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Holy Snatcher has No Man's Sky

Mar 8, 2023 @ 6:16am

Screen went dim after update.

The brightness decreases when entering the game.

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EtherD

Mar 8, 2023 @ 7:00am

Go to Options > Display & Graphics > scroll down to HDR and turn it off or change the value and then Apply changes.

If you turn it off and its still too dark, increase the Gamma above 50 which is only available with the HDR option turned off. To see the Gamma increase you have to Apply every time which is a bit of a bother.

Pestilence has No Man's Sky

Apr 17, 2023 @ 12:37pm

Originally posted by EtherD:
Go to Options > Display & Graphics > scroll down to HDR and turn it off or change the value and then Apply changes.

If you turn it off and its still too dark, increase the Gamma above 50 which is only available with the HDR option turned off. To see the Gamma increase you have to Apply every time which is a bit of a bother.

I don't see an HDR option in the display settings. Is that setting card specific?

Unlucky

Apr 17, 2023 @ 12:55pm

Change to Borderless mode.
Currently Fullscreen mode has a bug in it that causes the whole screen to darken.

BipolarBLKSheep has No Man's Sky

Sep 9, 2023 @ 10:15am

I've tried this and it doesnt fix the issue. I have HDR turned on in windows (auto HDR is off) but I have HDR turned off in game. However, when I alt-tab or even exit the game entirely, my monitor is still dimmed like crazy. Turning HDR off and on again in the windows settings fixes it and also turning off and on the monitor fixes it, but this issue didnt happen last time I would play in 2020. I used HDR with no issues and the game looked/ran great. Now, if I turn on HDR, the screen is super dim, but even with it off, my monitor is dim (to the point where screen capture recording is just as dim, even when the game itself isnt). Super weird and annoying.

Holy Snatcher has No Man's Sky

Sep 10, 2023 @ 7:27pm

Originally posted by BipolarBLKSheep:
I've tried this and it doesnt fix the issue. I have HDR turned on in windows (auto HDR is off) but I have HDR turned off in game. However, when I alt-tab or even exit the game entirely, my monitor is still dimmed like crazy. Turning HDR off and on again in the windows settings fixes it and also turning off and on the monitor fixes it, but this issue didnt happen last time I would play in 2020. I used HDR with no issues and the game looked/ran great. Now, if I turn on HDR, the screen is super dim, but even with it off, my monitor is dim (to the point where screen capture recording is just as dim, even when the game itself isnt). Super weird and annoying.

You can also just go into the display settings and the screen will bright up again. After the update with the addition of HDR, you can only play in Borderless mode (if you have a monitor without HDR).

Hairy Mouse has No Man's Sky

Feb 28, 2024 @ 9:31pm

Originally posted by BipolarBLKSheep:
I've tried this and it doesnt fix the issue. I have HDR turned on in windows (auto HDR is off) but I have HDR turned off in game. However, when I alt-tab or even exit the game entirely, my monitor is still dimmed like crazy. Turning HDR off and on again in the windows settings fixes it and also turning off and on the monitor fixes it, but this issue didnt happen last time I would play in 2020. I used HDR with no issues and the game looked/ran great. Now, if I turn on HDR, the screen is super dim, but even with it off, my monitor is dim (to the point where screen capture recording is just as dim, even when the game itself isnt). Super weird and annoying.

I have the EXACT same issue. The game gets super dark and washed out, but exiting it makes my screen bright again. I can't even use HDR in the because it's unplayable. Also, adjusting my gamma in the game does not effect anything in neither SDR nor HDR in game. And having HDR OFF looks better, but screws up my monitor.

I'm just not even gonna play the game. It's the ONLY game I've ever seen do this stupid ♥♥♥♥. On my old PC, I didn't even have HDR, and it did a similar thing, but I was able to max out the gamma and see, but it was washed out. Now I got a 4090 and 4k HDR monitor and I STILL can't even play.

Last edited by Hairy Mouse; Feb 28, 2024 @ 9:34pm

Holy Snatcher has No Man's Sky

Feb 28, 2024 @ 9:56pm

Originally posted by Hairy Mouse:
Originally posted by BipolarBLKSheep:
I've tried this and it doesnt fix the issue. I have HDR turned on in windows (auto HDR is off) but I have HDR turned off in game. However, when I alt-tab or even exit the game entirely, my monitor is still dimmed like crazy. Turning HDR off and on again in the windows settings fixes it and also turning off and on the monitor fixes it, but this issue didnt happen last time I would play in 2020. I used HDR with no issues and the game looked/ran great. Now, if I turn on HDR, the screen is super dim, but even with it off, my monitor is dim (to the point where screen capture recording is just as dim, even when the game itself isnt). Super weird and annoying.

I have the EXACT same issue. The game gets super dark and washed out, but exiting it makes my screen bright again. I can't even use HDR in the because it's unplayable. Also, adjusting my gamma in the game does not effect anything in neither SDR nor HDR in game. And having HDR OFF looks better, but screws up my monitor.

I'm just not even gonna play the game. It's the ONLY game I've ever seen do this stupid ♥♥♥♥. On my old PC, I didn't even have HDR, and it did a similar thing, but I was able to max out the gamma and see, but it was washed out. Now I got a 4090 and 4k HDR monitor and I STILL can't even play.

The best solution to this problem now, is switch to a frameless screen.