Why doesnt FUNC_BRUSH cast shadows?!

[brisck1]

I need to know why, even though there is an option for it to do so, will my func_brush entities not cast shadows?

they can recieve them fine which is odd, and are lit beautifully. I know there are other ways to block light to create shadows, but at the moment me and my coder are trying to find a brush basd entity which can not only recieve shadows but also cast them too.

Any ideas where im going wrong?

 

[AgentXen]

because they can be moved, and source has ray-traced shadows not dynamic.
I find it easier to just make models.

 

[StardogChampion]

func_detail?

 

[Ennui]

I don't know, but I'd kill to have you map for either of the mods I'm working on

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Isn't there an entity or texture that blocks light? I know one of the Valve example maps (Possibly the Ravenholme one) uses it.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[Osilo]

You're correct Angry Lawyer, it's tools/toolsblocklight. I've been using it a lot lately for a mod i'm creating.