Enlighten 4.04 Release

The Enlighten team is pleased to announce the release of Enlighten 4.04, the latest version of its global illumination solution.

Enlighten 4.04 is now available for development and evaluation purposes in both the SDK and Unreal Engine integration.

This release includes numerous updates, including improved precompute performance and stability, enhanced skylight and probe lighting features, and improved Nanite support.

SDK Highlights

• Faster and more stable precompute
  • Especially effective in large worlds containing many detailed meshes
  • New limited bounce distance option reduces precompute time
• Enhanced skylight
  • Skylight and bounced lighting can now be applied separately for both lightmaps and probes
  • Significantly improved outdoor lighting quality
• Various minor bug fixes and stability improvements

Unreal Engine Highlights

• Faster and more stable precompute
  • Especially effective in large worlds containing many detailed meshes
• Improved default settings
  • Streamlined initial setup and configuration
• Enhanced probe lighting features
  • Added separate skylight option
  • Improved bounced sunlight accuracy in outdoor scenes
  • Added option to apply probe lighting to landscapes

• Nanite support is now Production Ready

• Optimized real-time skylight capture

• Various minor bug fixes and stability improvements

For more details about Enlighten 4.04, please refer to the documentation and release notes.

SDK Release Notes
UE5 Release Notes

Thank you,
The Enlighten Team