Too much glow

[Darius-Stormcrow]

Err... in what area? I've never seen fog giving an area a pink hue outside of Mor Dhona's Gloom weather.

It was right in the middle of Limsa Lominsa. It doesn't happen all that often, but when it does it's pretty jarring.

[Gramul]

Previously...

As someone who lived in Seattle for a long time, that's pretty much what fog does. Unless it's thick, in which case you just can't see shit beyond 5 feet directly ahead of you.

Austin gets its fair share of fog from fall to spring, and I have never seen it spread light quite like that.

I'm going to look for some comparison screenshots because this has been an issue that has annoyed me sense release. Just looks ugly.

IIRC, you only get that glow during certain weather, though. Foggy weather, I believe.

Nope. Just cloudy.



Taken at max settings. Highly sensitive information has been hidden.

Now here it is with the glare off. Still cloudy.


HOWEVER. It looks a lot more like the OP's Ishgard when the sky is clear. Though the glare still looks like a greasy outline overlay.


And OP's pic for comparison.

His pic was likely taken with the glow off/reduced at early morning with clearer skies.


And for kicks, ere's what it looked like in 1.0:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRoRbE-UxZ8

Also one more, just because I thought the silhouette looked nice.


So yes, OP, turn off the glare. It's ugly, adds nothing to the experience, and jitters like globs of jello when moving.

[Jellyfish]

It's the weather.

I finally found a night where the weather was clear, but the glow was still there. Not sure why SE decided to add an obnoxious glow that looks terrible.

2013


2015

[Gramul]

I finally found a night where the weather was clear, but the glow was still there. Not sure why SE decided to add an obnoxious glow that looks terrible.

2013


2015

I agree it's hideous, but it can be turned off at least. You may have taken that picture in a time where your graphics settings where different.
Just go to System>System Configuration>Graphics Settings. Scroll down to Effects and select Glare>Off.
Looks SO much better.

It's a shame really. Bloom, glow, and brightness effects where so much nicer in 1.0 and it's one of the things I miss most. Next to the detail and old Coerthas.