Rendering

The Moon Disappeared Because Its Pixels Were in the Wrong Place

May 10 2026 Jubaleth ASHES OF THE UNBOUND, UNREAL ENGINE, RENDERING, DEBUGGING

On 9 May, Selene’s night side went black. Not artistically dark. Gone. The failure appeared while testing celestial occlusion in Ashes of the Unbound. The expected Aetheria contribution vanished even though the source …

Finding the Wrong Receiver Point in the Lighting Shader

May 9 2026 RENDERING, SHADER, DEBUGGING

SF-ISSUE-012 survived valid inputs and valid ray math because projected depth reconstructed a point that was not on the receiver sphere.

Lighting One World With Another

May 8 2026 Jubaleth ASHES OF THE UNBOUND, UNREAL ENGINE, SPACEFLIGHT, RENDERING

Night on a moon is not simply “the sun light is off.” Aetheria hangs above Selene and contributes light of its own. Selene is visible from Aetheria. Each body must illuminate the other, shadow itself and pass through …