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Mixed shadows on "High" and "Low"
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Description

Shadow quality on "High" produce triangle shadows on buildings.
On "Low" it's okay.

But! Environment is on "High" much better than on "Low"

Screenshots in the uploaded file!

Details

Legacy ID
1709141977
Severity
Minor
Resolution
Fixed
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Visual-Environment
Steps To Reproduce

Everywhere near buldings.

Additional Information

Tested in editor on the airfield.

Event Timeline

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PhenomTaker set Legacy ID to 1709141977.May 7 2016, 10:40 AM

SORRY!!!
Wrong Text!

"High" is on the right!
"Low" is on the left!

just uploaded "Arma-3 the right one"
don't know how to delete the first one, but I think you'll get it ;)

Yes this same problem is in Arma 2 also. Wondering why is it so.

The engine is switching between two completely different methods for calculating shadows between "low" and "high". I believe "low" isn't even processed on the GPU. In any case, I agree that the jagged shadows cast by buildings and other structures look unattractive. The "low" shadows actually look much better in this regard. Would it be possible to draw shadows cast by blocky, rectilinear objects using the current "low" shadow technique - although soften the shadow edge trandfer and run it through the GPU versus CPU - and reserve the more advanced methods for organic objects such as vegetation?

They added "Very High" and "Ultra" to the shadow settings in the dev build.

@Ruthberg: Yup, they did but the problem we're describing with shadow edges persists. According to this gentleman (http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=1353) it's an AA issue.

Khan added a subscriber: Khan.May 7 2016, 10:40 AM
Khan added a comment.May 6 2013, 1:34 PM

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StJimmy removed a subscriber: StJimmy.Apr 3 2017, 3:13 PM