Brightness

[GIGAkun]

I know that there are already threads about this issue but none of the solutions offered (if any at all work). So once again has anyone managed to find a way to adjust the brightness as the slider only worked once. I tried editing the values in the .ini files as well. Any suggestions?

[GIGAkun]

After hoooooours of troubleshooting I solved it. Dunno if it'll apply to everyone. But it's a silly Windows 10 feature. Read the following link to disable the feature. https://redd.it/645ukf

[76561198800025762]

Originally posted by GIGAkun:

After hoooooours of troubleshooting I solved it. Dunno if it'll apply to everyone. But it's silly Windows 10 feature. Read the following link to disable the feature. {LINK REMOVED}https://redd.it/645ukf

The problem for the most people was have installed the teamViewer... not my case.
Thank you GIGAkun, enabling the checkbox "Disabling fullscreen optimisations" in properties-> Compatibility, the brightness adjustment works.

[stuff]

This fix worked for me too. Thanks, GIGAkun.

[UCanResetIfUWannoo]

Disabling fullscreen optizations did not work for me. Neither did verifying game files. This game is too dark to enjoy.

[Xaries]

Disabling fullscreen optimizations did not work for me either, neither verifying game files. The best I've been able to figure out, something is still preventing the game from modifying color settings.

It's a shame, I've really been looking forward itching the ol' bioshock cravings.

Edit: After a bit more testing, it is specifically my Nvidia 1050 gtx which can't change the brightness. My integrated Intel 630 has no issues with changing the brightness. Too bad it isn't strong enough.

[Alexios]

Just disabling fullscreen optizations did not work for me too. But setting compatibility mode to Windows 8 AND disabling fullscreen optizations solved the problem.

[Messajah]

Just wanna say in mid-2020, with the latest Windows 10:

- ALL I HAD TO DO was disabling "Fullscreen Optimizations" on the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BioShock Remastered\Build\Final\BioshockHD.exe" file, in the file's right-click Properties: Compatibility tab!

No need to change compatibility to windows 8 or anything like that.

The issue is the fullscreen optimizations which makes the "fullscreen" game run in borderless windowed, which forbids changing the GPU's screen brightness.

[Notes]

I got the same issue and fixed it by forcing Bioshock to use Integrated Graphics instead of my Nvidia GPU and then disabling fullscreen optimizations.

If Bioshock wasn't using Integrated Graphics, disabling fullscreen optimizations didn't matter.

Hope that helps!

[KJ/Arktic]

Same issue, no fix. I tried verifying, disabling fullscreen opt. and changing compatibility, cant find the option in the ini files.

Im stumped on what to do next. I know many have this problem, and i think people just give up on it and play something else. And i can understand that as the dark areas that are meant to be low lighting are litterally pitch black.

[StingingVelvet]

The PC Gaming wiki fix worked for me. Make sure you're hitting apply and actually turning that Windows feature off.

[parallelLynx]

Forcing the game to use my integrated graphics instead of my GPU fixed the problem! Hours upon hours of searching and trying fixes and reinstalling and reverifying, and it was that simple. I do have the fullscreen optimizations disabled as well just in case, but the GPU was causing the main issue.

[Barbarian]

Thanks mate! Your solution solved my problem too.

[JRizzie]

coming here in 2021 to confirm none of the fixes worked until i unplugged my second monitor (TV) from my RTX 3070. brightness settings worked just fine after that - in fact the default brightness seemed to have changed dramatically and was fine.

[bulletshowerr]

Originally posted by Hello!:

Just wanna say in mid-2020, with the latest Windows 10:

- ALL I HAD TO DO was disabling "Fullscreen Optimizations" on the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\BioShock Remastered\Build\Final\BioshockHD.exe" file, in the file's right-click Properties: Compatibility tab!

No need to change compatibility to windows 8 or anything like that.

The issue is the fullscreen optimizations which makes the "fullscreen" game run in borderless windowed, which forbids changing the GPU's screen brightness.

Now mid-2021 with latest W10, 1060GTX 6GB, just disabling Fullscreen Optimatizions didnt work for me. I need to set compatibily at Windows 8 too and now it finally works.

[Night]

Thanks this works!