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Brightening up WWII Online

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Every so often we find ourselves feeling a bit nostalgic and looking back at some of our older works. In this case we stumbled across the realization that for one reason or another, the game has gotten much darker than any of us are really happy with.


I asked our Production team to start evaluating what we can do with in-game lighting to act as a global enhancer and initial work on this has started. I'd like to share with you some of the work-in-progress screenshots I have been provided with, understanding this may not yet be the completed version and further enhancements may occur.


You can click and expand each of these photos for better review.

WWII Online lighting engine adjustments to increase visibility. Pictured here is sunrise.
Adjusting the "Sunrise" lighting section. Coming out of dark, into the morning.
WWII Online lighting engine adjustments to increase visibility. Noon to evening hours.
Right around "Noon," or what you'd expect for most of the day time.
WWII Online lighting engine adjustments to increase visibility. Sunset hours.
Sunset, you can see a bit of the glow on the buildings. It gets progressively darker.

Should we brighten up the game?

  • Yes - absolutely!

  • No - keep it as it is.


Comment on this article to give us more of your thoughts and ideas.

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Joseph Murphy
Joseph Murphy
Oct 19, 2024

I thought they were going to the unreal engine 5 and then do all the lighting and shading after all the new modeling and textures were done. The projection was 2 years, I have not seen anything talked about changing the engine since. if anyone has the updates then please let me know or know where to find them.

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Theodore owens
Theodore owens
Oct 23, 2024
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no I think that is for there new game

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euphobone
euphobone
Oct 15, 2024

Will the clouds look like blobs with the lighting change as in the examples?

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i wonder how the night looks? it should not be any brighter i think, i hope this dont effect on it. otherwise i think it looks better!

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XOOM
XOOM
Oct 10, 2024
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Nighttime will continue to be dark. I mean it's nighttime, right? =)

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andirock81
Oct 09, 2024

I have mixed emotions. Prob could brighten it up a bit but I think the screenshots are too bright. Maybe meet in the middle.

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XOOM
XOOM
Oct 09, 2024
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Appreciate your feedback!

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