Designing Modern City Builds and Space Bases for High Contrast

Working with Deep Shadows

Cyberpunk Shaders adds deep contrast between dark shadows and bright light sources, making it suited for modern city builds and space bases. When planning structures, use this contrast to your advantage.

1. Lay out building frames with varying heights, overhangs, and recesses to create natural pockets of deep shadow.

2. In space bases or urban alleyways, avoid flooding every corridor with uniform illumination. Allowing unlit corners lets the shader render deep, dramatic shadows between structural elements.

Highlighting with Bright Light Sources

Because the pack emphasizes bright highlights, the placement of lighting blocks dictates the overall futuristic mood of your build.

1. Position illumination blocks along street edges, building outlines, or launch pads.

2. Notice how the light sources interact with the darker surroundings. The sharp transition from light to shadow will bring out clean, cinematic lines on modern architecture.

3. Balance light placement so focal points of your base or city stand out sharply against the darkened environment.