diff --git a/shaders/dimensions/all_translucent.fsh b/shaders/dimensions/all_translucent.fsh
index 21408de..cba1826 100644
--- a/shaders/dimensions/all_translucent.fsh
+++ b/shaders/dimensions/all_translucent.fsh
@@ -138,17 +138,29 @@ vec3 applyBump(mat3 tbnMatrix, vec3 bump, float puddle_values){
 	return normalize(bump*tbnMatrix);
 }
 
-vec2 tapLocation(int sampleNumber,int nb, float nbRot,float jitter,float distort)
-{
-    float alpha = (sampleNumber+jitter)/nb;
-    float angle = jitter*6.28 + alpha * nbRot * 6.28;
+// vec2 tapLocation(int sampleNumber,int nb, float nbRot,float jitter,float distort)
+// {
+//     float alpha = (sampleNumber+jitter)/nb;
+//     float angle = jitter*6.28 + alpha * nbRot * 6.28;
 
-    float sin_v, cos_v;
+//     float sin_v, cos_v;
 
-	sin_v = sin(angle);
-	cos_v = cos(angle);
+// 	sin_v = sin(angle);
+// 	cos_v = cos(angle);
 
-    return vec2(cos_v, sin_v)*sqrt(alpha);
+//     return vec2(cos_v, sin_v)*sqrt(alpha);
+// }
+vec2 tapLocation_simple(
+	int samples, int totalSamples, float rotation, float rng
+){
+	const float PI = 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169;
+    float alpha = float(samples + rng) * (1.0 / float(totalSamples));
+    float angle = alpha * (rotation * PI);
+
+	float sin_v = sin(angle);
+	float cos_v = cos(angle);
+
+    return vec2(cos_v, sin_v) * sqrt(alpha);
 }
 
 
@@ -398,7 +410,8 @@ if (gl_FragCoord.x * texelSize.x < 1.0  && gl_FragCoord.y * texelSize.y < 1.0 )
 
 						int SampleCount = 7;
 						for(int i = 0; i < SampleCount; i++){
-							vec2 offsetS = tapLocation(i,SampleCount,1.618,noise,0.0);
+							// vec2 offsetS = tapLocation(i,SampleCount,1.618,noise,0.0);
+							vec2 offsetS = tapLocation_simple(i, 7, 9, noise) * 0.5;
 
 							float weight = 1.0+(i+noise)*rdMul/9.0*shadowMapResolution;
 							float isShadow = shadow2D(shadow, projectedShadowPosition + vec3(rdMul*offsetS, -diffthresh*weight)).x / SampleCount;
diff --git a/shaders/dimensions/composite.fsh b/shaders/dimensions/composite.fsh
index cc6e6b3..5114f30 100644
--- a/shaders/dimensions/composite.fsh
+++ b/shaders/dimensions/composite.fsh
@@ -153,6 +153,19 @@ void GriAndEminShadowFix(
 
 #include "/lib/Shadow_Params.glsl"
 
+
+const float PI = 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169;
+vec2 tapLocation_simple(
+	int samples, int totalSamples, float rotation, float rng
+){
+    float alpha = float(samples + rng) * (1.0 / float(totalSamples));
+    float angle = alpha * (rotation * PI);
+
+	float sin_v = sin(angle);
+	float cos_v = cos(angle);
+
+    return vec2(cos_v, sin_v) * sqrt(alpha);
+}
 void main() {
 /* DRAWBUFFERS:3 */
 	vec2 texcoord = gl_FragCoord.xy*texelSize;
@@ -238,13 +251,18 @@ void main() {
 					float diffthreshM = diffthresh*mult*d0*k/20.;
 					float avgDepth = 0.0;
 
-					int seed = (frameCounter%40000) * 2 + (1+frameCounter);
-					float samplePos = fract(R2_samples(seed).x + blueNoise(gl_FragCoord.xy).x) * 1.61803398874;
+					// int seed = (frameCounter%40000) * 2 + (1+frameCounter);
+					// float samplePos = fract(R2_samples(seed).x + blueNoise(gl_FragCoord.xy).x) * 1.61803398874;
+					
+					int seed = (frameCounter%40000) + frameCounter*2;
+					float samplePos = fract(R2_samples(seed).y + blueNoise(gl_FragCoord.xy).y);
 					float noise = 0.5+blueNoise();
 
 					for(int i = 0; i < VPS_Search_Samples; i++){
 
-						vec2 offsetS = tapLocation_alternate(i+1, i/VPS_Search_Samples, 7, 20, samplePos) * noise;
+						// vec2 offsetS = tapLocation_alternate(i+1, i/VPS_Search_Samples, 7, 20, samplePos) * noise;
+						
+						vec2 offsetS = tapLocation_simple(i, 7, 9, samplePos);
 		
 
 						float weight = 3.0 + (i+blueNoise() ) *rdMul/SHADOW_FILTER_SAMPLE_COUNT*shadowMapResolution*distortFactor/2.7;
diff --git a/shaders/dimensions/composite1.fsh b/shaders/dimensions/composite1.fsh
index b125f0f..972435a 100644
--- a/shaders/dimensions/composite1.fsh
+++ b/shaders/dimensions/composite1.fsh
@@ -249,6 +249,18 @@ vec2 tapLocation(int sampleNumber, float spinAngle,int nb, float nbRot,float r0)
 
     return vec2(cos_v, sin_v)*ssR;
 }
+vec2 tapLocation_simple(
+	int samples, int totalSamples, float rotation, float rng
+){
+	const float PI = 3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169;
+    float alpha = float(samples + rng) * (1.0 / float(totalSamples));
+    float angle = alpha * (rotation * PI);
+
+	float sin_v = sin(angle);
+	float cos_v = cos(angle);
+
+    return vec2(cos_v, sin_v) * sqrt(alpha);
+}
 
 vec3 viewToWorld(vec3 viewPos) {
     vec4 pos;
@@ -803,14 +815,19 @@ void main() {
 					smallbias = -0.0005;
 					noise = 0.5;
 				}
+				
 
 				projectedShadowPosition = projectedShadowPosition * vec3(0.5,0.5,0.5/6.0) + vec3(0.5);
 
 				#ifdef BASIC_SHADOW_FILTER
+					#ifndef Variable_Penumbra_Shadows
+						if(LabSSS > 0) smallbias = -0.0002;
+					#endif
 					float rdMul = filteredShadow.x*distortFactor*d0*k/shadowMapResolution;
 
 					for(int i = 0; i < samples; i++){
-						vec2 offsetS = tapLocation(i,samples,1.618, noise,0.0);
+						// vec2 offsetS = tapLocation(i,samples,1.618, noise,0.0);
+						vec2 offsetS = tapLocation_simple(i, 7, 9, noise) * 0.5;
 
 						float isShadow = shadow2D(shadow, projectedShadowPosition + vec3(rdMul*offsetS, smallbias)	).x;
 						Shadows += isShadow/samples;
diff --git a/shaders/lib/color_transforms.glsl b/shaders/lib/color_transforms.glsl
index b016657..826d62e 100644
--- a/shaders/lib/color_transforms.glsl
+++ b/shaders/lib/color_transforms.glsl
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ vec3 HableTonemap(vec3 linearColor) {
 	// A = shoulder strength
 	const float A = 0.45;
 	// B = linear strength
-	const float B = 0.28;
+	const float B = 0.5;
 	// C = linear angle
 	const float C = 0.1;
 	// D = toe strength
diff --git a/shaders/lib/indirect_lighting_effects.glsl b/shaders/lib/indirect_lighting_effects.glsl
index f81dba4..df58623 100644
--- a/shaders/lib/indirect_lighting_effects.glsl
+++ b/shaders/lib/indirect_lighting_effects.glsl
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ vec2 SSAO(
 	int n = 0;
 	for (int i = 0; i < samples; i++) {
 		
-		vec2 sp = tapLocation_alternate(i, samples, 20, samplePos) * 0.2;
+		vec2 sp = tapLocation_alternate(i, 7, 9, samplePos) * 0.2;
 
 		float rd = mulfov2 ;