Dynamic Shadow Sources (Feature Request)
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With the latest patch dynamic lights are back to being a welcome addition, they retain the effect on highlighting normal and specular maps (something OFP-A2 did not) and they are the brightest they have ever been! This however comes with a price on the asthetics..

Due to fact that the lights cast no shadows, light will enter where it should not be or illuminate the landscape far beyond what it should, creating oddities such as a lit ground but shaded grass.

The big concern is performance and understandably so, however once again this should be up to the USER in how far they wish to stress their systems. A system just like the dynamic lights we have now, wherein setting determines how many are rendered in radius around the player would allow significant flexibility.

I modified several images (albiet poorly) to demonstrate just how much of an impact on the environment dynamic shadows would have versus what they are.

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Legacy ID: 2453910498
Severity: None
Resolution: Duplicate
Reproducibility: Have Not Tried
Category: Visual-Environment

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Bohemia added a project: Arma 3.May 7 2016, 1:54 PM

Bohemia edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Apr 29 2013, 9:59 PM

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Bohemia set Category to Visual-Environment.

Bohemia set Reproducibility to Have Not Tried.

Bohemia set Severity to None.

Bohemia set Resolution to Duplicate.

Bohemia set Legacy ID to 2453910498.May 7 2016, 1:54 PM

Bohemia added a subscriber: rebelvg.Apr 29 2013, 9:59 PM

ShotgunSheamuS added a subscriber: ShotgunSheamuS.May 7 2016, 1:54 PM

Poorly my ass... Thats pretty good editing! and that does really look insanely gorgeous... I was hoping this would have been what we could expect from A3 with the new lighting, however meh, seems like i had my hopes too high, although I would love if BIS could impliment this!

ceeeb added a subscriber: ceeeb.May 7 2016, 1:54 PM

Duplicate of #4180

MadDogX added a subscriber: MadDogX.May 7 2016, 1:54 PM

ceeeb is correct, so this ticket will be closed. But the images are so awesome, I felt compelled to attach them to the other ticket. :D

Closing as dupe of #4180. Images have been transferred.

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