Local Area Map Incredibly Dark/Difficult to see

[Scavar]

Maybe it's just me, or maybe it's how it's supposed to be I don't know, but I'm having a problem with the local map in game. It shows up way too dark, makes it impossible to really make out anything. I've messed with the gamma option in game and with the various gamme/brightness settings through the nvidia control panel, and yet there you have it, super dark.

 

 

[Augger]

Having this same problem...

[Spellbot5000]

Same problem as well. I thought it my be a day/night issue, but even during the day the maps are super dark.

[Raventhull]

Having same issue.Its like there is a spotlight around my guy and the fog of war doesn't go away.

[Stun]

Yeah, Same here. And it's like that for every dungeon. I've been in so far.

 

Is it supposed to be like that?

[Raventhull]

Bump really want to figure this out

[maltop]

I am also having this issue. 

Is there anyway through the console or a config file to change this?

Will it be addressed in a future update?

What about a mod, anyone found anything to fix this?

[LuccA]

Same here

[Kaz]

Same here

 

Nice portrait.

 

We currently darken areas of the map that are beyond the line of sight of your characters. I do agree though that the inconvenience not being able to see the map clearly far out weights the value of line of sight radius information. I'll bring this up and see if we can fix in patch.

[Stun]

So it IS deliberate, and not a bug. Interesting.

 

 

Is it new? Because this didn't happen in the backer beta. The map screen in the beta showed, clearly, the layout of everywhere you've already explored.

[LadyCrimson]

In terms of just general brightness (not the spotlight/line of sight effect, which is definitely there), mine's darkish (at default game settings), but still completely visible in the sense I don't feel like it's hard to see. Fair bit brighter than the posted pic anyway. I'm using an IPS monitor - don't know if that would make a difference in how "bright" something is.

[grumbold99]

I'm having the same issue. I have no problem with dark zones if you scroll the main screen, where it helps distinguish between the visible radius and the areas beyond range, but the map has to be illuminated or it's almost useless.

[LadyCrimson]

Don't know if it'll look the same on other's monitors, but that's what it's like for me. It's not bright and colorful, but perfectly visible.

 

If adjusting gamma in-game doesn't even increase the overall "brightness" of the map image for some, I'd think that was something else, not just the line-of-sight bubble thing. GPU/driver related maybe?

 

[LadyCrimson]

P.S. It is a bit darker in dungeons/at night but I can still make it out fairly well.

[Sensuki]

I don't have any problems either.

[Lucas]

Same issue here; IMO, it would benefit increasing brightness a little in dungeons and "night" maps. Would it also be possible to add a level of zoom to local maps?

[Jartan]

Please please change this soon.  Hiding stuff in the fog of war is fine but it's way to dark.

[LadyCrimson]

I just tested it and the in-game Gamma settings do not seem to alter the map brightness at all. Only the actual gameplay area brightens.

 

If you have a GPU control panel or monitor where you can adjust desktop brightness/gamma settings through those, that might help a bit. Not an ideal solution, I know.

[Plazmid]

I'm also having this issue with the map. The primary game is just fine, and the in-game gama works. However, the map on my system is nearly impossible to see clearly.

 

This may be a video card/ video driver issue.

 

I'm using an Nvidia 640GT with latest drivers. Windows7 x64 Pro platform. Let me know what other debug information I can provide.

 

I would rather not mess with overall system settings to address an application issue. Games aren't the only things I do on my pc

 

-Paul D.

[grumbold99]

Nvidia GTX 660  with driver 9.18.13.3788 (up to date)

 

I'm having to adjust gamma on the main map to around .85-.80 to be comfortable in the gloomy dungeon zones but it isn't impacting on the minimap.

[Quantics]

Having the same problem. 

 

Noticed it as early as Cilant Lis.

[Polyhedron]

Been struggling with the same issue since the first minute, in the stormy windy night it made some sense, but after that, even in daylight wilderness I really have to strain my eyes to make out details - and I have a color calibrated panel I'm looking at. Seems the combination of the palette and overboard fogging make this game hard on my sight.

[Raventhull]

Still trying to figure this out.

[teknoman2]

the problem, from what i ve seen so far, is that the map is displayed with the same lighting as the actual game world, and if one is dark, so is the other

[Myrddinman]

I'm having the same issue as well; and I've noticed it more so with the map. I've messed with the gamma a bit, but haven't checked my GPU settings yet...I'll check it out when I play later tonight.

 

Oh, and I'm loving the game so far!

[Raventhull]

Yeah Ive tried everything still a halo of light around my guys l,map is very dark on the perimeter even if I've explored a map fully.Also am loving the game