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See: http://forums.thedarkmod.com/topic/12413-key-brightener/page__view__findpost__p__250151

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

 

"Remember: If the game lets you do it, it's not cheating." -- Xarax

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And even then some gamers might miss it.

 

What we really need is a pop-up arrow at the top of the screen pointing in the item's direction, and when you get close to it, the arrow icon starts zooming towards the item so that you can't miss it. Then a helpful pop-up mouse icon appears at the bottom of the screen with the left-mouse button flashing in yellow, so you know what to do. Of course it doesn't stop until you've clicked on the thing, triggering a fanfare jingle and a pop up box at the bottom in large letters: "ACHIEVEMENT Smooth Gypsy: You picked a pocket!"

What do you see when you turn out the light? I can't tell you but I know that it's mine.

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And even then some gamers might miss it.

 

What we really need is a pop-up arrow at the top of the screen pointing in the item's direction, and when you get close to it, the arrow icon starts zooming towards the item so that you can't miss it. Then a helpful pop-up mouse icon appears at the bottom of the screen with the left-mouse button flashing in yellow, so you know what to do. Of course it doesn't stop until you've clicked on the thing, triggering a fanfare jingle and a pop up box at the bottom in large letters: "ACHIEVEMENT Gypsy Pick-Pocket: You picked a pocket!"

 

I thought a third-person fly-over-and-around video would play, now I am confused! :blink:

 

 

But back to the topic, do we now apply this brightening to TDM; or not?

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man." -- George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)

 

"Remember: If the game lets you do it, it's not cheating." -- Xarax

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my vote is yes on condition that it can't be bound to a hotkey for cheat purposes of those that don't need it. better yet, require client restart to enable/disable the option.

 

If it's incorporated, it's unlikely that it will be a menu option, and to be honest there is really no need. I've run some tests on multiple monitors, and so far they are showing that it is subtle enough that it has minimal effect for users who say keys aren't hard for them to see.

 

I have tested it on my CRT and my LCD. It's a must have for my CRT, and while I could see key's "well enough" on both my laptop and external LCD...it doesn't make keys or other loot attachments glow in an otherworldly way. They looked perfectly fine with the subtle brightening. You don't really notice it at all.. It's nothing to worry about, and it's far less obvious than in Thief 1/2.

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