diff --git a/code/FBXConverter.cpp b/code/FBXConverter.cpp
index 5148f23d5..ee9ce29fc 100644
--- a/code/FBXConverter.cpp
+++ b/code/FBXConverter.cpp
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ void Converter::ConvertLight( const Model& model, const Light& light )
 
     out_light->mName.Set( FixNodeName( model.Name() ) );
 
-    const float intensity = light.Intensity();
+    const float intensity = light.Intensity() / 100.0f;
     const aiVector3D& col = light.Color();
 
     out_light->mColorDiffuse = aiColor3D( col.x, col.y, col.z );
@@ -650,6 +650,11 @@ void Converter::ConvertLight( const Model& model, const Light& light )
 
     out_light->mColorSpecular = out_light->mColorDiffuse;
 
+    //lights are defined along negative y direction
+    out_light->mPosition = aiVector3D(0.0f);
+    out_light->mDirection = aiVector3D(0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f);
+    out_light->mUp = aiVector3D(0.0f, 0.0f, -1.0f);
+
     switch ( light.LightType() )
     {
     case Light::Type_Point:
@@ -679,17 +684,23 @@ void Converter::ConvertLight( const Model& model, const Light& light )
         ai_assert( false );
     }
 
-    // XXX: how to best convert the near and far decay ranges?
+    float decay = light.DecayStart();
     switch ( light.DecayType() )
     {
     case Light::Decay_None:
-        out_light->mAttenuationConstant = 1.0f;
+        out_light->mAttenuationConstant = decay;
+        out_light->mAttenuationLinear = 0.0f;
+        out_light->mAttenuationQuadratic = 0.0f;
         break;
     case Light::Decay_Linear:
-        out_light->mAttenuationLinear = 1.0f;
+        out_light->mAttenuationConstant = 0.0f;
+        out_light->mAttenuationLinear = 2.0f / decay;
+        out_light->mAttenuationQuadratic = 0.0f;
         break;
     case Light::Decay_Quadratic:
-        out_light->mAttenuationQuadratic = 1.0f;
+        out_light->mAttenuationConstant = 0.0f;
+        out_light->mAttenuationLinear = 0.0f;
+        out_light->mAttenuationQuadratic = 2.0f / (decay * decay);
         break;
     case Light::Decay_Cubic:
         FBXImporter::LogWarn( "cannot represent cubic attenuation, set to Quadratic" );
diff --git a/code/FBXDocument.h b/code/FBXDocument.h
index be67e32e6..0abcdcf07 100644
--- a/code/FBXDocument.h
+++ b/code/FBXDocument.h
@@ -302,12 +302,12 @@ public:
     fbx_simple_property(DrawVolumetricLight, bool, true)
     fbx_simple_property(DrawGroundProjection, bool, true)
     fbx_simple_property(DrawFrontFacingVolumetricLight, bool, false)
-    fbx_simple_property(Intensity, float, 1.0f)
+    fbx_simple_property(Intensity, float, 100.0f)
     fbx_simple_property(InnerAngle, float, 0.0f)
     fbx_simple_property(OuterAngle, float, 45.0f)
     fbx_simple_property(Fog, int, 50)
-    fbx_simple_enum_property(DecayType, Decay, 0)
-    fbx_simple_property(DecayStart, int, 0)
+    fbx_simple_enum_property(DecayType, Decay, 2)
+    fbx_simple_property(DecayStart, float, 1.0f)
     fbx_simple_property(FileName, std::string, "")
 
     fbx_simple_property(EnableNearAttenuation, bool, false)