Common lighting issues#

Real-time lighting#

• Only some of the lights on a surface are visible.
• A surface isn't lit consistently.
• An object is entirely black.
• Some sides of my objects are completely black.

Lightmaps#

• Official lightmapping troubleshooting guide.
• Steps to bake lighting.

Shadows - Realtime#

• A light is not casting shadows.

Inspector#

• Some Light settings are missing.