Aprch Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Hey guys! so I was running away from zombies through the night, barely able to see a thing, and I thought to myself: It'd be cool to have some sort of subtle mechanic that would simulate the eye's retinal adaptation to light! It would bascally 'lighten' the darkness by a bit (we're certainly not felines, so no fullbright or anything) if you've been in the dark for a while (or maybe grow up with time). As soon as you get back to the light, you'd see it brighter for a brief time, but you'd quickly adjust back. If you were to go -back- into the dark, it would take you longer, as it usually happens. The same way, when you get out of your home in the morning, you might even be blinded for a few seconds because of the over-exposure. It might be suitable inside a trait or even as a separate skill that could partially aid the lack of lightsources when later in game, or even earlier when you're not completely settled. This would obviously be subtle, but substantial enough to make a difference when leveled. I think it could definitely add some more depth to it and it's not necessarily a monumental change. What do you guys think? EDIT: Pain (or even panic) could also cause your retinae to expand and overexpose your vision, maybe a subtle red tint could be added to clarify it's because of the pain. This would make even more difficult to go rambo while you're hurt and would add emphasis on getting to safety quickly before doing anything else.Here is a link to a rough do-over concept. nasKo, Johnny, migulao and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migulao Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Just like real life. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I like it too. IRL it takes me a few minutes to actually adjust. So, maybe have it take an hour in game? And obviously not sight like when you have a light equip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvhv Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I agree with it also although seeing normal light would have to be bright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyrulx Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Looks good... but it would be a brief flash of like half a second, so that would just be annoying, (Dark to light I mean) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aprch Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Looks good... but it would be a brief flash of like half a second, so that would just be annoying, (Dark to light I mean)That's kinda the point! Enough to be a subtle nuisance but not enough to be annoying. It is kinda annoying IRL after all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packbat Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Looking at Wikipedia, going from sunlight to darkness, you get considerable improvement in 5 minutes and full adaptation in 20-30; from darkness to sunlight, full adaptation takes about 5 minutes. That's workable on PZ timescales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ora Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Looking at a light source can ruin your night vision IRL though so I think it should do the same in PZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aprch Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 Sorry for the bump, but I just had another use for this! (I will edit it onto the original post) With the upcoming medical overhaul, pain could also cause your retinae to expand and make everything overexposed (with a slight red tint too, maybe?) This would add even more difficulty to go rambo while you're hurt and emphasize getting to safety quickly before doing anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bennytheowl Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Eating carrots should give you temporary night vision! You can have that idea for free Indie stone.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suomiboi Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 I don't like the pain idea as much, but I do like the adaption otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King jjwpenguin Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I like the adaptations but my only problem is how much better could you be able to see. Also night vision goggles. Just an idea. Aprch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliohow Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Yes, so much this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King jjwpenguin Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 the adaptation or night vision? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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