Help!! Ultra White Sky? (FIXED)

[Shadow Moses OG]

So I am having this strange ultra white sky. I have an imgur link below to check out some screen caps. I looked high and low for a solution. I played with the video settings for about two hours last night while flying around ragnarok. No Mods that alter lighting. My tribe mates complain of it alway being too dark. I can see perfectly at night. I cannot find any gamma settings anywhere. Anyone have any advice please reply. Thank you.

Win10 Pro 64bit
GTX 970 with latest drivers.
AMD 8320
16GB Ram

Imgur Link: http://imgur.com/a/UwdPJ

Edit: My profile has tons of more examples too. http://steamcommunity.com/id/shadow_moses_og/screenshots/?appid=346110

[Willis1013]

This is the exact problem that I am currently having. I play on a mac and i thought it might be just a mac thing but obviously not. Sorry that i'm not much help but if i figure anything out I will let you know.

[Minimal-Style]

Not sure how you managed to get that view distance without fog in first 4 screenshots - but it's called atmospheric fog and if you try it in dx11 (without d3d10 or sm4 startoption) it looks better.
here some comparisons: http://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/0/2132869574268871566/

[Willis1013]

In launch options i put -simplesky and it made the haze go away.

[Shadow Moses OG]

Originally posted by Minimal-Style:

Not sure how you managed to get that view distance without fog in first 4 screenshots - but it's called atmospheric fog and if you try it in dx11 (without d3d10 or sm4 startoption) it looks better.
here some comparisons: http://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/0/2132869574268871566/

Thanks for the advice. I will check into it.

[Shadow Moses OG]

That fixed it!! Thank you.

[Seafodder]

Which suggestion fixed it? Adding -simplesky or removing -d3d10 and -sm4?

[BATT]

dx11 only mr. seafodder.

[Shadow Moses OG]

I added -simplesky and removed -d3d10 and it worked for me.

[Minimal-Style]

As far is i know the command "-simplesky" does nothing - if you wanna use the simplesky add in "-nomansky"

[Shadow Moses OG]

Originally posted by Minimal-Style:

As far is i know the command "-simplesky" does nothing - if you wanna use the simplesky add in "-nomansky"

Its a launch modifier. there are other threads that discuss it and what it does.

[DemitriX]

I was gonna post what Minimal-Style wrote, Jeremy himself said to use -nomansky to run simplesky
https://twitter.com/arkjeremy/status/888754491801128961

[Shadow Moses OG]

http://ark.gamepedia.com/264.0

[DemitriX]

Originally posted by Shadow Moses OG:

http://ark.gamepedia.com/264.0

That doesnt spesifically state to use -simplesky as a launch parameter, where have they been saying that? Jeremy himself said its with -nomansky

[Shadow Moses OG]

Originally posted by Do Better, Seriously:

In launch options i put -simplesky and it made the haze go away.

It was said right here in this thread. Where was it offically said I am not sure. I have seen other threads on steam about it too. Not saying you are wrong. Someone else said it wasnt a thing.

[Minimal-Style]

First i made the wrong assumption because of the patch notes, i thought that simple sky activates the fog of death (strong white/cyan atmospheric fog) - but it was the conversion to dx10 that activates that. The normal (in dx11/simplesky) atomspheric fog is much lighter.

I think people get confused with it because the comman "-nomansky" activates the Simple Sky mechanics, so the just assumed to put in "-simplesky".
But in the end - if it works and doesent hurt, everthing is okay :)