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Surfaces of ships too bright and reflective

frtoasterfrtoaster Member Posts: 3,352 Arc User
edited October 2016 in Tribble - Bug Reports
The new lighting system, introduced with "Agents of Yesterday: Artifacts", has made the surfaces of ships too bright and reflective. The increase in brightness and reflectivity is most noticeable on dark ships, such as Andorian escorts and the Intel ships.

I have provided "Before" and "After" screenshots for four ships below. The order of the images for each ship is

Before
1. rear
2. top
3. bottom
After
1. rear
2. top
3. bottom

These screenshots were all taken at the Drozana System. The "After" screenshots were taken with "Lighting 2.0" turned off. Each ship has its default appearance; that is, I did not modify the ship at a ship tailor. I also disabled the visuals on any ship equipment before taking the screenshots.

Phantom Intel Escort (Drozana System)
Before
1. http://i.imgur.com/aLaLNrj.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/OpVTsID.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/CmpMlxa.jpg
After
1. http://i.imgur.com/LoyZJ46.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/4k8KNEF.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/QskeGdT.jpg

Qib Intel Battlecruiser (Drozana System)
Before
1. http://i.imgur.com/IywewL5.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/SFbbDk4.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/Eg7MFxa.jpg
After
1. http://i.imgur.com/6eztX7f.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/GaTk1C5.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/DGSQdQD.jpg

Andorian Charal Escort (Drozana System)
Before
1. http://i.imgur.com/Fkh6s2B.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/cx8txk2.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/AzuipOP.jpg
After
1. http://i.imgur.com/2Ack7mE.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/gwAjrQq.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/dOoQBzR.jpg

Andorian Khyzon Escort (Drozana System)
Before
1. http://i.imgur.com/GiKTQHN.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/UdyQTTD.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/0O4pMQ4.jpg
After
1. http://i.imgur.com/eSsgHUi.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/lPZQYhB.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/8Ns6T64.jpg

Below I have provided additional screenshots of the Andorian escorts taken at the Solanae Dyson Sphere. The order of the screenshots is

Before
1. rear
2. top
3. bottom
4. left
5. right
After
1. rear
2. top
3. bottom
4. left
5. right

Even though "Lighting 2.0" is turned off, the ships' hulls are much more reflective than before.

Andorian Charal Escort (Solanae Dyson Sphere)
Before
1. http://i.imgur.com/te9iq7E.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/bjPyFBL.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/W8QBTKs.jpg
4. http://i.imgur.com/m8sb5GC.jpg
5. http://i.imgur.com/KdR6cxB.jpg
After
1. http://i.imgur.com/2tWpG5m.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/XxgLQ1n.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/oD3O5dG.jpg
4. http://i.imgur.com/5xRv240.jpg
5. http://i.imgur.com/UVKZmaA.jpg

Andorian Khyzon Escort (Solanae Dyson Sphere)
Before
1. http://i.imgur.com/4k2U1iD.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/1CVv5Vc.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/5Zm9lN3.jpg
4. http://i.imgur.com/kpx4fKm.jpg
5. http://i.imgur.com/9AbQErm.jpg
After
1. http://i.imgur.com/qLApPa9.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/XzZSg7a.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/ec2QG4w.jpg
4. http://i.imgur.com/4cfmvWG.jpg
5. http://i.imgur.com/DrsJ2g1.jpg

Steps to reproduce

1. Install the following build:

Version: ST.64.20160709a.37
SVN build number: 200840
Holodeck patch date: October 13, 2016

2. Start the STO client.
3. Log on to a KDF character.
4. Switch to a Qib Intel Battlecruiser.
5. Make sure that your ship has its default appearance.
6. Disable any visuals on your ship equipment.
7. Go to the Drozana System.
8. Take screenshots of your ship from the rear, top, and bottom.
9. Log on to a Federation character.
10. Repeat steps 5 through 8 with the following ships:

Phantom Intel Escort
Andorian Charal Escort
Andorian Khyzon Escort

11. Repeat steps 12 and 13 below with the following ships:

Andorian Charal Escort
Andorian Khyzon Escort

12. Go to the Solanae Dyson Sphere.
13. Take screenshots of your ship from the rear, top, bottom, left, and right.
14. Exit the STO client.
15. Install the following build:

Version: ST.66.20161009a.2
SVN build number: 201147
Tribble patch date: October 12, 2016

16. Repeat steps 2 through 14.
17. Compare the screenshots from the two builds.

Graphics settings

My graphics settings are exactly the same on Holodeck and Tribble. Note that a bug on Holodeck causes the "Advanced" tab to always display "Bloom intensity" as set to 57%. The actual value of GfxSettings.BloomIntensity in my gameprefs.pref file is 0.2. Also, note that I have "Lighting 2.0" turned off on Tribble.

Holodeck: October 15, 2016
http://i.imgur.com/RaCEDCD.png
http://i.imgur.com/q3rp0L7.png
http://i.imgur.com/e49ueyJ.png

Tribble: October 15, 2016
http://i.imgur.com/YmUEJHb.png
http://i.imgur.com/C31yAhH.png
http://i.imgur.com/vibFwDF.png

Computer specs

OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), Service Pack 1
CPU: Intel Core i7-4700MQ
RAM: 12 GB
Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M (2 GB GDDR5)
Nvidia driver version: 335.23
Direct3D 11
Waiting for a programmer ...
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