# Progress Report - Week 6: Lighting, Atmosphere, & Weather

## Date
[Date]

## Week Overview
Lumen lighting setup, day/night cycle, and atmospheric effects.

## Completed Tasks

### Lighting Setup
- [ ] HDRI sky configured
- [ ] Directional light (sun) configured
- [ ] Lumen GI settings configured
- [ ] Lumen Reflections configured
- [ ] Lighting tested and validated

### Day/Night Cycle
- [ ] BP_DayNightCycle blueprint created
- [ ] Time of day system implemented
- [ ] Sunrise preset configured (6:00-8:00)
- [ ] Daytime preset configured (8:00-17:00)
- [ ] Sunset preset configured (17:00-19:00)
- [ ] Night preset configured (19:00-6:00)
- [ ] Smooth transitions validated

### Atmosphere
- [ ] BP_Atmosphere blueprint created
- [ ] Volumetric fog configured
- [ ] Humidity simulation implemented
- [ ] Atmospheric perspective configured

### Heat Haze
- [ ] MFX_HeatHaze material created
- [ ] Heat distortion shader implemented
- [ ] Heat haze applied to surfaces

### Post-Process
- [ ] PP_DubaiCinematic post-process volume created
- [ ] Bloom configured
- [ ] Chromatic aberration configured
- [ ] Depth of field configured
- [ ] Color grading LUTs created (time-of-day)

## Progress Metrics

- **Lighting Quality**: [Rating]/10
- **Day/Night Cycle**: [X]% complete
- **Performance**: [X] FPS
- **Visual Quality**: [Rating]/10

## Issues Encountered

### Technical Issues
- [List any technical issues]

### Blockers
- [List any blockers]

## Next Steps

1. Refine lighting quality
2. Optimize performance
3. Begin Week 7: Vehicles and water

## Notes
[Additional notes]

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**Status**: In Progress
**Completion**: [X]%