Help! Game is too Dark to play

merope · Post by **merope** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:02 am

Hi all,
I have radeon 9550 as display adapter. i have installed bloodlines but it is too dark. i am using ati Catalyst control center, have set the 3d brightness,gamma values highest, also set gamma value in the game (highest) too, but its again and again too dark, i cant see tha rats on the floor for example, not playable. any one had the same experience please help me! what must i do?

Ashen · Post by **Ashen** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:23 am

Turning the shadows off might help some ... the game from the very beginning is like that? Oh and have you tried fiddling with the contrast as well during this?

mr_sir · Post by **mr_sir** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:30 am

the game can get very dark in places, but you should be able to see the rats etc. and play it. have you tried altering your monitor's settings at all (sometimes my monitor auto adjusts to games and then i have to alter it manually as it is too dark or too bright - but maybe thats just my monitor being a pain lol)

Acleacius · Post by **Acleacius** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:49 am

The only other place to try is the console.
Type, Brightness and change the setting there.

What driver version are you using, sounds more like drivers?
What about Motherboard (if VIA) 4 in 1 drivers?

yrthwyndandfyre · Post by **yrthwyndandfyre** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:08 pm

Monitor settings and card settings. You can boost the brightess and gamma of your video card to improve your visibility, and while this might seem unlikely, lowering your contrast also helps.

merope · Post by **merope** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 4:04 pm

Hello All,
Thanks for all your answers.
my drivers version is 8.221.0.0, RADEON 9550

i have tried all the settings, monitor desktop, brightness, contrast , gamma but no, i cant play the game.

i am in tutorial!
when jack tells me to catch rats , i cant even see the rats. i have installed it on my friends computer and it seems allrigth.

and one more point: when i increase contrast, gamma brightness in desktop, and start the game , on exit i see that the desktop settings are corrupted too, i mean become darker almost as i didnt set and applied!

i have asus radeon 9550 agp .
is there an incompability with it? i really want to play but cant. do i have to change the hardware?

yrthwyndandfyre · Post by **yrthwyndandfyre** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 5:56 pm

Seeing in the dark

[QUOTE=merope]Hi all,
I have radeon 9550 as display adapter. i have installed bloodlines but it is too dark. i am using ati Catalyst control center, have set the 3d brightness,gamma values highest, also set gamma value in the game (highest) too, but its again and again too dark, i cant see tha rats on the floor for example, not playable. any one had the same experience please help me! what must i do?[/QUOTE]
I used to have that experience all the time. It's not the video card - it's the monitor. With my AOC monitor that was always a problem, but when I replaced it with a Cicero, the problem went away.
In the meantime, max gamma and brightness and try lowering the contrast. That usually helps quite a bit. The display looks a bit washed out, but at least you can see where you're going.

merope · Post by **merope** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:45 am

My thanks to you.
at least i ll try to change my monitor with my friends and see the display
maybe i ll exchange it until i finish that game

thanks anyway.

merope · Post by **merope** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 1:53 am

My thanks to you.
at least i ll try to change my monitor with my friends and see the display
maybe i ll exchange it until i finish that game

thanks anyway.

thetammyjo · Post by **thetammyjo** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 10:28 am

I think it is incredibly dark too which is sad cause what I can see of the graphics looks great, I just wish I could see more.

Or have a flashlight for my character to carry around.

TammyJo

yrthwyndandfyre · Post by **yrthwyndandfyre** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:15 pm

[QUOTE=thetammyjo]I think it is incredibly dark too which is sad cause what I can see of the graphics looks great, I just wish I could see more.

Or have a flashlight for my character to carry around.

TammyJo[/QUOTE]
I noticed something above. They said they increased the contrast. Wrong move. You increase gamma, brightness, etc, but if it's still too dark, you decrease the contrast. Increasing contrast only makes things worse.