# Objects can be seen in dark

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/objects-can-be-seen-in-dark/309029>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** light, unreal-engine, objects, Lightmap, question\
**Created:** [March 3, 2015, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/objects-can-be-seen-in-dark/309029 "2015-03-03T22:56:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![KieranChandler](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@KieranChandler](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/KieranChandler)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/objects-can-be-seen-in-dark/309029/9 "2015-03-05T16:22:27Z")

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I cant view the attachment for some reason. but i think the darkness you are referring to is because you have not built the lighting yet so there is no indirect lighting applied. you can either build the lighting or use light propagation volumes for dynamic global illumination.

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