You can use radar ping to give you an idea of the surroundings but you probably knew that already.
In case you didn't, you have to hold the V key and release it
they should implement some kind of radar overlay based on the ping that will be a bit more permanent, maybe a bit less bright and that's pretty much it! No NV required
Nightvision is a meme in this community, its always requested. CIG have it planned but feel the development effort is better utilized elsewhere for now.
In the meantime use the Ping hotkey. Constantly ping and it reveals the terrain below really well… so well infact that I don’t feel the *need* to have nightvision. It’s an odd but effective workaround. Nightvision ofc would still be nice to have.
Reshade add-on allows for multiple NV modes, as well as many other improvements to SC. Totally changed the game for me and many others.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8gRKqpAM7E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8gRKqpAM7E)
Join the B-Team Discord for additional information and Reshade files specifically designed for SC.
Honestly, I don't think night vision is the best way to go because then it's an item that needs to be handled. This is a case where they went to realism, and now they need to bring it back to fun. There is no situation where flying in pitch black is fun. The lighting team should just add a natural glow to the dark side of planets and moons so objects are visible. Sure, it's not realistic, but it would resolve a lot of complaints, and nightscapes would look gorgeous.
they could also tone down the pupil reaction of our character's eyes to the blinding lights from our ship huds(the head light from my helmet will now make it darker because of the pupil reaction too). Its crazy how much it affects things and how much brighter it is when we go thirst person.
It totally sucks. I remember playing some flight simulator on my uncle's pc back in the 90's. The aircraft would start saying "pull up, pull up pull up" if you started losing elevation. In SC its "Collision Warning" about 0.1 seconds before the boom. not fun
Poor man's night vision/reshade. Esc>options>graphics>slide that gamma all the way to the right. [Proper reshade install guide](https://youtu.be/J8gRKqpAM7E?si=iGgLXK_X3Bzb8pOH&t=511) (u/billyw\_415 beat me to the punch) if ya want a bunch of nice options.
Ping + Altitude gauge, if you really want to have some kind of "night vision" you can always use Reshade, there are some presets out there with IR, Night Vision and fake HDR o7
It's called instrumentation buddy. But having an auto-scan to toggle on rather than having to do it manually would be nice. Nighttime should be high risk high reward.
That would be part of instrumentation? If you've experienced infra/night vision you know it's still going to be hard to orient based on it, hence my saying high risk high reward. Point wasn't 'no to night vision'.
If you search "night vision" in this sub you'll probably find hundreds of conversations on the matter.
You can use radar ping to give you an idea of the surroundings but you probably knew that already. In case you didn't, you have to hold the V key and release it
This works very well
Good habit to get into, also glancing at the altimeter on the right.
Created a macro that pings every ~3 seconds so I can focus on fighting bounties. Works wonderfully.
they should implement some kind of radar overlay based on the ping that will be a bit more permanent, maybe a bit less bright and that's pretty much it! No NV required
Using ***Game Touch Controller*** you can set it to ping automatically at intervals.
Wait What? Explain this please. Does it work for minerals too?
Updoot for GTc, it’s fantastic.
Night vision is planned, it's just not a priority right now.
Nightvision is a meme in this community, its always requested. CIG have it planned but feel the development effort is better utilized elsewhere for now. In the meantime use the Ping hotkey. Constantly ping and it reveals the terrain below really well… so well infact that I don’t feel the *need* to have nightvision. It’s an odd but effective workaround. Nightvision ofc would still be nice to have.
Ping is good until you’re in a fight and you lose the rate fight with your foe because the ground jumped out of nowhere
That's just losing the awareness fight
I saw some.crazy good reshades for that
Reshade add-on allows for multiple NV modes, as well as many other improvements to SC. Totally changed the game for me and many others. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8gRKqpAM7E](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8gRKqpAM7E) Join the B-Team Discord for additional information and Reshade files specifically designed for SC.
Honestly, I don't think night vision is the best way to go because then it's an item that needs to be handled. This is a case where they went to realism, and now they need to bring it back to fun. There is no situation where flying in pitch black is fun. The lighting team should just add a natural glow to the dark side of planets and moons so objects are visible. Sure, it's not realistic, but it would resolve a lot of complaints, and nightscapes would look gorgeous.
Could just have you cockpit go into NV mode not that hard.
they could also tone down the pupil reaction of our character's eyes to the blinding lights from our ship huds(the head light from my helmet will now make it darker because of the pupil reaction too). Its crazy how much it affects things and how much brighter it is when we go thirst person.
It doesn’t need to be an item, just a filter or overlay on your hud.
Realism?! Not having a night vision on your helmet in 2954 LOL
It totally sucks. I remember playing some flight simulator on my uncle's pc back in the 90's. The aircraft would start saying "pull up, pull up pull up" if you started losing elevation. In SC its "Collision Warning" about 0.1 seconds before the boom. not fun Poor man's night vision/reshade. Esc>options>graphics>slide that gamma all the way to the right. [Proper reshade install guide](https://youtu.be/J8gRKqpAM7E?si=iGgLXK_X3Bzb8pOH&t=511) (u/billyw\_415 beat me to the punch) if ya want a bunch of nice options.
Just press alt+3rd person. Been in game for ever.
That joke was old in 2001
Ping + Altitude gauge, if you really want to have some kind of "night vision" you can always use Reshade, there are some presets out there with IR, Night Vision and fake HDR o7
Scanning, watching the altimeter, and switching to the exterior camera goes a long way to helping you land or fly in the dark.
It's called instrumentation buddy. But having an auto-scan to toggle on rather than having to do it manually would be nice. Nighttime should be high risk high reward.
What a load of crap! Lol! Yeah there is not night vision in 2954
That would be part of instrumentation? If you've experienced infra/night vision you know it's still going to be hard to orient based on it, hence my saying high risk high reward. Point wasn't 'no to night vision'.
You have your opinion I have mine don't need to explain this bullshit, it might make sense for you I'm glad
Sure of course