# LIGHTNING BROKE AFTER LAST UPDATE

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/lightning-broke-after-last-update/2685564>\
**Category:** Issues and Bug Reporting\
**Tags:** fortnite-creative, unreal-editor-for-fortnite, fortnite\
**Created:** [December 17, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/lightning-broke-after-last-update/2685564 "2025-12-17T01:30:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![prod.alyx](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@prod.alyx](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/prod.alyx)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/lightning-broke-after-last-update/2685564/1 "2025-12-17T01:30:28Z")

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### Summary

> [@Lighting inside walls](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/lighting-inside-walls/2684954):
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> Summary When u build a box or a building whatever , inside it it will be NO LIGHT like u turned off lightning but its on in world settings, in game it looks fine but inside uefn u cant build environments wherm theres no light basically and looks so different to the game cause in game everything is good Please select what you are reporting on: Unreal Editor for Fortnite What Type of Bug are you experiencing? World Building Steps to Reproduce go to uefn, build a simple box with wall asstes → lo…

original report with all details attached please look in to it idk why you guys closed it

The lightnig in uefn became 100% dark inside buildings, in game iit became darker too since last update but like 50%darker in uefn its 100% DARK

a lot of people be reporting this problem if u did it on purpose please let me know  
but whyyyyyyyy if in uefn its like SO DARKKK and if u pull the ligths out to make it look good in uefn in game it will be ULTRA BRIGHT

### Please select what you are reporting on:

Unreal Editor for Fortnite

### What Type of Bug are you experiencing?

Assets

### Steps to Reproduce

go inside uefn build a box and look inside it will be 100% pure darkness, u can add lights but it still will be dark , lauch session and see how differnt it looks to uefn on the same settings preset

### Expected Result

Good lighting inside

### Observed Result

DARKNESS…

### Platform(s)

ALL

### Island Code

no code

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**Author:** ![prod.alyx](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@prod.alyx](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/prod.alyx)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/lightning-broke-after-last-update/2685564/2 "2025-12-17T01:31:19Z")

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a LOT of people reporting this PLEASE FIX IT its impossible to wortk with light iside uefn right now whe u have enabled global lightning

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**Author:** ![system](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/7/1/3/713c9d3f58553f0de89543d76a8a3a2779dc9fa4.png) [@system](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/lightning-broke-after-last-update/2685564/3 "2026-06-15T01:30:54Z")

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