Hey all, i hate the gamma trick but since the most of people are using it i usually do too. Today i've noticed that even on Snow biome i wasn't able to see anything.
I'm i the only one who noticed this ( positive ) change ?
I was on a server this afternoon and someone was complaining about a player shooting ppl in the complete darkness. Didn't witness it myself but just reporting what I was hearing.
Gamma trick?
its not fixed. you can still use it . just need to tweak something els :)
[QUOTE=Flashy;48359606]its not fixed. you can still use it . just need to tweak something els :)[/QUOTE]
like what?
Devs can try to fix exploits, some (stupid) players will always do whatever they can to find new ones and gain an advantage over legit players. It's sad that we've come to this, but we have to accept it.
Saw this post and tried it, doesn't work for me.
Yeah if you check [URL="http://www.rustafied.com/"]http://www.rustafied.com/[/URL] it mentions there that the gamma issue was mostly fixed.
I wouldnt call it a fix...night looks very very bad now...like somebody just spray painted my screen with black spraypaint
[QUOTE=davy-O;48366731]I wouldnt call it a fix...night looks very very bad now...like somebody just spray painted my screen with black spraypaint[/QUOTE]
It is a fix though. A fix to those that liked to cheat and boost gamma.
[QUOTE=davy-O;48366731]I wouldnt call it a fix...night looks very very bad now...like somebody just spray painted my screen with black spraypaint[/QUOTE]
I think it looks quite beautiful. Black ground against dark starry sky.
Some ppl already find way to see everything at night. Anyway, what is the point of completly dark nights? Its just boring, cause most of players stay in bases at night now, cause they can't see shit. Just make nights brighter for everyone, not only for "hackers" - problem fixed.
[QUOTE=Yanglegend;48370511]Some ppl already find way to see everything at night. Anyway, what is the point of completly dark nights? Its just boring, cause most of players stay in bases at night now, cause they can't see shit. Just make nights brighter for everyone, not only for "hackers" - problem fixed.[/QUOTE]
If you knew anything you would know the old gamma "trick" was not people hacking rather just people using sense.
At night time u can still see like...its not supposed to just be solid black lol.
[QUOTE=madeforwar;48370545]If you knew anything you would know the old gamma "trick" was not people hacking rather just people using sense.[/QUOTE]
It's exploiting.
[QUOTE=itisjuly;48370634]It's exploiting.[/QUOTE]
True but night should not be completely dark, and more to the point people exploit! That's just the way the world is unfortunately.
Boosting gamma to see in the dark isn't anything new. I remember doing it back in the days of Doom (yes, the original). It's not a hack in the sense that it doesn't modify anything in game. But when used in the context of a multiplayer game, gamma boosting can give a player an unfair advantage over others who don't use it. So it's fair to considered gamma boosting an exploit.
That said, what's someone supposed to do when many others - if not a majority - are using this? Do you leave yourself at an unfair disadvantage and "play fair", or do you boost yours as well to level the playing field? I honestly don't blame people for doing this. But at the same time, I'm glad to see that measures are being put in place to counter it. I don't like how night looks now because of it, but I'd rather see everyone on equal footing.
The current nights are basically telling players to just pause their game play until sunrise. I could see if they added wall lighting for bases. Lanterns aren't a default. Even the raiders are just shift-tabbing to read forums or play clicker games until the night ends. Their solution isn't elegant, it's an annoyance.
[QUOTE=pariahmonkey;48372441]The current nights are basically telling players to just pause their game play until sunrise. I could see if they added wall lighting for bases. Lanterns aren't a default. Even the raiders are just shift-tabbing to read forums or play clicker games until the night ends. Their solution isn't elegant, it's an annoyance.[/QUOTE]
Miner's hats, torches, candle hats, lanterns, campfires, and (I think I read) eventually spotlights, not to mention that there are large periods of the night where you can see things against the skyline -- it is hardly a time that can only be spent waiting in your house.
[QUOTE=StryfeKhaos;48372472]Miner's hats, torches, candle hats, lanterns, campfires, and (I think I read) eventually spotlights, not to mention that there are large periods of the night where you can see things against the skyline -- it is hardly a time that can only be spent waiting in your house.[/QUOTE]
Agreed. I still go out and do things at night. That's why we have lights in the game after all. It's not impossible to do by any means. That said, I do take advantage of the night cycle to go afk for bio breaks, food, etc while crafting gunpowder.
On a side note though, I suspect many of the people that have vocally protested the look of the game every time Facepunch tried to fix the gamma exploit to be just pissed off because their gamma boost doesn't work anymore.
We just need flares or be allowed to throw our torches to illuminate the area.
[QUOTE=Warm;48373134]We just need flares or be allowed to throw our torches to illuminate the area.[/QUOTE]
actually, throwing torches is a pretty cool idea:)
Throwing torches, and finally making the Flares usable that can be seen in the inventory list... Would be lovely to lit your compound with some red light coming from dozen flares.
[QUOTE=aStiffSausage;48379572]Throwing torches, and finally making the Flares usable that can be seen in the inventory list... Would be lovely to lit your compound with some red light coming from dozen flares.[/QUOTE]
I think that would be a bit retarded, i want street lamps and stuff like that when they release electricity lol
At least I loved the flares that existed back in Legacy. Portable light-source, quick and easy to deploy anywhere... But I have to agree, proper lamps would be cool.
I want the natural looking night back...my screen just goes literally all black at night like...unplayable
I'd rather play during nights being forced to use a source of light visible to other players, or by being idle in the base while crafting, than by being shot in the middle of a night because some kid found out he can change settings in his GPU control panel.
Yes, it looks fucking ugly, no, you can't see shit outside without bringing some sort of light source, but yes, I enjoy it a lot more. The nights are now something I always thought they should be. There's now a reason for stuff like Miner's Hat, Candle Hat, Lanterns etc. Now there's a reason people would want a flashlight attachment. Now, you have to take the risk of going outside, either with a source of light giving away your position, or without one and with the risk of being lost, or other accidents happening.
Btw, you can still chop trees quite easily if you locate them by watching against the sky, and if you know your area well enough, you know the safe spots even while not seeing shit.
Too bad there aren't fire flies just so there is something other than darkness.
They should add some really cool item/feature that is only available after dark that would encourage players to come out at night.
Maybe special nighttime air drops that have super rare loot.
I would love flashlights,light sources that can be picked up and placed and large spotlights for when vehicles come out.
It would be cool to do supply runs with a vehicle in the dead of night when traveling between the north and south to deliver HQ metal and low grade fuel between bases.
[QUOTE=StryfeKhaos;48372472]Miner's hats, torches, candle hats, lanterns, campfires, and (I think I read) eventually spotlights, not to mention that there are large periods of the night where you can see things against the skyline -- it is hardly a time that can only be spent waiting in your house.[/QUOTE]
While it's night, run your furnaces, cook some meat, craft stuff for use later. Night can be quite productive.
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