[HL25] Default gamma is still 2.5

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[HL25] Default gamma is still 2.5

qqaazz112 opened this issue 6 months ago · comments

The patch notes for 25th anniversary say that the default gamma has changed from 2.5 to 2.2, but it is still 2.5.

Sam Vanheer · Answer 1 · Mon Dec 18 2023 20:08:47 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

The default value was changed, but since your config file predates the change it's set to the last value that was written to it.

qqaazz112 · Answer 2 · Tue Dec 19 2023 00:29:28 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

I just got the game when it was free last month. I had no prior config or save. Not a big deal, just a heads up.

Sam Vanheer · Answer 3 · Tue Dec 19 2023 00:35:20 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

The game ships a default config.cfg that's installed by Steam, that might still have the old default value in it.

qqaazz112 · Answer 4 · Tue Dec 19 2023 01:09:29 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Yeah that seems to be it, gamma is set to 2.5 in config.cfg on fresh install. Deleting it sets default gamma to 2.2.

qqaazz112 · Answer 5 · Tue Dec 19 2023 01:11:18 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Also brightness is set to 1.0 with the default config.cfg, but is set to the minimum value of 0 when I delete it. Is 0 brightness the intended default?

Sam Vanheer · Answer 6 · Tue Dec 19 2023 01:31:23 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Brightness does default to 0. That may be a mistake but it's been that way since before the anniversary update.

Noah Richard · Answer 7 · Wed Dec 20 2023 08:28:06 GMT+0800 (China Standard Time)

Also brightness is set to 1.0 with the default config.cfg, but is set to the minimum value of 0 when I delete it. Is 0 brightness the intended default?

I asked about this in a Steam discussion topic back when the update first launched, and the author informed me that the "brightness" slider used to be called "glare reduction". As that name implies that it's only needed if glare is present, a default of "0" makes sense.