Outroduce 14 Posted February 20, 2015 Hey,I used to play on night time servers but now I don't see point in that. You can't use advantages of night anymore. I miss the times when you were able to sneak in the shadows. Currently during nights everything is almost as visible as during day even if sky is completely clouded. Artificial sources of light lost their meaning too, in the dead of night you can easily scavenge without flashlight. What do you guys think about that? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PaniXx 34 Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) would you mind to do a screenshot how the night looks for you? By the way, about sneaking to someone earlier when it was night: Nearly every played changed gamma etc., so they could see a lot in the night. So your issue was already since the release here, but indirectly. Anyway, i would really appreciate a screenshot of you how the night looks for you right now Edited February 20, 2015 by PaniXx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outroduce 14 Posted February 20, 2015 Currently they look like this: http://i.imgur.com/L2sNtBj.jpg Even if there is not a single star on the sky everything is clearly visible.They used to look like this: http://i.imgur.com/H3ZzPbD.jpg which was very nice. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BroskyBro 21 Posted February 20, 2015 From my experience, flashlights make the surroundings darker, I tested it the other day, it's weird. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
calabam 55 Posted February 21, 2015 dayz nights are cleear with lots of stars meaning they should be bright Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leviski 2152 Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) DayZ has an actual day by day cycle, like it did in the mod. If its a full moon night then it will be bright, if its not it will be black. but it doesnt matter, you can just jack the gamma up to see better and its not like light sources do anything. we need to bring back forced pitch blackness and remove anything that says 24/7 day server Edited February 21, 2015 by leviski Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gibonez 3633 Posted February 21, 2015 don't worry the new render will hopefully mean we get something close to Arma 3 nights soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Act III 50 Posted February 21, 2015 From my experience, flashlights make the surroundings darker, I tested it the other day, it's weird. Well considering that is how our eyes work in real life, seems to make sense; no? The iris will expose for the brightest areas by reducing its diameter, causing the lower exposed areas to become even more black. Just like a camera lens. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LoveAffair 329 Posted February 21, 2015 Hey,I used to play on night time servers but now I don't see point in that. You can't use advantages of night anymore. I miss the times when you were able to sneak in the shadows. Currently during nights everything is almost as visible as during day even if sky is completely clouded. Artificial sources of light lost their meaning too, in the dead of night you can easily scavenge without flashlight. What do you guys think about that?I can't even find a night server, I did see one but it was 1pp (Shakes head) Mind blowing to me who would ever use that. I'de rather gargle drano... but, if you come across a private 3pp one please could ya let me know. Thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outroduce 14 Posted February 21, 2015 but it doesnt matter, you can just jack the gamma up to see better and its not like light sources do anything. we need to bring back forced pitch blackness and remove anything that says 24/7 day server In Arma2/3 cranking gamma up will work only when sky is clear and stars are visible. With completely clouded sky even with gamma on max you would not be able to see the tip of your nose. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sachad 1016 Posted February 21, 2015 I can't even find a night server, I did see one but it was 1pp (Shakes head) Mind blowing to me who would ever use that. I'de rather gargle drano... but, if you come across a private 3pp one please could ya let me know. Thank you That was my first experience playing DayZ. Nighttime on a hardcore server. In a thunderstorm. I refer to it as Night of the Puckered Stars. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xalienax 621 Posted February 21, 2015 Currently they look like this: http://i.imgur.com/L2sNtBj.jpg Even if there is not a single star on the sky everything is clearly visible.They used to look like this: http://i.imgur.com/H3ZzPbD.jpg which was very nice.they need to strike a balance imho. I'f you've ever been outside (away from city; such as camping trip) even on a overcast or moonless night you can make out vague things once your eyes are adjusted. in early builds i remember at times it was so bad i could not tell i was running in place face pressed to a tree or that there was a fence in front of me. more recent lighting is too much, but as others have said gamma was so heavily abused it's not even funny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trev186 389 Posted February 21, 2015 Hopefully with private shards they give admins control to lock gamma and brightness settings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IgnobleBasterd 161 Posted February 21, 2015 Hopefully with private shards they give admins control to lock gamma and brightness settings.The big problem is to force people to actually play a part of their time at night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steak and Potatoes 13480 Posted February 21, 2015 Just turn your gamma down :). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IgnobleBasterd 161 Posted February 21, 2015 (edited) Just turn your gamma down :).The problem is that it will make you have a disadvantage, considering other players will have their gamma up. Considering night in real life is really dark, the devs should make the game force drop the gamma to a reasonable level when the sun goes down, so you HAVE to use some kind of light to navigate safely. As for forcing people to play at night, I'm not really sure how to do it. I was first thinking of some kind of individual time setting, something along the line of when you log out at, for example, 18:09, next time you log on to any server your individual time will still be at 18:09. This cause the problem of other players on the same servers having the advantage of their time being in daylight, which makes it unfair. Perhaps forcing people to join a server withing a set hour or hours? This will create the problem of people being locked out of certain servers. I really have no good idea how to solve this, at the moment. All I know is that I think forced playing at night should in some way be implemented. :/ Edited February 21, 2015 by IgnobleBasterd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emuthreat 2837 Posted February 21, 2015 Hey,I used to play on night time servers but now I don't see point in that. You can't use advantages of night anymore. I miss the times when you were able to sneak in the shadows. Currently during nights everything is almost as visible as during day even if sky is completely clouded. Artificial sources of light lost their meaning too, in the dead of night you can easily scavenge without flashlight. What do you guys think about that?Hit TAB, run aroud room, repeat as necessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
