I had this same issue and had to set the following in eqclient.ini:

VertexShaders=1
20PixelShaders=1
14PixelShaders=1
1xPixelShaders=1
MultiPassLighting=1
ShowDynamicLights=TRUE

MultiPassLighting is the Advanced Lighting option that is now hidden from the UI. The Shader options should still be in the Advanced display options - they needed to be checked.

They're pulling your leg. It's simply a glitch related to going underwater on our client. I get it too on my decidedly not-prexus characters.

EDIT: For now, at least, I am no longer able to test Kunark zones (on blue) using the Green patch. The files seem to have diverged too much: Kunark forest zones (including Emerald Jungle and Trak's Teeth) become very bright at night, similar to the underwater glitch mentioned above. This does not happen if I revert all files to 50D, but of course then I don't have the newest night-sky tweaks.


Danth

Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but I noticed while running through south karana at night that my torch only lights up the trunks of trees; the actual leaf\foliage textures remain solid black. It looks.. odd.

Tragically, textures with alpha cut-outs (the transparent spaces between the leaves/branches) respond differently to dynamic lighting. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't - it depends on how many other lights are in the zone.

Definitely in the "can't fix unless I have a eureka moment" bucket.

Honestly, is this how it's supposed to look???

https://i.imgur.com/TejopX4.png

Yes!

something is wrong. you cant use custom UIs. how you do that?

Probably on blue?

They already said that the lighting shaders dont work on blue yet right?

Not gonna lie, I'm not a fan