Steam News16 April 20251y ago

Real time shadows

WOWSERS PRETTY ːsteamhappyː We have been working on the new lighting system for months.

In this update3

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What changed

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Gameplay
Performance

addedWOWSERS PRETTY ːsteamhappyːWe have been working on the new lighting system for months. Now all trees in the game will react to your flashlight (or any light source)

changedPerformanceGTX 1080 @1080p = 70fps in a worst case scenario with two players running around casting lights at different angles with multiple trees.

changedPerformance7800 XT @1440p = 130 fps in the same scenario.

changedPerformanceDisappointed in these numbers? we are too. Performance will be improved.

changedLimitationsCurrently only works on trees ːsteamthumbsdownː but for now we feel like that is good enough. Performance is not great ... We know why it is slow, and know ways to improve it, just that everything takes time... Also all lights are currently circular.

Sombie changes

addedWe have been working on the new lighting system for months. Now all trees in the game will react to your flashlight (or any light source)

changedGTX 1080 @1080p = 70fps in a worst case scenario with two players running around casting lights at different angles with multiple trees.

changed7800 XT @1440p = 130 fps in the same scenario.

changedDisappointed in these numbers? we are too. Performance will be improved.

changedCurrently only works on trees ːsteamthumbsdownː but for now we feel like that is good enough. Performance is not great ... We know why it is slow, and know ways to improve it, just that everything takes time... Also all lights are currently circular.

WOWSERS PRETTY ːsteamhappyː

We have been working on the new lighting system for months. Now all trees in the game will react to your flashlight (or any light source)

Performance

GTX 1080 @1080p = 70fps in a worst case scenario with two players running around casting lights at different angles with multiple trees.
7800 XT @1440p = 130 fps in the same scenario.

Disappointed in these numbers? we are too. Performance will be improved.

Limitations

Currently only works on trees ːsteamthumbsdownː but for now we feel like that is good enough. Performance is not great ... We know why it is slow, and know ways to improve it, just that everything takes time... Also all lights are currently circular.

Good news

The lighting gives the game character and now it looks much less flat ːsteamthumbsupː hopefully you agree :)

Source

Steam News / 16 April 2025

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