An interesting Test with Gamma

[4sheetzngeegles]

This is something interesting I found out recently.

MM posted a response about gamma bleeding out texture colors, and

TFP adjusting to allow better color resolution.

This prompted me to test something. I have always lowered my gamma

below the default, and turned off reflections. On my pc reflections

seemed to amplify gamma.

 

The test: A182.b5

 

I set gamma to 20, usually i have it set to 17

<spawn maxcount="10" respawndelay="1" time="Day" entitygroup="ZombiesAll" />

for the area.

I needed a volume of entities to see how well it would work.

 

I had them follow me to the police precinct from Nav added to my random gen.

Blocked the doors and went upstairs.

 

Time of day: 12 noon-ish

 

Items Used: a torch, Night vision Goggles, a weapon with a flashlight attachment,

and a pocket full of rocks.

 

I crouched in a corner and killed a few zombies below with silencer.

They came up the stairs and followed Faatal's breadcrumb trail. Then they began

to randomly mill around searching the last place i fired a shot. They jumped the

rails, or randomly hit a block. Then went on searching. I tuned on night vision to

watch. Then I threw a few rocks, the zombies closet to contact point responded. Then

returned to searching.

 

I turned on flash light and all responded. I turned it off and moved in stealth and

after a time they returned to search pattern. I repeated with the torch, result

only those with line of sight responded.

 

I stood by broken window: No change.

 

So I started thinking, if compromised areas ie. broken windows, open doors etc, had a

gamma plus added to area instead of a light, and plush trees and shadowed areas had a

gamma minus. It might make stealth more visually responsive.

 

I always thought the option for high gamma was for the youtube videos, to allow viewers

to see the vid better.

 

Going to test it with prior alphas.

[Crater Creator]

I’m not sure what you mean to demonstrate with your test. Gamma correction is not something you localize to certain areas of a game’s world, and it’s certainly not tied to how the AI ‘sees’ you or anything else.

[4sheetzngeegles]

Crater Creator

 

You're right I went back and checked in multiple POI's, using sleepers.

I guess it was wishful thinking, the responses originally seemed sporadic when

in stealth mode at different gamma levels.

 

Since some of the zombies walk at different speeds, I guess they can

follow the breadcrumb trail farther. Which gets them close enough to

sense me.

 

Normally this is a question i'd ask on discord, but it would have been

too long to post.

 

Either way thanks, I knew i'd get an answer that would help me understand

more clearly.