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The max path length is an extremely important control when rendering clouds. A relatively high maximum path length is required to achieve a cloudlike appearance. The images below are rendered with max path lengths of 0, 16, and 64, respectively.
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The change at higher path lengths is more subtle, but in order to get noticeable light bleed in shadowed areas of the cloud, a very high maximum path length is needed.
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