I've done a search on this, but apparently nobody likes the Tantive models .

I noticed the Tantive tech room, and only the tech room, is a lot darker ingame than it is in Tipam's MSH Viewer. I've done a reskin for it for my map, to make it darker (match the rest of the ship). Looking in the MSH Viewer, it looks like I thought it would, navy blue with a silver trim. However, ingame, it looks pitch black. Maybe pictures could describe this better:

This is what it looks like in the MSH Viewer: This is ingame: This is a reference shot of the hallway just outside, because both models use tan4_bldg_front_deck02.tga. Is there a way to make the ingame techroom brighter? Is there a specific file or code somewhere that makes it this way?

you can change the texturname of the mesh via hexediting, then you can use seperate textures for hall and techroom (and a brighter one for the techroom)tutorial in the everything you need thread (how to you same model with different texture)

i looked through the .odf and there are no attached lights so the best bet i can tell you is to add a light manually in ZE specifically a white omni light in the room that should brighten it up.

the omni light is a circle and i suggest the rgb values being 255 255 255

Ok, I will try both ways to see which works best. Thanks Yank and Duck.

EDIT: Lighting is sweet! I just have one question, is there a limit to the number of spot-type lights I can use in a map?

Yes there is a limit to lighting. If you add too many they will begin to flicker. I don't know the exact number but it's around 6-8.

The tantive msh is probably vertex lit, dark in some spots, lit on the monitors.

Yes, the screens have a creepy green glow on the sides. I'll have to research what vertex lighting is though.