diff --git a/package/Shaders/Common/ShadowSampling.hlsli b/package/Shaders/Common/ShadowSampling.hlsli
index ad3fa3804..e2f12572c 100644
--- a/package/Shaders/Common/ShadowSampling.hlsli
+++ b/package/Shaders/Common/ShadowSampling.hlsli
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ float Get3DFilteredShadow(float3 positionWS, float3 viewDirection, float2 screen
 			float r = rnd.z;
 			float4 sincos_phi;
 			sincos(phi, sincos_phi.y, sincos_phi.x);
-			float3 sampleOffset = viewDirection * i * 128 * rcpSampleCount;
-			sampleOffset += (float3(r * sin_theta * sincos_phi.x, r * sin_theta * sincos_phi.y, r * cos_theta) * 0.5 + 0.5) * 128;
+			float3 sampleOffset = viewDirection * i * 64 * rcpSampleCount;
+			sampleOffset += (float3(r * sin_theta * sincos_phi.x, r * sin_theta * sincos_phi.y, r * cos_theta) * 0.5 + 0.5) * 64;
 
 			uint cascadeIndex = sD.EndSplitDistances.x < GetShadowDepth(positionWS.xyz + viewDirection * (sampleOffset.x + sampleOffset.y), eyeIndex);  // Stochastic cascade sampling
 
diff --git a/package/Shaders/Effect.hlsl b/package/Shaders/Effect.hlsl
index 5c34ecfc5..105167f36 100644
--- a/package/Shaders/Effect.hlsl
+++ b/package/Shaders/Effect.hlsl
@@ -793,9 +793,7 @@ PS_OUTPUT main(PS_INPUT input)
 	psout.ScreenSpaceNormals.xy = screenSpaceNormal.xy + 0.5.xx;
 	psout.ScreenSpaceNormals.zw = 0.0.xx;
 #	else
-	psout.Normal.xyz = float3(!(ExtendedFlags & Effect_Shadows), 0, 0);
-	psout.Normal.w = finalColor.w;
-
+	psout.Normal = float4(!(ExtendedFlags & Effect_Shadows), 0, 0, finalColor.w);
 	psout.Color2 = finalColor;
 #	endif
 
diff --git a/src/Hooks.cpp b/src/Hooks.cpp
index f38a22dfd..f60e1fae8 100644
--- a/src/Hooks.cpp
+++ b/src/Hooks.cpp
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ namespace Hooks
 						if (state->enabledClasses[type - 1]) {
 							RE::BSGraphics::VertexShader* vertexShader = shaderCache.GetVertexShader(*currentShader, state->modifiedVertexDescriptor);
 							if (vertexShader) {
+								a_vertexShader = vertexShader;
 								state->context->VSSetShader(reinterpret_cast<ID3D11VertexShader*>(vertexShader->shader), NULL, NULL);
 								auto shadowState = RE::BSGraphics::RendererShadowState::GetSingleton();
 								GET_INSTANCE_MEMBER(currentVertexShader, shadowState)
@@ -523,6 +524,7 @@ namespace Hooks
 						if (state->enabledClasses[type - 1]) {
 							RE::BSGraphics::PixelShader* pixelShader = shaderCache.GetPixelShader(*currentShader, state->modifiedPixelDescriptor);
 							if (pixelShader) {
+								a_pixelShader = pixelShader;
 								state->context->PSSetShader(reinterpret_cast<ID3D11PixelShader*>(pixelShader->shader), NULL, NULL);
 								auto shadowState = RE::BSGraphics::RendererShadowState::GetSingleton();
 								GET_INSTANCE_MEMBER(currentPixelShader, shadowState)