[2020] Lighting changes...

Originally Posted by DrFluffykins
Is it just me or are the recent lighting changes (all maps, started noticing after wind bastion) seeming super unrealistic and straying away from the heart of the game. I get ubisoft wants to remove the possibility of chilling in a dark corner for extended periods of time but this just crossed the line. At best the lighting looks like stock version of minecraft, meanwhile back in 2017 it looked amazing and actually had shades. Is this a problem with only my PC or is everyone just lacking any sort of shade contrast and vibrancy that makes the game look worse than minecraft shaders run on a core i3 with integrated graphics?

Originally Posted by croken717
The new lighting on Villa looks great, I think. BUT, when you rappel off the balcony at the Ruins spawn, there is a blinding light that keeps you from being able to see hardly anything at all. It's like staring at the Sun. That has to be a bug.

Originally Posted by croken717
Here is a video showcasing the bug (PS4). I tried to show various angles; towards the end I also open the upper door so you can see how it looks when trying to see inside the room. This lighting issue is present in all game modes, at all times; 100% reproduceable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBboP_ENSNE

Originally Posted by DrFluffykins
I wasn’t referring to a glitch (or maybe I am) but lighting in this game has been getting worse for me every season. New villa in my opinion is okay I guess but all other maps super unnatural lighting. In this video (https://youtu.be/t75H8X-UwWg) it shows super clearly the differences of lighting that’s most notably noticeable in penthouse how it’s a huge downgrade in lighting. You’ll also notice that the corners used to have shadows making things seem more contrasting and vibrant. I’m just pointing out the degradation of shading. Do you guys have any word on if anyone else is complaining about this or is it just me and my friends?

Originally Posted by DrFluffykins
Thanks for getting back to me! I appreciate you forwarding this to the dev team, actually i tested on numerous machines and it turns out to not be a glitch, it's just the way the game is. I actually noticed it best at the bottom of the center island in kitchen on villa, if you go on a drone or in character, theres absolutely no shading whatsoever at the bottom of the table as there should be, it just seems unnatural the amount of lighting that spreads in the room. If you could pass that alongside the dev team too, to fix that on maps, the small shading on each of the maps under the tables and desks.