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Legacy GM How would I go about making these shadows better?

Hi, again! I'd like to know if it's possible to make any object that has a shadow cast over it to be also dark.
Here's what it looks like at the moment:
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What I would like to do is make objects and whatnot that is in the shadow darker. It all looks weird at the moment.
Any suggestions or tips on how I could do this? I'm kind of trying to experiment with lighting and such, so anything would be helpful. I've tried messing with depth but that didn't change anything.

If need be, I can provide the code I have so far.
 

woods

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not having any idea on how you are drawing your shadow... can only make guesses and shoot in the dark ;o)

crude way to darken areas.. obj_mask with a low alpha, drawn over the shadowed object or unseen area..
set the mask object's alpha to a low % .. if its too light, raise the % until it looks better.


(in general its always a good idea to show your code that you are working with.. this allows others to help easier)
 
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