diff --git a/include/common/settings.hh b/include/common/settings.hh
index 513752dd..674502ee 100644
--- a/include/common/settings.hh
+++ b/include/common/settings.hh
@@ -640,6 +640,30 @@ protected:
 
 public:
     using setting_vec3::setting_vec3;
+
+    // allow mangle to only specify pitch, or pitch yaw
+    bool parse(const std::string &settingName, parser_base_t &parser, source source) override
+    {
+        qvec3d vec {};
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+            if (!parser.parse_token(PARSE_PEEK)) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                vec[i] = std::stod(parser.token);
+            } catch (std::exception &) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            parser.parse_token();
+        }
+
+        setValue(vec, source);
+
+        return true;
+    }
 };
 
 class setting_color : public setting_vec3
@@ -680,6 +704,12 @@ public:
 };
 
 // settings dictionary
+enum class setting_error
+{
+    NONE,
+    MISSING,
+    INVALID
+};
 
 class setting_container
 {
@@ -755,7 +785,7 @@ public:
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    inline void setSetting(const std::string &name, const std::string &value, source source)
+    inline setting_error setSetting(const std::string &name, const std::string &value, source source)
     {
         setting_base *setting = findSetting(name);
 
@@ -763,11 +793,11 @@ public:
             if (source == source::COMMANDLINE) {
                 throw parse_exception(fmt::format("Unrecognized command-line option '{}'\n", name));
             }
-            return;
+            return setting_error::MISSING;
         }
 
         parser_t p{value, { }};
-        setting->parse(name, p, source);
+        return setting->parse(name, p, source) ? setting_error::NONE : setting_error::INVALID;
     }
 
     inline void setSettings(const entdict_t &epairs, source source)
diff --git a/include/light/light.hh b/include/light/light.hh
index d7a73d91..2d059973 100644
--- a/include/light/light.hh
+++ b/include/light/light.hh
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ public:
 
     /* Q2 surface lights (mxd) */
     setting_scalar surflightscale{this, "surflightscale", 1.0, &worldspawn_group};
+    setting_scalar surflightskyscale{this, "surflightskyscale", 1.0, &worldspawn_group};
     setting_scalar surflightsubdivision{this, {"surflightsubdivision", "choplight"}, 16.0, 1.0, 8192.0,
         &worldspawn_group}; // "choplight" - arghrad3 name
 
diff --git a/light/entities.cc b/light/entities.cc
index 37ff1674..324013bc 100644
--- a/light/entities.cc
+++ b/light/entities.cc
@@ -784,7 +784,9 @@ void LoadEntities(const settings::worldspawn_keys &cfg, const mbsp_t *bsp)
 
     /* handle worldspawn */
     for (const auto &epair : WorldEnt()) {
-        light_options.setSetting(epair.first, epair.second, settings::source::MAP);
+        if (light_options.setSetting(epair.first, epair.second, settings::source::MAP) == settings::setting_error::INVALID) {
+            logging::print("WARNING: worldspawn key {} has invalid value of \"{}\"\n", epair.first, epair.second);
+        }
     }
 
     /* apply side effects of settings (in particular "dirt") */
diff --git a/light/light.cc b/light/light.cc
index 1f688c7a..c828386e 100644
--- a/light/light.cc
+++ b/light/light.cc
@@ -1195,6 +1195,9 @@ int light_main(int argc, const char **argv)
         if (!light_options.surflightscale.isChanged()) {
             light_options.surflightscale.setValue(0.65, settings::source::GAME_TARGET);
         }
+        if (!light_options.surflightskyscale.isChanged()) {
+            light_options.surflightskyscale.setValue(0.65, settings::source::GAME_TARGET);
+        }
         if (!light_options.bouncescale.isChanged()) {
             light_options.bouncescale.setValue(1.25, settings::source::GAME_TARGET);
         }
diff --git a/light/ltface.cc b/light/ltface.cc
index 271d6121..9777dd7e 100644
--- a/light/ltface.cc
+++ b/light/ltface.cc
@@ -1607,11 +1607,11 @@ inline qvec3f BounceLight_ColorAtDist(const settings::worldspawn_keys &cfg, floa
 
 // mxd. Surface light falloff. Returns color in [0,255]
 inline qvec3f SurfaceLight_ColorAtDist(
-    const settings::worldspawn_keys &cfg, const float &intensity, const qvec3d &color, const float &dist)
+    const settings::worldspawn_keys &cfg, const float &surf_scale, const float &intensity, const qvec3d &color, const float &dist)
 {
     // Exponential falloff
     const float d = max(dist, 16.0f); // Clamp away hotspots, also avoid division by 0...
-    const float scaledintensity = intensity * cfg.surflightscale.value();
+    const float scaledintensity = intensity * surf_scale;
     const float scale = (1.0f / (d * d));
 
     return color * scaledintensity * scale;
@@ -1673,7 +1673,7 @@ inline qvec3f GetSurfaceLighting(const settings::worldspawn_keys &cfg, const sur
     }
 
     // Get light contribution
-    result = SurfaceLight_ColorAtDist(cfg, vpl->intensity, vpl->color, dist);
+    result = SurfaceLight_ColorAtDist(cfg, vpl->omnidirectional ? cfg.surflightskyscale.value() : cfg.surflightscale.value(), vpl->intensity, vpl->color, dist);
 
     // Apply angle scale
     const qvec3f resultscaled = result * dotProductFactor;
@@ -1713,7 +1713,7 @@ SurfaceLight_SphereCull(const surfacelight_t *vpl, const lightsurf_t *lightsurf,
     const float dist = qv::length(dir) + lightsurf->extents.radius;
 
     // Get light contribution
-    const qvec3f color = SurfaceLight_ColorAtDist(cfg, vpl->totalintensity, vpl->color, dist);
+    const qvec3f color = SurfaceLight_ColorAtDist(cfg, vpl->omnidirectional ? cfg.surflightskyscale.value() : cfg.surflightscale.value(), vpl->totalintensity, vpl->color, dist);
 
     return qv::gate(color, (float) bouncelight_gate);
 }