Toggling On/Off for Lightning

[Dee the Tea Drinking Dragon]

Less of a bug, and more of an accessibility thing, I feel like it may be important to give players the ability to turn off the flashing lightning as soon as possible for photosensitive players. I personally find it rather distracting, and when I play at night it actually sometimes gives me a bit of a headache and I have to wait out the storm inside!
Giving players the ability to toggle it on/off in settings would be ideal!

Edit: For clarity, I think storms/thunder in the game are fine! I'm just concerned that there's no way to turn off the flashes from the lightning is all.

[Kaleryna]

As long as we keep the Thunderclap I support 100%. That way it's still an auto queue to go fish for Fugu.

[Dee the Tea Drinking Dragon]

Oh yeah definitely! I have no problems with the thunder, it's a good way to know that it's storming haha!

[Kaleryna]

Though I do have problems with the fishing bubbles, during the storm I can only fish by Donald's boat mostly which sucks.

[Cutlass Jack]

Rain and thunder is the only way I get environment variety thanks to the stupid Sync to real time thing. If they add a way to turn it off, maybe they can make it a slider so you can get more bad weather too.

Also, I wan't a restraining order option for Goofy. He stands way too close to me and laughs in my ear. Its very very creepy.

[Dee the Tea Drinking Dragon]

Originally posted by Cutlass Jack:

Rain and thunder is the only way I get environment variety thanks to the stupid Sync to real time thing. If they add a way to turn it off, maybe they can make it a slider so you can get more bad weather too.

Also, I wan't a restraining order option for Goofy. He stands way too close to me and laughs in my ear. Its very very creepy.

Oh yeah, I don't have an issue with the storms as a concept, it adds some fun variation to the game! My main concern is just the lightning since it flashes and there's currently no way to toggle it on or off. Every other part of the storm is totally fine in my opinion!
Also oh no hahaha!

[Kali Archon]

As someone with a photosensitivity, this would be a definite help, and a toggle would be great. I can't stay out in the storms too long because it's just way too much for me. I don't think it'll cause me to collapse or black out, but I definitely start getting headaches because it's like a camera flash to my brain. not fun.

[Velvetlotus]

Originally posted by Kaleryna:

Though I do have problems with the fishing bubbles, during the storm I can only fish by Donald's boat mostly which sucks.

Have you picked up Elsa's quest for glittering herring or completed it?
Have you built Ariel's/Ursula's house or Moana's boat on the spawn points? If yes, recommend moving them away from the bubble spawn points :)
(Or is this affecting all fishing areas?)

[Maljen]

I love the thunderstorms, but I see where people would need to be able to toggle it off.

Also, that being said, we need a way to dim the lights in our house. It's WAY too bright in those rooms, even if you have no lamps.

[Vasha]

Originally posted by Kaleryna:

As long as we keep the Thunderclap I support 100%. That way it's still an auto queue to go fish for Fugu.

We have to fish in the thunderstorm? Crap. I have photosensitive epilepsy so I have to stay inside during a storm. This game has zero accessibility options.

[go2008to]

If you are familiar with mods you can try this:
https://www.nexusmods.com/disneydreamlightvalley/mods/2
But don't play this game during thunderstorms if it is not safe for your health!
Since this is an unofficial solution, I can't guarantee that it will work for 100% of the time, especially with future game updates.

[Vasha]

This allows things for nexus mods? whaaaat

[go2008to]

Originally posted by Vasha:

This allows things for nexus mods? whaaaat

It is made on Unity engine, so yes, it allows modding.
But since it uses IL2CPP compilation, it makes modders task 10-100x times harder.

[Dee the Tea Drinking Dragon]

Originally posted by Vasha:

Originally posted by Kaleryna:

As long as we keep the Thunderclap I support 100%. That way it's still an auto queue to go fish for Fugu.

We have to fish in the thunderstorm? Crap. I have photosensitive epilepsy so I have to stay inside during a storm. This game has zero accessibility options.

Yeah, that was my big concern when I made this post, I'm really concerned for players with photosensitive epilepsy. Having to wait inside for ages for storms to pass certainly isn't very fun, and limits the experience for people who struggle with flashing lights for various reasons. Almost every game I've played with weather mechanics has had an option to turn off lightning so I don't really understand why this one doesnt yet!

[Vasha]

Originally posted by Dee the Tea Drinking Dragon:

Originally posted by Vasha:

We have to fish in the thunderstorm? Crap. I have photosensitive epilepsy so I have to stay inside during a storm. This game has zero accessibility options.

Yeah, that was my big concern when I made this post, I'm really concerned for players with photosensitive epilepsy. Having to wait inside for ages for storms to pass certainly isn't very fun, and limits the experience for people who struggle with flashing lights for various reasons. Almost every game I've played with weather mechanics has had an option to turn off lightning so I don't really understand why this one doesnt yet!

It's not just flashing lights with this game though, its the lack of everything. No keybindings or anything. Individuals with limited motor skills sometimes rely on keybindings. Personally, I'd like to use my tab key to open my inventory and something else for selecting tools. Maybe shift since we don't have sprint.

[Vasha]

Originally posted by go2008to:

Originally posted by Vasha:

This allows things for nexus mods? whaaaat

It is made on Unity engine, so yes, it allows modding.
But since it uses IL2CPP compilation, it makes modders task 10-100x times harder.

I'll have to look into getting it the minute a thunderstorm starts up again. I honestly don't understand the appeal of strobe-like thunderstorms in video games. I remember playing Dying Light and there was one mission where it was basically a strobe party with zombies. If I didnt have my fiance with me I would have never finished the quest.

Thanks again! Now its time to deal with the several bugs in the game. Like not being able to finish Maui's friendship quest. :)