House lights

Deophite18 · #1 02-13-2006, 02:28 AM

I decided to start using v4 on GK and when i went inside my house it was Pitch Black and i couldnt see. Thats ridiculous. I shouldnt have to carry a torch around with me for everytime i want to go into my house. Either make it so i can see regardless or make a option to turn off lights. I doubt anyone will oppose this. Not being able to see is a stupid idea anyways

Draenin · #2 02-13-2006, 02:59 AM

Torches should stay permanently lit, and should be extinguished by double-cliking them or something.

Zero Hour · #3 02-13-2006, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Draenin

Torches should stay permanently lit, and should be extinguished by double-cliking them or something.

No.

Although they should last a couple of days, in my opinion.

CidNight1142 · #4 02-13-2006, 04:50 AM

They should atleast last longer then 5 minutes...

Nightmareangel · #5 02-13-2006, 08:36 AM

Even when torches are lit the area is still very very dim. Much darker than it used to be. Atleast this is how it is for me. It's still nearly pitch black with just dim little circles around the torch. I know before that when you lit a torch light would encompass the whole room...but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Well atleast for me.

sage_scooby · #6 02-13-2006, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightmareangel

Even when torches are lit the area is still very very dim. Much darker than it used to be. Atleast this is how it is for me. It's still nearly pitch black with just dim little circles around the torch. I know before that when you lit a torch light would encompass the whole room...but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Well atleast for me.

Light a few lanterns to light up the house. The lanterns will not burn out as long as you are in the house. They do go out relatively fast if your not in the house though. That could maybe be extended but thats all I think is wrong with them.

As for torches I wouldnt mind if they were a bit brighter and lasted a bit longer.

Sam · #7 02-13-2006, 03:48 PM

I like it as well as it is. Torches are not as bright as lamps and do not burn for a long time.
Around the house you can use a kindling wood to light a torch. We are somewhat around the Middle Ages and it's more inconvenient there as in the present time.

Nightmareangel · #8 02-13-2006, 09:39 PM

Well let me change my words a bit. When I said torches I MEANT the lamps. Next time I go to my house I'll take a screenie and show just how dark it is. It's nearly as dark with the lamps/lantersn/wtf ever you want to call them as it is without them lit.

Deophite18 · #9 02-13-2006, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam

I like it as well as it is. Torches are not as bright as lamps and do not burn for a long time.
Around the house you can use a kindling wood to light a torch. We are somewhat around the Middle Ages and it's more inconvenient there as in the present time.

Who cares if its middleages its still shouldnt be SO DARK that you cant see where you are going or where your chests are. The houses have windowns on them so even in the MIDDLEAGES light would shine through and it would not be pitch black.

Nightmareangel · #10 02-14-2006, 07:13 AM

Okay well I went to my house and tested the lamps again and it seems the problem has been fixed or something.

Sam · #11 02-14-2006, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Deophite18

Who cares if its middleages its still shouldnt be SO DARK that you cant see where you are going or where your chests are. The houses have windowns on them so even in the MIDDLEAGES light would shine through and it would not be pitch black.

Hey you should clean your windows, that's why it is so dark.
Serious: you are right it could be made a bit more lighter around the windows (when tyou cleaned it

).

dNeonb · #12 02-14-2006, 02:55 PM

I don't think it's dark at all. It's possible can see everything perfect so I don't see any problem with it.
But if you adjust your screen too dark you have problems to see something.

Deophite18 · #13 02-14-2006, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dNeonb

I don't think it's dark at all. It's possible can see everything perfect so I don't see any problem with it.
But if you adjust your screen too dark you have problems to see something.

It isnt dark for ou with no torches on? Its pitch black for me all i see are tips of lanters and i have trouble even finding my way to those. Same with night

Zero Hour · #14 02-14-2006, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dNeonb

But if you adjust your screen too dark you have problems to see something.

Perhaps you have yours too bright.
Perhaps they have theirs too dark.

Perhaps it could just be adjusted slightly

Raziel · #15 02-15-2006, 12:38 AM

Hmm I never light torches in my house and I get around just fine. Some extra light would be nice, though.

dNeonb · #16 02-15-2006, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Deophite18

It isnt dark for ou with no torches on? Its pitch black for me all i see are tips of lanters and i have trouble even finding my way to those. Same with night

Maybe you want to show us some screenshot?

pacMASTA · #17 02-15-2006, 01:16 PM

The houses have windows how comes no light beams out from those 2 windows?

Deophite18 · #18 02-16-2006, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by dNeonb

Maybe you want to show us some screenshot?

Sure here you go

You see its pitch black. I cannot function in a house where i cant even find my way to the lamps or anything at all.

Valder · #19 02-16-2006, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Deophite18

Sure here you go

You see its pitch black. I cannot function in a house where i cant even find my way to the lamps or anything at all.

I don't know if it's the fact that the brightness on my screen is better than yours or just the fact that when taking the screenshot, it lightens what you see, but I can see fine in your house. It IS a little on the dark side, but still manageable.

I agree though. There should be some sort of perma-light system or possibly make lamps last for a few IRL days.

Deophite18 · #20 02-16-2006, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Valder

I don't know if it's the fact that the brightness on my screen is better than yours or just the fact that when taking the screenshot, it lightens what you see, but I can see fine in your house. It IS a little on the dark side, but still manageable.

I agree though. There should be some sort of perma-light system or possibly make lamps last for a few IRL days.

Wtf you can see stuff? All i see is the tip of the lamps in that screenie. The rest is all black. And the brightness on my comp screen is maxed. Its weird it looks kind of normal for you but when i took that its pure darkness and thats still what i see when i look at screenie

Valder · #21 02-16-2006, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Deophite18

Wtf you can see stuff? All i see is the tip of the lamps in that screenie. The rest is all black. And the brightness on my comp screen is maxed. Its weird it looks kind of normal for you but when i took that its pure darkness and thats still what i see when i look at screenie

It's probably your monitor then. I've noticed that my screen is brighter than my brothers.

Rick · #22 02-16-2006, 01:58 AM

I can see chests and stuff just fine, sure it's dark, but it's visible.

protozero · #23 02-16-2006, 03:23 AM

Hrrrmmmm, everything to me seems perfectly visable, just in a dark shade.

Admins · #24 02-16-2006, 03:38 AM

May be there should come some light from the door and the windows?
(to at least make it look more interesting and not completely dark)

Valder · #25 02-16-2006, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

May be there should come some light from the door and the windows?
(to at least make it look more interesting and not completely dark)

Add a feature with event coins to create some sort of lighting for your house (possibly 2-3 event coins), or just make it so lamps last longer.

CidNight1142 · #26 02-16-2006, 06:41 AM

Yeah I experienced this...on my mac laptop I can see the insides pretty well when its unlit, but on my home PC it is considerably darker.

Deophite18 · #27 02-16-2006, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

May be there should come some light from the door and the windows?
(to at least make it look more interesting and not completely dark)

Yeah that would be great

Sam · #28 02-16-2006, 09:50 AM

As I said before: a lightning effect from the windows might be helpful. But it's still my real opinion we have to clean the windows from time to time then.

nullify · #29 02-16-2006, 09:56 AM

LCD/CRT monitors make a huge difference in lighting.

Draenin · #30 02-16-2006, 03:06 PM

It's an issue of how dark the houses are. Not the kind of monitor you're using. If that were so, the screenshot would've shown up differently.

Cubes · #31 02-16-2006, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Draenin

It's an issue of how dark the houses are. Not the kind of monitor you're using. If that were so, the screenshot would've shown up differently.

Well Drae apperently it is his monitor if we can see stuff that he can't. I'm sure if he hooked a brandnew 24' Sony Plasma Screen up to it he could see everything just fine.

sage_scooby · #32 02-16-2006, 03:58 PM

My brightness is maxed also, and I see very little inside his screenshot. It reminds me of my house. Though I always have a torch and two lamps by the door. Its not much of a bother. Though I wouldnt mind the light in the windows.