Hi, i can't figure out why my lights are so dim. I have watched a lot of videos and can't figure it out. I  have changed my visual settings and so turn of my settings in the game and nothing still dim. everything is up to date as of now anyone know what i can do.

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Have you tried using Bxbugs Radiance V Mod?

 

Also, make sure postfx, shader, and shadows are all on high or above.

iv have tried those and still nothing 

38 minutes ago, ATVGUNNER said:

iv have tried those and still nothing 

 

Extract your visualsettings.dat to your desktop, then open it.  To find the file, go to mods / update / update / common / data

 

Now search for "car.defaultlight", you'll be brought to "car.defaultlight.emissive.on", and there will be a day and night option.

 

Change the DAY option to 6000.00

 

Change the NIGHT option to 1500.00

 

Now save and close.  Next, in OpenIV, go to mods / update / update / common / data.  Click "edit mode" and drag and drop the edited visualsettings into OpenIV.  Now click "edit mode" again and you're good.

1 hour ago, Kallus Rourke said:

 

Extract your visualsettings.dat to your desktop, then open it.  To find the file, go to mods / update / update / common / data

 

Now search for "car.defaultlight", you'll be brought to "car.defaultlight.emissive.on", and there will be a day and night option.

 

Change the DAY option to 6000.00

 

Change the NIGHT option to 1500.00

 

Now save and close.  Next, in OpenIV, go to mods / update / update / common / data.  Click "edit mode" and drag and drop the edited visualsettings into OpenIV.  Now click "edit mode" again and you're good.

Yes i have tired for some reason it isnt taking affect 

Finally got it to work i had to turn them up all the way to 50,000 before it did anything. Thanks for the quick responding.

8 minutes ago, ATVGUNNER said:

Yes i have tired for some reason it isnt taking affect 

Finally got it to work i had to turn them up all the way to 50,000 before it did anything. Thanks for the quick responding.

 

You're welcome, but that shouldn't be what fixes it, as even for me 50k would just kill it and make the lights extremely, unnecessarily bright.  I'd double check your GTA options.

2 hours ago, ATVGUNNER said:

Yes i have tired for some reason it isnt taking affect 

Finally got it to work i had to turn them up all the way to 50,000 before it did anything. Thanks for the quick responding.

 

50,000? Wow.. why does not just have this setting as default? Seems like lots of people complain about this.

 

44 minutes ago, Kareem Lanier said:

 

50,000? Wow.. why does not just have this setting as default? Seems like lots of people complain about this.

 

 

50,000 is far too bright under normal circumstances.  Something in his settings is either incorrect or not set as it should be.  You should never need to have it as high as he is.  In fact, at 50k, it should be blinding.

Kallus, I'm doing a clean install for GTAV. 

Do I need to redownload the entire GTAV game? or does it have an updater? (steam version)

 

 

18 minutes ago, Kareem Lanier said:

Kallus, I'm doing a clean install for GTAV. 

Do I need to redownload the entire GTAV game? or does it have an updater? (steam version)

 

 

 

If you're doing a clean install, yes, you need to reinstall GTA.  Please create a new topic if you have more questions about it. :)

On 9/11/2017 at 8:56 PM, Kallus Rourke said:

 

You're welcome, but that shouldn't be what fixes it, as even for me 50k would just kill it and make the lights extremely, unnecessarily bright.  I'd double check your GTA options.

I know I have modded them before i dont know why for me it has to be so high i tired turning it back down to what is normal but they went dim again.