SnowyMoon_io
patreon
Important Changes for Lighting Improvements v2
🕑 Added 2025-06-16 20:42:26 +0000 UTCIn last a few days I was working on lighting algorithm to make lighting improvements v2 compatible with default rendering pipeline.
First some information about the mod:
I will release it when it's ready to release.
Compatible with other mods including environment/weather/map/truck etc mods.
It will work on 1.54/1.55.
It will be released for free and later it will become 1 USD/Month.
It will support multimonitor/VR but performance is the problem with SSAO/rain reflections. Because of high resolution on multimonitor/VR, it will be harder to render them because they are screen space algorithms.
SCS changes a few things each update. Sometimes its fine but with all the changes I made inside game engine for lighting improvements v2 its pretty hard to keep it compatible with newer versions of the game. And I cannot just pass newer versions of the game and let you miss new features in the game. Using a new rendering pipeline always will be a problem to keep it compatible with new game versions.
So I made the changes to make it compatible. Now its fully compatible with default rendering pipeline. Also there are some other changes I made:
Now outside the cabin instead of using PBR lighting its using custom lighting algorithm looks like PBR but it doesn't lose details like PBR lighting. Because game textures are not PBR textures (doesn't have AO data for textures, proper normal maps and roughness information etc) it was washing out a lot of details. It doesn't do that anymore.
New custom lighting algorithm cannot handle wet surfaces so its using PBR lighting for wet surfaces like wet road, water etc.
Inside cabin its using PBR lighting.
Added default windshield rain drops, you can change them with mods as you want.
Improved rain particles. I didn't change the way they move or the particles but I made changes to make them look more realistic.
Added rain ripples to puddles.
Made a new rain reflection algorithm to improve performance. Proper rain reflection system is important to have realistic looking wet road but it must be also fast. Now its 5x faster to render. Its less accurate compared to before but its pretty hard to notice. Its worth the performance improvements.
Because its implemented to default pipeline, there are no shader/material problems like you cannot see some objects or they look incorrect.
Also;
Currently vehicles reflections handled by default system, I might implement them like I did with older versions. I will try to minimize modifications to avoid future compatibility issues.
Night lighting (headlights, streetlights etc) is still using default lighting algorithm.
Lighting Improvements helps to make the game look better but still game has low quality assets in older regions and mostly bad looking foliage/road textures. I might make a second mod in the future to replace old game assets with new PBR assets. ETS2 with old assets in northern countries and ATS with noisy looking bright textures almost everywhere.
Its still harder to render than default game because of the additional gbuffer data, realistic rain reflections and forced new SSAO system but its a lot faster compared to v1.
Now its almost ready to release but I don't know when. I can't say when I'm going to release because I wasn't going to do all these changes until a few days ago.
I gave up predicting the future, just wait for release. I'm the one who wants most to release it soon as possible but I don't want to release something broken or not good enough.
I don't want donations or subscriptions before release. Its probably going to be paid anyway. You can do that after release.
Sure there will be some problems with first release as always but doesn't mean I should set the bar low.
Thank you for reading, have a nice day.
Comments
fufufah
There's only one person with an ego here, and it ain't the developer. You're complaining about the symptom while demanding he stop working on the cure. This "add updates later" idea shows you didn't understand a single word of his post. The compatibility change isn't an add-on, it's the entire foundation. He's making it work with the default rendering pipeline. You can't just update that later. It's double the work and makes zero sense. Honestly, all this whining does nothing. It doesn't make him code faster. It just clutters the comments with entitlement. Either learn some patience and appreciate the MASSIVE amount of work he's putting in for free (for now), or go play the vanilla game. Your choice.
Barış Yüktaşır
I say I will wait patiently without writing but it is really impossible not to be angry with the developer. We have been kept waiting for 2 months with continuous delays. Version 1.55 has been released and I go and see that we are kept waiting again. You say that you want to release the mod in the best way possible. I understood from your sentence and your lack of explanation that you are disrespectful. You should release the mod at least in a version compatible with 1.54. You can add the remaining add-ons with updates later. I am not the only one saying this. Many people say this but you do not care about your community because of your ego. Your work may be good but you are not good.
fufufah
Nope, learn to read. He's already stated multiple times that the delay in release is because he's making it compatible with the default rendering to make it easier to adapt to new patches. It's literally written in this post you left a comment under.
compras
Sim. Ele podia ir lançando pequenas atualizações do plugin com o tempo, mas prefere lançar só quando estiver tudo milimetricamente perfeito. Já tem 4 meses sem nenhum tipo de atualização 😅
Dorian Apex
and we got 1.55, and he needs to redo the work again
Donay _
Estamos em um loop, enquanto a SCS continuar atualizando a versão do jogo, esse vai ser a desculpa pra nunca lançar esse plugin.
Rhaegarth
It's shameful that this developer has no respect for his community.Where is the prewiev 917?
Elohim Meth
We're getting GTA 6 before Lighting V2...
MStreppelhoff
You dont need to subscribe and/or pay at the moment...
Duanch Salas Ahumada
still waiting :c it's been 500 nights of waiting, no link anywhere and I subscribed, hopefully the creator will take action and respond to us.
100Gramowich
Он даун забей
Payu Coquinet
In all this, what will be the minimum specifications, both the type of configuration?
s3rgyk
Очень жду вашу невероятную графику!
MIKEYZ VLOGZ
sorry i meant i downloaded everything put them in folder but wen i load ets2 i cantbring up the snowymoon menu interface by pressing the end key ..i didnt mean to da i paod be uz i didnt
somciuss
probably didn't install properly
MIKEYZ VLOGZ
how come wen i open ets2 i cant simply press ctrl p or end key to bring up snowy moon like in the video ?? am i doing something wrong can any one pls help me here ?? i paid for this but i cant get it to work
Import_cam
Can you make a step on step guide on yt how to do this? for ur reshader and stuff
der Knilch
i saw the "preview 6" Video ... these Raindrops on the asphalt are incredible ... very good job ... all thumbs up ...
Atakan Topçu
Would be 7700XT enough for this?
le tam
How can I download ETS 2/ATS Lighting Improvements v2?
Виктор Костин
Подскажите, почему ваш решено работает только с интернетом, а без не работает?
Aleksandr werWolf Seleznev
Hello Snowy Moon! Will Lighting Improvements v2 inject contains also nVidia DLSS/DLAA support? Will you update DLSS dll to support recently released DLSS 4 model?
Kevin Luis Galarza Arrese
YA PAGUE LA SUSCRIPCION
Kevin Luis Galarza Arrese
DONDE ME REGISTRO
mauricio d cardoso
como eu faço p assinar aceita pix nao uso cartao
Mty Kty
Ya funciona para triple monitor? Para tres monitores.
Snowy Moon
Yes, it should work fine with everything like TAA mod is working
اوكشينو- OkShiNo
working on tmp online?
Snowy Moon
Yes
Snowy Moon
Yes
Snowy Moon
Yes
Diego -1909
I want to buy it, when it launches, sell it to me privately, ok?
anderson gomes
belo trabalho, eu ja tenho uma assinatura de 7,99 mensal permanecerá esse mesmo valor ?
Kriton Terzoudis
would we be able to use Project NextGen with Lighting Improvements V2
Norbert HADDAD
i Snowy, for V2 take your time, but remember to release TAA files for version 1.55 which should be released in July.
Cicero Santos
Don't rush the artist dude! Just wait..
Diego -1909
on amd video card it will work ??
Raylander Jesus
Sorry to be annoying but could you release a beta version of Improvements Lighting V2 so we can test it 😔
Назар Шухевич
nvidia app function smooth motion not compatible please fix
Snowy Moon
I'm literally working free for months, I'm the one who want to release it most. But l also want to release a good mod as much as I can make. I don't have the source code of game, if I had I could make and release it in a week. So I have to use pretty complex and long ways to implement it. This is the reality of modding if you want to make changes inside game engine.
stark
I wish you would post it so we could see it, I've been waiting for a long time and it's getting boring :(
Snowy Moon
Yes, thats the another reason I made it compatible with defualt rendering pipeline. Every mod should work fine with v2 because now default rendering pipeline handles transparent/emissive etc surfaces. You can use any mod you want for trucks, weather, environment etc and it should work fine
Joe
Will the PBR interior lighting work properly with modded trucks? Or could you make it so that PBR interior lighting is only optional and can be turned off? I'm really excited for your mod!
Snowy Moon
Thank you, it will be a lot easier to implement for 1.54/1.55 by using default rendering pipeline
Snowy Moon
Its not that heavy on CPU. SSAO and rain reflections are forced features and they are a little bit heavy on GPU depends on the resolution. Currently there are no quality settings for SSAO/Rain reflection but I will implement quality settings to lower impact on GPU
Snowy Moon
I will try to find alternative methods but I might also make it free for some countries including Russia based on ip address like I did with TAA. But I'm not sure yet, its hard to prevent abuse
Snowy Moon
It will be released free and later will become paid for 1 USD/Month.
Snowy Moon
I'm not sure yet. I might add an option like cryptocurrency etc but I don't know yet
Snowy Moon
Its going to work 99.9% but with forced SSAO it will be hard to keep the performance high because of VR is high resolution double rendering. I will try to add a lightweight SSAO setting. With new lighting algorithm its going to look bad without SSAO
Snowy Moon
Currently no, I might record one in a few days. I'm also trying to add some new features like SSS (Screenspace Shadows)
Snowy Moon
High resolution is the problem with SSAO and rain reflections. SSAO is pretty important to keep it looking good because of new lighting algorithm
Snowy Moon
It will be fixed and working
Dorian Apex
And someone told me, I have a stupid comment saying, he will release 1.54 before 1.55
Nejc Trušnovec
How more tacking will it be for CPU and GPU to render it in comparisson to vanilla? I have i7 8700 k and 1070Ti...
Dmitry Larsen
How can we buy from Russia?
SpecW33b76
So the release will be paid then free a few weeks later?
Thé Tiger
Hi Snowymoon. Hopefully, you are working directly with version 1.55 of the game and not 1.54. The Open Beta is coming to an end soon and it doesn't worth the time spending on 1.54, in my opinion.
BPopek
It's great that you want to do it properly, even if it takes more time. It's clear that Lighting Improvements is a big project, and I respect that you're not just rushing out a random version just to have something out. It's better to wait for something polished. Take care and good luck with the implementation for 1.54/1.55! Too bad I couldn’t try the V1 beta since I’m already on version 1.54 and the mod doesn’t work with it. Still, I’m really looking forward to v2!
reddmaner
What will be the situation with countries from which it is impossible to pay for foreign services? Will the mod still be paid or will it be determined by geoip?
Dorian Apex
I don’t have 1 dollar man. Now I’m loosing hope for the mod for being free and others.
jona trucking
Muchas expectativas para esta versión...!!! Sos un crack amigoo..!!!
Thomas Tarnowski
Hey mate, can you please drop a note on VR support, pls?
Regis Maltais
If I know how to help you, I will do, but even that I'm a programmer it is out of my field of knowledge...I'm sorry
Taha Emiroğlu
Better late than never :D
Igor Cos
is there a video of the new effects
fufufah
BTW, v1's VR performance is pretty solid! I tested it and found it runs about 5-10 FPS slower than the default renderer. Since you mentioned v2 should be easier to render, we're excited to try it in VR. :3
T wie Tom
Bei einem derzeit angepeilten Dollar im Monat werde ich für Deine top Gegenleistung gerne meinen derzeitigen (freiwilligen) Betrag erhöhen. :)
Mty Kty
Amigo no te olvides que sea multi-pantalla, que sea compatible para 3 monitores. Qué gran trabajo. La mayoría jugamos multipantalla.
Damien Partigianoni
I m so impatient to try this . I’m sure I can’t play without your mods after release
Snowy Moon
Its going to be 1 USD/Month, I will keep all the mods I make cheap as possible so more people can enjoy it
somciuss
was waiting for any news on this, thanksss!!!
Leomar Júnior Hansen
Se vier com a qualidade que vi nos últimos vídeos, pagarei com prazer... Apenas espero que não seja tão caro, pois o BRL tem valor baixo em relação às moedas europeias 😥
Ulf Bjarke
Thanks for the information!!! I'll be waiting...
Snowy Moon
"Because its implemented to default pipeline, there are no shader/material problems like you cannot see some objects or they look incorrect."
Tancake
Glad to hear you’ve still been working on it. Whenever I hear from you, I instantly get excited. Also, did you fix the analog dashboard lighting?
Miranda Nvai
So, oke. Thanks
Flavio Cavallari
Thanks for your work, always!
Pope
Thank you for the heads up Snowy I will continue to support your work. Really looking forward to this!
fufufah
Finally some news! Can't wait!!111!!! <3
