Hm, something else seems to have changed too. It used to be that increasing IDL bounces greatly increased light spread, so that you didn't need extra intensity to lighten up dark areas. My initial testing indicates that may no longer be the case.

Anyone else checking in this area? Maybe I don't have a complex enough scene to make a different yet, I dunno....

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