Editing Games:Halo 4/Forge/Guides & Tutorials/Dynamic Lighting

'''A GUIDE TO DYNAMIC LIGHTING'''

Are your maps failing to render dynamic lighting?  If so, you may be using an abundance of unoptimized pieces causing stress on the lighting engine.  I've found a way for you to be smarter and more efficient with you piece usage to maintain desired lighting effects.  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

<div style="text-align: center">'''RAVINE'''</div>
<div class="spoiler">RAVINE
$5     – ARTIFACT BASE
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BASE 1
$100 – BASE 2, LEFT
$100 – BASE 2, RIGHT
$100 – BRIDGE WALL
$100 – CATWALK 1
$100 – CATWALK LIP</span>

'''BUILDING BLOCKS'''
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2   – BLOCK, 1X1, FLAT</span>
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, SHORT
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL
$25 – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL AND THIN
$25 – BLOCK, 1X2
$25 – BLOCK, 1X4
$25 – BLOCK, 2X1 FLAT
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2   – BLOCK, 2X2</span>
$25 – BLOCK 2X2, FLAT
$25 – BLOCK, 2X2, SHORT
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2   – BLOCK, 2X2, TALL</span>
$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
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2   – BLOCK,  3X4</span>
$25 – BLOCK, 4X4
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2   – BLOCK, 4X4, FLAT
$2   – BLOCK, 4X4, SHORT</span>
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BLOCK, 4X4 TALL</span>
$25  – BLOCK, 5X1, SHORT
$25  – BLOCK, 5X5, FLAT

'''BRIDGES AND PLATFORMS'''
$25   – BRIDGE, SMALL
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BRIDGE, MEDIUM</span>
$25   – BRIDGE, LARGE
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BRIDGE, XLARGE</span>
$25   – BRIDGE, DIAGONAL
$25   – BRIDGE, DIAG, SMALL
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – DISH
$100 – DISH, OPEN</span>
$25   – CORNER, 45 DEGREES
$25   – CORNER, 2X2
$25   – CORNER, 4X4
$25   – LANDING PAD
$25   – PLATFORM, RAMPED
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – PLATFORM, LARGE
$100 – PLATFORM, XLARGE</span>
$25   – CYLINDER, LARGE
$25   – Y CROSS
$25   – Y CROSS, LARGE
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – SNIPER NEST</span>

'''BUILDINGS'''
$5     – BUNKER, SMALL
$5     – BUNKER, SMALL, COVERED
$5     – BUNKER, BOX
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BUNKER, ROUND</span>
$5     – BUNKER, RAMP
$5     – PYRAMID
$5     – TOWER, 2 STORY
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – TOWER, 3 STORY
$100 – TOWER, TALL
$100 – ROOM, DOUBLE</span>
$5     – ROOM, TRIPLE

'''DECORATIVE'''
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$4     – ANTENNA, SMALL</span>
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – ANTENNA, SATELLITE</span>
$25   – BRACE
$25   – BRACE, LARGE
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BRACE, TUNNEL</span>
$25   – COLUMN
$25   – COVER
$25   – COVER, CRENELLATION
$25   – COVER, GLASS
$25   – RAILING, SMALL
$25   – RAILING, MEDIUM
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – RAILING, LONG
$100 – TELEPORTER FRAME
$100 – STRUT
$100 – LARGE WALKWAY COVER</span>

'''DOORS, WINDOWS, AND WALLS'''
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – DOOR</span>
$25   – DOOR, DOUBLE
$25   – WINDOW
$25   – WINDOW, DOUBLE
$25   – WALL
$25   – WALL, DOUBLE
$25   – WALL, CORNER
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – WALL, CURVED</span>
$25   – WALL, COLISEUM
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – WINDOW, COLISEUM</span>
$25   – TUNNEL, SHORT
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – TUNNEL, LONG</span>

'''INCLINES'''
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$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</span>
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, SMALL
$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, LARGE</span>
$25   – RAMP, BRIDGE, SMALL
$25   – RAMP, BRIDGE, MEDIUM
$25   – RAMP, BRIDGE, LARGE
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2.3  – RAMP, XL</span>
$25   – RAMP, STUNT

'''NATURAL'''
$25 – ROCK 1
$25 – ROCK 2
$25 – ROCK 3
$25 – ROCK 4
</div>

<div style="text-align: center">'''IMPACT'''</div>
'''<div class="spoiler">'''IMPACT'''
$25   – STATION CONSOLE
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$1     – STATION, CORE</span>
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – STATION, CORRIDOR</span>
$25   – STATION, RAMP
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$1     – STATION, 90</span>
$25   – STATION, 45
$25   – STATION, 4 WAY LRG CAP
$25   – STATION, 4 WAY LRG
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – STATION, 4 WAY
$100 – STATION, T
$100 – STATION, AIRLOCK</span>
$25   – STATION, TRANSITION
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – STATION, DOOR JAM
$100 – STATION, DOOR JAM 2</span>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$1     – STATION, AIRLOCK, SML</span>
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – UNSC TOWER
$100 – UNSC 2 STORY</span>
$25   – UNSC 1 STORY
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – SILO 1
$100 – SILO 2</span>
$25   – SILO 2, CLOSED
$25   – SILO 3
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$1     – CENTRAL FLOOR CAP</span>

BUILDING BLOCKS
$25   – BLOCK, 1X1
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BLOCK, 1X1 FLAT</span>
$25   – BLOCK, 1X1, SHORT
$25   – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL
$25   – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL AND THIN
$25   – BLOCK, 1X2
$25   – BLOCK, 1X4
$25   – BLOCK, 2X1 FLAT
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BLOCK, 2X2</span>
$25   – BLOCK, 2X2, FLAT
$25   – BLOCK, 2X2, SHORT
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BLOCK, 2X2, TALL</span>
$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
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BLOCK, 3X4</span>
$25   – BLOCK, 4X4
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BLOCK, 4X4, FLAT
$2     – BLOCK, 4X4, SHORT</span>
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BLOCK, 4X4, TALL</span>
$25   – BLOCK, 5X1, SHORT
$25   – BLOCK, 5X5 FLAT

BRIDGES AND PLATFORMS
$25   – BRIDGE, SMALL
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BRIDGE, MEDIUM</span>
$25   – BRIDGE, LARGE
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BRIDGE, XLARGE</span>
$25   – BRIDGE, DIAGONAL
$25   – BRIDGE, DIAG, SMALL
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – DISH
$100 – DISH, OPEN</span>
$25   – CORNER, 45 DEGREES
$25   – CORNER, 2X2
$25   – CORNER, 4X4
$25   – LANDING PAD
$25   – PLATFORM, RAMPED
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – PLATFORM, LARGE
$100 – PLATFORM, XLARGE</span>
$25   – CYLINDER, LARGE
$25   – Y CROSS
$25   – Y CROSS, LARGE
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – SNIPER NEST</span>
$25   – STAIRCASE
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – WALKWAY, LARGE</span>

BUILDINGS
$5     – BUNKER, SMALL
$5     – MAX – BUNKER, SMALL, COVERED
$5     – BUNKER, BOX
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BUNKER, ROUND</span>
$5     – BUNKER, RAMP
$5     – PYRAMID
$5     – TOWER, 2 STORY
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – TOWER, 3 STORY
$100 – TOWER, TALL
$100 – ROOM, DOUBLE</span>
$5     – ROOM, TRIPLE

DECORATIVE
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$4     – ANTENNA, SMALL</span>
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – ANTENNA, SATELLITE</span>
$25   – BRACE
$25   – BRACE, LARGE
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BRACE, TUNNEL</span>
$25   – COLUMN
$25   – COVER
$25   – COVER, CRENELLATION
$25   – COVER, GLASS
$25   – RAILING, SMALL
$25   – RAILING, MEDIUM
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – RAILING, LONG
$100 – TELEPORTER FRAME
$100 – STRUT
$100 – LARGE WALKWAY COVER</span>

DOORS, WINDOWS, AND WALLS
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – DOOR</span>
$25   – DOOR, DOUBLE
$25   – WINDOW
$25   – WINDOW, DOUBLE
$25   – WALL
$25   – WALL, DOUBLE
$25   – WALL, CORNER
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – WALL, CURVED</span>
$25   – WALL, COLISEUM
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – WINDOW, COLISEUM</span>
$25   – TUNNEL, SHORT
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – TUNNEL, LONG</span>

INCLINES
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$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</span>
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, SMALL
$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, LARGE</span>
$25   – RAMP, BRIDGE, SMALL
$25   – RAMP, BRIDGE, MEDIUM
$25   – RAMP, BRIDGE, LARGE
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – RAMP, XL</span>
$25   – RAMP, STUNT

NATURAL
<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$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</span>
</div>
'''
<div style="text-align: center">'''EROSION'''</div>
'''<div class="spoiler">'''EROSION'''
$25 – PIPE, 1X2
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2   – PIPE, 45
$2   – PIPE, CROSS
$2   – PIPE, CURVED
$2   – PIPE, END
$2   – PIPE, SLANTED
$2   – PIPE, Y</span>'''

BUILDING BLOCKS
$25   – BLOCK, 1X1
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BLOCK, 1X1, FLAT</span>'''
$25   – BLOCK, 1X1, SHORT
$25   – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL
$25   – BLOCK, 1X1, TALL AND THIN
$25   – BLOCK, 1X2
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – BLOCK, 1X4</span>'''
$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
'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BLOCK, 4X4, SHORT</span>'''
$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
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – CORNER 45 DEGREES</span>'''
$25   – CORNER, 2X2
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$2     – CORNER, 4X4</span>'''
$25   – LANDING PAD
$25   – PLATFORM, RAMPED
'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – PLATFORM, LARGE
$100 – PLATFORM, XLARGE
$100 – CYLINDER, LARGE</span>'''
$25   – Y CROSS
$25   – Y CROSS, LARGE
'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – SNIPER NEST
$100 – STAIRCASE
$100 – WALKWAY, LARGE</span>'''

BUILDINGS
$5     – BUNKER, SMALL
'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BUNKER, SMALL, COVERED</span>'''
$5     – BUNKER, BOX
'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BUNKER, ROUND</span>'''
$5     – BUNKER, RAMP
$5     – PYRAMID
'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – TOWER, 2 STORY
$100 – TOWER, 3 STORY
$100 – TOWER, TALL
$100 – ROOM, DOUBLE
$100 – ROOM, TRIPLE</span>'''

DECORATIVE
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$4     – ANTENNA, SMALL</span>'''
$25   – ANTENNA, SATELLITE
'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – BRACE
$100 – BRACE, LARGE
$100 – BRACE, TUNNEL</span>'''
$25   – COLUMN
$25   – COVER
$25   – COVER, CRENELLATION
$25   – COVER, GLASS
$25   – RAILING, SMALL
$25   – RAILING, MEDIUM
'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – RAILING, LONG
$100 – TELEPORTER FRAME
$100 – STRUT
$100 – LARGE WALKWAY COVER</span>'''

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
'''<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – WALL, COLISEUM
$100 – WINDOW, COLISEUM</span>'''
$25   – TUNNEL, SHORT
$25   – TUNNEL, LONG

INCLINES
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$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</span>
<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, SMALL
$100 – RAMP, CIRCULAR, LARGE</span>'''
$25   – RAMP, BRIDGE, SMALL
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$1     – RAMP, BRIDGE, MEDIUM</span>'''
$25   – RAMP, BRIDGE, LARGE
$25   – RAMP, XL
$25   – RAMP, STUNT

NATURAL
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$1    – ROCK, FLAT
$1    – ROCK, MEDIUM 1
$1    – ROCK, MEDIUM 2</span>'''
$25  – ROCK, SEASTACK
'''<span style="color: rgb(0, 128, 0)">$1    – ROCK, SMALL
$1    – ROCK, SPIRE 1
$1    – ROCK, SPIRE 2</span>'''</div>'''

'''
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.

Author''' - Warholic
'''Source''' - [https://www.forgehub.com/threads/a-guide-to-dynamic-lighting.142634/ https://www.forgehub.com/threads/a-guide-to-dynamic-lighting.142634/]