Advanced lighting on or off doesn't seem to make a difference. Here's an example:
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You can see my front is illuminated, but none of the terrain is.
Sometimes I do get this:
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Which is more what I expect. It seems to depend on where I'm standing, and unfortunately some zones don't work well at all.