# Brecht's easter egg surprise: Modernizing shading and rendering

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/brechts-easter-egg-surprise-modernizing-shading-and-rendering/505373>\
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**Created:** [April 23, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/brechts-easter-egg-surprise-modernizing-shading-and-rendering/505373 "2011-04-23T06:01:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![bekic.bojan](https://blenderartists.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c2a13f/32.png) [@bekic.bojan](https://blenderartists.org/u/bekic.bojan)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 10:13am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/brechts-easter-egg-surprise-modernizing-shading-and-rendering/505373/16485 "2017-10-25T10:13:42Z")

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> [@marcoG\_ita](#):
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> @bliblubli
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> Here is a simple test file + some renders to explain what I mean.
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> 1. No AO at all (no World AO, no Simplify panel)
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> ![http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=119752](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/2/0/720e73d7e04d2812600fc1ac21dea5639002a09e.php)
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> 1. World AO, settings are Factor=0.1 Distance=10cm
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> ![http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=119753](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/2/0/720e73d7e04d2812600fc1ac21dea5639002a09e.php)
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> I’d expect the bounce AO feature would take this setting (World AO) and skip bounces from there, to make it less fake-ish.
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> But never worked like that, here it’s a render with Simplify panel enabled:
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> 1. AO bounce = 1 (0 is disabled)
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> ![http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=119754](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/2/0/720e73d7e04d2812600fc1ac21dea5639002a09e.php)
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> 1. AO bounce = 2
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> ![http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=119755](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/2/0/720e73d7e04d2812600fc1ac21dea5639002a09e.php)
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> 1. AO bounce = 3
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> ![http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=119756](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/2/0/720e73d7e04d2812600fc1ac21dea5639002a09e.php)
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> 1. AO bounce = 4
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> ![http://pasteall.org/pic/show.php?id=119757](https://blenderartists.org/uploads/default/original/4X/7/2/0/720e73d7e04d2812600fc1ac21dea5639002a09e.php)
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> …so… what am i missing? **_It seems it always uses the AO with a Factor of 1.00, which is unusable and incredibly high, and ignores the Factor set by the user in the World panel._**
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> It’s a feature with great potential but unusable at the moment IMHO.
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> File: [http://pasteall.org/blend/index.php?id=48137](http://pasteall.org/blend/index.php?id=48137)

Hi, set your DISTANCE to like 3m or 4m!

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