Why Are The Shadows Running Away From The Edge Of My Screen?

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[JohnTravoltage]

Probably noticing the screen space shadows, so if the shadow caster object goes off screen, there isn't any information to continue drawing the shadow. This can also cause issues with objects being covered by other objects etc.

The first game used screen space shadows a lot, and exhibited the same issues, but its just a compromise. If they didn't use screen space shadows, there would be a lot of fine detail that would not be able to cast shadows without having much higher res shadowmaps/lower performance etc.

Its all a tradeoff.