diff --git a/data/plugins/GTAIV.EFLC.FusionFix.ini b/data/plugins/GTAIV.EFLC.FusionFix.ini
index 8b7f381d..fbd7efae 100644
--- a/data/plugins/GTAIV.EFLC.FusionFix.ini
+++ b/data/plugins/GTAIV.EFLC.FusionFix.ini
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ AimingZoomFix = 1
 FlickeringShadowsFix = 1                      // known issue: disables player shadow from headlights
 ExtraDynamicShadows = 1                       // 1: restores some missing shadows  |  2: also adds vegetation shadows  |  3: forces all shadows to appear
 DynamicShadowForTrees = 1
-ShadowSoftness = 1.0                          // multiplies shadow softness or blur intensity | [0.0; 8.0]
-ShadowBias = 1.0                              // multiplies shadow bias, adjust according to ShadowSoftness | [0.0; 8.0]
+ShadowSoftness = 1.5                          // multiplies shadow softness or blur intensity
+ShadowBias = 5.0                              // multiplies shadow bias, adjust according to ShadowSoftness
 ShadowBlendRange = 0.3                        // controls the size of the cascade blending regions | [0.0; 1.0]
 HighResolutionShadows = 0                     // doubles cascaded shadowmap resolution, very performance intensive
 LamppostShadows = 0                           // 0: disables shadows cast by lamppost lights (console behavior), improves CPU performance | 1: enables shadows
diff --git a/source/shaders.ixx b/source/shaders.ixx
index a8d69363..ac09ab20 100644
--- a/source/shaders.ixx
+++ b/source/shaders.ixx
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ public:
         static bool bFixAutoExposure = false;
         static float fTreeAlphaMultiplier = 1.0f;
 
-        static float fShadowSoftness = 1.0f;
-        static float fShadowBias = 1.0f;
+        static float fShadowSoftness = 1.5f;
+        static float fShadowBias = 5.0f;
         static float fShadowBlendRange = 0.3f;
 
         FusionFix::onInitEvent() += []()
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ public:
             CIniReader iniReader("");
             bFixAutoExposure = iniReader.ReadInteger("MISC", "FixAutoExposure", 1) != 0;
             fTreeAlphaMultiplier = std::clamp(iniReader.ReadFloat("MISC", "TreeAlphaMultiplier", 1.0f), 1.0f, 255.0f);
-            fShadowSoftness = std::clamp(iniReader.ReadFloat("SHADOWS", "ShadowSoftness", 1.0f), 0.0f, 8.0f);
-            fShadowBias = std::clamp(iniReader.ReadFloat("SHADOWS", "ShadowBias", 1.0f), 0.0f, 8.0f);
+            fShadowSoftness = iniReader.ReadFloat("SHADOWS", "ShadowSoftness", 1.5f);
+            fShadowBias = iniReader.ReadFloat("SHADOWS", "ShadowBias", 5.0f);
             fShadowBlendRange = std::clamp(iniReader.ReadFloat("SHADOWS", "ShadowBlendRange", 0.3f), 0.0f, 1.0f);
 
             // Redirect path to one unified folder