Night time hater

[krankiez 1]

ive been playing abit now and mainly play on day servers but i thought last night i would try a night server but when i went into the night server i swear i couldn't see shit even with the brightness turned right up and gamma watched a vid on youtube told me to turn clouds on so i did still cant see shit how on earth do people play on night servers not seing anything ? and the weirdest part of it all is over 70% of the servers are night ones :S

Edited January 28, 2014 by krankie

[MysticL 71]

use flashlight

what's your problem ?

[Redwolf (DayZ) 125]

Flashlight? Headtorch? Weapon flashlight? Pistol flashlight?

All of the above?

 

I dunno. I see crisp as shit when I light it up.

[krankiez 1]

ya but on videos on youtube it says stay clear of these items as it draws in bandits

[korpisoturi (DayZ) 127]

Use flashlight

 

If its full moon you should see like daylight

[korpisoturi (DayZ) 127]

ya but on videos on youtube it says stay clear of these items as it draws in bandits

 

Well sure because people can see your light mile away, just be careful ;)

[krankiez 1]

probly best for me to play on a hardcore server to learn to play at night so i dont get kos to quick with all my gear

Edited January 28, 2014 by krankie

[MysticL 71]

and so ?

if you can't use gamma/bright exploit prbly they can't use it too, so they must use flashlight to see ANYTHING

both sides have risk been spotted

[krankiez 1]

Thanks for all

 

and so ?

if you can't use gamma/bright exploit prbly they can't use it too, so they must use flashlight to see ANYTHING

both sides have risk been spotted

that is a very good point thank you

[on3c3nt 185]

you have to turn clouds off, not on.

[deepfried 95]

Dayz/Arma has a full simulation of a lunar month, so how bright it is at night will depend on the moon phase, this also affects tides but thats not really important on the Chernarus map.

 

If there is no moon you have two choices, use a light of some description and be aware that you are taking a huge risk (I wouldn't do it with a geared up character, but its a good way to get loot for a new character), or you can find another server. 

If there is a moon then either use the flashlight sparingly, i.e. flash it round a room for a second to spot loot then turn it back off, or better just dont use a light at all, the main reason lights are so dangerous is that the light doeesn't clip properly with buildings, i.e. your light will shine straight through walls and be visible from far away, basically if anyone else is in the area and looks in your direction they will see your light even if you are in a room with no windows - and that often means your death.

Edited January 28, 2014 by Continuity

[sYs 133]

... hate gamma warriors and even more hate gamma warriors wanabees. If you don't like night - don't play it. I like it. I play it. All my settings are +/- in midlle for gramma and brightness. It's risky to turn on a flashlight - yes - but thats why i like to have more than one. Flashlight is a sweet bait for a distraction of enemy or a kill. Well.

 

My suggestion for you is to stick to daytime server, cause clearly you can't handle the night and want CAT VISION NIGHT VISION SUPER POWERS. If you are to weak to survive the night, the don't play it. 

[deebz1234 243]

bonus of night server is there is LOOT!

 

day servers dont have any, usually.

 

remember this is all temp...loot spawn timers will be here soon. this will change everything.

 

Arma 3 night time lighting far surpases what we are dealing with in SA, so i hope some of that tech will filter over.

 

I play almost strictly on night servers, its fucking annoying sometimes but what can you do...i play from 6-10 eastern usually and every north american server is dark...and ever uk/eu is light and over populated...sigh

[sYs 133]

bonus of night server is there is LOOT!

 

 

 

Arma 3 night time lighting far surpases what we are dealing with in SA, so i hope some of that tech will filter over.

 

 

 

Pretty much this. I was kinda disappointed that DayZ SA uses 'custom' Real Virtuality 3 engine instead of custom Real Virtuality 4. Night time servers are more intense - and isn't this game about tension?

 

 

edit: typo

Edited January 28, 2014 by sYs

[djporternz 644]

ive been playing abit now and mainly play on day servers but i thought last night i would try a night server but when i went into the night server i swear i couldn't see shit even with the brightness turned right up and gamma watched a vid on youtube told me to turn clouds on so i did still cant see shit how on earth do people play on night servers not seing anything ? and the weirdest part of it all is over 70% of the servers are night ones :S

Sounds like a personal problem. I have no difficulty playing at night.

[1S1K-Airborne 148]

Night time sucks.  Can't see crap.

 

End up dying to starvation instead of KOS.

 

At least with KOS you can fight back.....lol

 

They need to turn UP the illumination levels at night.  You should be able to play WITHOUT gimmicks, and WITHOUT needing a light to move 10 feet.  WarZ fluctuated between "completely unplayable at night" to "omg it's almost daylight at night".

 

There has to be a balance.  Dark, but not TOO DARK.

[irl-calibre 744]

well looks like there is going to be 9.4% illumination in the night sky tonight.. tomorrow night looks like 3.4% and the following two days nasty 0.4% & 0.8% better get some batteries if you wanna play at night..