System Information
Windows
Intel HD 4600
Blender Version
Broken: 2.78 & master
Worked: (optional)
Short description of error
In one scene, in the final render certain layers are black but the viewport renders the scene fine.
NOTE: This is for CPU rendering
Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Here is the resulting erroneous image:
If you simplify the scene, does it still contain the same render issues? such as removing the sky... the distance grass... the piers... image textures etc.etc.etc. Is it possible to simplify it down to remove off the paid assets and make it decent to upload here?
Please always provide filer which demonstrates the issue. Attaching file in here ensures than whenever we need to re-iterate some fix we are not going to a dead-end trying to get file.
Replace all the textures with UV grid image, distort all the assets you paid for. Simplify the file to a minimum reproduceable case. it is not that hard and saves lots of developer's time.
I fixed the issue, it was a simple user error but the way it manifested itself made it look like a bug.