Game: Missing snow surfaces and pixelated lighting/shadows in Zora’s Domain #52

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opened 2026-11-13 00:20:50 +00:00 by Zirem · 0 comments

Zirem commented

2026-11-13 00:20:50 +00:00

Longshot version

Hookshot v2.2.0-rc.1 (source 006e7dfe)

Update track

Release candidate

What kind of problem

Graphics (missing, black or wrong-coloured things, lighting, flicker)

What happened

In Zora’s Domain, parts of the snow covering the ground do not render correctly. In the affected patches, the underlying surface becomes visible and looks like the normal-map layer.

There are also strange pixelated shadow or lighting artifacts on the ice. A similar effect appears on water. I suspect this might be related to Navi’s light illuminating Link, but I have not confirmed the cause.

Expected behavior:
The snow should cover the ground consistently, and lighting on ice and water should appear without the pixelated artifacts.

Steps to reproduce:

Enter Zora’s Domain while it is snowy/frozen.
Inspect the snow-covered ground for missing patches.
Observe the lighting and shadows on ice and water near Link.

This happens every time I visit the area.

Where in the game

Zora’s Domain, in the snowy/frozen area; snow-covered ground, ice, and water near Link.

How often

Every time

Graphics card and driver version

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti — NVIDIA driver 617.42

CPU, RAM and operating system

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 32 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 64-bit (build 26100.1)

Changes from the defaults

Current relevant graphics settings:

Output: 1920×1080, fullscreen
Quality preset: Custom
Anti-aliasing: NVIDIA DLAA; model: NVIDIA default
Sharpness: 80%
Frame generation: Off
Frame pacing: On
NVIDIA Reflex: On + Boost
HDR: Off
Field of view: 120%
Anisotropic filtering: Game default

Not yet tested with default settings or without overlays/injectors.

longshot_log.txt

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Before you send it

The problem is still there on the newest release or nightly.
I searched the open issues for it.
I'm not attaching game files, keys, the game's executable, its .bin caches or saves.

### Longshot version Hookshot v2.2.0-rc.1 (source 006e7dfe) ### Update track Release candidate ### What kind of problem Graphics (missing, black or wrong-coloured things, lighting, flicker) ### What happened In Zora’s Domain, parts of the snow covering the ground do not render correctly. In the affected patches, the underlying surface becomes visible and looks like the normal-map layer. There are also strange pixelated shadow or lighting artifacts on the ice. A similar effect appears on water. I suspect this might be related to Navi’s light illuminating Link, but I have not confirmed the cause. Expected behavior: The snow should cover the ground consistently, and lighting on ice and water should appear without the pixelated artifacts. Steps to reproduce: 1. Enter Zora’s Domain while it is snowy/frozen. 2. Inspect the snow-covered ground for missing patches. 3. Observe the lighting and shadows on ice and water near Link. This happens every time I visit the area. ### Where in the game Zora’s Domain, in the snowy/frozen area; snow-covered ground, ice, and water near Link. ### How often Every time ### Graphics card and driver version NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti — NVIDIA driver 617.42 ### CPU, RAM and operating system AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, 32 GB RAM, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 64-bit (build 26100.1) ### Changes from the defaults Current relevant graphics settings: - Output: 1920×1080, fullscreen - Quality preset: Custom - Anti-aliasing: NVIDIA DLAA; model: NVIDIA default - Sharpness: 80% - Frame generation: Off - Frame pacing: On - NVIDIA Reflex: On + Boost - HDR: Off - Field of view: 120% - Anisotropic filtering: Game default Not yet tested with default settings or without overlays/injectors. ### longshot_log.txt here's the log ### Screenshots or video ![image](/attachments/593d042a-ff6a-4f35-b995-0c8b2fcc545b)![image](/attachments/b4ab0c92-64a1-420f-af38-71d511029f71) ### Before you send it - [x] The problem is still there on the newest release or nightly. - [x] I searched the open issues for it. - [x] I'm not attaching game files, keys, the game's executable, its .bin caches or saves.

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