playcanvas / playcanvas/engine

Scale slope bias with shadow resolution

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Description

Description

As Martin mentioned in #2780, slope bias is generally dependent on shadow resolution, and should be supplied by the user for a specific resolution, which we then adjust to fit the actual resolution used by the shadow map.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the engine's shadow-map resolution and slope-bias handling, then determine how user-supplied bias should be adjusted for the actual resolution; done means the bias scales correctly when shadow resolution changes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
computer-graphics
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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