Bloom increased on ships

frtoaster

The new lighting system, introduced with "Agents of Yesterday: Artifacts", has increased the bloom on ships. The increase in bloom is more noticeable on some ships than others; for example, it is particularly noticeable on the Pathfinder Long Range Science Vessel. The higher bloom is also more noticeable when the ships are viewed from below.

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.

Pathfinder Long Range Science Vessel
Before
1. http://i.imgur.com/d7RApkB.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/aDAfj5V.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/7rbjcyi.jpg
After
1. http://i.imgur.com/t7uY2AP.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/UG6dEf6.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/xqyfHA1.jpg

Chimera Heavy Destroyer
Before
1. http://i.imgur.com/Wv60wfl.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/eTLSuVO.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/vdbWhBs.jpg
After
1. http://i.imgur.com/WjygDxn.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/AtvrLRN.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/V9pkV7Q.jpg

Mat'Ha Raptor
Before
1. http://i.imgur.com/WIiBP13.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/BaEGcGC.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/9ckil2j.jpg
After
1. http://i.imgur.com/L1wyGYg.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/wpwuSQx.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/kzXiHHj.jpg

T'varo Light Warbird Retrofit
Before
1. http://i.imgur.com/cbDHm82.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/D99urrg.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/cetnG2t.jpg
After
1. http://i.imgur.com/Rm06hkA.jpg
2. http://i.imgur.com/U7sMX61.jpg
3. http://i.imgur.com/K5sSOyn.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 Mat'Ha Raptor.
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 Romulan character.
10. Repeat steps 5 through 8 with a T'varo Light Warbird Retrofit.
11. Log on to a Federation character.
12. Repeat steps 5 through 8 with the following ships:

Pathfinder Long Range Science Vessel
Chimera Heavy Destroyer

13. Exit the STO client.
14. Install the following build:

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

15. Repeat steps 2 through 13.
16. 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

leemwatson

It's Bloom Intensity that you need to reduce on the new system.