Request: Add a lantern feature

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Originally Posted by Thefates

Ah yes, Dragon's Dogma, the only thing I can possibly think of when I think of these so-called "lanterns". Truly a myth before that prodigy of a game.

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Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess had a lantern too :D fun times!!

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Originally Posted by Skivvy

The darkness in this game has always been one of my complaints. I suppose they're trying to keep the hours & feel of night more realistic, but in an MMO it's kind of annoying to me. I swear it feels like 95% of the time I want to try and take a screenshot, it's dark. Or raining. Maybe both.

If they could tweak the night hours to not last at long, or maybe stretch dusk/dawn, I'd be thrilled.

A lantern could also be a nice touch ;)

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FYI... you can use the Wind-up Moon or the Wind-up Sun Minion as light sources for screenshots.

In addition to that, you can also place up to 3 light sources in /gpose. You can tweak the placement and strength of these lights as well as the RGB values.

Lastly, you can freeze the time of day and weather effects in /gpose now. You also have the ability to tweak emotes and facial expressions without leaving the mode.

There are also the two minions that only exist to give you better light for taking screenshots - the wind-up-sun and the wind-up-moon (you can get both from the hidden magic pot on the isle of Umbra in western LN - the island with the Pharos lighthouse on it) by trading him an elixier (sun) and a hi-elixier (moon).

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Originally Posted by Rowde

FYI... you can use the Wind-up Moon or the Wind-up Sun Minion as light sources for screenshots.

In addition to that, you can also place up to 3 light sources in /gpose. You can tweak the placement and strength of these lights as well as the RGB values.

Lastly, you can freeze the time of day and weather effects in /gpose now. You also have the ability to tweak emotes and facial expressions without leaving the mode.

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I do appreciate the information, and hopefully it'll help others, but I'm already aware of the tricks.

I've never minded the night phases in other games, and it's not like I require sunshine all the time. But yeah, I'm still not a fan of the dark in this game as I feel it's just a bit too..much.

Bonus (no joke, this is right now..)
https://i.imgur.com/VrSXtSc.png
Had to switch the picture to something more appropriate. SUCH SADNESS.

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Originally Posted by Skivvy

I do appreciate the information, and hopefully it'll help others, but I'm already aware of the tricks.

I've never minded the night phases in other games, and it's not like I require sunshine all the time. But yeah, I'm still not a fan of the dark in this game as I feel it's just a bit too..much.

Bonus (no joke, this is right now..)
https://i.imgur.com/OCGrkeH.png
(night + rain ...in case it's hard to see)

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That doesn't even look dark to me. It looks like an overcast afternoon haha.

Do you have sweetfx or any post processing running? Maybe your monitor isn't calibrated right.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

That doesn't even look dark to me. It looks like an overcast afternoon haha.

Do you have sweetfx or any post processing running? Maybe your monitor isn't calibrated right.

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It wasn't dead of night in the first shot - it's now only 10pm in game. But yeah, I do use stormshade + various filters depending on what I'm looking for.

I'm still not a fan of the night...which I am allowed to just not enjoy :p

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Originally Posted by Skivvy

I do appreciate the information, and hopefully it'll help others, but I'm already aware of the tricks.

I've never minded the night phases in other games, and it's not like I require sunshine all the time. But yeah, I'm still not a fan of the dark in this game as I feel it's just a bit too..much.

Bonus (no joke, this is right now..)
(night + rain ...in case it's hard to see)

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And if you wanted to do something about it, the TOOLS are already provided in game for you to adjust the lighting.

I don't think the dark in this game is anywhere near as oppressive as it was in Dragon's Dogma, where it was somewhat of an actual game mechanic.


Maybe a lantern could be a neat mechanic in a boss fight or even an entire dungeon, a la Crystal Chronicles... but then that's verging on mechanics that could potentially be too hard for some.

I don't know why but that Dragon's Dogma screenshot gave me mad flashbacks to DS1 Tomb of the Giants "Fun" *Shudders*

On Topic:

I'd love to have a lantern... Or a torch! Would be super cool to have a little source of light for my character during those dark nights (Which seems to occur 90% of the time I actually want to do something in the overworld... Unless it needs it to be night :rolleyes:)

In a similar vein... I also thought it would be neat to be able to set up campfires (Like we do in the MSQ during HW when we keep trekking to Hraesvelgr for him to tell us to sod off).

Build a little makeshift camp by making a fire and taking shelter in the dark :3

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Originally Posted by Rowde

And if you wanted to do something about it, the TOOLS are already provided in game for you to adjust the lighting.

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Yes, there are tools for taking screenshots. Or if I want to idle by a minion that doesn't move. What do I do with the other 99% of the time I'm running around in game while it's night? It's not an affront to the game if I don't enjoy something, no need to try and blame me for simply not taking advantage of the "TOOLS".

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Originally Posted by Skivvy

It wasn't dead of night in the first shot - it's now only 10pm in game. But yeah, I do use stormshade + various filters depending on what I'm looking for.

I'm still not a fan of the night...which I am allowed to just not enjoy :p

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Well, the thing is, those increase the amount of light or dark. So for you it may be a big mess of black, but for most it just looks slightly dark. Most nights in this game are incredibly bright.

One reason I stopped using post processing was because of the oversaruration it does to all scenes. Dark becomes black, and light becomes blindingly so