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  • Resile
    Rookie
    • Dec 2012
    • 50

    #1

    Stadium Lighting

    I'm compiling a list of stadiums that need their night lighting tweaked, whether it be in the outfield, for scoreboards, infield upper deck, or whatever. Post your input for different stadiums here as well. The best looking parks are in cyan, while the worst ones are in purple.

    Citi Field- Looks to be pretty good. Upper deck looks lit up and the scoreboard seems fine too.

    Petco Park-
    Outfield, from left all the way to right, is wayy too dark. Also, the infield lighting seems to be messed up as well (certain bright spots emerge).

    Dodger Stadium- Outfield seems meh, but the infield upper deck is very dark

    Another great looking daytime ballpark. Looked good at night as well. Still haven't hit a homerun yet to see the lights flashing on the outfield roofs (looked great in a preview video though).

    Comerica- outfield is okay, but the infield upper deck is VERY dark

    The scoreboard and it's details are great. The statues beyond left field are awesome and the lighting seems to be good.

    AT&T Park-
    Outfield is lit up BEAUTIFULLY, and the park seems to be very good overall. The upper deck wrapping the field though is still kind of dark? Maybe they did that on purpose in these stadiums? It seems good overall though

    Busch Stadium- The whole stadium is literally in a blackout...

    Outside of the obvious lighting issues in the outfield, I think the signs on the scoreboard and elsewhere in the park need to be brighter and stand out much more.

    Yankee Stadium- looks really good!

    outside of some minor thing others have pointed out, this park seems pretty accurate and the lighting seems to be good. I could go for a brighter scoreboard if I'm nitpicking.

    Progressive Field- outfield lighting looks fine, besides the upper deck which is probably purposefully
    dark..

    The 'Indians' sign on top of the scoreboard beyond left field should be lit better (similar look to the outlines of the pinwheels at U.S. Cellular).

    Target Field- seems to be okay

    The neon Twins sign beyond centerfield is one of the coolest updates to the game (IMO). If they can only get the Liberty Bell at CBP to work as good. Probably a tad dark in the lower left field stands.

    Fenway Park- perfect (left field fans on top of monsters are silhouttes though) Regardless, lighting is still great.

    This Park is money for day games. They nailed the color of the walls and dirt. The lighting seems off in the Green Monster seats as some have noted. Still would like to see the Citgo sign (Red Sox logo in the game) lit up and more light being given off from the 'Fenway Park' and Red Sox' signs beyond Centerfield and Right Field.

    Camden Yards- right center is a bit dark, but it looks pretty good for the most part

    -scoreboard, vintage clock and the lights on the B&O Warehouse look great

    US Cellular- I think they nailed this park. The pinwheels and the translucent banners are perfect.

    Rogers Centre - Seems to have accurate lighting and the atmosphere seems accurate. Some have mentioned collision detection issues but I've yet to come across them. I could say they could add more light to the 'Blue Jays' and 'Rogers' signs beyond centerfield to make them look more neon.

    -not good: using the same lighting for an outdoor, open air stadium in a dome. Shadow casts are everywhere.

    Kauffman Stadium- Great daytime ballpark. Could use a little more light given off from the giant scoreboard.

    -Its the fans behind home and down the lines that need work with their night lighting

    Safeco Field - Sign should be brighter

    Turner Field - Sign should have neon feature effects of tomahawk chop and needs to be brighter.

    Citizens Bank Park - The Liberty Bell is only lit up on the top. Should also have the sparkling lights flashing and movement for HR's.

    PNC Park- some lighting issues in the outfield. The PNC Park sign should stand out more as well.
    Last edited by Resile; 05-09-2014, 02:41 PM.
  • Chikiboy
    Rookie
    • Mar 2008
    • 217

    #2
    Re: Stadium Lighting

    Great:

    Camden Yards - The scoreboard, vintage clock and the lights on the B&O Warehouse look great


    U.S. Cellular - I think they nailed this park. The pinwheels and the translucent banners are perfect.


    Comerica Park - The scoreboard and it's details are great. The statues beyond left field are awesome and the lighting seems to be good.


    Target Field - The neon Twins sign beyond centerfield is one of the coolest updates to the game (IMO). If they can only get the Liberty Bell at CBP to work as good. Probably a tad dark in the lower left field stands.


    Yankee Stadium - outside of some minor thing others have pointed out, this park seems pretty accurate and the lighting seems to be good. I could go for a brighter scoreboard if I'm nitpicking.
    AT&T Park


    Good:


    Rogers Centre - Seems to have accurate lighting and the atmosphere seems accurate. Some have mentioned collision detection issues but I've yet to come across them. I could say they could add more light to the 'Blue Jays' and 'Rogers' signs beyond centerfield to make them look more neon.


    Fenway Park - This Park is money for day games. They nailed the color of the walls and dirt. The lighting seems off in the Green Monster seats as some have noted. Still would like to see the Citgo sign (Red Sox logo in the game) lit up and more light being given off from the 'Fenway Park' and Red Sox' signs beyond Centerfield and Right Field.


    Kauffman Stadium - Great daytime ballpark. Could use a little more light given off from the giant scoreboard.


    Dodger Stadium - Another great looking daytime ballpark. Looked good at night as well. Still haven't hit a homerun yet to see the lights flashing on the outfield roofs (looked great in a preview video though).


    Needs work:


    Just to make mention, none of these parks are "bad" IMO, there are just some that need more work with regards to lighting. That being said:


    Busch Stadium - Outside of the obvious lighting issues in the outfield, I think the signs on the scoreboard and elsewhere in the park need to be brighter and stand out much more.


    Petco Park - Obviously there are issues with the darkness of the outfield.


    These below are pretty good but considering they have signs or features that should stand out, they just need their signs and whatnot fixed to be brighter.


    Safeco Field - Sign should be brighter


    Turner Field - Sign should have neon feature effects of tomahawk chop and needs to be brighter.


    Citizens Bank Park - The Liberty Bell is only lit up on the top. Should also have the sparkling lights flashing and movement for HR's.


    PNC Park - some lighting issues in the outfield. The PNC Park sign should stand out more as well.


    Progressive Field - The 'Indians' sign on top of the scoreboard beyond left field should be lit better (similar look to the outlines of the pinwheels at U.S. Cellular).
    Last edited by Chikiboy; 05-07-2014, 05:20 PM.

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    • letsgoblue62992
      Rookie
      • Jul 2010
      • 16

      #3
      Re: Stadium Lighting

      Yeah comerica is fine. Go there in real life and the infield upper deck is actually very dark as it is on the game. I don't know why but that's just how it is.

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      • PhilliesFan13
        Banned
        • May 2009
        • 15651

        #4
        Re: Stadium Lighting

        Liberty Bell at Citizens Bank Park needs to be fixed. Only part of it lights up.

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        • Resile
          Rookie
          • Dec 2012
          • 50

          #5
          Re: Stadium Lighting

          Originally posted by Chikiboy
          Great:

          Camden Yards - The scoreboard, vintage clock and the lights on the B&O Warehouse look great


          U.S. Cellular - I think they nailed this park. The pinwheels and the translucent banners are perfect.


          Comerica Park - The scoreboard and it's details are great. The statues beyond left field are awesome and the lighting seems to be good.


          Target Field - The neon Twins sign beyond centerfield is one of the coolest updates to the game (IMO). If they can only get the Liberty Bell at CBP to work as good. Probably a tad dark in the lower left field stands.


          Yankee Stadium - outside of some minor thing others have pointed out, this park seems pretty accurate and the lighting seems to be good. I could go for a brighter scoreboard if I'm nitpicking.
          AT&T Park


          Good:


          Rogers Centre - Seems to have accurate lighting and the atmosphere seems accurate. Some have mentioned collision detection issues but I've yet to come across them. I could say they could add more light to the 'Blue Jays' and 'Rogers' signs beyond centerfield to make them look more neon.


          Fenway Park - This Park is money for day games. They nailed the color of the walls and dirt. The lighting seems off in the Green Monster seats as some have noted. Still would like to see the Citgo sign (Red Sox logo in the game) lit up and more light being given off from the 'Fenway Park' and Red Sox' signs beyond Centerfield and Right Field.


          Kauffman Stadium - Great daytime ballpark. Could use a little more light given off from the giant scoreboard.


          Dodger Stadium - Another great looking daytime ballpark. Looked good at night as well. Still haven't hit a homerun yet to see the lights flashing on the outfield roofs (looked great in a preview video though).


          Needs work:


          Just to make mention, none of these parks are "bad" IMO, there are just some that need more work with regards to lighting. That being said:


          Busch Stadium - Outside of the obvious lighting issues in the outfield, I think the signs on the scoreboard and elsewhere in the park need to be brighter and stand out much more.


          Petco Park - Obviously there are issues with the darkness of the outfield.


          These below are pretty good but considering they have signs or features that should stand out, they just need their signs and whatnot fixed to be brighter.


          Safeco Field - Sign should be brighter


          Turner Field - Sign should have neon feature effects of tomahawk chop and needs to be brighter.


          Citizens Bank Park - The Liberty Bell is only lit up on the top. Should also have the sparkling lights flashing and movement for HR's.


          PNC Park - some lighting issues in the outfield. The PNC Park sign should stand out more as well.


          Progressive Field - The 'Indians' sign on top of the scoreboard beyond left field should be lit better (similar look to the outlines of the pinwheels at U.S. Cellular).
          I added in your input. I'll add more of mine later once I play through more of the parks.



          Also, i'm glad that the upper deck is dark sometimes; that means this issue could actually be a bug (Petco outfield), while some of the upper deck areas could have been designed to be darker (Comerica).

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          • brunnoce
            MVP
            • Mar 2005
            • 4133

            #6
            Re: Stadium Lighting

            The O2 Coliseum also need some work, u can see a weird shadow in the night games when the players go near the track, almost like if it was a sunny game and there was a hard shadow there...
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            Thanx Knight165

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            • Playboy™
              Rookie
              • Jan 2011
              • 385

              #7
              Re: Stadium Lighting

              my only complain in yankee stadium is the scoreboard if they can make the scoreboard shine that stadium would be perfect

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              • HozAndMoose
                MVP
                • Mar 2013
                • 3614

                #8
                Re: Stadium Lighting

                Kauffman needs a bit more light at night in the crowd. The outfield and fans behind the wall are fine. Its the fans behind home and down the lines. But its really not that big of a deal when you only see that 5-10 times a game.

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                • LastActionHero
                  MVP
                  • Feb 2009
                  • 2453

                  #9
                  Re: Stadium Lighting

                  Great detailed post. Hope they can fix some this year.
                  "When it's all set and done, reality is the best innovation."

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                  • popbehert
                    Just started!
                    • May 2014
                    • 4

                    #10
                    Re: Stadium Lighting

                    The outfield and fans behind the wall are fine.

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                    • HozAndMoose
                      MVP
                      • Mar 2013
                      • 3614

                      #11
                      Re: Stadium Lighting

                      Originally posted by popbehert
                      The outfield and fans behind the wall are fine.
                      what?

                      10char

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                      • cadalyst17
                        Rookie
                        • Jul 2004
                        • 252

                        #12
                        Re: Stadium Lighting

                        Originally posted by Chikiboy
                        Great:
                        Good:


                        Rogers Centre - Seems to have accurate lighting and the atmosphere seems accurate. Some have mentioned collision detection issues but I've yet to come across them. I could say they could add more light to the 'Blue Jays' and 'Rogers' signs beyond centerfield to make them look more neon.
                        Rogers Centre is not good at all. It is horrible. They are using the same lighting for an outdoor, open air stadium in a dome. Shadow casts are everywhere. I had an outfielder make a play very close to the wall and the shadow casted way to dark on the wall, more like a minor league stadium lighting than a brightly lit dome. It almost makes me want to go back to the PS3. Day games, however, are a thing of beauty and makes want to stay with the PS4.
                        Last edited by cadalyst17; 05-08-2014, 07:53 AM.

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                        • El_MaYiMbE
                          MVP
                          • Mar 2003
                          • 1427

                          #13
                          Re: Stadium Lighting

                          In Fenway the fans above the monster are too dark.
                          Also overall when player get in areas with shadows...it cast an unnaturally dark shade.

                          There is differently something wrong wit how the shade is applied with the dynamic lighting. I am hoping this can be patched!

                          I would recommend putting in a bug report here: http://theshownation.com/bug_reports

                          With all the details you have gathered so far.
                          Last edited by El_MaYiMbE; 05-08-2014, 07:17 AM.

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                          • melvo21
                            Rookie
                            • Feb 2006
                            • 88

                            #14
                            Re: Stadium Lighting

                            From what i was told Ramone mentioned that they are "looking into it". All we can do is be patient and see if they can fix it. If not, lets hope they fix it next year.

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                            • merchant1874
                              MVP
                              • Aug 2009
                              • 1337

                              #15
                              Re: Stadium Lighting

                              Originally posted by cadalyst17
                              Rogers Centre is not good at all. It is horrible. They are using the same lighting for an outdoor, open air stadium in a dome. Shadow casts are everywhere. I had an outfielder make a play very close to the wall and the shadow casted way to dark on the wall, more like a minor league stadium lighting than a brightly lit dome. It almost makes me want to go back to the PS3. Day games, however, are a thing of beauty and makes want to stay with the PS4.

                              There in lies the problem of not having retractable/closed roofs. The atmosphere and lighting is all wrong a large percentage of the time in those stadiums.

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