Light/shadows in player housing not displaying properly unless very close.

[CidHeiral]

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Date & Time: Any time
Frequency: Always
World name: Hyperion
Character name: Cid Heiral
Retainer name: N/A
NPC name: N/A
Monster name: N/A
Class/Level: All
Party or solo: All
In-game time: Always
Area and coordinates: All housing interiors
Housing: I took the examples in Plot 45, 20 Ward, Mist but it happens in all housing.
Steps: To duplicate this issue you just have to enter any house with furniture placed and move around. Any lighting/shadows that aren't extremely close do not display properly. I've included a few examples below.

1. In the below gif there are a few spots where you can notice this issue.
- I've placed lights under the stage to illuminate the treasure down there, but as soon as you take a couple steps away the lights cease to function properly.
- The lights above the stage on the left and right properly cast a shadow from the protruding metal underneath them when close, but once you step away they just flatly light the surrounding area with no consideration for the geometry.
- If you look at the fireplace when close, the metal bit in front is properly casting a shadow and the two pillars on either side are in shadow as well. Again, this all goes away once you move slightly away.


2. In this gif you can see how I've placed metal grates under the night sky phasmascape to cast the shadow of the grates onto the entry hallway. However, unless you're practically standing under them they do not take the grates (or anything else) into account and simply show the default shadow from that housing item.



3. Here you can see how the lights on either side only properly take the pillars and shelf into account when you're an inch in front of them.



Needless to say, lighting is a very important part of setting any scene and the fact that it doesn't work properly unless it's right in your face, with constant popping in and out as you move through the space, makes for a frustrating experience.

Interestingly, I've observed this behavior in the overworld as well but the distance seems to be much, much greater than what is being used inside of housing. If that overworld value were applied to housing it would largely solve the issue. You can see an example below, just look above my character and to the left in the distance and you'll see shadows above the counter popping in and out.


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