Version 1.0 (Alpha 22) Dev Diary

[Adam the Waster]

On 10/19/2024 at 9:32 PM, bdubyah said:

Really hope with the weather update the lighting gets some love. Being this bright at almost 11pm during a thunderstorm is just silly.

Same it's way too bright. While nice at times it's still way to bright.  Game imo needs to go back to like Alpha 15 levels of darkness 

[Space4Ace]

On 10/20/2024 at 9:25 AM, Arez said:

In that GNS interview with Joel and Rick (the one that lit up Reddit last month) it was said that things they change can be changed back to a way the player desires. This should be one of those changes.

Which interview are you referring to? The GNS interview is from a year ago. I know there was also one from NeebsGaming about 5 months ago.

Do you mean some recent Reddit comments from that GNS interview from last year?

[Chaton Noir]

15 hours ago, Adam the Waster said:

Same it's way too bright. While nice at times it's still way to bright.  Game imo needs to go back to like Alpha 15 levels of darkness 

Yes, the game has become very bright in 1.0. Some objects literally glow in the sun. I really hope that this will be fixed in the future. The game is too bright. Night is not much different from day. And even the mod and lowering the brightness level do not help. Sometimes it looks bad.

[GigglingZombie]

Yeah i've posted about this before, (it's somewhere in my post history), i've been a running a "realistic lighting" mod for 1.0 and 1.1, (still works & look great) ; hopefully the Pimps will fix this soon, but i suspect it's like the now-missing hot & cold effects (on the player i mean), i guess they've made lighting "real easy" for new players, just like the hot & cold, and will probably fix it in another patch or release;           until then, i'm more than happy with the realistic lighting mod, it's really nice & (even atmospheric, if that's the right word  - i probably just mean realistic)

[Riamus]

1 minute ago, GigglingZombie said:

Yeah i've posted about this before, (it's somewhere in my post history), i've been a running a "realistic lighting" mod for 1.0 and 1.1, (still works & look great) ; hopefully the Pimps will fix this soon, but i suspect it's like the now-missing hot & cold effects (on the player i mean), i guess they've made lighting "real easy" for new players, just like the hot & cold, and will probably fix it in another patch or release;           until then, i'm more than happy with the realistic lighting mod, it's really nice & (even atmospheric, if that's the right word  - i probably just mean realistic)

Temperature effects are just temporarily "removed" (they are there, but if you're wearing full armor, you have full protection) until the weather update because of changes being made.  It's nothing to do with making things easier for new players.  After all, temperature before 1.0 had no significant impact on gameplay.

[GigglingZombie]

Bad wording (re temperature) from me as i'm working, but yeah, you're quite right, it's only temporarily removed; i was just generalising re the "new players" comment, my point is purely that those 2 things worked real nice in A20 & A21, then became "tame" ie not very good in v1.x      ; but anyways, hopefully both will indeed be fixed along the way.

 

p.s. for me personally (pre 1.x) i always ignored the icons for hot & cold, i always had too much to think about in desert and the snow biomes (angry animals) to worry about temperature ; and indeed, once the angry animals were either dealt with or run away from, i soon realised the temperature effects had no massive bearing on things

Edited October 24 by GigglingZombie (see edit history)

[Chaton Noir]

2 hours ago, GigglingZombie said:

Yeah i've posted about this before, (it's somewhere in my post history), i've been a running a "realistic lighting" mod for 1.0 and 1.1, (still works & look great) ; hopefully the Pimps will fix this soon, but i suspect it's like the now-missing hot & cold effects (on the player i mean), i guess they've made lighting "real easy" for new players, just like the hot & cold, and will probably fix it in another patch or release;           until then, i'm more than happy with the realistic lighting mod, it's really nice & (even atmospheric, if that's the right word  - i probably just mean realistic)

Do you mean "World Lighting Tuned 1.0"?

[GigglingZombie]

8 minutes ago, Chaton Noir said:

Do you mean "World Lighting Tuned 1.0"?

yup, the one specifically for v1.0 b333 ~

 

F:\games\7 Days to Die\7.Days.to.Die.v1.1.(b14).Stable\Mods>dir /b
0_TFP_Harmony
7D2D World Lighting Tuned (v1.0 b333)
AGF-A20HUDPlus-EPatch1.0.1
AGF-A20HUDPlus-EPatch1.0.1 - mynotes.txt
AGF-A21HUDPlus-Addon1.4.0
AGF-A21HUDPlus-Addon1.4.0 - mynotes.txt
AGF-A21HUDPlus1.8.0
donovan-longerlootbags (A20, A21, v1.0 b333)
KHA21-HPBars (a21, v1.0 b333)
KHV1-WanderingHordeFrequency (v1.0 b333)
VanillaFoodModel (v1.0 b333)
WMMSkipNewsScreen-5520-1-0-333-1-1722026489 (v1.0 b333)

 

Edited October 24 by GigglingZombie (see edit history)

[falloutcloud]

I tried the Afterlife mod. While I wasn't wild about the mod, the atmosphere at night definitely felt a lot more intense. It was darker and creepier. Perfect for a zombie game.

[CultOfMoose]

14 hours ago, Chaton Noir said:

Yes, the game has become very bright in 1.0. Some objects literally glow in the sun. I really hope that this will be fixed in the future. The game is too bright. Night is not much different from day. And even the mod and lowering the brightness level do not help. Sometimes it looks bad.

 

 

Off topic, but what mod are you using for that HUD/UI?

[Chaton Noir]

1 hour ago, CultOfMoose said:

 

 

Off topic, but what mod are you using for that HUD/UI?

https://www.nexusmods.com/7daystodie/mods/22

[Adam the Waster]

16 hours ago, CultOfMoose said:

 

 

Off topic, but what mod are you using for that HUD/UI?

I hope the ui change will kinda look like that. Styled rather then looking general but I wouldn't want my name or level on it. Everything else is good 

[Riamus]

1 hour ago, Adam the Waster said:

I hope the ui change will kinda look like that. Styled rather then looking general but I wouldn't want my name or level on it. Everything else is good 

The problem with styled UI is that people have a very different opinion on what style looks good.  If you stick to a more general UI, most people will at least consider it acceptable, as long as it works.  Those who want more style just use UI mods.  I have exited games shortly after starting them because the UI was a style that I thought looked really bad.  You don't want to lose players just because your UI looks bad to them.  And, yes, those players could use a UI mod themselves, but you are more likely to lose them than that they do that.

Edited Friday at 11:04 PM by Riamus (see edit history)

[beerfly]

Perhaps, styling part of the UI, toolbelt and/or indicators when fully being equipped with certain armor set would add a touch.

 

Not too much of course, just a hint to visually remind what we wear.  

[Chaton Noir]

12 hours ago, Adam the Waster said:

I hope the ui change will kinda look like that. Styled rather then looking general but I wouldn't want my name or level on it. Everything else is good 

The UI in 3.0 is more similar to the Steel UI. It's obviously not as stylized as SMX. But I like SMX. And for those who prefer a less pretentious interface, the developers will make it in a more "neutral" style. Besides, the mods aren't going anywhere. And this is good, since the current interface of the game looks outdated, I really don't like its style. Moreover, there are no mods on the same consoles, so it's very good that the developers will finally update the UI. It should have been done a long time ago.

[KirillWright]

There haven't been any patches for a long time, will there be any soon? Will the next patch be the last one before the big Storm's Brewing update? I and many people think that the game is too bright, will there be a fix?

Edited Saturday at 05:30 PM by KirillWright (see edit history)

[bluewizard]

Just like to say i played ever version from PC and XBox. I made some of the earliest Youtube videos for console 10 years now i think.The has changed so so much over the years. I love the direction the game is going and  I personally like the day time full sun. As bright as it is it reminds me how a summer day is. Why wouldn't the game have a bright summers day.  Especially if your outside mid afternoon. Have you been it a basement with mid day with small windows at head level. You can still  see with out having lights on. Same with most floors with windows. I would say some floors above ground are not bright enough. Especially mid day. Plus its not like theirs a dust cloud clovering the earth and blocking out the sun. A meteor didn't strike the planet. During the day its bright yes , have you been outside lately. Sure looks the same to me. Lol wear some sun glasses. I just think the lighting for the most part is fine how it is. But its all just different peoples opinions isn't it.

[Riamus]

34 minutes ago, bluewizard said:

Just like to say i played ever version from PC and XBox. I made some of the earliest Youtube videos for console 10 years now i think.The has changed so so much over the years. I love the direction the game is going and  I personally like the day time full sun. As bright as it is it reminds me how a summer day is. Why wouldn't the game have a bright summers day.  Especially if your outside mid afternoon. Have you been it a basement with mid day with small windows at head level. You can still  see with out having lights on. Same with most floors with windows. I would say some floors above ground are not bright enough. Especially mid day. Plus its not like theirs a dust cloud clovering the earth and blocking out the sun. A meteor didn't strike the planet. During the day its bright yes , have you been outside lately. Sure looks the same to me. Lol wear some sun glasses. I just think the lighting for the most part is fine how it is. But its all just different peoples opinions isn't it.

People aren't complaining about the daytime brightness.  They are complaining about the nights being bright enough that there's no reason to use a light on your helmet or weapon to see anymore.

[bdubyah]

2 hours ago, bluewizard said:

Just like to say i played ever version from PC and XBox. I made some of the earliest Youtube videos for console 10 years now i think.The has changed so so much over the years. I love the direction the game is going and  I personally like the day time full sun. As bright as it is it reminds me how a summer day is. Why wouldn't the game have a bright summers day.  Especially if your outside mid afternoon. Have you been it a basement with mid day with small windows at head level. You can still  see with out having lights on. Same with most floors with windows. I would say some floors above ground are not bright enough. Especially mid day. Plus its not like theirs a dust cloud clovering the earth and blocking out the sun. A meteor didn't strike the planet. During the day its bright yes , have you been outside lately. Sure looks the same to me. Lol wear some sun glasses. I just think the lighting for the most part is fine how it is. But its all just different peoples opinions isn't it.

It's just a bit too bright to me during the day, but meh, whatever. The issue is nighttime. That basement you're talking about, should you be able to make everything out that's in it at midnight, when it has no working lights? No, you shouldn't. Even with a full moon it isn't gonna illuminate the whole room like the sun can. It's too bright.

[Chaton Noir]

7 hours ago, bluewizard said:

Just like to say i played ever version from PC and XBox. I made some of the earliest Youtube videos for console 10 years now i think.The has changed so so much over the years. I love the direction the game is going and  I personally like the day time full sun. As bright as it is it reminds me how a summer day is. Why wouldn't the game have a bright summers day.  Especially if your outside mid afternoon. Have you been it a basement with mid day with small windows at head level. You can still  see with out having lights on. Same with most floors with windows. I would say some floors above ground are not bright enough. Especially mid day. Plus its not like theirs a dust cloud clovering the earth and blocking out the sun. A meteor didn't strike the planet. During the day its bright yes , have you been outside lately. Sure looks the same to me. Lol wear some sun glasses. I just think the lighting for the most part is fine how it is. But its all just different peoples opinions isn't it.

I don't mind a summer day. But, first of all, some objects are overexposed. For example, the mattress that I posted above — it literally glows and dazzles like snow on a sunny winter day. This definitely shouldn't happen. But the main complaint is the night. It's incredibly bright, and you almost don't need a flashlight. It's VERY bright at night.

[bluewizard]

Maybe should turn your settings down. I think that maybe in some cases for a few of you. I think maybe they  have adjust a few settings on their tv or monitor also have adjust the in game settings to see in the dark. I say this i haven't touched and bright, gamma or any settings like this. E.g basements are not pitch back but it is barely visible. For me i need a flash light to navigate. In basements lets say. I get why they make it barely visible too. It for players can find a way out of these areas if they fall down holes or traps. Imagine this no flash light no torch. A pitch black basement. And no zombies. Finding your way out would take you a very long time. Especially with multiple rooms. Might make players rage quite if they couldn't get out. But Xbox seems fine too me. But i havent used PC version 9 months. I have no clue about playstation.

[Chaton Noir]

12 minutes ago, bluewizard said:

Maybe should turn your settings down. I think that maybe in some cases for a few of you. I think maybe they  have adjust a few settings on their tv or monitor also have adjust the in game settings to see in the dark. I say this i haven't touched and bright, gamma or any settings like this. E.g basements are not pitch back but it is barely visible. For me i need a flash light to navigate. In basements lets say. I get why they make it barely visible too. It for players can find a way out of these areas if they fall down holes or traps. Imagine this no flash light no torch. A pitch black basement. And no zombies. Finding your way out would take you a very long time. Especially with multiple rooms. Might make players rage quite if they couldn't get out. But Xbox seems fine too me. But i havent used PC version 9 months. I have no clue about playstation.

It won't help. I even lowered the brightness level in the game to 0%. The areas that glowed hardly changed, and everything else became very dark. It looked disgusting. There was no such thing in A21, and the mod allowed you to make really dark nights. Now the game is ALWAYS very bright. Yes, now there is a mod that allows you to make the game darker at night, although it is still not as dark as before, but it is not compatible with a mod that makes the game a little darker during the day. Besides, even with a mod, the day doesn't always look good. It's certainly not as awful as the A19, but it's definitely worse than the A21. This is the only thing I don't like about graphics in 1.0, everything else has improved.

[bluewizard]

On the setting with updates setting will keep to whatever previously you adjusted it too. As you know. Unless you did a fresh install. But bright should 45 to 50%. And if your on consoles. Many have adjusted console setting to see in the dark for this game and others. Put stuff back to default.  Readjust your tv 

 

[Chaton Noir]

2 minutes ago, bluewizard said:

On the setting with updates setting will keep to whatever previously you adjusted it too. As you know. Unless you did a fresh install. But bright should 45 to 50%. And if your on consoles. Many have adjusted console setting to see in the dark for this game and others. Put stuff back to default.  Readjust your tv 

 

I play on PC and fresh install.

This is a problem of the game, it cannot be solved by settings.

 

[bluewizard]

See i dont have this problem your having. Have you tried update video card drives, pcs are a funny thing video cards can get issues with game updates. Or could be a bug only a few are having. This happens all the time.