For me these threads are always very confusing.
I grew up in a very rural area in the mountains, and when playing outside as children, with clear skies and only moonlight present, after 30 mins my eyes had adapted and I could imagine it to be a bright sunny afternoon.
Of course things are darker with overcast skies. Or in a forest. But that's not the case in Elite.
It should actually be even brighter than on earth, with no atmosphere and dust particles that reflect some of the light. And with rocky, glittery surfaces that reflect light extremely good, much better than urban surfaces. Ever wondered why the moon is so bright?
So yeah, much of this is subjective, but I'm fine with the dark sides in ED, even though to my eye, they are a bit too dark to be realistic.
I grew up in a very rural area in the mountains, and when playing outside as children, with clear skies and only moonlight present, after 30 mins my eyes had adapted and I could imagine it to be a bright sunny afternoon.
Of course things are darker with overcast skies. Or in a forest. But that's not the case in Elite.
It should actually be even brighter than on earth, with no atmosphere and dust particles that reflect some of the light. And with rocky, glittery surfaces that reflect light extremely good, much better than urban surfaces. Ever wondered why the moon is so bright?
So yeah, much of this is subjective, but I'm fine with the dark sides in ED, even though to my eye, they are a bit too dark to be realistic.
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