diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/ddgi_raytraceCS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/ddgi_raytraceCS.hlsl
index 551b42521..bfe56c6aa 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/ddgi_raytraceCS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/ddgi_raytraceCS.hlsl
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID, uint3 Gid : SV_GroupID, uint groupIn
 				newRay.Origin = surface.P;
 				newRay.TMin = 0;
 				newRay.TMax = dist;
-				newRay.Direction = L;
+				newRay.Direction = normalize(L);
 
 	#ifdef RTAPI
 				wiRayQuery q;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID, uint3 Gid : SV_GroupID, uint groupIn
 		ray.Origin = probePos;
 		ray.TMin = 0; // don't need TMin because we are not tracing from a surface
 		ray.TMax = FLT_MAX;
-		ray.Direction = raydir;
+		ray.Direction = normalize(raydir);
 
 #ifdef RTAPI
 		wiRayQuery q;
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID, uint3 Gid : SV_GroupID, uint groupIn
 					newRay.Origin = surface.P;
 					newRay.TMin = 0.001;
 					newRay.TMax = dist;
-					newRay.Direction = L + max3(surface.sss);
+					newRay.Direction = normalize(L + max3(surface.sss));
 
 #ifdef RTAPI
 					q.TraceRayInline(
@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID, uint3 Gid : SV_GroupID, uint groupIn
 			// Infinite bounces based on previous frame probe sampling:
 			if (push.frameIndex > 0)
 			{
-				half energy_conservation = 0.95;
+				float energy_conservation = 0.95;
 				energy_conservation /= PI; // one more divide by PI is inside the ddgi_sample_irradiance, with that we will have 2 PI divides, which is needed for hemishpere sampling
-				half3 ddgi = ddgi_sample_irradiance(surface.P, surface.facenormal, surface.dominant_lightdir, surface.dominant_lightcolor);
+				float3 ddgi = ddgi_sample_irradiance(surface.P, surface.facenormal, surface.dominant_lightdir, surface.dominant_lightcolor);
 				ddgi *= energy_conservation;
 				hit_result += ddgi;
 			}
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/renderlightmapPS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/renderlightmapPS.hlsl
index 8dff930e8..9982d884a 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/renderlightmapPS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/renderlightmapPS.hlsl
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ float4 main(Input input) : SV_TARGET
 	
 	RayDesc ray;
 	ray.Origin = P;
-	ray.Direction = sample_hemisphere_cos(surface.N, rng);
+	ray.Direction = normalize(sample_hemisphere_cos(surface.N, rng));
 	ray.TMin = 0.0001;
 	ray.TMax = FLT_MAX;
 	float3 result = 0;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/shaders/surfel_raytraceCS.hlsl b/WickedEngine/shaders/surfel_raytraceCS.hlsl
index 6e89f977b..5ab8e7a2d 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/shaders/surfel_raytraceCS.hlsl
+++ b/WickedEngine/shaders/surfel_raytraceCS.hlsl
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID)
 				newRay.Origin = surface.P;
 				newRay.TMin = 0.001;
 				newRay.TMax = dist;
-				newRay.Direction = L + max3(surface.sss);
+				newRay.Direction = normalize(L + max3(surface.sss));
 
 	#ifdef RTAPI
 				wiRayQuery q;
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID)
 					newRay.Origin = surface.P;
 					newRay.TMin = 0.001;
 					newRay.TMax = dist;
-					newRay.Direction = L + max3(surface.sss);
+					newRay.Direction = normalize(L + max3(surface.sss));
 
 #ifdef RTAPI
 					q.TraceRayInline(
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ void main(uint3 DTid : SV_DispatchThreadID)
 				}
 				if (surfel_gi.a > 0)
 				{
-					half energy_conservation = 0.95;
+					float energy_conservation = 0.95;
 					energy_conservation /= surfel_gi.a;
 					energy_conservation /= PI;
 					surfel_gi.rgb *= energy_conservation;
diff --git a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
index e62f253b0..89f8b7234 100644
--- a/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
+++ b/WickedEngine/wiVersion.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace wi::version
 	// minor features, major updates, breaking compatibility changes
 	const int minor = 71;
 	// minor bug fixes, alterations, refactors, updates
-	const int revision = 700;
+	const int revision = 701;
 
 	const std::string version_string = std::to_string(major) + "." + std::to_string(minor) + "." + std::to_string(revision);