Command to increase visibility in crypts?

[h3idi9000]

I've played with settings and read the wiki on commands and searched here already for a trick but can't figure out any way to see better in crypts.

Even with my brightness cranked in a dark room, mining muddy scrap piles half the time is an exercise in hovering over a seemingly all-black screen looking for a tooltip to pop.

The headlamp hat actually makes it worse for my contrast-gimped eyesight. I'm all for moody darkness and I've learned to discern some nuance in skeleton crypts and where to aim in an all-black-screen troll cave but the sunken crypts are a nightmare for my vision.

I'd post this in suggestions but thought maybe there was a console/cheat command to improve the accessibility of an environment that, apparently, I'll be spending quite a number of hours in to fully upgrade my iron gear.

[Boogey]

Valheim Plus mod is getting in the next version ability to adjust the brightness when in dark. Unfortunately it isn't out yet so your best bet is to buy a new graphics card/new laptop.

[EthanT]

Torch

[Wariat117]

you mean this?

env Clear

[RasaNova]

Originally posted by Eternal Herald:

Torch

This. Torches work quite well in crypts, the only downside is we can't use it while using the pick. But for moving around or trying to find those last muddy scraps, it's a life saver.

[eclipse]

do you have nvidia control panel? can adujst to your hearts desire

[h3idi9000]

Originally posted by eclipse:

do you have nvidia control panel? can adujst to your hearts desire

I do but I don't have a good idea which values to tweak.

[h3idi9000]

Originally posted by Wariat117:

you mean this?

env Clear

I saw that in the wiki but wasn't sure what impact it would have

[eclipse]

Originally posted by h3idi9000:

Originally posted by eclipse:

do you have nvidia control panel? can adujst to your hearts desire

I do but I don't have a good idea which values to tweak.

nvidia control > adjust desktop color settings > all channels > tweak brightness/contrast/gamma to your liking
i set mine high enough to where i can barely see the ground @ night

[Wariat117]

Originally posted by h3idi9000:

Originally posted by Wariat117:

you mean this?

env Clear

I saw that in the wiki but wasn't sure what impact it would have

it removes all weather effects
all fogs/rains/thunderstorms/blizzards/etc
includes boss and dungeon weathers too (I don't have anay visibility problems in crypts in general... so I just assume that you talk about the crypt's weather that it causes you a problem?)

you type "resetenv" to disable it (and bring back weather effects)

[h3idi9000]

Originally posted by Wariat117:

Originally posted by h3idi9000:

I saw that in the wiki but wasn't sure what impact it would have

it removes all weather effects
all fogs/rains/thunderstorms/blizzards/etc
includes boss and dungeon weathers too (I don't have anay visibility problems in crypts in general... so I just assume that you talk about the crypt's weather that it causes you a problem?)

you type "resetenv" to disable it (and bring back weather effects)

I don't have a weather problem, to my knowledge, i just can't make out where mud piles are against the stones (in the dead ends not the piles in a doorway). It's like I stare at a black screen clicking the ax wherever I see "muddy scrap pile" tooltip. Would like to actually be able to see room and surroundings more easily and can't hold a torch. Using the spotlight is more dangeous bc then I can't make out anything except where I'm looking.

[Wariat117]

Originally posted by h3idi9000:

Originally posted by Wariat117:

it removes all weather effects
all fogs/rains/thunderstorms/blizzards/etc
includes boss and dungeon weathers too (I don't have anay visibility problems in crypts in general... so I just assume that you talk about the crypt's weather that it causes you a problem?)

you type "resetenv" to disable it (and bring back weather effects)

I don't have a weather problem, to my knowledge, i just can't make out where mud piles are against the stones (in the dead ends not the piles in a doorway). It's like I stare at a black screen clicking thr ax wherever I see "muddy scrp pile" tooltip. Would like to actually be able to see room and surroundings more easily and can't hold a torch. Using the spotlight is more dangeous bc then I can't make out anything except where I'm looking.

for me crypts are very bright, so no idea what causes your problem (and I didn't touch any brightness settings at all)

you can try command to see if it's weather on your PC being weird tho

[h3idi9000]

Originally posted by Wariat117:

Originally posted by h3idi9000:

I don't have a weather problem, to my knowledge, i just can't make out where mud piles are against the stones (in the dead ends not the piles in a doorway). It's like I stare at a black screen clicking thr ax wherever I see "muddy scrp pile" tooltip. Would like to actually be able to see room and surroundings more easily and can't hold a torch. Using the spotlight is more dangeous bc then I can't make out anything except where I'm looking.

for me crypts are very bright, so no idea what causes your problem (and I didn't touch any brightness settings at all)

you can try command to see if it's weather on your PC being weird tho

The rooms with torches are fine, the rooms with water, no light, etc, are hard to make out. My ability to discern contrast isn't as great at it once was and the swamp crypts and troll caves are particularly bad. Eg, I have 2 chests full of troll leather and only today realized there are chests in their caves because I never saw them before

[Pwnographic]

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