Lighting a map properly ideas?

[Armored Cow]

Indeed, learn how to use box light, it will save you some time, nerves and will make map more "playable". I've learned that lesson today... It helps you lit up whole rooms evenly, which can fake interior light, making "small light sources" (like torches, candles, etc) a bit stronger, at least in eyes of player.

Well actually if you use the technique given in the light tutorial on the wiki, you can make "tinderbox-able" light sources brighter by tying them to a point light.