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Feb 6, 2005, 5:48pm

I log in and its all dark in AW. At first I was like "omg they screwed up
the lighting!", but then I noticed it was gradually getting brighter...a day
night cycle perhaps? If so, pretty sweet! I was walking around the city
and some other places and it's kinda interesting to see what it's like at
"night". And it gives the light command a real purpose.

Sooo if that is what your up to, AWI, keep it up. Change is always welcome
;D
Just need a dynamic backdrop now, and a fix to the 8 light limit for
Direct3D rendering so we can better light up the places.

*pictures setting up big ol' stadium lights for construction sites at night*
:P

Feb 6, 2005, 5:50pm

Yeah, this would look really cool if we didn't have the bright and sunny
winter backdrop in the sky and everything else be dark like night time. I
think AlphaWorld good at night and I've been waiting to see alphaworld at
night again, lit up as if it were night.

-CMM

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Feb 6, 2005, 5:56pm

Dang wish it was darker for a little longer. Norlisk Island (my previous
thread) looks wicked at night. Its like a volcanic ash site O_O

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Feb 6, 2005, 6:12pm

try build with this ambient light dark like it's.......you can't do a
thing........

[View Quote] > I log in and its all dark in AW. At first I was like "omg they screwed up
> the lighting!", but then I noticed it was gradually getting brighter...a day
> night cycle perhaps? If so, pretty sweet! I was walking around the city
> and some other places and it's kinda interesting to see what it's like at
> "night". And it gives the light command a real purpose.
>
> Sooo if that is what your up to, AWI, keep it up. Change is always welcome
> ;D
> Just need a dynamic backdrop now, and a fix to the 8 light limit for
> Direct3D rendering so we can better light up the places.
>
> *pictures setting up big ol' stadium lights for construction sites at night*
> :P

Feb 6, 2005, 6:22pm

You the one who said you can't build with the snow ground/backdrop either?
You'll get used to it.. >_<

I built just fine in the darkness.
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SW City at AW 2217s 3610e
www.swcity.net

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Feb 6, 2005, 6:56pm

Well, you can always build a bright light source near where you're building, but Second Life allows attaching light sources to your av so it makes it easier to build in total darkness.

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Feb 6, 2005, 7:50pm

AW has never had a day/night cycle as far as I know. And I really hope they
don't do it. People with older computers see absolute blackness when they
look at the ground, no objects, nothing. I would think if they did put a
day/night cycle, they would change the sky too. So I'm sure they are trying
to fix problems they have run into recently. Using my Dell 2 Ghz. with 64 MB
Video RAM, the darkness looks really bad. It's like wearing reall dark sun
shades in an art gallery, what's the point? If you want a roll playing type
setting world with day/night, just buy a world and put a bot in there.

-Kenneth


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Feb 6, 2005, 8:00pm

Hmm sounds like the monitor to me, nothing to do with the computer itself.
I been there before with my old crappy Envision monitor =\

But on second though, a day night cycle with more backdrop changes and less
ambient light changes would be better I guess.


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Feb 6, 2005, 8:17pm

Thanks guys.....an Syn can I borrow your glasses??? lol

[View Quote] > Hmm sounds like the monitor to me, nothing to do with the computer itself.
> I been there before with my old crappy Envision monitor =\
>
> But on second though, a day night cycle with more backdrop changes and less
> ambient light changes would be better I guess.
>
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Feb 6, 2005, 8:24pm

Sunday, the lighting in AW went out, first with some flickering then total
blackness. Unfortunately it became impossible to continue the building I was
doing. I sure hope they fix the problem immediately. AW has always been my
favorite world to build in.

The discussion imagining the lighting failure to be some day/night cycle is
silly. AW has never had a day/night cycle, nor needs one, which would limit the
building potential of this popular world. If one craves the atmosphere of a
day/night cycle, visit one of the Role playing worlds which uses it. AW is a world
where builders can group to build any time of day or night (in the REAL world) and
its sunny sky is a great backdrop for the various creations people make.

CoLor
(waiting for the light to return in AW world, to continue building)

[View Quote] > try build with this ambient light dark like it's.......you can't do a
> thing........
>
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Feb 6, 2005, 10:20pm

There was an IO message to all worlds last night that AW was having
technical difficulties and was working on the problems which affected some
worlds, 3D homepages, and webpages.

LNH



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Feb 6, 2005, 10:48pm

there is brightness controls in front of your monitor
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Feb 7, 2005, 1:11am

It may just be me, but _not_ having a day/night cycle limits building in AW.
I'd love to do builds that light up in interesting ways. Right now
everything looks flat.


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Feb 7, 2005, 2:41am

No, it's not just you. It's everyone except the AA *cough* :P


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Feb 7, 2005, 8:34am

Yeah it would be great if AW finally is having a day and night cycle.
Imagine all the possibilities now.

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Feb 7, 2005, 8:35am

I have no problem building with this brightness

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Feb 8, 2005, 4:34pm

Ooooh sounds great I might just sign up for Second Life right now...

OH WAIT I FORGOT. They have that OVER 18S ONLY rule don't they?

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