Geforce4 claimed 8 lights but i noticed a performance hit after 5.
8 is DX MAX... using 5 lights is overkill, you should never use more than 2-3 active real-time lights at the same time (if you want reasonable fps).
The forum is locked. These are the original blitzbasic.com forums, kept so they can still be read. No new topics, replies or edits can be made here. To join in, head over to the Blitz3D+ forums.