Gamma Set Server Side?
Zenn
Join Date: 2003-02-01 Member: 12970Members
Join Date: 2003-02-01 Member: 12970Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Game needs darkness</div> I was curious if there is a way, or if there are plans to make the gamma settings set server side. Meaning that when you log on, your gamma is temporarily set to a certain level, and unchangeable. Sure, this might hurt those who always claim to be 99% blind and have to have a gamma of insane amounts to see others, but then they can find another server. I personally don't like how some people set there gamma so high as to remove all the dark corners of the map for the little skulks to hide in, it ruins the feel of the game IMO.
Questions? Comments? Flames? Post!
PS: No clue if its been said before, search has NEVER worked for me, so deal with the new thread.
Questions? Comments? Flames? Post!
PS: No clue if its been said before, search has NEVER worked for me, so deal with the new thread.
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secondly...are you using the right 'search' the one in "my assistant" never ever ever ever works for some reason..use the main one.
good idea..but it has its faults..
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You'll never get around the people who feel they NEED the gamma set so high it burns the common mans eyes. But there are others who turn it up just for the advantage of having no dark corners. Draw the line.
gamma set server side
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ROFL!!!!!1111
omg lol
I see no reason why it couldn't be done. There is ALWAYS a way to code something in to do just about anything. babygirl brought up a good point about video cards, maybe that could be gotten around also. It would still be nice to have around. I guess I'll have to set my gamma to max just to be even, so much for a dark and spooky game.
I played Counter-Strike for 3 1/2 years, and thought nothing of my graphics, which were incrediclbly low, until I got a new video card (Radeon 8500, I had a Rage 128). The differenaces are amazing. And so was the brightness, and gamma, and practically everything else. I had been playing CS for 3 1/2 years with only 14 frames per second, and because I had played it out early like that, when I got my new video card, my ratio went from 3/1 to 9/1.
ANYWAY, what I'm trying to say is that we still need to keep it on the client side, ebcause everyones machine is different (Unless your a fool and buy a machine isntead of make your own <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo--> , no offense). I know when making maps that you can add in gamma ramps to change the general atmosphere of a room and such, but, that's as much as we have that's controlled via the game itself.
Nice diea, nontheless.
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please SUYF.
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Serve you yellow frogs?
There is no way to set a standard brightness level, it is not possible. The level of brightness is determined by factors ranging all the way out from HL settings, through video card drivers, video card hardware, monitor settings and finally monitor hardware. At best, you can lock HL's gamma setting - this setting already has a limit enforced on it, but guess what? It doesn't mean jack. Anyone who wishes to increase their brightness through their drivers, monitor settings or various methods can do so. And short of flying to peoples houses and checking their monitor, you cannot stop them.
Okay, well....Monitor settings have a far less impact on the quality brightness of the game than the gamma setting. Most people, if they want the game be to brighter, they rack up their gamma a ton. Setting the monitor settings higher does make things brighter, but that usually (in my experience) creates ugly brightness, meaning its simply hard to see things in general, not really giving an advantage to them IMO.
I'd settle for a lock on the gamma at this point honestly. Others seem to like this idea (wow), I think someone should go ahead and test it out and see what happens.
Typing is not always the best when you have a fever.
There is already a lock on gamma, it might not be as low as you'd like but its there. The problem is it doesn't really matter much, because there are many other ways of adjusting gamma that HL has no control over.
Example: I can load NS, then alt-tab out to the desktop, and increase the gamma correction of my GF3 at the driver level, then go back into NS and have the game as bright as i want it.
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Wouldn't a cheater most likely use lambert??? I've had my video card mess up for like a second showing that white stuff. Oh and according to the CS guys lambert makes things "glow", just ask any CS player, I mean any CS player but me YEAH.
It is impossible.