@dangreenheck: Three.js Water Pro is making Subnautica in the browser a real possibility. Rewrote the lighting model so light reflecti…

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Three.js Water Pro update rewrites the lighting model with physics-based refraction and attenuation for realistic ocean floor reflections, enabling Subnautica-like underwater browser games.

Three.js Water Pro is making Subnautica in the browser a real possibility. Rewrote the lighting model so light reflecting off the ocean floor is now refracted and attenuated based on real-world physics. Still can't believe what a difference it makes🤯 https://t.co/YSERimnsUg
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Three.js Water Pro is making Subnautica in the browser a real possibility.

Rewrote the lighting model so light reflecting off the ocean floor is now refracted and attenuated based on real-world physics.

Still can’t believe what a difference it makes🤯 https://t.co/YSERimnsUg

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