Better avatar shadows

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Better avatar shadows

Postby Sirius » Sun Jul 21, 2013 8:17 am

Have you noticed how sharp shadows cast by avatars are ? I always thought they were not realistic at all...

Well, I discovered Plasma has a few options for shadows, which makes them look waaaay better :D
For instance, making shadows with blurred edges (as in Gira), or with a darker color...

So, I experimented a little with it, and figured out better settings for avatars.
If you want to have a look, here are the files. You simply have to put them in Uru's DAT folder.

GlobalAvatars.zip
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The shadows may look a bit too dark in some Ages... Personally I find them fine, but other people might disagree.
Plus, it may impact performances on some PCs (personally I didn't notice any difference while playing, and my PC is not a really fast one. It might be worse if several people are in the same Age, though).
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Re: Better avatar shadows

Postby Wamduskasapa » Sun Jul 21, 2013 9:17 am

I have tried the main ages and had no problems. Though there might exist some lag problems with multi-player mode. What follows are 7 screen shots
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Re: Better avatar shadows

Postby diafero » Wed Jul 24, 2013 11:44 am

This is just amazing, I wasn't even aware it is possible to change the global avatar shadow... impressive. :D
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