So here we are.īased on my observations, it seems that if the model in question does not have a name in the MME window, then basically.NOTHING auto-loads on that model so you have to go through EVERY tab and manually apply the default files, such as for the PSSM tabs. I have no idea how common this issue is, but it was suggested that I make a tutorial about it. I took a look and found the problem, and then discovered an issue that another user had asked about previously (the shadows moving with the camera instead of staying fixed). I’m open to discussion about this, so if you do that and it actually works with solid proof, let me know by either reblogging this post or privately messaging me on my social media.Recently, a user in the 'MMD for Dummies' Discord Server ran into an issue with a couple of stages (the stages being reduced to black-and-white shilouettes) that they downloaded when attempting to apply Raycast. In other words, it’s pointless to load ExcellentShadow with Ray, it’ll only consume more resources.

ExcellentShadow’s purpose is overwhelmed by Ray’s nature, not to mention that the in-built physical lights have a soft or hard shadow feature. In conclusion, adding it to Ray is redundant, as Ray’s shadows are already very smooth, even smoother if using “boom!” settings. So I asked two of my contacts that are very experienced in Raycast rendering about ExcellentShadow’s interactions with Ray, if there was any. If it had a 50/50 chance of working with Ray, then I supposed I was unlucky and didn’t find the ideal setting. Next, I loaded two physical lights with enabled ExcellentShadow to check, but again, nothing. At first, no change at all in the shadows, everything looked the same when disabled or enabled. I decided to try it myself: I opened my MMD, loaded and set up Ray, and added ExcellentShadow.

Interested in the matter, I searched for answers after knowing from a Rebirth artist that ExcellentShadow may or may not improve the overall results, which felt superstitious. I’m writing a small post this time to share a detail that left me curious for a while: why do people combine ExcellentShadow with Raycast? Does it produce better results?

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