What's up with this?
Subsurf level 0 in 3d view, level 2 in render view. Oren-Nayer/Blinn shader, three spot lights with shadows. Tried the different shaders, no difference. Altered the subsurf levels, and the patterns only changed size.
What's going on, and how do I kill it?
Like I said over at Elysiun, try playing with the Bias value of your spots.
Martin
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