# Shadow problem | Help!

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadow-problem-help/2641220>\
**Category:** Rendering\
**Tags:** shadows-problem, unreal-engine\
**Created:** [August 14, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadow-problem-help/2641220 "2025-08-14T06:05:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![zack33](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@zack33](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/zack33)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadow-problem-help/2641220/1 "2025-08-14T06:05:35Z")

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hey there guys for some reason my games shadow are weird, the lights are set on movement not static.

 ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/f/6/d/f6ded3711f5af72056feb19ee3f2f72d1375a2c6.jpeg)

Those are the lights in the map:

 ![image](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/3/0/b3088eb137c04f77765626a14a1043ac3ee822fc.png)

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**Author:** ![Arkiras](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/arkiras/32/1008648_2.png) [@Arkiras](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Arkiras)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadow-problem-help/2641220/2 "2025-08-14T13:59:00Z")

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This is distance field ambient occlusion, you can tweak the settings in the skylight or just disable it completely by turning cast shadows off in the skylight.

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**Author:** ![jblackwell](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@jblackwell](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/jblackwell)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2025, 2:12pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadow-problem-help/2641220/3 "2025-08-14T14:12:45Z")

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To add on a bit, take a look at what your SDF/GDF looks like in the visualization options. If it’s super blobby and low-res, that may be contributing to the strangeness of the look.

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**Author:** ![zack33](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@zack33](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/zack33)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/shadow-problem-help/2641220/4 "2025-08-15T12:04:08Z")

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Wow that was quick thank you guys very much!