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Crushgas Fighting Saga: Reforged adds living light and pose shadows

Watch sunrise, sunset and moonlight across the outdoor districts, with directional character shading and shadows that follow the current animation pose.

Crushgas Fighting Saga: Reforged now has a living day cycle in its eight outdoor field and battle locations. Painted lighting colors move through dawn, day, dusk and night while the original scenery detail, buildings and paths stay in place.

The sky, sun and moon respond to the scenery silhouette. Buildings and trees hide direct light and its camera flare. Fighters receive directional shading across their animated poses, and ground shadows follow the same pose, facing and jump. Indoor rooms, guardian arenas and the orbital district use local lighting.

Open the LIGHT button or Lighting in Settings to hold sunrise, daylight, sunset or moonlight. A living day normally takes 24 minutes; faster cycle choices let you watch the changes. Lens flare can be subtle, full or off, and reduced motion softens the optics. Lighting choices are saved separately from campaign and controller profiles.

The animated punching bag, contact training, charged Resolve Blast, controller setup and existing campaign saves remain. This update adapts the lighting reference to Reforged; it does not add the reference game’s full weather or seasons.

What changed

  • Added a persistent outdoor day cycle and fixed time-of-day choices.
  • Added material lighting colors, scenery-aware sun/moon visibility and optional lens flare.
  • Added directional lighting data for all 220 animation frames and shadows from the current pose.
  • Added local lights for indoor and orbital scenes, while retaining the punching-bag room and existing controls.
A closer look

Screenshots

Sunset colors in Crushgas Fighting Saga Reforged’s Skyline Verge.
Sunset in the actual playable Skyline Verge.
Crushga and the swinging punching bag after a registered training contact.
The animated punching bag and contact training remain in place.
Reforged Lighting menu with time of day, day-cycle speed and lens flare controls.
Choose a living day or hold sunrise, daylight, sunset or moonlight.