Pitch black at 7PM, normal? Emptying all bullets from pistols, just to reload one, normal?

[N1ck0]

I know, I always complain. But is it always Winter solstice in this game or what? It always gets so dark so soon. Not cool. I would expect sunset STARTING at around 7AM, then pitch darkness at around 9PM-10PM or something.

You guys are fine with this 7PM pitch darkness? It only makes sense on Winter solstice if I'm not mistaking. Sunrise time is about right in the game though. Around 5-6AM.

Also, what's up with having to empty revolvers' drum just to change one bullet? Never used a pistol, but can't you see what bullet(s) has been fired when opening the revolver, so you can only change the one(s) that needs to be changed?

Please berate me for my constant whining, and put me in my place folks. Just kidding. Any thoughts on these?

[florble mcfumperdink]

Well it depends on season, on the Fall and Winter Reserves in the Northern half of North America, Asia, and Europe it makes sense. On Vurhonga, Parque and Cuatro however, the sunset should be starting closer to 8 PM.

As far as the revolvers being reloaded I personally have no idea, there's a possibility but the last time single cartridge reload was ergonomic was with the old colt revolvers that didn't a have a drum that could be unlatched and rotated from the gun's frame in-order to reload, instead you flipped open a slot behind the drum and then let the cartridge drop out then replace it. Of course it was a ♥♥♥♥♥ to clean because you had to completely disassemble the gun regularly, whereas today's revolvers allow you to pop out the drum and clean/oil each chamber (along with the barrel) separately.

[N1ck0]

Yes but it's not like all bullets are attached to a ring. Each bullets are separate, and when you open the chamber, all of them are visible. So if there's any visual signs on the back of a bullet that's been triggered, you should be able to only take that one out.

I agree with what you said about sunset being different from region to region. But I'm currently in Parque Fernando when writing this, and it was pitch black at 7PM. If it's pitch black at 7PM, it means sunset starts at around 5PM. Like it was December 21st. Way too early for my tastes.

I mean, even early and late in Winter it doesn't get dark so soon.

[florble mcfumperdink]

Originally posted by ☪︎NickEclipse☪:

Yes but it's not like all bullets are attached to a ring. Each bullets are separate, and when you open the chamber, all of them are visible. So if there's any visual signs on the back of a bullet that's been triggered, you should be able to only take that one out.

I agree with what you said about sunset being different from region to region. But I'm currently in Parque Fernando when writing this, and it was pitch black at 7PM. If it's pitch black at 7PM, it means sunset starts at around 5PM. Like it was December 21st. Way too early for my tastes.

I mean, even early and late in Winter it doesn't get dark so soon.

Well generally you would probably look for the cartridge which is missing a primer, but it's more of a visual thing for most people so it's never really been brought up.

Pitch black at 7PM should be fall IIRC, it makes sense for Yukon, Layton, Hirsch, Med-Ved, and possibly Parque if it is autumn in parque, considering South America doesn't have a true winter in most places, it's just 6 month wet season with enough rain to drown a whale then a 6 month dry season with so little that even a Camel could die from dehydration.

I'm in Colorado below the mountains so for about the entire winter and most of fall the sun sets at 7PM, with dead of winter of course being 5PM, sometimes 4:30PM. That being said the sun returns to a post 7:30PM set-time very quickly. So i see where you're coming from.

[DanthemanBoone]

This is an open world engine. I believe this means all the maps are layed out on one large flat plane. That being the case the lighting will be the same for all areas regardless of the season. Maybe one day someone will develope an engine that sets its maps out on a 3 dimensional ball and the lighting can be coded to follow a solar trajectory around that ball. Then of course we will have to have changing seasons, changing flora and seasonal animal behaviors as well. Sounds like a job for GOD.

[N1ck0]

Yeah well, that wasn't really what I proposed. I proposed an overall solstice that is more balanced. No sunset at 9PM, but not at 5PM either. Sunset at 7PM, with pitch blackness starting to be around 9 to 10PM would be the sweet spot in my opinion.

Applied to all reserves. But that's just me I guess. I find 7PM being pitch black overkill.

[CaptainNebulous]

Originally posted by ☪︎NickEclipse☪:

Yeah well, that wasn't really what I proposed. I proposed an overall solstice that is more balanced. No sunset at 9PM, but not at 5PM either. Sunset at 7PM, with pitch blackness starting to be around 9 to 10PM would be the sweet spot in my opinion.

Applied to all reserves. But that's just me I guess. I find 7PM being pitch black overkill.

Well it's also nearly full daylight by 5:30AM in the game so it's not like you are losing potential daylight.

[N1ck0]

It's sunrise at 5AM, full daylight is at like 7-8AM. So it's around 12 hours daylight, 12 hours night. I guess it's in line with Spring and Autumn solstices. But normally when sun rises at 5-6AM, it goes down at 9-10PM. It's in Summer solstice though.

I don't know man, full pitch black at 7PM feels like full-on Winter to me. Going down at this time is okay, just not full pitch black. But that's just me. Just makes me go to bed always early in-game. Like 8PM max.

I don't like night-time hunting in this game because there is a lack of proper equipment, mainly a red light. Night vision goggles would be nice too, instead of just night vision binoculars. But now it would feel overkill for hunting, it's not warfare either. Why not infrared while we're at it? LOL Not what I mean by red light though. I mean proper red hunting flashlight.

There's no goggles in the night-hunt DLC right? It's just binoculars? (I don't own it.)

[Hidden Gunman]

On a revolver you depress the extraction rod, which will dump all the rounds in the cylinder. Because the fired round's case expands, and there is no space to dig in a finger nail as a lever, it will be difficult to remove individual fired cartridges, so, yes, having to fully reload a revolver cylinder is a thing. However, quick loaders are available to reload a cylinder in one movement.

[N1ck0]

So it is realistic? All I needed to know. Will just force myself to not reload too much for nothing. Thanks for the info. Thought you could just remove one round with your nails/fingers. Guess not.

[Leadmagnet]

Originally posted by ☪︎NickEclipse☪:

So it is realistic? All I needed to know. Will just force myself to not reload too much for nothing. Thanks for the info. Thought you could just remove one round with your nails/fingers. Guess not.

Typically you can push the ejector rod partially then let go. The unfired rounds will drop back down into the cylinder. Since the case of the fired rounds expanded, they will stick up how ever far you pushed the ejector rod and can be removed by hand.

It could be worse...think of how long the reload would be if it were a single action & each spent round had to be ejected and then replaced.

[McSqurl Nugget]

Originally posted by ☪︎NickEclipse☪:

So it is realistic? All I needed to know. Will just force myself to not reload too much for nothing. Thanks for the info. Thought you could just remove one round with your nails/fingers. Guess not.

nope, not in anything larger than a .22 revolver anyway. it's the same with all games having revolvers and a loading animation, if you notice they all dump all the rounds and reload each one.

Just wish we could get a speed loader to make it faster.

[N1ck0]

LOL Just thought they were getting lazy with the animation or something. We learn every day. You have to jump through a bunch of hoops and have a pretty solid record to get a pistol license here in Canada. Very restrictive laws.

So they're not usual to common folks. Yeah man, speed loader would be cool.

[Hidden Gunman]

Originally posted by ☪︎NickEclipse☪:

LOL Just thought they were getting lazy with the animation or something. We learn every day. You have to jump through a bunch of hoops and have a pretty solid record to get a pistol license here in Canada. Very restrictive laws.

So they're not usual to common folks. Yeah man, speed loader would be cool.

Come to Australia, you have to climb a high diving tower to jump through the hoops...

[N1ck0]

Originally posted by ;2450469601580347375:

Originally posted by ☪︎NickEclipse☪:

LOL Just thought they were getting lazy with the animation or something. We learn every day. You have to jump through a bunch of hoops and have a pretty solid record to get a pistol license here in Canada. Very restrictive laws.

So they're not usual to common folks. Yeah man, speed loader would be cool.

Come to Australia, you have to climb a high diving tower to jump through the hoops...

Yes, I kind of know. Especially with some recent events that I won't name that happened in New Zealand I think last year? Most likely influenced laws in Australia for the worst. We now live in a global world right?

What happens to our neighbors happens to us also.