[Known]TOO MUCH CONTRAST!

2/11/2017 6:24 PM
Title: TOO MUCH CONTRAST!
Reproduction Rate: NA
Blocker? No.
Details: Seriously, you guys need to stop pumping the contrast. This is not adding anything to the game except frustration.
Steps to Reproduce: See the screen-shots below.
User Specs:
OS: Linux 4.8 Ubuntu 16.10 64bit
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz (8) System RAM: 15969
GPU: GeForce GTX 970M/PCIe/SSE2 GPU RAM: 3072
SotA.EarlyAccess.Linux.64.453.Date.02.10.17
Area: Novia_R2_Hills01_CragFoothills
Area Display Name: Crag Foothills
Loc: (7.6, 66.0, 102.8)

Here's what it looks like behind me:




Here's what it looks like in front of me. It actually looks a lot darker in-game; so much so that there's no detail in the rocks. The screen-shot is not accurate (even so, it's still too dark):

 

i'm actually beginning to think it's a linux bug. have you seen any windows people complain of the contrast?

 

It might be. I haven't seen any Windows users complaining yet.

 

Here's a comparison between R38 and R39 QA, first a screenshot from R38 (also note the FPS):




Here's the same view in R39 QA that I had open only moments before (again, also note the FPS):

 

Thanks - I also have seen this, blistering sunshine somewhere and tiniest bit of shade and you'd be convinced you were underground almost.. Forwarded for review 12/2/2017

 

I think it's more of a monitor thing. And I think it's more related to gamma and black levels, due to my experience with OS X. (which unfortunately I may not be able to do much about for a while, the graphics chip on my 17" MBP finally gave out now that I've actually been using it. There are people who can repair it, but it will not be fast, and I still have IRL stuff occupying my time. In the meantime I have dropped the SSD into an old Core 2 Duo MBP)

- When I play on a TV set, I have to set the color all funny to get enough contrast to pla
- When I play on a MacBook Pro, I have to use a custom gamma that causes other things to look wrong, in particular the black background to the forums looks kind of brownish. Even the Light spell doesn't help until I do this.

I think a more accurate description would be "too dark / poor contrast on properly calibrated monitors". You have to really mess up your black levels to see anything.

EDIT: It also depends on time of day in the game. Around :47 and :49 in the hour Earth clock time there is a shift in the contrast that makes it much more playable.

 

Known issue. 41224

Thanks