I find the ship internal lighting to be too bright and I have it cranked all the way down. Also when you are mining sometimes you can't read info because of the juxtapositioning of various elements. The other thing is I think the darkness of space is a bit washed out, and should be a slightly bolder black. Not taling shadows here, I mean the space background.
Focused Feedback Thread - Cockpit Brightness
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If anything, the latest couple of updates have improved things, the DBX and Courier in particular are a lot better.
Shortly after launch, the vertical struts on the DBX were way too dark even in areas that should have been lit.
It's only slightly brighter now, but it makes a difference. I can make out little details like the wiring restraint that make it immediately visible as "this is a part of the ship" and not just a black bar that stars/planets sometimes disappear behind.
As for the courier, this was shortly after launch:
Most of the cockpit wasn't too bad but my little bobblehead letters were dim and barely visible and holy wow that glare on the scanner.
I'm not even kidding the scanner was barely usable in the courier at launch.
The current lighting, above, is a lot nicer. There's still a mildly annoying bright spot but at least I can actually see things on it now.
Shortly after launch, the vertical struts on the DBX were way too dark even in areas that should have been lit.
It's only slightly brighter now, but it makes a difference. I can make out little details like the wiring restraint that make it immediately visible as "this is a part of the ship" and not just a black bar that stars/planets sometimes disappear behind.
As for the courier, this was shortly after launch:
Most of the cockpit wasn't too bad but my little bobblehead letters were dim and barely visible and holy wow that glare on the scanner.
I'm not even kidding the scanner was barely usable in the courier at launch.
The current lighting, above, is a lot nicer. There's still a mildly annoying bright spot but at least I can actually see things on it now.
Ideally, cockpit lighting should be red (to preserve night vision).
Seriously? I thought miss Moore said this was "on the list".
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Odyssey space has "too much contrast" - breaking down the rendering of a frame
I, as some many other people got appalled by the hideous luminance distribution and color saturation issues exhibited by the Odyssey renderer. Since I'm a computer graphics developer myself and do consulting work for critical graphics systems (think medical imaging, CT, MRI, and such) I took a...
Personally, I like the brightness of Update 6. I just couldn't play the earlier versions of Odyssey because the HUD was sooo bright and glowing, it would hurt my eyes basically.
For example this:
The top image (late alpha version) shows the HUD crazy bright! The bottom image (Update 5) is really nice, with everything nicely visible. I wouldn't change that.
On the other hand, I agree with this:
The current cockpit of the FDL is indeed too bright. The Horizons version is better.
Generally, I would say to make the cockpits as close to the Horizons as possible. They were looking really great before. Same with the HUD.
For example this:
Top: Late alpha
Middle: Odyssey launch
Bottom: Update 5
The top image (late alpha version) shows the HUD crazy bright! The bottom image (Update 5) is really nice, with everything nicely visible. I wouldn't change that.
On the other hand, I agree with this:
The current cockpit of the FDL is indeed too bright. The Horizons version is better.
Generally, I would say to make the cockpits as close to the Horizons as possible. They were looking really great before. Same with the HUD.
honestly why dont you try to play the game and see for yourself. like hop into an devaccount and just take a look?
It would be nice if posters would specify their gamma seting in gfx options
For example, when i log in Horizons, i have to set the gamma bar to 50% - which makes the game universaly nicely lit - both in cockpit and on planets, in space and in hangars
In EDO i have to increase the gamma to about 75-80% - which would make decent enough in certain places (settlements) but in other certain occasions it would make cockpits too bright (under certain circumstance) or concourse too bright
For example, when i log in Horizons, i have to set the gamma bar to 50% - which makes the game universaly nicely lit - both in cockpit and on planets, in space and in hangars
In EDO i have to increase the gamma to about 75-80% - which would make decent enough in certain places (settlements) but in other certain occasions it would make cockpits too bright (under certain circumstance) or concourse too bright
Generally different teams. We can work on things like lighting whilst also focusing on optimisation
The lights in the iCourier are too bright. Just give me a dimmer so I can set them. Please.
PS They were too bright in Horizons, too.
Here's a screenie of how they look now in Odyssey. Note the very bright highlights, brighter than anything else in the view. Needs to be toned down a lot.
Here's a screenie with them turned off via an external shader mod. This is nice but now a little too dark, plus it affects other lights in the game, so it's just for comparison:
I want to be able to adjust the lights as needed. Thank you
PS They were too bright in Horizons, too.
Here's a screenie of how they look now in Odyssey. Note the very bright highlights, brighter than anything else in the view. Needs to be toned down a lot.
Here's a screenie with them turned off via an external shader mod. This is nice but now a little too dark, plus it affects other lights in the game, so it's just for comparison:
I want to be able to adjust the lights as needed. Thank you
My settings are same in both versions.… straight down the middle on gamma. Screenshots posted earlier.
Like This one on the Python:
This just looks ugly and untested. It would be a great feature.
Frontier, why dont you get youre staff to test and correct it, why keep asking the players for all bug reports in the game, where is quality control, so players have to constantly report back to you, for every error you have made because you have made that many you cant remember. Shouldnt have released it in this state in the first place should you. Test test Test test Test test before release.
In Odyssey the Imperial Courier's dashboard is too reflective and makes the scanner display impossible to read when illuminated by a star. This image was taken next to Jameson Memorial, at a distance of 334 Ls to Shinrarta Dezhra:
For comparison here's the dashboard of a Mamba at the same location and at an angle of maximum illumination:
Of course the problem gets worse when the star is really close. Here's the Courier's dashboard just outside scooping range from Shinrarta Dezhra. Situational awareness is severely reduced because other ships are hard to see and impossible to distinguish between NPCs and other players.
Again, here's the Mamba for comparison. Note there's no reflective surface below the scanner. The display remains readable. No matter how you turn the Mamba towards the star, the dashboard never gets brighter than this:
For comparison here's the dashboard of a Mamba at the same location and at an angle of maximum illumination:
Of course the problem gets worse when the star is really close. Here's the Courier's dashboard just outside scooping range from Shinrarta Dezhra. Situational awareness is severely reduced because other ships are hard to see and impossible to distinguish between NPCs and other players.
Again, here's the Mamba for comparison. Note there's no reflective surface below the scanner. The display remains readable. No matter how you turn the Mamba towards the star, the dashboard never gets brighter than this:
Thanks much for looking into this!
To my eyes, the problem is not brightness but contrast. I can adjust brightness down to where it's comfortable but it seems contrast is adjusted by the exact amount so things look dull. If I up brightness then everything becomes over-saturated to the point where it's difficult to read the HUD.
Unless things can go back to how Horizons worked, I'd love to have brightness, gamma, and contrast on different sliders.
Thanks!!
To my eyes, the problem is not brightness but contrast. I can adjust brightness down to where it's comfortable but it seems contrast is adjusted by the exact amount so things look dull. If I up brightness then everything becomes over-saturated to the point where it's difficult to read the HUD.
Unless things can go back to how Horizons worked, I'd love to have brightness, gamma, and contrast on different sliders.
Thanks!!