Hello, Creators! 

We've carefully reviewed your feedback on graphics quality and are pleased to introduce comprehensive rendering improvements in the March Update. 

The core focus of this update was enhancing the quality of light and shadow rendering to maximize spatial depth and realism. In particular, we concentrated on balancing overall art quality across all hardware tiers, from low to high, so that no matter which preset you choose, you can enjoy a consistent visual experience and immersion. 

Please watch the attached video and read below for a detailed breakdown of all changes. 

**1) High & Ultra Presets (Lumen): Vivid Lighting & Color**

We've overhauled the graphics quality, lighting depth, and noise issues previously reported on high-end presets, delivering a sharper and more immersive visual experience. 

* Lighting Improvements: Indirect lighting values have been adjusted, resulting in more vibrant light bounce and brighter, more realistic indoor environments overall.
* Ghosting Reduction: Improved the Lumen-related ghosting issue that occurred during character movement, delivering a much smoother image.
* Indoor Lumen Fix: Resolved an issue where excessive exterior indirect light was passing into indoor areas, causing an unnatural yellow tint. Indoor spaces now display natural and accurate color reproduction.
* Interior Volume Separation: Interior and exterior spatial volumes are now properly separated, fixing an issue where indoor spaces appeared abnormally dark during nighttime hours.

**2) Medium & Low Presets: Quality Uplift with Screen Space GI (SSGI)**

We've introduced a new rendering option so that you can enjoy satisfying rendering quality even without the high-end presets. 

* SSGI (Screen Space Global Illumination) Applied: SSGI is now enabled by default on Medium and Low presets, delivering clean, dimensional indirect lighting while being lighter on your system
* Color Balance Fix: Corrected an issue where indoor areas appeared excessively blue when Lumen was disabled.
* New Setting Path: A new \[Game Options > Graphics > Method of Global Illumination\] setting has been added. You can now manually select between None / Screen Space Global Illumination / Lumen to best suit your PC specifications.

**3) Very Low Preset** 

Optimized graphics options have been applied so you won't miss out on the visual enjoyment, even in lower-spec environments.

* Buildings: Real-time shadows (VSM) are now applied only to major structures such as rooftops and walls, resolving an issue where external sunlight was abnormally passing through into interiors.
* Furniture & Props: Blob Shadow has been applied to smaller assets such as furniture, fixing an issue where scenes appeared overly bright and flat due to missing contact shadows.

**General Improvements**

* Shadow Toggle Option: A new option to globally disable all shadows has been added, helping creators with lower-spec systems maintain stable performance. (Setting Path: Game Options > Graphics > Advanced > Shadow Display > Turned On / Off)
* Showing Exterior Walls & Wall Removal Mode Fix: Ceiling structures now also become hidden when using these view modes. This eliminates the noise and flickering that occurred during indoor lighting calculations, providing a cleaner gameplay experience.
* Lower-Spec Background Texture Quality has been improved.

Watch the video (attached). 

We hope this update delivers the best possible immersion for every Creator, no matter your setup. We will continue listening to your valuable feedback and working to improve the experience. 

Thank you.

**Source:** [**inZOI Discord**](https://discord.com/channels/1162040845181124618/1207578601008926791/1486971190298804345)

inZOI Rendering Upgrades: Before & After