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5.5.0b5 produces banding on lightmaps

Discussion in '5.5 Beta' started by CMTheo, Oct 18, 2016.

  1. CMTheo

    CMTheo

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    We recently upgraded our project to Unity 5.5.0b5 for the iOS web request POST fix. However we later discovered that all our lightmaps now render with this harsh color banding. Attached are images showing how it looks in 5.4.0f3 (our project's previous version) and then in 5.5.0b5. We've tried clearing the GI cache, updating to newer beta versions up through 5.5.0b7. The lightmaps aren't being compressed, so that's not it either.

    Has anyone else had any issues with lightmaps in the 5.5.0 beta releases? At this point we may need to attempt a conversion to 5.4.2 when it's put back up in order to address the POST fix and the lighting issue.

    Screen Shot 2016-10-18 at 3.08.46 PM.png Screen Shot 2016-10-18 at 3.08.17 PM.png
     
    CMTheo, Oct 18, 2016
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  2. AcidArrow

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    Is this with the lightmaps uncompressed?
     
    AcidArrow, Oct 18, 2016
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  3. CMTheo

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    Yes. I enabled compression on a whim and they ended up even worse. There was still banding but also this checkerboard type pattern as well.
     
    CMTheo, Oct 18, 2016
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  4. AcidArrow

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    Bug reporting with a repro scene would be best I think.
     
    AcidArrow, Oct 18, 2016
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  5. kemalakay

    kemalakay

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    Hi @CMTheo,

    May I ask if you are deploying your build to iOS? We have a known issue with incorrect rendering of light maps with decoded RGB on mobile platforms. Currently, the bug is fixed and it’s on the way for 5.5.
     
    kemalakay, Oct 24, 2016
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  6. CMTheo

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    @kemalakay,

    Yes, we are targeting iOS. Glad to hear it's been fixed! In the meantime we've downgraded our project to 5.4.1 and found a workaround for the POST issue we were originally having. Thanks for the update!
     
    CMTheo, Oct 24, 2016
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