Night Time Not Fixed.

[PAiN512 10]

Before I knew that adjusting video settings was considered 'hacking/cheating' the night wasn't so bad. Since I corrected my settings.... the dark is ridiculously dark.

It varies with specific monitors too which isn't that fair. I tested it with 3 monitors that I own and while I could see somewhat okay on one, it would be completely black on another. I mean pitch black to the point where I was staring my own reflection in my face wondering if my video card and/or monitor had died....

Another problem is that although you're trying to play legitimately I was still murdered by another player in complete darkness with no light around just giving evidence that he was cheating the lighting system. I wasn't holding a flare, there were no glowsticks or anything nearby, it was pitch and I was prone moving through a city in the far East side of the coast.

This is alpha so I know it will be eventually addresses and set to something playable.

I also have read that the latest patches and fixes have made adjusting video settings null; However, a bigger problem and one that many have noted is that servers are not running the latest patches as they come out. A closer observation also shows that even if the servers are running the latest patch/fix the players don't necessarily have to.

In other words, a player can be playing using an older patch and is able to adjust his video settings to see in the dark. Meanwhile everyone else is playing in proper darkness.....

[laszers 6]

guys this is based off the check republic, meaning there is not a whole lot of artificial light, in turn leading to pitch black nights.

[commiedic (DayZ) 0]

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I don't think you are correct and this is why

A) the player could of had Night Vision Goggles (Since it was dark could you see if had them on or not?)

B) there is an exploit where when it is almost night, but still kind of dusk you can abort and rejoin and it will put you back like 30m back into daylight. It will slowly go back to the correct time and eventually when it becomes too late it won't work at all.

[Tolil 0]

If you want it realistic then you need to research it first. Night vision builds over time. To reach full effectiveness takes around 8-12 minutes. Once your eyes are fully accustomed to the dark you will be able to see quite well in very low light without any light source.

However, any sight - no matter how fleeting of a white, unshielded light will completely destroy your night vision and leave you totally blind. Your eyes will then repeat the process of building night vision.

So, how it is in game now is perfect for representing early exposure to low light but lacks any sort of gradual increasing of vision and your eyes adapt.

[UbiquitousBadGuy 846]

Please direct all discussion of Night to this thread: http://dayzmod.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=13467

Thank you :)