{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f330ed562a032e322048299d","clusterId":"c_f3e749513a9d0b87ab1bfa0b","slug":"beneath-the-dying-sun-dev-swaps-water-reflections-for-frame-rate","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Beneath the Dying Sun Dev Swaps Water Reflections for Frame Rate","summary":"Raihan Erviansyah, the developer of the cozy horror delivery game Beneath the Dying Sun, reported progress on Reddit. The game casts the player as a tugboat captain hauling cargo across an underground sea, balancing weight, protecting fragile goods, and managing fuel while loneliness and ship damage wear on the senses. Erviansyah said planar water reflections looked beautiful but wrecked the frame rate, so he switched to screen space reflections. The post drew over 9,500 upvotes.","whyItMatters":"The developer's shift from planar to screen space reflections, forced by frame rate drops and weather system instability, is the technical decision behind the water and lighting that drew 9,500 upvotes on Reddit.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBeneath the Dying Sun is a cozy horror delivery simulation set on an underground sea. The player pilots an aging tugboat through storms, balancing cargo weight, protecting fragile goods, and managing fuel and repairs. The cabin offers warmth and a radio, and rewards fund upgrades for deeper, more dangerous expeditions. The teaser shows parameter monitoring, cargo thrown loose by the rocking hull, and a chase by mysterious black arms. The Reddit video shows the boat passing a sea structure with light leaking from its windows, and commenters praised the water and the lighting-driven atmosphere.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Beneath the Dying Sun, a cozy horror delivery sim on an underground sea, is in development for PC. Dev Raihan Erviansyah shared water shader work on Reddit: planar reflections looked great but tanked the frame rate, so he switched to screen space reflections. The post passed 9,500 upvotes.","twitterPost":"Beneath the Dying Sun dev Raihan Erviansyah shared water shader work on Reddit. Planar reflections looked beautiful but wrecked the frame rate, so he moved to screen space reflections. The cozy horror delivery sim is in development for PC. The post drew 9,500+ upvotes.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Raihan Erviansyah, the developer of the cozy horror delivery game Beneath the Dying Sun, shared water shader work on Reddit. Planar reflections looked beautiful but destroyed the frame rate, so he switched to screen space reflections. The post drew over 9,500 upvotes, with commenters praising the water and the lighting-driven atmosphere. The game is in development for PC.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/02/171612.html\",\"title\":\"Praise for Water Beauty and Lighting Atmosphere in Delivery Horror Beneath the Dying Sun\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5666,"outputTokens":8135,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788356371,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T13:29:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T13:32:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T13:32:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f3e749513a9d0b87ab1bfa0b","canonicalTitle":"“水の美しさ”や“照明による雰囲気作り”に称賛集まる。孤独に船で荒波を越える配達ホラー『Beneath the Dying Sun』","representativeArticleId":"a_26dbf8fc41c11edafcdd1b92","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Beneath the Dying Sun\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-01T22:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-01T22:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T13:32:25.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/02/171612.html","title":"“水の美しさ”や“照明による雰囲気作り”に称賛集まる。孤独に船で荒波を越える配達ホラー『Beneath the Dying Sun』"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Beneath the Dying Sun"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}