what is the point of the darkness at night in the game ?

magic_gandalf_007 · 08-15-2012, 05:40 PM

Did not play for some time.
Noticed some changes.
When i play now (playing RA) most of the time i enter it is night in RA and dark so i hardly see anything. Reason of course to stop playing right away.
Anyone got any clue what the point of this is, or is there a time frame on which it is prefered no players are in the game ?
Everyone i spoke dislikes the darkness at night so do not see what the point of this is.
Anyone got a clue ?

Casting_beast · 08-15-2012, 06:07 PM

Yep, i have to admit it as well that the night is way to dark after the the "new engine" update, cant see anything, neither mobs nor trees, rocks and such, and pulling up gamma isnt the way to go.
As i noticed day and night are both 1hr long in-game which also isnt fair imho, days should last longer and nights should be shorter....
Not to mention mobs awfully low spawn rate at nights which makes grinding even slower, especially when theres a boost, in fact its impossible then to grind, since everyone else is grinding and no mobs at all to kill. Waste of bought boosters

.
Id really like to see mob spawn boosts added too to the xp boosts at least for lv50+ areas (lower lvls dont need that insanely high xp to lvl up

), but im affraid that will never happen...

pieceofmeat · 08-15-2012, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Casting_beast

Yep, i have to admit it as well that the night is way to dark after the the "new engine" update, cant see anything, neither mobs nor trees, rocks and such, and pulling up gamma isnt the way to go.

For me it was fixed in the last hotfix.

But i also lowered terrain and object veiw distance to make it better.

andres81 · 08-15-2012, 07:46 PM

The point is that now you know when it is night while in version 1.9.5 you had always daylight like at midday. I like the darkness

Quote:

Originally Posted by Casting_beast

days should last longer and nights should be shorter....

Why?
Over the whole year you have exactly as many hours with sunlight (=day) as without (=night) - that's how it works in reality.

Aries202 · 08-15-2012, 10:09 PM

You can't see at night, makes sense. It is hard to see, but it doesn't bother me.

Psynocide · 08-16-2012, 05:10 AM

I suppose that's why they call it night time.

Night-vision goggles premium item, anyone?

Silent Rock · 08-16-2012, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Psynocide

I suppose that's why they call it night time.

Night-vision goggles premium item, anyone?

Ofc Psy,trolol.

And yeah,i hate night ,they made it way darker.When I see it's night I just stay at CS and chat or go Afk.

Rising_Cold · 08-16-2012, 05:54 AM

yh those extremely dark nights are well.. anoying
but fun ^^

hunting with some low lvls.. suddenly run into a big group of angry gelfs
you run, they chase
a tree
bye gelfs :3

Shwish · 08-16-2012, 06:27 AM

You guys scared of the dark?

Hayir · 08-16-2012, 06:38 AM

Here is a temporary solution until they fix it:

few changes in the game.cfg.
you cange "dbg_ignore_server_time = 0" to "dbg_ignore_server_time = 1"
and you have to set "env_time_of_day = x" to which time you want.
(I use "6", it is sunrise, looks best imo you have sun and moon at the same time :P)
You can also change the weather "env_weather = total_clear"

08-15-2012, 05:40 PM	#1
magic_gandalf_007 Apprentice Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 61	what is the point of the darkness at night in the game ? Did not play for some time. Noticed some changes. When i play now (playing RA) most of the time i enter it is night in RA and dark so i hardly see anything. Reason of course to stop playing right away. Anyone got any clue what the point of this is, or is there a time frame on which it is prefered no players are in the game ? Everyone i spoke dislikes the darkness at night so do not see what the point of this is. Anyone got a clue ?

08-16-2012, 05:10 AM	#6
Psynocide Master Join Date: May 2007 Location: Here & There Posts: 439	I suppose that's why they call it night time. Night-vision goggles premium item, anyone? __________________ *Psy* Dizzy thumbs, itchy fingers

08-16-2012, 05:54 AM	#8
Rising_Cold Master Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 549	yh those extremely dark nights are well.. anoying but fun ^^ hunting with some low lvls.. suddenly run into a big group of angry gelfs you run, they chase a tree bye gelfs :3 __________________ Winter Wolf (hunt) Winter Mage (conju) Winter Strike (knight) Winter's Big Bro (barb) I used Mind Blank too much, now I'm too dumb to resist anything.

08-15-2012, 06:07 PM	#2
Casting_beast Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Outside of the Matrix Posts: 58	Yep, i have to admit it as well that the night is way to dark after the the "new engine" update, cant see anything, neither mobs nor trees, rocks and such, and pulling up gamma isnt the way to go. As i noticed day and night are both 1hr long in-game which also isnt fair imho, days should last longer and nights should be shorter.... Not to mention mobs awfully low spawn rate at nights which makes grinding even slower, especially when theres a boost, in fact its impossible then to grind, since everyone else is grinding and no mobs at all to kill. Waste of bought boosters . Id really like to see mob spawn boosts added too to the xp boosts at least for lv50+ areas (lower lvls dont need that insanely high xp to lvl up ), but im affraid that will never happen...

08-15-2012, 10:09 PM	#5
Aries202 Banned Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New York City Posts: 569	You can't see at night, makes sense. It is hard to see, but it doesn't bother me.

08-16-2012, 06:27 AM	#9
Shwish Baron Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Africa Posts: 906	You guys scared of the dark?

08-16-2012, 06:38 AM	#10
Hayir Master Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 375	Here is a temporary solution until they fix it: few changes in the game.cfg. you cange "dbg_ignore_server_time = 0" to "dbg_ignore_server_time = 1" and you have to set "env_time_of_day = x" to which time you want. (I use "6", it is sunrise, looks best imo you have sun and moon at the same time :P) You can also change the weather "env_weather = total_clear"