First load results in dark scene

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Hello there :slight_smile:

I’m testing some simple stuff with BabylonJS (within a React app), and right now I’m playing around with custom models and shadows. However, I’m facing an issue that when the scene is loaded, it actually displays a totally dark scene.

However, when developing, if I change the file, the hot reload triggers and, in this case, the scene loads correctly. The script is actually very simple, so I’m not really sure what I’m doing wrong.

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Recording 2022-09-23 at 14.17.10

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As you can see, nothing really special, small script, the model is just a plane with a texture.
I suppose it’s not React, as the other scripts/models do not have this issue. If someone can unblock me I would be grateful :pray:

Thanks in advance !

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Hey,
I don’t know why but the
shadowGenerator.addShadowCaster(plane, false);
is causing the issue

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This is kind of expected as you have only one plane casting shadow on itself so you need to set your bias properly but in any case having a plane casting shadow to itself is a perf drain as you are sure it will never be in shadow :slight_smile:

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Thanks to both of you !
As expected, it’s just a stupid mistake from me :sweat_smile: I learned something today :smile:

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