Setting Gamma is a must do

[JoGary]

OK, first thing you should do before playing a multiplayer game is get your Gama set right. Lots of people set it with the Video Card software but then you have to change it every time you play a diferent game. Best way to change it is in the Dangerouswaters.INI file. You can find this file in the install directory where you installed DW.
Open iy up with a text editor and look down the lines till you find a line like one below

.Gamma ""

Once you have found that you can change it and put a value between 0.1 and 1. The higher the nuber the darker your game will show. The lower the lighter the game will show. I have mine set like below
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Gamma "0.8"

For me this is bright enough to see the faintest NB lines in the NB sonar of the Seawolf and LA 688i. If you play Akula or Kilo it doesnt have to be as bright as is needed for the 688 and SW. You will have to experiment to find which value is best for you but once you find it you will no longer have to change Gamma before playing DW.
It should be said that this only works if you play DW in full screen mode. If you play in windowed mode then game uses the desktop gamma for its brightness and so you must change it to chamnge games brightness.

Some may ask why? Why does brightness matter?:confused:
Well it doesnt as long as you dont use the subs :tongue: Which is unlikly
For the subs the game is all about finding the enemy and if that enemy happens to be another sub then brightness of your game means everything.:rolleyes: The first contact you will get on a enemy sub will be in the NB sonar station. It will be on the TA and will be a line at the 60khz for US subs and at 50khz for all other subs. Low freq sounds always travel further so it will be a line at 50khz or 60khz that you will see first when hunting another sub. Unless the enemy sub is moving fast,close to you or cavitating it will be a faint line. At max sonar ranges this line can be so faint that you will not see it if your gamma is not set right. I have known players to triple their range of detecting subs by changing the gamma alone.:mob:
So check that gamma before anything else:soapbox:

[MaHuJa]

I usually switch to ~0.3 when searching for those lines, and back to normal (~1) when I'm not doing that. They stand out QUITE clearly then.

[JoGary]

I have tried setting gamma to about 0.3 as well but i have found that even faint lines at 0.3 show up that well it hard to tell if it a faint or strong contact. This doesnt help with working out if it a sub or surface contact.

[MaHuJa]

Clue is, I do it by key combo. When I turn if back off, if I can still see it, it's strong.

[JoGary]

Hmm, Keycombo. I guessing that you are using hotkesy to change gamma at your graphics card drivers level ? as i sure they no key combo for gama in game.

[Lane]

Set my Gamma to 0.8? don't know that much about weak contacts
of course I don't play on line. I did d/L Tackman NB PC Monitor check
can't see the lines I guess I would have to adjust my Gamma on my
ATI 9600 XT card? Hate to mess with it.
Lane

[JoGary]

Dont worry i cant see the lines in the monitor check you mention :)
No you shouldnt need to change the gamma at graphics card level unless you play in window mode. The monitor check you mention i believe was made for SC and it can only check if your desktop gamma is bright enough to see the faint lines and not the game. The game runns in 3D mode which is seperate from your desktop gamma. However if you run game in window mode then it uses the gamma settings from your desktop and then you would need to change the gamma at your graphics card to increas your desktop gamma. If you like we can meet up online and i can check your gamma in game for you. It would only take 5 min?
If you wish to meet up add me to your ICQ. I online every night from 8pm GMT till late. even if my status says away or anything else leave me a msg and i will get back to you. that also goes for anyone else who would like their gamma checked or or just to ask some questions.:rolleyes:

[Lane]

JoGary,
Thank's for info I dont run DW in window mode I run in 1024 x768 16 bit. I have try that and seem to lose FPS. I check my ATI card and gamma is set at .5 And I set my settings in DW for .08 I may d/l
and set up ICQ is it still free? I use to have it year's ago.
Never play DW on line "don't know how "I have the delux manual
from Battlefront. Need to do some reading. What's that game stop
icon for? It was there when I set up ver 1.0 and patch to 1.03 beta
I have JSGME mod installer and have LWAMI ver 3 beta Realism mod
and the large sound mod from Bill's download's installed
I am retired and after nightly Walk at Wal Mar for exercise I am on
Line here in IN,USA from approx 10PM till 3.AM or 4AM.
After the time change this spring I won't know what time it is in mid
west.
Get my ICQ set up may be we can't make contact.
Regards
Lane

[Lane]

Back again Jo, Just saw your profile you are in Scotland and that time zone icon is neat and saw my zone and the time is right for me.
Regards
Lane

[JoGary]

Dont worry about how to play DW online i will take you through it. Once you have it set up right it simple. I guessing you meant the GameSpy icon and not game stop?. DW retail version was supose to ship with Gamespy support but i not sure if it did. So since retail version is 1.02 then i guessing 1.03beta has game spy support. If not then it will have when it goes full1.03 and not beta. Hope to see you on ICQ soon :arms:

[Furia]

What is this about changing the Gamma while in game? Keycombo?
Can somebody explan me how to do this?:eek:

[Lane]

JoGary,
Yes it was a Gamespy icon Installed in DW folder?
just installed ICO Pro 2003b I have fogot how to use it?
Lane

[JoGary]

Furia
Its not a big problem for FFG users. Gamma is mostly a 688 or SW problem. As for the keycombo. Not sure how others work but i have a ATI card and the catalyst driver softwere lets you set diferent profiles with diferent colour,gamma,contrast and brightness settings. It also lets you assign a hot key to these profiles so you can switch them with a keycombo. I am not sure what Mahuja was using.

Lane if you cant get ICQ working then send me a email the night before and meet up on Hyperloby if you got that. Or even better,MIRC dangerous channels channel if it still up. I to busy tonight but tomorrow night would be fine.

[TimmyG_00]

Back in the old Sub Command days, Killerbuds and I were testing SCX detection ranges.

The way we discovered the gamma issue was that we were each driving a Seawolf, and although I could see his NB lines, he could not see mine!

He took a screenshot of his NB screen... and I could see my NB line in his screenshot! So I surmised that there must be a monitor or graphics setting that was affecting his ability to see my faint lines.
This was essential for inclusion in the TACMAN.

With Sub Command, it seemed that the Gamma setting at the graphics card level did affect the graphics of SC in full-screen mode. I think that might be a function of which graphics card you have. I haven't toyed around much with it in DW, but when it's necessary, I will find the right settings to detect you with >:)

TG

[Driftwood]

Don't forget that you can also set your gamma strength in the DW ini file. That way your game settings load up with the game and your desktop gamma goes back to normal when you quit DW. But I'm guessing that doesn't work in windowed mode.