New Level only lit in Gamemode (UE5 - Basics problem)

I am trying to learn basics in UE5 following this tutorial (correct timestamp): Unreal Engine 5 Beginner Tutorial - UE5 Starter Course 2022 - YouTube
However, I do not have the BuiltData to put in my folder. And when I create a new Level and drag-in the directional light, my scene stays dark - only when viewed in gamemode I can see a lit scene. Also, when I go into the landscape mode, the circle for sculpting the landscape only shows with gamemmode enabled.

Hey @Sariel2, welcome to the community!

Did you check the description for downloadable content to follow along? That’s pretty common with this stuff. Also, you can click “Build” to get that build data yourself, but I bet they want it to be exactly the same as the tutorial.

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Thank you. I found that the problem had nothing to do with the lighting itself. I needed to do Alt+L to show the Landscape, this hadn’t been activated on default.

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