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Were the color changes in Delta Rising intentional?
frtoaster
Member Posts: 3,354 Arc User
Back in September 2014, I reported on Tribble that all the colors had changed in Delta Rising. I reported the same bug again on Holodeck in January 2015. Neither of these bug reports seems to have received any attention.
Holodeck ticket 3,044,285: Objects appear darker or bluer in Delta Rising
Tribble ticket 47,432: Objects appear darker or bluer in Delta Rising
The color change affects player characters, bridge officers, NPCs, the environment, and static backgrounds in windows. It does not, however, seem to affect UI elements such as buttons, sliders, and other UI controls. With that exception, every color in the game has shifted toward the blue end of the spectrum. At first, I also thought that the colors appeared darker, but now I think that's because our eyes perceive blue as darker than green or red.
And before you ask, I am quite certain that the color change is not due to a difference in my graphics settings. I checked before I filed the bug reports: same graphics settings, same hardware, same driver.
The "blue shift" has been in the game for months now. Is it safe to assume that's how colors are supposed to look now?
Holodeck ticket 3,044,285: Objects appear darker or bluer in Delta Rising
Tribble ticket 47,432: Objects appear darker or bluer in Delta Rising
The color change affects player characters, bridge officers, NPCs, the environment, and static backgrounds in windows. It does not, however, seem to affect UI elements such as buttons, sliders, and other UI controls. With that exception, every color in the game has shifted toward the blue end of the spectrum. At first, I also thought that the colors appeared darker, but now I think that's because our eyes perceive blue as darker than green or red.
Here are some screenshots I took in social zones for comparison.
Deep Space 9
Holodeck 09/29/2014: http://i.imgur.com/0n3ZjtB.jpg
Holodeck 01/06/2015: http://i.imgur.com/h56jVfo.jpg
Earth Spacedock
Holodeck 09/29/2014: http://i.imgur.com/DgG5bhH.jpg
Holodeck 01/06/2015: http://i.imgur.com/WCMMqbj.jpg
Klingon Academy
Holodeck 09/29/2014: http://i.imgur.com/W2VzrG6.jpg
Holodeck 01/06/2015: http://i.imgur.com/YVqZ0Ph.jpg
The change in lighting can also be seen in the tailor: it affects everything from skin to clothing to the background.
Orion female (Fed boff)
Holodeck 09/28/2014: http://i.imgur.com/LekzH1q.jpg
Holodeck 01/06/2015: http://i.imgur.com/BtOEg1N.jpg
B'Ellera (Klingon female boff)
Holodeck 09/28/2014: http://i.imgur.com/x5g56GC.jpg
Holodeck 01/06/2015: http://i.imgur.com/Wc2hcHu.jpg
The images above also show changes to the female body models: narrower shoulders, lower chest, and shorter and wider waist. But the body model changes are independent of the changes in color to skin, clothing, and the background.
The change in lighting can also be seen in the dialogue window. Notice how the background appears darker or bluer in Delta Rising.
Dialogue window: Trill female boff
Holodeck 09/28/2014: http://i.imgur.com/GjSqihU.png
Holodeck 01/06/2015: http://i.imgur.com/1XeAIoW.png
Dialogue window: Risian NPC
Holodeck 09/28/2014: http://i.imgur.com/3wx0CeT.png
Holodeck 01/06/2015: http://i.imgur.com/IDCyGqJ.png
And before you ask, I am quite certain that the color change is not due to a difference in my graphics settings. I checked before I filed the bug reports: same graphics settings, same hardware, same driver.
Graphics Settings
As you can see from the images below, my graphics settings are exactly same before and after Delta Rising. (Note that the order of some options have changed in Delta Rising.)
Holodeck 09/28/2014: http://i.imgur.com/BUiJr7s.png
Holodeck 01/06/2015: http://i.imgur.com/MilHJSO.png
Computer Specs
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), Service Pack 1
CPU: Intel Core i7-4700MQ
RAM: 12 GB
Video card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 765M (2 GB GDDR5)
Nvidia driver version: 335.23
Direct3D 11
The "blue shift" has been in the game for months now. Is it safe to assume that's how colors are supposed to look now?
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