Many lights, nearly everything static: Shadows?

[looeee]

@freezy

Well using baked shadowing only would be a pity for the ball movement, and maybe even weird if static objects cast shadows but not the ball?

You can use a small transparent png for the ball’s shadow, and possibly for other moving parts like the levers.The car’s shadow in this example demonstrates that technique.

@Usnul

Most of the games out there are smoke and mirrors

Exactly. You have to figure out what kind of tricks will work for your situation, and I think a mainly static model like a ping pong table is perfect for testing various methods out.