# Only the character square is visible. Very dark lighting everywhere

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/only-the-character-square-is-visible-very-dark-lighting-everywhere/15277>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [April 15, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/only-the-character-square-is-visible-very-dark-lighting-everywhere/15277 "2018-04-15T21:09:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Chewbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Chewbacon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chewbacon)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/only-the-character-square-is-visible-very-dark-lighting-everywhere/15277/1 "2018-04-15T21:09:14Z")

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I was in my base. I disassembled a dresser. I used the advanced inventory to move the dresser materials out of the way. When I closed the advanced inventory menu, the only thing visble on the player map (not the overmap) is the character tile. The Lighting says Very Dark no matter what time of day it is, or if I am outdoors or indoors. Turning on the cranial flashlight doesn’t change anything. I have slept, restarted the game, and nothing changes. I’m roughly 200 days in on this character. Can this be fixed?

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**Author:** ![Coolthulhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/coolthulhu/32/2446_2.png) [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/only-the-character-square-is-visible-very-dark-lighting-everywhere/15277/2 "2018-04-15T22:35:39Z")

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Post save  
Looks like a bug in lighting calculations.

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**Author:** ![Chewbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Chewbacon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chewbacon)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/only-the-character-square-is-visible-very-dark-lighting-everywhere/15277/3 "2018-04-15T23:40:33Z")

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I am not smart. How do I post a save file?

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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/only-the-character-square-is-visible-very-dark-lighting-everywhere/15277/4 "2018-04-16T05:52:35Z")

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Go to `\save` folder, put folder with broken world to archive (i.e. zip it), then upload archive to some file upload service (e.g. Dropbox) and post link here.

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**Author:** ![darktoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@darktoes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/darktoes)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 6:20am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/only-the-character-square-is-visible-very-dark-lighting-everywhere/15277/5 "2018-04-16T06:20:56Z")

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Probably not worth mentioning, but have you accidentally activated the glare compensator CBM? Or put on a blindfold? Also, do you have any weird statuses that could be causing it?

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**Author:** ![Chewbacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@Chewbacon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Chewbacon)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 11:07am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/only-the-character-square-is-visible-very-dark-lighting-everywhere/15277/6 "2018-04-16T11:07:48Z")

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@darktoes It was the optical dampening CBM. I don’t even remember installing it, let alone turning it on. Thanks everyone!

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**Author:** ![darktoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@darktoes](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/darktoes)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/only-the-character-square-is-visible-very-dark-lighting-everywhere/15277/7 "2018-04-16T11:08:48Z")

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Yay I did something right today!

_Cries in calculus_