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| Operator¹:
--- Quote from: ShadowZero on May 03, 2013, 12:07:22 AM ---I keep wondering why a lower view distance increases shadow quality, yet further makes it look worse. --- End quote --- optimization |
| Altiris:
This is kind of funny how this thread got bumped so randomly. |
| Port:
--- Quote from: ShadowZero on May 03, 2013, 12:07:22 AM ---I keep wondering why a lower view distance increases shadow quality, yet further makes it look worse. --- End quote --- With a lower view distance, the shadowmap needs to cover a smaller surface area. Doing so doesn't change the shadowmap size though, which means that a larger shadowmap will be used to cover a smaller area, resulting in much higher precision shadows. |
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