Ridiculously Detailed (Real-Time Raytraced) GI

I don't know why Valve doesn't have this on ALL THE TIME.

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[xalener]

Why the FUCK isn't this in portal 2?

[PelPix]

@xalener

Because it doesn't work with projectors. It theoretically can't. Projectors aren't real lights.

[Einhanderkiller]

Seems to update kinda slow

[sttate]

Is this functionality built into Source or did you somehow write it yourself?

(Has never written a mod or anything before)

[LaymanGaming]

Ah ok, i didnt know that about HDR. Thats cool, and a neat way of doing it

[2kliksphilip]

@LaymanGaming No, it's real-time radiosity. HDR is a trick to try and extend the number of colours / brightness your monitor can show by making the rest of the screen darker than, say, a bright object- radiosity is how lighting reflects onto surrounding environments in-game

[LaymanGaming]

Is this not HDR?

[Prometheus722]

This isn't real time ray tracing. I don't know the exact technique used but valve has stated in technical presentations that such ambient lighting is pre-computed. As far as I know they have used this technique in every game since Half Life 2.

[ERINCJ7]

Gmod

[TheVisualEffectsGuy]

So.... How do I enable this?

[Gammerman12]

@PelPix Well Projectors aren't used everywhere.

[layzergun]

@fiddlebender88 Notice that when he hovered it over a bright surface, the cube got brighter. It did not get brighter due to there being more lighting, but because more light was reflected onto the cube from this surface.

[fiddlebender88]

What, lights? I don't get it... it looks the same old Gmod/Source to me...