Shadow Rendering Error

[Shard]

Hey everyone. This is a continuation of the previous thread to a more specific question: Shadows Not Rendering Correctly.

http://leadwerks.com/werkspace/index.php?/topic/287-24-lights-not-loading/

 

Video of Problem: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yd85tgP70

 

I'm not sure if this is a code error on my part or the engine because I recall the engine demo that I downloaded doing some strange things with shadows too.

 

Directional Light Ini File

classname=light_directional
color=255,255,255,255
intensity=1
range=10
resolution=2
linearoffset=0.31,0.4,0.7
shadowdistance=6.0,20.0,100.0
inversesquarefalloff=1

 

From the sbx

Model {
path="light_directional.gmf"
position=19.9999981,54.0000000,-82.9999924
rotation=55.0000076,-179.999985,179.999985
scale=0.999999881,1.00000036,1.00000036
id=328282888
"class"="Model"
"classname"="light_directional"
"intensity"="1"
"inversesquarefalloff"="1"
"linearoffset"="0.31,0.4,0.7"
"name"="directional_2"
"range"="10"
"reloadafterscript"="1"
"resolution"="2"
"shadowdistance"="6.0,20.0,100.0"
}

[Marleys Ghost]

Range 10 is not a good thing. try a higher value 500 or something.

 

"range"="500.0"

[DaDonik]

In your video you can see the 3 shadow stages of the directional light. (these circles of popping up shadows).

Try changing the light's range to something higher, like Marley suggested. If that doesn't work for you,

you can set the distance for every shadow stage. Look up SetShadowDistance.

[macklebee]

oops i might have accidently left that at 10 when i was screwing around with the settings...

[Shard]

In your video you can see the 3 shadow stages of the directional light. (these circles of popping up shadows).

Try changing the light's range to something higher, like Marley suggested. If that doesn't work for you,

you can set the distance for every shadow stage. Look up SetShadowDistance.

 

 

oops i might have accidently left that at 10 when i was screwing around with the settings...

 

 

Thanks Marley! And no troubles macklebee. It looks good now.

 

I do have another question: shadows have different qualities that they switch between, the high and the low. Which value can I change so that the switch between low-high happens at a further distance? Right now I can move and see the change happen and it looks kinda bad.

[Porsche]

I'll work on this with you Shard.

[Josh]

shadowdistance

[Shard]

shadowdistance

 

 

Thanks Josh.

 

I've tried multiple values but it seems like its not working.

 

If I use 10 for the first value, the shadow quality is perfect but the distance is very short. If I change it to 20, the distance increases but the quality drops.

 

What exactly do these numbers mean? As in what is the first number do and the second number and the third number?

 

I looked it up in the wiki but it only references the BlitzMax code version of it, not Lua/Ini or editor.

http://www.leadwerks.com/wiki/index.php?title=SetShadowDistance

[Volker]

Thanks Josh.

 

I've tried multiple values but it seems like its not working.

 

If I use 10 for the first value, the shadow quality is perfect but the distance is very short. If I change it to 20, the distance increases but the quality drops.

 

What exactly do these numbers mean? As in what is the first number do and the second number and the third number?

 

I looked it up in the wiki but it only references the BlitzMax code version of it, not Lua/Ini or editor.

http://www.leadwerks.com/wiki/index.php?title=SetShadowDistance

 

Try to change the stage parameter of Shadowdistance.

Do you do some scaling for your scene?

May be this thread helps:

http://forum.leadwerks.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4819

[Porsche]

(Monday) Shard, speak with me before you reply again here. These are things I need to show you on my side of the table so that you wont have to ask.