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No because then screenshots and videos would look ugly for Henrik
I think the reason is the same reason why you can't alter the gamma settings in the game. It is part of maintaining the realism that I think the game is striving for. In reality, nighttime is dark. Being out in a forest during the day versus at night is a very different experience and the game is seeking to capture that. The lighting system in the game is beautiful and creates very immersive and dynamic atmospheric lighting. Personally, I do think they're still working out the kinks in this system but it honestly is so good even for this early iteration.
And yes, messing with the .ini files is likely against the Starvault TOS or at the very least against the vision for the game. If they wanted people to be able to change the gamma/brightness settings, they would have put that in the settings. While there is no formal stealth ability in the game as of yet, there is still plenty of capacity for using stealth in combat if you know what you are doing. If people just turn up gamma or brightness or turn shadows off, then it eliminates a whole diversity of styles of play from the game and pushes everyone further into the zerg status quo.
And yes, messing with the .ini files is likely against the Starvault TOS or at the very least against the vision for the game. If they wanted people to be able to change the gamma/brightness settings, they would have put that in the settings. While there is no formal stealth ability in the game as of yet, there is still plenty of capacity for using stealth in combat if you know what you are doing. If people just turn up gamma or brightness or turn shadows off, then it eliminates a whole diversity of styles of play from the game and pushes everyone further into the zerg status quo.
I def agree at bannable, but this sounds like a "I'M LOGGED INTO THE GAME" problem. We need a different forum for those
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I always make it so I can see clearly at night by changing my PC settings. Not being able to see 2 feet in front of me just annoys me. There's nothing fun about not being able to play 50% of the time. But it only hurts honest players because anyone with half a brain can figure out how to make night as bright as day
Like I said, I think there is still some tweaking to be done with the lighting in the game. Yes, it is too dramatic and causes some weird shadows during the afternoon/twilight hours. But nighttime being dark shouldn't really be a complaint in my mind. Of course, it is nighttime and it is dark, but even nighttime in this game does seem brighter during some periods (likely because of the presence of two large moons that reflect a lot of light).
Nobody can stop you from changing your monitor settings to increase gamma or brightness. However, it seems clear to me that this was not what the developers intended. If it is dark, maybe you should consider taking out a torch. They were added to the game for that reason.
Or, if nighttime being so dark bothers you, you could always reroll to become an Alvarin and get the Nightvision clade gift. Just suggesting some alternatives that actually help bring you further into the game rather than making it washed out and boring.
Also, just to be clear, nighttime is shorter than day. It is like a reduced night.
That is incorrect.
At this time it does very little, but the use of it is increasing as they are updating the lighting system and the "darkness blob".
When the game hits UE5 they'll have to probably see it over again, too.
What it does is increase the range to the blob around your character at night where you cant see anything, its very slight change but its there, once the dungeons get another overhaul on their shadows and lighting i will apply in dungeons too.
Its a very minor clade, but for the fact its the first clade in the tree, its better than most and the value of it will only increase with time.
Well its a minor clade, with a pretty minor effect. Will be more useful in caves and dungeons when they get to fixing that stuff.