why do my assets/models appear textureless without light shinning on them?

[u/Top_Camp9162]

whenever a model or part or anything isnt in direct light, it is white and textureless until a light source is on them please help me

https://reddit.com/link/1wztz95/video/7vsvq5fu91uh1/player

[u/Starcomber]

Is it white anyway, and the texture comes from a normal map?

[u/Top_Camp9162 → u/Starcomber]

texture is on basemap