Lighting changes when walking through hint brushes

Garry's Mod mapping
#1

Problem still not fixed!

Aaahh! A problem that I greatly need help with!
For some reason whenever I’m in game and walk through a doorway that has a hint face over it, the lighting changes slightly. This also happens if I look up at the sky. I sometimes even get a slight flash of light across my screen.

I’ve searched around for this problem quickly, but no luck. Need urgent help if ANYONE knows a solution!
Could it be to do with func_viscluster or maybe the HDR? You guys will get a new map of mine in a few days if this can be fixed now!

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6204/gmfalcon40006.jpg

Lighting suddenly clicks brighter, not slowly as HDR does.

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/9322/gmfalcon40007.jpg

Also… is there a way to create a displacement over a displacement without generating shadows. Such as a sandy and rocky hill over a sandy and grassy plain?
You can see an example of this in the first photo.

#2

It doesn’t seem to do it when HDR is turned off, so why is HDR causing problems with my hint brushes?
I need both of them. What can I do?

#3

Are you using color correction at all?

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Also try removing the hint

#4

I am using colour correction, but turning it off has no effect.

What do you mean THE hint? There are far more than just one.
I would have to remove every single one for it to have an effect, like I wrote, the light changes when passing through EVERY hint brush.

#5

Didn’t see this post, if hdr is causing it I don’t have any idea what would cause that, try updating your video drivers

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Check to see if you accidentally added 2 env_tonemaps. Just a thought.

#6

My map doesn’t have any env_tonemap’s.

I tried removing all the hint brushes and yet the light still buggers up when looking around or walking through doorways.

#7

Then where are you getting your hdr from?

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If it’s stock you’re using, try using a tonemap controller

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Env_tonemap_controller is the actual name iirc

#8

All you need for HDR is a light_environment and the HDR option checked on compiling.

I’ve used tonemaps before but I will add one and mess around with the HDR a bit, see what happens, I doubt anything as the problem is something to do with the visleafs.

#9

Yea try not using stock, and have the controller set to max 2.0 and min .8

#10

As I guessed, it didn’t help at all.
So many months put into a level that I can’t even release.

#11

Are you using a HDR skybox?

#12

I am indeed. Not 3D yet though.

#13

Have you tried copying everything to a new .vmf?

Maybe a compile log would help.

#14

I’m just going to make it non-HDR. It’s a shame, but I don’t think I can fix it.

#15

Post the compile log.

#16

I’ve been compiling it without HDR, so you wouldn’t notice the problem in the current logs.
I will re-compile it tomorrow with HDR and post that log.