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A lightmap is a bitmap that contains lighting values for the levels in many BSP engines.

These are additively combined by the engine with the game's textures to create the appearance of a level lit by global illumination, or radiosity.

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-A [[lightmap]] is a bitmap that contains lighting values for the levels in [[Half-Life]] and [[Half-Life 2]]. These are additively combined by the engine with the game's textures to create the appearance of a level lit by global illumination, or [[radiosity]].
+A [[lightmap]] is a bitmap that contains lighting values for the levels in many [[BSP]] engines.
+These are additively combined by the engine with the game's textures to create the appearance of a level lit by global illumination, or [[radiosity]].
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