Game Is Way Too Dark, How to Change?

[Fridge Lord]

Yeah so 100 hrs played, came back to all these changes. I can't see at night. At all. How do I fix this?

Yeah yeah realism yadda yadda hard game blah blah blah. Problem is I saved the game, loaded back, fast forwarded 2 hours to night and I can barely even get out of the bathroom. My game is literally just a black screen now.

Also, many areas in the game now are far too bright, as in total washout white. I've tried playing with the settings and can't find anything that changes it either.

As an added note, I used to leave my sauna on for 15 minutes, go chop some wood, come back when the temperature was up. Yeah so now my house just burns down in about 15 minutes.

Look, I bought the game for attention to detail and those kick-you-in-the balls feels too. But if I were to take a critical approach, I can't say some of the changes aren't more frustrating than fun.

[Skippy The Magnificent]

some of the changes were made for realism, and some were made to troll you, and the rest, well, <insert reason here>

Night time darkness: This has been discussed many times, and unlikely to change. Best advise I can really give (and tbh its not a good one) is to turn up monitors/gfx/etc brightness.

Washed out look: This is really bad when both house shadows and the other shadows (forget the name) are disabled. No known fix for it atm other then leave shadows turned on.

Sauna fires: This is a realism thing. Saunas can be highly dangerious if just cranked up to the nuts and left unattended. To use the sauna and prevent fires, turn the thermostat up about 5 ticks from the "off" position, then set the timer to the max. By the time the timer runs out, the sauna temp will be just above 80 or so (dont remember exactly). Sauna catches fire if the temp inside goes past 120.

IMPORTANT: Keep a close eye on the sauna on game loads. I have had issues were the timer was off but the temp was still up. I saved/reloaded the game, and for some reason the timer was back to being maxed out on game load, causing the sauna temp to go past 120 and burning down the house.

NOTE: If you were not aware, the sauna no longer removes dirtyness, thats what the shower is for, but the sauna does decrease stress fast....at the cost of a high utility bill.

[Fridge Lord]

Thanks for the detailed info man, I appreciate that.

It's just been a pain in the butt. The amount of time I've had to spend over these 100 play hours searching guides, re-treading old paths to deal with unfairly lost progress, things falling through the world, learning the ins and outs of buggy/fiddly situations (like the one you mention above), repairing things with MSC editor, etc.. It just starts to add up.

I do all this because I love the heck out of the game and I love the vibe, the gameplay and the nostalgia. But I can't say I haven't been gritting my teeth a bit recently. Grab a flashlight, right? I can't do that if my entire screen is black.. :)

Thanks again for the tips.

[Rage Clown ®™]

theres a flashlight in the garage....

[karik_FIN_134]

and there's a lantern (u can get it from the island cottage)

I think sauna is less likely to cause fire if u don't max out the thermometer on the stove. U can leave it 3-4clicks under the max. And maybe don't max out the timer either.

Just continue saving and passing time(+2h each save) in the toilet if it's too dark to see. Darkest period of day when u really can't see anything is only between 1am - 3am. If u are about to save around 11pm just go sleep if u can first (or watch tv and increase fatigue bar to 33% or more so u sleep for 4-6h and it will be around 5am when u wake up and then save.

[romart86.rm]

I've found I can usually see the sink even when it's pitch black, the light switch is to the right just above it, this has worked many times for me. It's amazing how disorienting it is, I swear I don't get that disoriented in real life!

[Dr. Death]

did topless adress the fact that stars and moons dont provide illumination at all in the game?

[Waffeey]

Originally posted by romart86.rm:

I've found I can usually see the sink even when it's pitch black, the light switch is to the right just above it, this has worked many times for me. It's amazing how disorienting it is, I swear I don't get that disoriented in real life!

I have been stuck in the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bathroom for 20 whole minutes just trying to find the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ door or lightswitch this is so infuriating i just wanted to save my ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game you finnish ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[Sorvete]

The darkest hour in game is at 03:00. Exactly when the drunk guy calls you. I always leave one light on and the flashlight next to my bed. If you are stuck in the bathroom in total pitch black, just wait 5-10 minutes in game and you will be able to see the switch.

[Dr. Death]

Originally posted by Sorvete:

The darkest hour in game is at 03:00. Exactly when the drunk guy calls you. I always leave one light on and the flashlight next to my bed. If you are stuck in the bathroom in total pitch black, just wait 5-10 minutes in game and you will be able to see the switch.

same. But the issue still remains. The game should have star/moon illumination.

[Marionette]

sleep at night.

[frumple]

It was so dark i could not find the door of the house because i got back late. Critical fatigue, but i cannot find the door. Or the garage. Or the car. Or the back seats. I tried to find the van and jump in to sleep on the sofa... i woke up in the Gifu??!

I WAS SOBER! THIS IS AN OUTRAGE! oh well, at least i lived.

The lesson is to do what you need done well before it gets dark, because it will be too late. If you suspect you will be home late, and there is no way around it, leave the garage light and hall light in the house on. Once you turn the ignition and your vehicle lights are off, you're screwed.

There is a flashlight you can carry with you, but be careful as it's easy to drop it.

[Simon said EAT DUST PLAYER_1 !]

I have found you can go to sleep with the active flash-light (mostly) in-hand. I previously positioned the active flashlight as to illuminate the phone, leaving the bedroom-door open. Yet sleeping with the flashlight works a treat if you are careful.

Also: whenever you save inside the house, just make sure the toilet-light is on before you hit save. That one small light does not consume that much power.

Keeping the sauna on all the time just sounds like a money-pit to me apart from the obvious fire hazard.

[TheCherryPoundcake]

Originally posted by Rage Clown ®™:

theres a flashlight in the garage....

it doesnt work even with batteries

[Ragequit Inc.]

Originally posted by TheCherryPoundcake:

Originally posted by Rage Clown ®™:

theres a flashlight in the garage....

it doesnt work even with batteries

A) Nice necro
B) Turn the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ lights on in the toilet before you save the game. It's not rocket science. FFS.

[John Cruelty]

there exists a mod which adds lights onto the switches to be seen at night