We wanted them to extend night time. Apparently thats coming in the series update after this one. You know players have been asking for this since the game launched. Its coming off a bit too late but i appreciate it.
Its nice when something thats been asked is given. Granted it couldve taken them less than a year
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My main concern is that it’ll only affect this update and then it’ll be back to normal afterwards. I hope I’m wrong, but it’s Playground, after all.
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Its most likely only while Series 19.
I wouldn’t expect more.
Oh yeah, great idea for the visually impaired.
Bad accessibility move.
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I kind of like driving in daylight. Both in real life and in video games.
Doesn’t matter much to me anymore for the sake of the game. 20 points and I’m gone in each season now is all I’ve got left for the game. And that only depends on the car.
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Why don’t they just allow players to customize night time outside of races? Why does night time need to be the same for all players even in multiplayer?
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Cause the game is online only. What you see (for the most part) is what everyone sees.
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I guess my point is why do we all need to see the same thing.
Because it’s online only, ya know? Games as a service and such. You’re not going to get away from that, it’s how game companies will function from now on.
Yes the game has an online mode but it also has an offline mode called Horizon solo. In any case, I don’t see any technical barrier preventing the devs from allowing players to customize the time of day in both online and offline modes should they choose to as it has no impact on other players. Weather is a slightly different story as a puddle for example can impact other players.
“Offline” mode is just to separate you from the non-existent free roamers. Everything you do in “offline” mode is still communicated with the servers.
Anyways, arguing about it is a fool’s errand as it wont change.
FYI: Offline mode doesn’t require an internet connection.
Like I said…
And…
If they don’t simultaniously adjust the lighting of the cars (up) or give us high beams (brights that can be constantly turned on at night) I’d rather not have longer nights.
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I’m still confident it’s a street scene takeover. From the neon lights and the extended nighttime, I bet everything on it! I know it!
Which will suck for me as that is my least favorite race in the game. Oh well.
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Yeah I gotta say, it’s a lot better since I switched from MSAA to DLSS, but it’s still pretty frustrating to navigate nights by oil lantern.
What I really don’t get was how they messed it up so much between 4 and 5. 4 had great headlights at night.
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Did either of you adjust your gamma to be darker? Or are you possibly using one of those “amplified” contrast settings on your monitor/TV? I feel like nights in FH5 are actually pretty bright. Especially compared to 2-4. At the start of the game, when the time of day/no headlights bug existed I actually used to race like that without too much trouble. It was really just the dirt tracks through the jungle that made it hard to see. That would’ve been impossible in FH4 with how dark that game could get.
Using HDR. And I can still see relatively ok at night, because like you said, the nights are usually bright enough on their own. I do have some trouble seeing when the glare in my place gets bad, but I live in a southwest facing corner condo, so that issue isn’t specific to this game.
It’s more the fact that the headlights do practically nothing. They’re more affectation than functional objects.
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Love the nights in FH5. They are so pretty. Bring it on !!