progressive lighting

[acreyman]

Just wanted to say that if there is one thing that is absolutely great about this game its the progressive lighting. Holy cow they did an awesome job this year. It actually progresses in between plays like it used to back in the day but the lighting just seems.....right.....this year.

[kirkdawg]

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I'm having the opposite experience. While the stadium and shadows look good, the players all look extremely dark except in replays.

[acreyman]

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XBOX user here. The lights games are a little dark.....just a tad. But I am not really talking about lighting in general, its the progressive lighting where it turns from mid-day to afternoon, and afternoon to dark. Looks great.

[tizorch]

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The last couple of years it would change at the end of the first quarter, first half, etc. So now it actually happens during play? Thats a nice touch if so.

[acreyman]

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Yep in between plays pay attention to the shadow locations. It jumps very slightly in between qtrs but nothing like last year. Also the weather is cool looking this year as the clouds lfoat around and what not but you can only see it in wide shots between plays.

[olemiss86]

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Just wanted to say that if there is one thing that is absolutely great about this game its the progressive lighting. Holy cow they did an awesome job this year. It actually progresses in between plays like it used to back in the day but the lighting just seems.....right.....this year.

I had a thread last night on the lighting. I'm having a problem with it. It isn't changing as fast as it was when I first got the game. Like for a 3:30 game....by the end of the game it was completely night. Now, when I play a 3:30 game, it is still daylight out. I only see the time change maybe 3 or 4 times the whole game. Usually around the 2min mark in the 2nd...halftime, and then right around the start of the 4th QTR.

I don't know if I did something that messed it up in terms of options or what. If anybody has an idea, please let me know.

[The_Rick_14]

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I had a thread last night on the lighting. I'm having a problem with it. It isn't changing as fast as it was when I first got the game. Like for a 3:30 game....by the end of the game it was completely night. Now, when I play a 3:30 game, it is still daylight out. I only see the time change maybe 3 or 4 times the whole game. Usually around the 2min mark in the 2nd...halftime, and then right around the start of the 4th QTR.

I don't know if I did something that messed it up in terms of options or what. If anybody has an idea, please let me know.

Here a few things I thought of, probably not the cause, just thinking out loud:
1) Are all the games in the same timezone? Might treated them all as eastern time so 3:30 Eastern is 12:00 Pacific.

2) Were they all in the same mode? I wonder if games earlier in the season would stay light longer because the days are actually longer during those months.

[olemiss86]

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Here a few things I thought of, probably not the cause, just thinking out loud:
1) Are all the games in the same timezone? Might treated them all as eastern time so 3:30 Eastern is 12:00 Pacific.

2) Were they all in the same mode? I wonder if games earlier in the season would stay light longer because the days are actually longer during those months.

I don't know...I'm going to have to keep playing around with it. Because I haven't really played a dynasty yet, so the games I'm talking about have been on Play Now mode. I've played a game at Georgia, at USC, at LSU, etc to see. Maybe I'll figure it out soon. Thanks though.

[olemiss86]

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Well, I've tried everything. Can't get the lighting to change as quick as it once was doing. I've noticed that the start of the 3rd QTR of a 3:30 game should be what the start of the 1st QTR looks like.

It's cool though. So nobody else is having issues with progressive lighting not changing throughout the whole game? haha

[KDUB]

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I thought the lighting was actually better in '12. But then again, I played on x360 last year.