When using the directional light with the atmosphere sun light checkbox set to true, the lighting does not show the normal sky box and night lighting is almost completely black. Is there anything that i can do about this?
This picture is supposed to be the light rotated to a nighttime scene with a moon
Try the suggested steps below to see if you can resolve your issue.
Steps to follow
Create a new default level.
Rotate the ‘Directional Light Actor’ to a degrees similar to the below image
Set the ‘Auto-Exposure’ within your Post Process Volume to Min Brightness 1.0 and Max Brightness 1.0 (If you don’t have a post process volume, add one).
Add a Skylight
Rebuild your scene using the ‘Build All’ option.
Modify the ‘Stars Brightness’ of the BP_SkySphere
Your scene should look something like the below image.