For the people against the night all I have to say is QQ. Night is by far one of the best times to play DayZ mod due to how the mechanics and overall enviorment swallows you in danger. If you want to make it easier on yourself in game turn up both Brightness and Gamma, and under advanced turn HDR up to high. These settings will make it much brighter in wide open areas or in the cities. Also regarding the moon cycle... I believe ARMA does follow a realistic moon cycle so im not sure if that was a terrible attempt to troll or what... Also Chemlight light range seems to have been increased with the lastest 1.5.8.X patches... maybe not but it seems that way so using them as mini flares is a good way to get around. Also if you have the balls throw a flare into the distance in front or around you and judge based off shadowing. If you die well... o well kinda the point to the game.