Due to my monitor being a pos and a dodgy video cable running from it, my screen is dark even when maxing the controls on teh monitor. Ive been fine in all hl mods just by upping my brightness in the nvidia display properties but ns seems to lock the gamma/brightness so you cant increase it :/

I know the game is meant to be played at a certain level of brightness and ppl whod put it up to a higher amount than necessary are lame but i cant see shit, navigating maps is a chore, rather than enjoyable.

Any help or fixes would be appreciated =]

You can increase the brightness even more in half life, at the first screen got to configuration - video options - gamma.

yeh im not stupid :/

guess ill just run around into more walls

Well, sounds like the fix is in a new monitor. That really sucks.

yeh very lame

i understand the locking of brightness however, just frustrating thats theres nothing that can be done that i know of.

If its any consultation to you, a lot of newer games use the same gamma ramp that NS does. Quake3, every quake3 engine game, UT2003, etc. Gamma ramping is pretty popular now, so that may mean you'll have a gamma problem in every new game from now on heh.

NS doesn't lock any gamma controls. Do you see an error message when you start or join a game? If the gamma change fails, you should see an error appear in the middle of your screen for a short time.

Might you try to change the brightness via your video card controls...?? Right Click the desktop , go to Properties, then to the tab that says Settings, and then on the bottom right "Advanced". Then over to the tab that says "Color Correction" .... thats the best way if you have a video card... i know all GeForce cards and im pretty sure 3dfx Voodoo cards have that also...

i'm using the latest drivers for my gfx card... heres sum breif specs:

Mo/bo: Asus A7M266-D
Processors: 2 x Athlon MP 2000+ w/ QuantiSpeed (Palomino)
Ram: 768mb (I've tried it with 1gb before you pounce) PC2700 (266mhz) Registered DDR
Gainward 128mb GeForce 4 Ti4600 (dual monitors aswel mind) using the 40.72 WHQL drivers released yesterday (well, been usin em a week )

problem:
i get that gamma adjustment error when the console goes up....
both monitors flicker and i'm left in near inoperable darkness.....

i dont have the time to check boards much, if i do have any spare time it's spent sleeping or playing NS

if you have any suggestions _PLEASE_ email me ~ info@redengi.com

thanks all