Are we supposed to watch TV during in game nighttime?

[Zews]

Yes, realism is wonderful, but other games realize that nighttime doesn't have to be equal to the day.
This game is so unforgiving during night, with Raptors sniffing you out 5 km away especially, you come to the conclusion after a while that it's simply not worth dying to play during night.
I can't count the times I tried to recover my stuff after dying at night, turning it in to a constant run-and-die.

Do we really need to keep the night darkness and length this "realistic"?
I resorted to watch TV during the night time, kind of ruins my experience, but keeps me still playing at least.

[Orca]

Yeah there is no way without that gamma command cant see your hand in front of your face usually just sit at house with tribe filling up blood packs or crafting there

[TheRightHand]

... campfire? Torches?

- The Right Hand.

[Awyssa]

You need to have a torch, and id suggest taking some dinos (i usually have a turtle and scorpion with me at all times) as protection and you'll be fine, its a good level of darkness. Otherwise I'd recommend building during the night and gathering during the day. :)

[Diro]

Gamma complainers "Lets all moan about no immersion! But lets break it anyways, by enhancing brightness during times off darkness!"

No risk, no reward.

[Jimutt]

Love the night, personally I believe that night should be as dark as it is now (and not a slitely dimmer day). And when the moon is up you can still see quite well at open places. Though I absolutely understand your thoughts about it and to a certain degree I agree on the fact that night-time often can be quite boring. I like the darkness but perhaps a slightly shorter night would be nice.

And as TheRightHand just commented there are both fire and different types of torches. So I really hope the night will continue to be as dark as it is now. :)

[Cix77]

i like it how it is, it is awsome, either you go out nd risk it or stay somewhere safe till daylight.
went out the other night, pitch black, raining and fog, and in the moonlight i see a huge t-rex shadow in front of me smashing stuff, i pooped i few times in that moment.

[Malak]

I have a campfire between two huge boulders and the mountain. Very unlikely any dino would climb the slope to get to me especially since they cannot see me. I just craft and ponder my next skill unlocks etc.

[Pandah Sykes]

Huge tip : brightness varies monitor to monitor , try using a TV if your monitor is too dark , I use a regular Emerson TV and I do that because the brightness and certain picture qualities are much better than what I could get on a similar sized computer monitor .. Otherwise just do it like humans had to do it back in the old days : light a fire or torch !

[Uzi [OTG]]

I cope with torches if mobile or in camp, pole torches are cheap to make and come in handy as well.

I don't mind it as this isn't trying to be a totally fake world like , just for one example, World
of Warcraft with its 'night'.

Night is scary, because.
Dark.

I tend to stick to more open areas so the full moon nights are quite bright.
I even have to deal with IPS panel 'glow' and manage to see okay on those nights.

That said, I do tend to at times take advanage of the situation to take a game break,
and will either walk off to tend to something in the house, or tab out and
browse the internets while dark thirty passes by.

I don't have to I choose to, as I said above, I can cope with the dark.

That said, Im not a night crawler. I don't crawl around the hood at night in real life, and
in this game I tend to hang out at camp or very near it during the night.

As another suggested, taking a dino or three along at night set to 'neutral aggro'
boosts self confidence.
If something bites you they are there in a flash.

[Zews]

Originally posted by TheRightHand:

... campfire? Torches?

- The Right Hand.

Fair enough, but what can you actually actively do, when using Torches/Hugging a campfire?
My IPS monitor really doesn't help either.

Sure, we can pick berries, but Raptor aggro range cannot compare to how far a torch can light things up.
Other dinos are fine, but it's really hard to protect yourself from something you cannot see, which teleport/lags anywhere in a flash.

[Kashra Fall]

Originally posted by Zews:

Yes, realism is wonderful, but other games realize that nighttime doesn't have to be equal to the day.
This game is so unforgiving during night, with Raptors sniffing you out 5 km away especially, you come to the conclusion after a while that it's simply not worth dying to play during night.
I can't count the times I tried to recover my stuff after dying at night, turning it in to a constant run-and-die.

Do we really need to keep the night darkness and length this "realistic"?
I resorted to watch TV during the night time, kind of ruins my experience, but keeps me still playing at least.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdPmqNRNsbs

Game has light sources, use em.

[Murderhorse]

You've gotta be super wary if you're going to go around at night. Listen. Look for the shadows in the gloom. Stay to places where you can see what's around you. Usually (especially super early on) I reserve the nights for pretty much beachside or near-river berry picking because I can see pretty well in the moonlight.

[Razor]

I wish we could hold a torch while using one-handed tools and weapons like the pick, axe or even the spear. It would allow us to do a few more things at night. Thoughts on this? Would it break balance?

[Sovereigndrake]

Total darkness is getting Dilo spit in the face at night, the way it is now is how it should be.

I was in my blacksmith section of the building when i heard a raptor running around outside. I managed to close my door before it could get in then spent the entire night looking for a movement past the window and it was glorious.

Don't be scum, use the in-game light sources like a normal human being.

[HighFlyer15]

The night is terrifying and should not be changed :)
The game should never have to compromise, simply because some people can't see well during the night.
Want to venture out during the night, then it's a risk to take.
And if you know an area has Raptors around, don't go there during the night.