Started game today and spending quite a bit of time getting settings just right Tried CPU shadows - looked good Then tried GPU - nice switched between the 2 a couple times to compare but now i have both running at the same time - 2 shadows for everything is a little too much clicked no shadows then back to GPU but still got both - tried the other way around logged out and in same problem restarted computer then game with same problem how do i clear this?
It sounds like you might have somehow gotten torch shadows turned on. There are check boxes for torch shadows with both the GPU & CPU shadows, uncheck those boxes & you should only see the one set (whichever one you prefer). GPU one is called point light shadows, CPU is CPU torch shadows. You will have to make sure you have hit the advanced options (button in the upper right) to see all the options you have for shadows though.
thank-you that does seem to be it i was convinced it could not be "torches" since i was getting the 2 shadows in broad daylight, well out in the open weird
You have a personal torch. I forget what the default to toggle it on and off is, but it functions as if your character is carrying a light when it is on. Time of day doesn't matter for that one.
Following up on what Finora said: lamp toggle is alt-L [really, really handy to use when you are in a snowy zone :^) ].
