darker nights

LCQ_SH · 12-05-15, 06:04 PM

Can somebody tell me, how and which files I can modify to get real dark nights as like in Traveller's mod? As my current game has a light bluish nights capable of seeing almost everything.

Tnx!

Rockin Robbins · 12-05-15, 08:35 PM

Environmental mods are something I just don't mess with. I haven't seen one yet which actually improves the game at all and I've seen terrible effects on gameplay.

In my book gameplay is KING. Eyecandy is okay, but only if it has no impact on gameplay.

james_nix · 12-05-15, 10:29 PM

Use a Sweetfx preset that will make the nights darker. It is only changes graphics so it won't mess with the sensor detection.

LCQ_SH · 12-05-15, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Environmental mods are something I just don't mess with. I haven't seen one yet which actually improves the game at all and I've seen terrible effects on gameplay.

In my book gameplay is KING. Eyecandy is okay, but only if it has no impact on gameplay.

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Originally Posted by james_nix

Use a Sweetfx preset that will make the nights darker. It is only changes graphics so it won't mess with the sensor detection.

Uhm, I have not idea what those things are. Are those mods, apps or what?

Fish40 · 12-06-15, 05:07 AM

SweetFx is a graphics utility that gets installed in the main game folder. You could tweak just about any graphics option you could think of. Youtube has some great tutorials on how to use, and set up. It's not hard at all. I use it in several games, including this one. The only drawback that I could think of, is to my knowledge SweetFx only works with Direct X based games. I don't think it works on Open GL based games.

TorpX · 12-06-15, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by LCQ_SH

Can somebody tell me, how and which files I can modify to get real dark nights as like in Traveller's mod? As my current game has a light bluish nights capable of seeing almost everything.

Tnx!

You could tinker with the scene.dat file, but I wouldn't advise it. Most likely you would mess up your game.

More sensibly, you could simply change your monitors settings, or the game's graphics settings, so it's darker.

LCQ_SH · 12-06-15, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TorpX

You could tinker with the scene.dat file, but I wouldn't advise it. Most likely you would mess up your game.

More sensibly, you could simply change your monitors settings, or the game's graphics settings, so it's darker.

I was thinking more on extracting from Traveller's mod only the "weather" or n"night" files which will only make my nights darker without affecting all of the other game specs.

Would any of you have an idea which files are those or if it is possible?

Kilo · 12-06-15, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish40

SweetFx is a graphics utility that gets installed in the main game folder. You could tweak just about any graphics option you could think of. Youtube has some great tutorials on how to use, and set up. It's not hard at all. I use it in several games, including this one. The only drawback that I could think of, is to my knowledge SweetFx only works with Direct X based games. I don't think it works on Open GL based games.

I saw SweetFX working with OpenGL. It was for a flight sim, though... I'll post a link to that if interest is shown for conversion.

TorpX · 12-06-15, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by LCQ_SH

I was thinking more on extracting from Traveller's mod only the "weather" or n"night" files which will only make my nights darker without affecting all of the other game specs.

Would any of you have an idea which files are those or if it is possible?

Use Traveller's version of the scene.dat file. However, it affects waves, fog, etc. There is no night file, or such.

Armistead · 12-07-15, 11:13 PM

I have a mod for darker nights, basically cuz i didn't like travs, you're welcome to try it if I can find it. I basically used TMO, just changed the water in the day and pretty much redid the nights to darker and you could make more realistic night surface attacks based on moonlight.

LCQ_SH · 12-07-15, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

I have a mod for darker nights, basically cuz i didn't like travs, you're welcome to try it if I can find it. I basically used TMO, just changed the water in the day and pretty much redid the nights to darker and you could make more realistic night surface attacks based on moonlight.

That is exactly what I am looking for! Let me know if you can find it!

Armistead · 12-24-15, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by LCQ_SH

That is exactly what I am looking for! Let me know if you can find it!

pm me your email and i'll send it to u

12-05-15, 06:04 PM	#1
LCQ_SH Lieutenant Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 266 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 0	darker nights Can somebody tell me, how and which files I can modify to get real dark nights as like in Traveller's mod? As my current game has a light bluish nights capable of seeing almost everything. Tnx!

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12-07-15, 11:13 PM	#10
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,864 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	I have a mod for darker nights, basically cuz i didn't like travs, you're welcome to try it if I can find it. I basically used TMO, just changed the water in the day and pretty much redid the nights to darker and you could make more realistic night surface attacks based on moonlight. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

12-06-15, 05:07 AM	#5
Fish40 The Old Man Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Yonkers, NY U.S.A. Posts: 1,507 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	SweetFx is a graphics utility that gets installed in the main game folder. You could tweak just about any graphics option you could think of. Youtube has some great tutorials on how to use, and set up. It's not hard at all. I use it in several games, including this one. The only drawback that I could think of, is to my knowledge SweetFx only works with Direct X based games. I don't think it works on Open GL based games.