Pip-Boy Dimmed

[Skorne Tet'Zu]

As stated.... My Pip-Boy is dim, and thus, difficult to read. I'm on a new system, and decided to play Fallout 4 again; thus, this is my first run through on this system, and the first time I've experienced this problem. I've been searching for resolutions, and there seems to be a general consensus that the fix is changing the Ambient Occlusion to HBAO+ (Ultra); though these were from 2016 to 2018, and 1 in 2019; so it doesn't seem to be a major problem any more; well... except for Me :(.

Unfortunately, that was already my setting. I tried bringing it down to SSAO then None; neither worked. I went back to HBAO+ but, of course, the problem persisted. I updated to the latest Nvidia Driver (v451.67); and again... no help.

I'm hoping someone may know of another solution to this issue. Oh... and due to another (completely different) issue, I not only Validated my game files; but I actually re-installed Fallout 4. Again... not for this issue, but still!!!

Side Note: The game isn't unplayable this way... just annoying. It feels like the battery in my Pip-Boy could die at any moment; but I can still see it!!!

So... any ideas?!? Advanced Thanx!!!

[chris.boney]

i found this on readit. i dont know if it still works.

[FO4][HELP] Pip-Boy screen really dark and hard to read.
https://www.reddit.com/r/FalloutMods/comments/6nq8nv/fo4help_pipboy_screen_really_dark_and_hard_to_read/

(H457ur - 3 years ago)
"I use a fairly dark ENB. So I tweaked my Pip-Boy's brightness with my Custom .ini. The text is nice and bright now, but the mini-previews are still pretty dark.
Pipboy brighten or dim intensity of display."

(Fallout4.ini or Fallout4Custom.ini)

[Display]
fPipboyScreenEmitIntensity=1.2500
fPipboyScreenDiffuseIntensity=0.150

[boogyman1421]

(Fallout4.ini or Fallout4Custom.ini)

[Display]
fPipboyScreenEmitIntensity=1.2500
fPipboyScreenDiffuseIntensity=0.150

I can confirm that this works. I had the same problem after coming back after 4 months. Found this a couple of days ago as well and had to adjust the values to my liking. You might have to do the same. I set mine to

Fallout4.ini

[Display]
fPipboyScreenEmitIntensity=1.7500
fPipboyScreenDiffuseIntensity=0.750

[Skorne Tet'Zu]

Originally posted by chris.boney:

(Fallout4.ini or Fallout4Custom.ini)

[Display]
fPipboyScreenEmitIntensity=1.2500
fPipboyScreenDiffuseIntensity=0.150

Worked like a Charm... Major Thanx!!!

Originally posted by boogyman1421:

I can confirm that this works. I had the same problem after coming back after 4 months. Found this a couple of days ago as well and had to adjust the values to my liking. You might have to do the same. I set mine to

Good looking out... I can give a Second Confirmation; Definitely works - Woot! :) (Still playing with my adjustments though... mostly because I can - LOL!!!

[boogyman1421]

Sweet. Happy gaming

[chris.boney]

youre welcome. happy it helped.
i had the same problem on another machine a few years ago.
i thought i would look this up and add it to my notes on this machine.
Happy gaming.