# Why are my shadows disappearing after baking?

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**Category:** Programming & Scripting\
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**Created:** [January 17, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/why-are-my-shadows-disappearing-after-baking/414815 "2018-01-17T18:32:19Z")\
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Try increasing the lightmap resolution of your landscape (terrain).

BTW, this is a great reference for troubleshooting lights/shadows related issues:

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