1.8.4 changelog

Author: Luna5ama

changelogs/1.8.4.md

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+# Alpha Piscium v1.8.4
+
+## Highlight
+- **Added limited Built-in PBR support**
+- **Improved translucent rendering with double refraction**
+
+## New
+- Added limited Built-in PBR support (Foliage SSS, Translucent, and Emissive)
+- Added double refraction for non-water translucents for more accurate light bending
+- Added more per-material translucent absorption settings
+
+## Improvement
+- Migrated TranslucentSST to the new SST implementation, greatly simplifying the code
+- Improved cloud spherical shell setup
+- Improved water scattering with new phase function based on Petzold data
+
+## Fix
+- Fixed translucent sky reflection error
+- Fixed DH (Distant Horizons) support
+- Fixed missing TAA clamp mix logic
+- Fixed cloud spherical shell setup
+- Fixed insanely bright emissive from end rod and charged lightning rod
+
+## Misc
+- Increased default PCSS sample count for better shadow softness
+

shaders/lang/en_US.lang

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 screen.SCREEN_35=Sponsors
 screen.SCREEN_36=Debug
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+value.TITLE_VERSION.4=§d1.8.4
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 profile.comment=§c§lLow§r: Potato mode, §c§lnot recommented§r.\n§e§lMedium§r: Baseline performance mode.\n§a§lHigh§r: Balanced quality and performance.\n§6§lUltra§r: The §6§ltrue§r Alpha Piscium experience as it should be.\n§d§lExtreme§r: Even better experience at §osome§r cost.\n§5§lInsane§r: "Can it run Crysis?" §kxyz69420§r.
 option.SETTING_PBR_MATERIAL=PBR Materials
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