arrived as a "quality-of-life and stability" hotfix in late 2024/early 2025 (depending on release channels). According to the developer’s notes on GitHub and Patreon, this release focuses on three pillars:
Let’s break down what specifically changed from 0.17.0.1 to 0.17.0.2. rtgi 0.17.0.2
Unlike hardware-native ray tracing (RTX), this shader uses information from the game's depth buffer to calculate how light bounces and shadows fall within the visible frame. arrived as a "quality-of-life and stability" hotfix in
Early benchmarks suggest a 15-20% performance gain over version 0.16 on the same hardware (tested on an RTX 3060 and RX 6700 XT). rtgi 0.17.0.2