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halcyon ginkgo Jul 6, 2025, 11:11 AM

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so i am using two lightsource both using directional lightings
this happens each time the lights move
this i the paste bin for my lighting controls
https://pastebin.com/bpVq17gX

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halcyon ginkgo Jul 7, 2025, 5:21 AM

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I am experiencing a weird jitter in the lighting near the end of my rotation

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Anyone knows why and how to fix it

frosty pawn Jul 9, 2025, 5:34 PM

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why do you have 2 directional lights?

halcyon ginkgo Jul 9, 2025, 5:41 PM

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frosty pawn why do you have 2 directional lights?

one for moon and one for sun
it was getting too dark in places when the sun went 180+ degree

frosty pawn Jul 9, 2025, 5:41 PM

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you can easly make the shados lighter

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check your lighting tab there is color gradient

halcyon ginkgo Jul 9, 2025, 5:42 PM

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the thing is , moon is not even casting shadows (for now) and it happens

halcyon ginkgo Jul 9, 2025, 5:42 PM

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frosty pawn check your lighting tab there is color gradient

okay , then?

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wait for shadows?

frosty pawn Jul 9, 2025, 5:43 PM

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and this:

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annd finally you got the post processing volume which makes everything perfect.

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so as you can see no need for a second directional light, hope that solves it for you

halcyon ginkgo Jul 9, 2025, 5:49 PM

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ouuu this is nice
question how do people make moons then? like sun and moon cycle

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thanks a lot btw, imma check it out fs
TYSM!

frosty pawn Jul 9, 2025, 5:50 PM

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well they just change the directional lights i would say, enable one and disable the other. in urp you got the built in day night cycle which is really cool. you simply change the sun axis

halcyon ginkgo Jul 9, 2025, 6:14 PM

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ouuuu okay ,progress progress
TYSM

frosty pawn Jul 9, 2025, 7:10 PM

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my pleasure

halcyon ginkgo Jul 10, 2025, 11:26 AM

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bruh i hate unity lol what is this

halcyon ginkgo Jul 18, 2025, 7:39 PM

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frosty pawn

so i happen to come across that these gradient can be changed in run time and if they do they offer better lighting results?
is this a good idea? or should i just set gradient and call it a day?
alas i have to ditch switching to gamma in color space , too bright XD
post processing still haven't looked into it but watching more vids to get a idea of it ,thanks in advance
also i fixed the whole my lighting not rotating properly issue , turns out code was solid ,it was just unity 's internal calculation messing it up for my case

frosty pawn Jul 18, 2025, 7:52 PM

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i don´t think that is even possible to change the gradient colors at runtime but i also see absolutely no reaosn for that.pp will make your game look so much nicer. definitely test it out

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