OpenXRay / OpenXRay/xray-16

Clear Sky - strong visible light reflection from actor

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Description

Describe the bug
Very strong light source coming from the actor, it could be a strong reflection or light source.
Visible during day when appraoching a wall for example.
The error also happened during night time with detector equiped.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Go near wall and move in and out
  2. This error is more visibile in some light conditions, need to test a in a different time/weather
  3. Visible light shows up on wall instead of shadow

Expected behavior
When aproacing objects the shadow should darken them. In this case they are becoming brighter.

Screenshots, videos
day time
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IGz7NliTX2PyH--5CI-izIepZbdkCPVV/view?usp=sharing
night time
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15CdJxwBelMbfR2Ryvz5HqgNs5yBJOcpI/view?usp=sharing

BugTrap error report
no crash no error

Desktop (please complete the following information):
OpenXRay Release Master Gold build 9619, Jun 9 2025 (Windows 64-bit, shared)

Additional context
This may be the cause of flickering light during rain. The rain drops could reflect back this unknown source of light that come from the actor.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on OpenXRay Release Master Gold build 9619 near a wall in daytime and nighttime, including with the detector equipped. Compare the actor's visible light, wall shadows, and rain conditions; done means approaching an object darkens its shadow instead of producing a bright reflection or light source.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
computer-graphics, game-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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