diff --git a/meshers/cubic_mesher/voxel_mesher_cubic.cpp b/meshers/cubic_mesher/voxel_mesher_cubic.cpp
index 6db8c4c..c256469 100644
--- a/meshers/cubic_mesher/voxel_mesher_cubic.cpp
+++ b/meshers/cubic_mesher/voxel_mesher_cubic.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ void VoxelMesherCubic::set_ao_strength(float value) {
 	_ao_strength = value;
 }
 
+float VoxelMesherCubic::get_base_light_value() const {
+	return _base_light_value;
+}
+void VoxelMesherCubic::set_base_light_value(float value) {
+	_base_light_value = value;
+}
+
+
 void VoxelMesherCubic::_add_buffer(Ref<VoxelBuffer> buffer) {
 	buffer->generate_ao();
 
@@ -23,7 +31,7 @@ void VoxelMesherCubic::_add_buffer(Ref<VoxelBuffer> buffer) {
 	cube_points.instance();
 
 	float tile_uv_size = 1 / 4.0;
-	Color base_light(0.4, 0.4, 0.4);
+	Color base_light(_base_light_value, _base_light_value, _base_light_value);
 
 	for (int y = lod_size; y < y_size - lod_size; y += lod_size) {
 		for (int z = lod_size; z < z_size - lod_size; z += lod_size) {
@@ -88,6 +96,7 @@ void VoxelMesherCubic::_add_buffer(Ref<VoxelBuffer> buffer) {
 
 VoxelMesherCubic::VoxelMesherCubic() {
 	_ao_strength = 0.25;
+	_base_light_value = 0.5;
 }
 
 VoxelMesherCubic::~VoxelMesherCubic() {
@@ -99,4 +108,8 @@ void VoxelMesherCubic::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_ao_strength"), &VoxelMesherCubic::get_ao_strength);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_ao_strength", "value"), &VoxelMesherCubic::set_ao_strength);
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "ao_strength"), "set_ao_strength", "get_ao_strength");
+
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_base_light_value"), &VoxelMesherCubic::get_base_light_value);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_base_light_value", "value"), &VoxelMesherCubic::set_base_light_value);
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "base_light_value"), "set_base_light_value", "get_base_light_value");
 }
diff --git a/meshers/cubic_mesher/voxel_mesher_cubic.h b/meshers/cubic_mesher/voxel_mesher_cubic.h
index 3983f4c..a1b9101 100644
--- a/meshers/cubic_mesher/voxel_mesher_cubic.h
+++ b/meshers/cubic_mesher/voxel_mesher_cubic.h
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ public:
 	float get_ao_strength() const;
 	void set_ao_strength(float value);
 
+	float get_base_light_value() const;
+	void set_base_light_value(float value);
+
 	void _add_buffer(Ref<VoxelBuffer> buffer);
 
 	VoxelMesherCubic();
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 	float _ao_strength;
+	float _base_light_value;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/world/voxel_chunk.cpp b/world/voxel_chunk.cpp
index 9a05a8f..6f5ffef 100644
--- a/world/voxel_chunk.cpp
+++ b/world/voxel_chunk.cpp
@@ -143,12 +143,7 @@ void VoxelChunk::build() {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!_library.is_valid());
 
 	if (!_mesher.is_valid()) {
-		call("_create_mesher");
-
-		ERR_FAIL_COND(!_mesher.is_valid());
-
-		_mesher->set_lod_size(get_lod_size());
-		_mesher->set_voxel_scale(get_voxel_scale());
+		create_mesher();
 	}
 
 	_mesher->set_library(_library);
@@ -176,6 +171,15 @@ void VoxelChunk::build() {
 	}
 }
 
+void VoxelChunk::create_mesher() {
+	call("_create_mesher");
+
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(!_mesher.is_valid());
+
+	_mesher->set_lod_size(get_lod_size());
+	_mesher->set_voxel_scale(get_voxel_scale());
+}
+
 void VoxelChunk::_create_mesher() {
 	_mesher = Ref<VoxelMesher>(memnew(VoxelMesherCubic()));
 }
@@ -487,6 +491,8 @@ void VoxelChunk::_bind_methods() {
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("clear"), &VoxelChunk::clear);
 
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("create_mesher"), &VoxelChunk::create_mesher);
+
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("draw_debug_voxels", "max"), &VoxelChunk::draw_debug_voxels, DEFVAL(Color(1, 1, 1)));
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("draw_debug_voxel_lights"), &VoxelChunk::draw_debug_voxel_lights);
 }
diff --git a/world/voxel_chunk.h b/world/voxel_chunk.h
index 1ecbc29..47aa664 100644
--- a/world/voxel_chunk.h
+++ b/world/voxel_chunk.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public:
 
 	Ref<VoxelBuffer> get_buffer() const;
 
+	void create_mesher();
 	void _create_mesher();
 
 	void finalize_mesh();