diff --git a/ref/vk/TODO.md b/ref/vk/TODO.md
index 23e51bff..814518f5 100644
--- a/ref/vk/TODO.md
+++ b/ref/vk/TODO.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - [x] fix material asserts and inherit
 - [x] fixup -vkverboselogs
 - [x] changing textures on buttons, etc
+- [x] fix unpatched chrome surfaces brightness glitches
 
 # 2023-11-03 E324
 - [x] add cvar for displaying only specified channel
diff --git a/ref/vk/shaders/bounce.comp b/ref/vk/shaders/bounce.comp
index 291ceada..65f7b76b 100644
--- a/ref/vk/shaders/bounce.comp
+++ b/ref/vk/shaders/bounce.comp
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ void computeBounce(ivec2 pix, vec3 direction, out vec3 diffuse, out vec3 specula
 	RayPayloadPrimary payload;
 	payload.base_color_a = vec4(0.);
 	payload.emissive = vec4(0.);
+	payload.material_rmxx = vec4(0.);
 	const vec3 pos = imageLoad(position_t, pix).xyz + geometry_normal * ray_normal_fudge;
 	if (!getHit(pos, bounce_direction, payload))
 		return;
diff --git a/ref/vk/shaders/denoiser.comp b/ref/vk/shaders/denoiser.comp
index d0bb55c9..d2fe3fd2 100644
--- a/ref/vk/shaders/denoiser.comp
+++ b/ref/vk/shaders/denoiser.comp
@@ -213,6 +213,21 @@ void main() {
 
 	const Components c = blurSamples(res, pix);
 
+	if (ubo.ubo.debug_display_only == DEBUG_DISPLAY_DISABLED) {
+	} else if (ubo.ubo.debug_display_only == DEBUG_DISPLAY_DIRECT) {
+		imageStore(out_dest, pix, vec4(LINEARtoSRGB(c.direct_diffuse + c.direct_specular), 0.)); return;
+		return;
+	} else if (ubo.ubo.debug_display_only == DEBUG_DISPLAY_INDIRECT) {
+		imageStore(out_dest, pix, vec4(LINEARtoSRGB(c.indirect_diffuse + c.indirect_specular), 0.)); return;
+		return;
+	} else if (ubo.ubo.debug_display_only == DEBUG_DISPLAY_INDIRECT_SPEC) {
+		imageStore(out_dest, pix, vec4(LINEARtoSRGB(c.indirect_specular), 0.)); return;
+		return;
+	} else if (ubo.ubo.debug_display_only == DEBUG_DISPLAY_INDIRECT_DIFF) {
+		imageStore(out_dest, pix, vec4(LINEARtoSRGB(c.indirect_diffuse), 0.)); return;
+		return;
+	}
+
 	vec3 colour = vec3(0.);
 	{
 		// TODO: need to extract reprojecting from this shader because reprojected stuff need svgf denoising pass after it
diff --git a/ref/vk/shaders/ray_interop.h b/ref/vk/shaders/ray_interop.h
index 431a4fee..bc4c28f9 100644
--- a/ref/vk/shaders/ray_interop.h
+++ b/ref/vk/shaders/ray_interop.h
@@ -176,6 +176,10 @@ struct PushConstants {
 #define DEBUG_DISPLAY_NGEOM 5
 #define DEBUG_DISPLAY_LIGHTING 6
 #define DEBUG_DISPLAY_SURFHASH 7
+#define DEBUG_DISPLAY_DIRECT 8
+#define DEBUG_DISPLAY_INDIRECT 9
+#define DEBUG_DISPLAY_INDIRECT_SPEC 10
+#define DEBUG_DISPLAY_INDIRECT_DIFF 11
 // add more when needed
 
 struct UniformBuffer {
diff --git a/ref/vk/vk_materials.c b/ref/vk/vk_materials.c
index 074b858e..1f8fbe84 100644
--- a/ref/vk/vk_materials.c
+++ b/ref/vk/vk_materials.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ r_vk_material_t R_VkMaterialGetForTextureWithFlags( int tex_index, uint32_t flag
 	ret.tex_base_color = tex_index;
 
 	if ( flags & kVkMaterialFlagChrome )
-		ret.roughness = tglob.grayTexture;
+		ret.tex_roughness = tglob.grayTexture;
 
 	//DEBUG("Returning default material with tex_base_color=%d", tex_index);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/ref/vk/vk_rtx.c b/ref/vk/vk_rtx.c
index 6c470677..72890295 100644
--- a/ref/vk/vk_rtx.c
+++ b/ref/vk/vk_rtx.c
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ static void parseDebugDisplayValue( void ) {
 	X(NSHADE) \
 	X(NGEOM) \
 	X(SURFHASH) \
+	X(DIRECT) \
+	X(INDIRECT) \
+	X(INDIRECT_SPEC) \
+	X(INDIRECT_DIFF) \
 
 #define X(suffix) \
 	if (0 == Q_stricmp(cvalue, #suffix)) { \
@@ -174,6 +178,13 @@ static void parseDebugDisplayValue( void ) {
 LIST_DISPLAYS(X)
 #undef X
 
+	if (Q_strlen(cvalue) > 0) {
+		gEngine.Con_Printf("Invalid rt_debug_display_only mode %s. Valid modes are:\n", cvalue);
+#define X(suffix) gEngine.Con_Printf("\t%s\n", #suffix);
+LIST_DISPLAYS(X)
+#undef X
+	}
+
 	g_rtx.debug.rt_debug_display_only_value = DEBUG_DISPLAY_DISABLED;
 }