What is Night Mode?

[Persephone]

I saw this option and played the game both with it ON and OFF. Does anybody know what it does?

[Egamer]

Not sure, maybe it just limits bright lights. That's usually what Night Mode does at any rate.

[Shin Enzyme]

I imagine it limits the dynamic range of the audio, so it's more compressed when playing at night.

I.e. in a movie where sound effects are really loud, so you turn it down but now can't hear the dialog. Dynamic Range Compression makes the dialog more audible without the sound effects upsetting your neighbours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_range_compression

[Summerfall Studios]

Originally posted by Shin Enzyme:

I imagine it limits the dynamic range of the audio, so it's more compressed when playing at night.

I.e. in a movie where sound effects are really loud, so you turn it down but now can't hear the dialog. Dynamic Range Compression makes the dialog more audible without the sound effects upsetting your neighbours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_range_compression

This is right!

Night mode is meant to decrease the volume of loud sounds, and increase the volume of quiet sounds, so if you're playing late at night, it won't be as jarring.