Hi whippetsleek,
Have you seen the new Advanced rendering plugin version 1.6 with the user light control added?
Importantly:
The new BasicPlusExtraLights.sh3f or basiclights.sh3f (if only wanting the original white lights, which are included in BasicPlusExtraLights.sh3f) file is needed for it to work!
I would personally like to thank Emmanuel, firstly for adding my light control idea, and also for helping improve my math formulas in connection with the user light control.
I have lots of great ideas but am not the best when it comes to maths, can usually get my ideas working but then appreciate help to improve certain areas.
By the way, have several other ideas and things I want to add or see added (have sent a list to Emmanuel) to help improve renders and the plugin further (you may notice one extra one already included!) others are secret for now,
and some that even Emmanuel doesn't know about yet! 
Hope you and others really enjoy this new plugin, I look forward to your feedback and seeing your renders in the gallery.
Take care,
db4tech
