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English forum => Ship Simulator Extremes => Topic started by: Stuart2007 on August 30, 2010, 12:10:35

Title: Night lighting?
Post by: Stuart2007 on August 30, 2010, 12:10:35
Just curious...

Are the ports lit up at night, or are they suffering from a power cut like in 08?
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: TJK on August 30, 2010, 12:14:27
Her you se Sidney by night
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Stuart2007 on August 30, 2010, 12:16:29
That's good!!! Thanks.  :) BIG improvement.


Now, if I can push my luck- any photos of Dover?  ;)

Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: TJK on August 30, 2010, 12:25:31
Her you have Dover Stuart
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Stuart2007 on August 30, 2010, 12:36:33
Thanks Tore...

That really does look quite good indeed.

BTW- what are the wave heights port/sea? From one photo I've seen elsewhere it does look like the waves are different in port?
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: TJK on August 30, 2010, 12:46:02
If you have a stormy wather wave  are love in port but when you go out of port the wave  are high so they changes,
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Nathan|C on August 30, 2010, 12:47:47
Some extra pics of Calais  :)

(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/879/questviewer201008292006.png) (http://img294.imageshack.us/i/questviewer201008292006.png/)

(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1700/questviewer201008292007.png) (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/questviewer201008292007.png/)
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Twistedlordi on August 30, 2010, 14:35:02
Now all we need is some decent bridge/deck lights :)
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 14:37:22
Totally agree with everything said here.

The environments are massivly improved and we do need lights on the ships now, even if it is just in the bridge.

One thing though, try turning the 'aground' nav lights on the cruise ships, looks quite nice ;)
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: sadsid († 2016) on August 30, 2010, 15:29:53
Hi All
As a seaman in charge of a watch at night come on my bridge and switch a bridge
light on and I am afraid  I would not be pleased at my night vision being spoiled.
Bridge needs to be dark so that you have good vision around you out of the windows
switching lights on in the bridge even once you'r eyes have ajusted to the light still
shine back from windows and restrict you'r vision so for me no thanks keep it real
                                                                                                        Eric
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 15:32:03
Hi Eric,

I didn't necessarily mean bright shining lights on the bridge, perhaps I gave the wrong impression :)

I just mean the ships seem very dark and some lights on them would be nice.
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Nathan|C on August 30, 2010, 16:13:56
There is an option called "moored" which switches on all of the deck lights  :)
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Twistedlordi on August 30, 2010, 20:32:51
Thats good but i wouldn't really call them lights, they just seem like bright colours on this game, little circles, it doesn't really create any light on the deck or anything, it just stays dark.
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Captain Spencer on August 30, 2010, 20:35:58
My thoughts exactly. Some flood lights would be nice like you would get on a fishing vessel for example :)
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: sonarman on August 30, 2010, 20:38:01
Hi All
As a seaman in charge of a watch at night come on my bridge and switch a bridge
light on and I am afraid  I would not be pleased at my night vision being spoiled.
                                                                                              

I fully agree, it would also be good to have a night pallette mode for the chart if that's not already there for the same reason. But well done vStep on finally bringing city lights to the game.
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Stuart2007 on August 30, 2010, 20:44:36
Is the spinny tower illuminated in Pompey???

In real life, it is very impressive to see at night... I see it every time I go past on peeandohnoos Pride of Bilbao... Or at least I did until they screwed it up like most of their other routes... Sorry, going o.t.
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: The Ferry Man on August 30, 2010, 22:16:10
hehe

Haven't tested The Solent at night yet (or at Day, I seem to be fixated on a certain route camapigned by you Stu  ;))

But ot does look  good...

Just need the Lighthouses to flash and the harbour entrances to have red and green entrances lights now

But great job VSTEP  :thumbs:

Edit: Just checked (in my grounded PoR)  :doh:

And it does light up... but not quite like she does...
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: matt5674 on August 30, 2010, 22:52:43
Who has a SSE Night picture of Manhattan island?
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: fishlikelong on September 02, 2010, 00:44:48
I really hope they bring lights to the ships because they looks really dull at night! Would be nice to have a few portholes lit up
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: coryt415 on September 02, 2010, 01:02:46
After watching whale wars...yes whale wars i noticed there inside bridgelights/maplights are red..that would be an awesome addion..maybe a switch lights off/red/dim white  there are so many things people are suggestiong i know paradox cannot do them all but this cannot be that hard to incorporate this into the game and is almost a MUST like the exhaust smoke!! come on paradox make lots of ppl happy.. going to do some night runs now   
   Happy Sailing,
   Cory     :captain:
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: mvsmith on September 02, 2010, 01:14:18
I suggest that you write to Paradox with the list of things you want them to add to the game. That would take some of the load off of VSTEP.
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Ballast on September 02, 2010, 01:21:31
After watching whale wars...yes whale wars i noticed there inside bridgelights/maplights are red..that would be an

They made the lights on the bridge red, because the color red doesn't effect your nightview  ;)
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: coryt415 on September 02, 2010, 01:25:48
They made the lights on the bridge red, because the color red doesn't effect your nightview  ;)

interesting ive noticed it in helicopters also must work pretty good
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: fishlikelong on September 02, 2010, 10:57:04
I suggest that you write to Paradox with the list of things you want them to add to the game. That would take some of the load off of VSTEP.

Paradox wouldn't do anything. They only publish the game and don't have any developing role at all. Anything that gets made for the game is made my VSTEP only. But they read the forums so they should see these suggestions.
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Mad_Fred on September 02, 2010, 11:11:17
 ;D

I think you'll find that he was being sarcastic.  :evil:



Fred.
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Stuart2007 on September 05, 2010, 15:25:57
I suggest that you write to Paradox with the list of things you want them to add to the game. That would take some of the load off of VSTEP.

I think you'll find that he was being sarcastic.  :evil:

Look, Marty- there's no need for that sarcasm, is there? It wasn't a rant about XYZ missing, just a harmless discussion about lighting. No need for that.


EDIT: TFM, thanks for the Spinny photo... Agreed, it isn't too lifelike, but the newer route of DCITSE does have lighting that lokks good. So mvsmith permitting, who knows for the future?
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: mvsmith on September 05, 2010, 15:45:05
Stu, the point of my sarcasm was the mistaken idea that Paradox was the developer of SSE and should be the one to contact for additions/corrections.
Read the post immediately above mine.
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Stuart2007 on September 05, 2010, 15:52:46
In that case, I withdraw my accusation of sarcasm fully.

I can not imagine what on earth posessed me to assume you were being sarcastic to people generally. That is, after all, quite unlike you.
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: The Ferry Man on September 05, 2010, 16:00:20
Steering away from all that...

the one thing we do need are harbour Entrance indicator lights for places like, Dover, Calais Cowes etc...

so you know where the Harbour Entrance is  ;)
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: IRI5HJ4CK on September 05, 2010, 16:08:00
so you know where the Harbour Entrance is  ;)

Should of gone to...
(http://www.specsavers.co.uk/media/images/header_logo_uk.gif)
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Sam on September 05, 2010, 16:12:27
Such as others allready pointed out, light on the bridge is not good seamanship.

Allso decklights are not good seamanship. (unless if you are anchoring or moored)
I spent this summer 7 weeks on a cargo ship and everybody told me to close the curtains at night if I use my cabin lights. Biceaus all lighting should be reduced to a minimum, so that the navigational lights are easy to see from a distance.


This is same like ss08, maybe even faster, that people allready start asking for things.
(Even if they dont know what they are talking about)
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Stuart2007 on September 05, 2010, 16:33:34
Sam,

Relax, take a deep breath... He was talking about lights on the harbour wall, not the bridge...

No one here is demanding anything, just a harmless discussion about lighting...

Jesus, I think I'll change the subject name to "harmless topic about lighting. No one is demanding anything. Allright?"
Title: Re: Night lighting?
Post by: Sam on September 05, 2010, 16:42:45
Now all we need is some decent bridge/deck lights :)

This is what I mean.

The Ferry Man is right, I like his suggestion.
But I keep my standing point.

You can name your topic wathever you like, if it makes you happy.