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Anonymous

Why do UE engines always have (...) 07/28/26(Tue)23:53:38 No.744242464

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Why do UE engines always have such an “oily” look to their lighting and shadows? Anonymous 07/28/26(Tue)23:53:38 No.744242464 Archived

From UE3 all the way through UE5, the lighting and textures in the UE engine have always looked greasy.
It feels like a layer of clear cooking oil has been smeared on metal objects, and the way light reflects off them always looks incredibly greasy.
Why is that?

Anonymous
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Anonymous 07/28/26(Tue)23:53:58 No.744242475

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Anonymous
07/29/26(Wed)00:02:11 No.744242794

Anonymous 07/29/26(Wed)00:02:11 No.744242794

Deferred rendering lighting+TemporalAntiAliasing+upscaling+frame generation = sloptacular graphics.
That’ll be $1799.99 plus tax and tip for the privilege of rendering :)

Anonymous
07/29/26(Wed)01:26:46 No.744246017

Anonymous 07/29/26(Wed)01:26:46 No.744246017

>>744242464
I'm more concerned about the FUCKING HEXAGONS that 343 has decided needs to be smothered over absolutely everything since Halo 4.

Anonymous
07/29/26(Wed)01:29:09 No.744246082

Anonymous 07/29/26(Wed)01:29:09 No.744246082

UE3 was infamous for the plastic look. As for why, it's the default engine settings and now with upscaling bullshit and most of the games effect running at quarter resolution then you get this hazy dithered mess.

Anonymous
07/29/26(Wed)01:29:11 No.744246083

Anonymous 07/29/26(Wed)01:29:11 No.744246083