The May update focuses on visual and atmospheric improvements across LCS and Gamma, improving exposure, sunlight behavior, fog, godrays, glare, tonemapping, ambient lighting, weather density, and overall image balance.
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What's new
LCS
Exposure is now more intense in night and darker scenarios, while interior exposure has been slightly reduced.
Sunlight is overall less intense, especially at lower sun angles, to make exposure adaptation smoother and avoid over-brightening.
The sun itself has received a huge makeover. It now reacts more noticeably when you turn to face it, initially appearing brighter and producing stronger godrays. Sunlight also scatters more when the sun is off-screen.
Far fog has been reworked to provide a better sense of distance and atmosphere.
The moon’s intensity has been decreased to show more texture and reduce its glow.
Certain weather types have been overhauled. “Fog,” “Smoke,” “Squalls,” “Tornado,” and “Hurricane” weather types have been reworked to appear denser and foggier.
Gamma
The sunlight hue has been changed to appear less red/pinkish during sunrises and sunsets.
The Gamma-specific vao.amount function has been forced from 1 to 0, as it provided no benefit.
Godrays are now more visible at all times of day.
Glare has been adjusted to be less intense.
LCS & Gamma
Tonemapping has been changed to have less contrast and provide better highlights, helping source lights appear brighter as well.
Ambient light has been reduced to create a clearer difference between shade and sunlight. This also improves depth in shaded areas without making everything appear too bright or flat.
UI
The “Godrays” parameter has been moved under the “Glare” tab.
Some descriptions for certain functions have been removed to reduce clutter.
The “Glare Boost” option has been removed, since it now seems unnecessary after all the glare changes.
A new “Atmosphere” tab has been added, including two new parameters: “Fog Distance” and “Horizon Fog.”
Thank you for your continued support. As always, all of our content is available through our Discord server. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions. We hope you enjoy the update, and we wish you a wonderful rest of your day!
Cover photo by @4tash