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Estranged Dev Blog #10: Cheap Light Shafts

Estranged: Act I · published 6 Oct 2016, 19:29 UTC

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Showcases a very cheap light shaft effect using two planes and some scrolling soft smoke textures.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOlIh03vQzA&list=PLFxFKQapTGSFAsR5LzRrG0N69bADwkeEt
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