Need more natural light inside the house

princesspurpleblob · September 2022

I'm starting to get annoyed with the fact that there are no windows at all in downstairs of Alinor Crest Townhouse and even upstairs where there are windows, its just not bright enough.

I added a lot of light to compensate for that but now the whole house look too yellow.

REALLY NEED MORE NATURAL LIGHT STREAMING THROUGH INSIDE THE HOUSE!

Anyone else feel the same way?

SilverBride · September 2022

The houses in the base game zones are even worse. It is so dark in some of these that we need multiple light sources in every room just to see what's in there.

katanagirl1 · September 2022

Yes, some of the newer houses are brighter but the base game ones need boatloads of light to decorate them properly.

I’m not going to spend all that time crafting furnishings and then put them in a dark house where I can’t see them.

Strangely enough, I feel like the lighting sources used in game areas are much brighter than the very same ones I use in my houses.

maximusrex45 · September 2022

I like to use https://eso.mmo-fashion.com/clockwork-illuminator-solitary-capsule/ to help lighting in dark areas, I tend to embed them into a wall/floor/ceiling to just increase the base light.

VaranisArano · September 2022

Combining blue and yellow lights can give a bright daylight white. I've used Culanda Stones + Varla stones to good effect.

katanagirl1 · September 2022

You can use both of the above suggestions as a workaround, but you shouldn’t have to.

It would be nice if they could add an ambient light slider somewhere in the housing editor so we could turn it up or down.

Urzigurumash · September 2022

I'm after the opposite, is there anything which darkens a room?

princesspurpleblob · September 2022

Thanks for the suggestions - I will try combining Culanda & Varla stones and see it works well.

Urzigurumash wrote: »

I'm after the opposite, is there anything which darkens a room?

I also have this issue - I basically find it hard to get the lighting right, its usually too dark or too bright or too yellow/blue etc. Really wish we get a slider to adjust the brightness of lighting!

NotaDaedraWorshipper · September 2022

It should definitely be optional then. You might want more light but others don't. I sometimes want interiors darker or am fine with how they are.

Also wish there was more medium range lights. Their light radius are either small, or they are one of the "popular" light sources, which I think are too bright and have too large light radius.

Thee_Cheshire_Cat · September 2022

katanagirl1 wrote: »

Yes, some of the newer houses are brighter but the base game ones need boatloads of light to decorate them properly.

I’m not going to spend all that time crafting furnishings and then put them in a dark house where I can’t see them.

Strangely enough, I feel like the lighting sources used in game areas are much brighter than the very same ones I use in my houses.

YAS!! And, to add to this, why don't we get the cool shadows throw off by fireplaces in our homes like you do in non player homes/taverns, etc?

Thee_Cheshire_Cat · September 2022

Also, (sorry for the double post, couldn't see how to edit my original one) If you put in stained glass windows, it will add more light, based on the color of the 'glass'. Such as the vampiric stained glass windows, or the dark brotherhood one etc.

Not exactly what you wanted, but, i find it helps.

princesspurpleblob · September 2022

Combining Culanda & Varla stones didn't work out - its way too bright this time

Just can't get the lighting right!!!

Vaalquar · September 2022

Ah yes, Alinor house, where u can see windows at the entrance but once u get inside they disappear. Like in every other eso house xd

NotaDaedraWorshipper · September 2022

Thee_Cheshire_Cat wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

Yes, some of the newer houses are brighter but the base game ones need boatloads of light to decorate them properly.

I’m not going to spend all that time crafting furnishings and then put them in a dark house where I can’t see them.

Strangely enough, I feel like the lighting sources used in game areas are much brighter than the very same ones I use in my houses.

YAS!! And, to add to this, why don't we get the cool shadows throw off by fireplaces in our homes like you do in non player homes/taverns, etc?

Because lightning we place in houses doesn't have collision for light nor shadows. It's why we can place lights inside walls and they shine through. And if you place a light inside a fireplace you can see it shine on the backside too.

Only default light from a house, such as that from the sun or sunlight from windows create shadows.

It has both pros and cons. I was very disappointed when I discovered I couldn't do effects with shadows.

kind_hero · September 2022

I would like to be able to have 2-3 light intensity settings for most light sources!

Another thing that bothers me is how light gets through floors, so if I have a bright lightsource at the main floor, the second floor will have all sorts of light artefacts, like the floor it's glowing. I wish the devs will add more window designs, revisiting older styles, such as Alinor, Breton/Imperial, etc.

AvalonRanger · September 2022

"REALLY NEED MORE NATURAL LIGHT STREAMING THROUGH INSIDE THE HOUSE!"

Well...I think that we can't get it forever in ESO engine.
Unreal Engine5 have advanced global illumination lighting technique,
but It doesn't fit for MMO gaming style.

HerrKeinTipp_MrNoTip · September 2022

The amount of blogs about 'how to light a house better' that often fail to cover the 'hide them so it doesn't look like you just got a bunch of tower zeros' part tells me you are correct.

HerrKeinTipp_MrNoTip · September 2022

How about a 'daylight' and 'in house lighting' brightness/time of day control ZOS?