From e9aef6d42f3210768384816b8ed25e2a4d1349c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Fredrik Robertsen <fredrikr79@pm.me>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:01:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] ... or do they? skip shadows for ball light lol

---
 res/shaders/simple.frag | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/res/shaders/simple.frag b/res/shaders/simple.frag
index 2f50165..cac4b8a 100644
--- a/res/shaders/simple.frag
+++ b/res/shaders/simple.frag
@@ -55,7 +55,14 @@ void main()
         float spec = pow(max(dot(norm, halfwayDir), 0.0), shininess);
         vec3 specular = specularStrength * spec * lightColor;
 
-        if (length(lightVector) < length(fragToBall) && dot(lightVector, fragToBall) < 0.0)
+        // the ball's light is put inside it, thus it would cast a shadow all over the scene.
+        // to counter-act this, we can simply exclude it. i should instead move the light.
+        // either way, it makes for a cool light (shadow?) show.
+        bool shadow = false;
+        if (i != 2) {
+            shadow = length(lightVector) > length(fragToBall) && dot(lightVector, fragToBall) < 0.0;
+        }
+        if (!shadow)
             result += attenuation * (diffuse + specular) * objectColor;
     }