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Soft Shadows issue?
Started by domdib, October 19, 2009, 01:03:46 PM
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domdib
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Soft Shadows issue?
October 19, 2009, 01:03:46 PM
This is the first render in which I've used Soft Shadows, and I noticed these white dots in the foreground. Could this be the result of wrong Soft Shadows settings (I used the default)? The surface is Ryan's NWDA Dirt Pack.
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October 19, 2009, 01:25:59 PM
I would say it is more likely to be some of the small stones in the dirt pack. Try disabling the fake stone shaders, then trying a test render of the bottom section.
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October 19, 2009, 02:38:02 PM
Thanks Ryan - will give that a go.
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October 20, 2009, 07:37:32 AM
Ryan, you might like to know that the problem is NOT with your Dirt - turning off the stones had no effect. However, I solved it by upping the Soft Shadows Diameter to 1, and the samples to 12.
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October 20, 2009, 07:47:33 AM
I kick the samples of soft shadows to 27. I have not had any problem using this setting. It does not seem to affect the render time significantly.
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October 20, 2009, 08:08:58 AM
That's kind of surprising, as it definitely upped the render time for me, by over 50%.
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October 20, 2009, 05:00:55 PM
With the population sizes I typically use, plus I add lakes often; the reflections and render of hidden objects takes the most time.
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