms of dynamic lighting capacity; each map can light 463 neutral pieces. The only difference is how cumbersome the pieces are. For example, the coliseum walls and brace large's on EROSION are very heavy and are used the most, which is why we've experienced the problem more frequently on that canvas.
 

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Thanks for posting it over here!

For everyone unsure if this is important, it really is. While having working lighting is important, avoiding "expensive" objects also helps to keep framerate down. Avoid expensive pieces at all costs
 
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Can someone please explain to me the properties of this characteristic? What does Dynamic Lighting mean? How does it effect gameplay, etc.? Where does money, currency, or whatever, come in? Thanks
 

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Can someone please explain to me the properties of this characteristic? What does Dynamic Lighting mean? How does it effect gameplay, etc.? Where does money, currency, or whatever, come in? Thanks
Well, Dynamic lighting is a special feature of halo 4. Basically its all the generated shadows you see everywhere. All it really does is help tone down the whiteness of the objects. It doesn't really effect gameplay unless people are to distracted by all the blinding white objects. So to me maps are really ugly with out dynamic lighting because everything is so white and boring. Now if you don't know but in the early weeks of halo 4, people were having problems where their maps' dynamic lighting would "break" or simply disappear after using a lot of pieces. So this thread explains that there is a hidden budget of $11,575 for dynamic lighting and this thread also puts a price on every piece that would effect the dynamic lighting. So my advice is to refrain to use the pieces in red text. Also i encourage people to use Ravine more than any other forge canvas because it has the least dynamic lighting effecting pieces. If you still need dynamic lighting help on this topic you can watch the video below.
 
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