can you make a bsp that just has the lights integrated as part of the bsp (Meaning) not a render only plane that is separate from the rest of the model. I have never done this before and don't want to model it that way before i know. For some reason, when i am doing it as a render only plane i am getting this

"a surface clipped to no leaves "

it is set apart form other planes a bit as it should be a=so i don't know why it isn't working

Post a better pic, I cannot see anything the way you showed it.

Surface clipped to no leaves is a lightmap failure. The reason why is there are either deleted vertices, leaving invisible faces overlap the other faces. A simple fix would be recreate the face, or make it planar, or just move the vertex around. Press alt x to view 50% opacity, and you will see it.

did that and recreated but it didn't work. Could it be a problem with the exporter. I am using the ghosts jms exporter, but i highly doubt that is the problem

Just use scenery for lights...

I was told a while back that that sucks. Or have i been told wrong.

You have not.
Few good light scenery have been made, and they only work in the immediate area of where it was placed.

that's what i was told i think. But can i instead of just making the planes for lighting separated from the main model and render only, just have them connected and keep the collision? It may look a little weird but this is mainly just for a bitmap testing map.