# I'm lightmass stumped

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**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [September 7, 2016, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/im-lightmass-stumped/73097 "2016-09-07T09:01:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_Hobson](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Tim\_Hobson](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Tim_Hobson)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/im-lightmass-stumped/73097/5 "2016-09-07T12:48:01Z")

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As some have already mentioned you’ll want to increase the lightmap resolution for your mesh and depending on the quality level needed altering your UVs to better accomodate lightmapping may be in order as well.

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