I just got part way through an early access of Cottage Living (had to take a break), because the lighting of the world is a sickly (subtle, but there) green overtone. I was hoping (after seeing initial pictures posted around) that the pictures were just poor quality- but no, it is the world. Maybe the team could do a quick colour calibration before release. I also don't use the hidden world (still) in Willow Creek, due to the sickly pink colour (literally makes me ill, like the green in the new world).

@InfiniteVerve You can not compare colors on images taken in different locations with widely different lighting conditions. Two of them are in bright sunshine the two on the top cloudy and the top right one appears to be either morning or evening. To make matters worse those you compare with where not taken by you but someone else where you have no idea what their settings are. As you can imagine it will be impossible to do any kind of adjustments based on that. When you have the final product and can take your own pictures then it can be assessed if the colors you see as bad are because of your graphics settings (if you still see them that way) as others now will be able to compare them.

@InfiniteVerve , while I do love the look personally of Henford on Bagley 😍, and agree with @Bluebellflora that it was probably intentional because England is usually very green and pretty🥰 , I think I understand what you are saying. While I didn't notice it in the footage of Cottage Living so far, what you describe does remind me of how in The Sims 2 Seasons EP each season had a different tone to the lighting outdoors. Also, your example of the hidden world in Willow Creek was a good example. I am a sensitive person, and a lot of things that wouldn't bother most people are very bothersome to me. Some people don't even notice what I find unbearable. I have actually gotten a headache and nausea from when the game has a glitch when you leave Build/Buy Mode and the music still plays, and then you have to go into Build/Buy Mode again because you forgot something and then two songs are now playing over each other.😣 I have to exit out of the game, because if I don't I will get a headache and then nausea if this goes on for too long! Fortunately they fixed the bug with that, and it hasn't happened to me in quite some time! 😅While this might (somewhat) bother many people, I don't think most would have such a violent reaction to it. That sounds like what you are going through with the lighting in Henford on Bagley and the hidden world in Willow Creek. 😓 I hope they adjust it some for you and anyone else who has problems with it. But like @Bluebellflora stated, we will probably have to wait until the game is actually released and then see if they need to change it in a patch.

@InfiniteVerve... As @jpkarlsen points out, in this game you must have the same conditions to make a comparison. I've become painfully aware of this when loading a lot to the gallery. Location, season, weather condition, time of day, and sometimes 'world', all make significant differences in the lighting (and hue). Hopefully you will find when the pack releases that the world will not have a tint issue for you, and that it's one of those factors (or a combination), or some of the Game Changers' screen settings (don't get me started on that one), that was causing this appearance when you watched them. We've had worlds with a 'cast' for a gameplay reason (Evergreen Harbor, StrangerVille). I also just popped into Forgotten Hollow - where I never play - and it seems a bit different, and Brindleton Bay has always seemed a bit saturated to me. But that makes gameplay sense. Brindleton Bay is rainy and somewhat lush. Sulani is also quite lush and colorful. That all makes sense.Personally, I would love if the world is a bit saturated to emphasize the plant health and English countryside feel (since they have a fair amount of rain, which most plants love and flourish in). However, if there is a hue to the new world that ends up bothering players, especially strongly, I expect this will end up addressed in a patch, as others have said here. I hope it will only be a bit saturated (not an issue) rather than tinted, and that you will enjoy it a great deal! 🙌

@InfiniteVerve Have you had hands on experience with the new pack? Or are you just going by what you've seen online?I don't see the green hue you're referring to, have watched the same GC video on 4 different screens since you posted to see if I was missing something, maybe your monitor levels need to be adjusted?The Disney reference is in relation to the aesthetic. Taking something from the real world and making it overly fantastical and rose tinted, completely unreal.

@InfiniteVerve Ah ok, so you haven't played it. Probably best to reserve judgment until it comes out 😛 Maybe if enough people have a problem with the colours they can patch in a change in the future.

Cottage Living green overtone (lighting, not landscape)

18 Replies

Bluebellflora
Hero+
4 years ago
@InfiniteVerve

The UK is very green and fecund during late spring/early summer. Lots of rain but also warm sunny days, ideal for nature to burst forth with beauty and vibrancy 🙂 Perhaps that's the look the devs were going for? The Cotswolds is a beautiful part of the UK, lots of woods, lovely hedgerows, gorgeous gardens, rolling countryside. To me it looks very relatable and isn't too disney-fied which I was worried about.

I love what appears to be dry stone walls too edging the fields.
InfiniteVerve
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Bluebellflora I am well aware of what the UK is like. There isn't a sickly green hue to it (thank goodness). The land is lovely (in some parts), and lush (in some parts), and my post did mention that it wasn't the landscaping that is the source of the sickly green hue- the source is the lighting. Not sure what Disney has to do with anything.
Bluebellflora
Hero+
4 years ago
@InfiniteVerve

Have you had hands on experience with the new pack? Or are you just going by what you've seen online?

I don't see the green hue you're referring to, have watched the same GC video on 4 different screens since you posted to see if I was missing something, maybe your monitor levels need to be adjusted?

The Disney reference is in relation to the aesthetic. Taking something from the real world and making it overly fantastical and rose tinted, completely unreal.
InfiniteVerve
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Bluebellflora I have seen footage on a few (good, and great) monitors, and I have seen a few gameplay (including the live stream). The hue is prominent in 'The Bramblewood', and in 'Old New Henford'. In the town center ('Finchwick', respectively) the affect is not noticeable (to myself and a couple other people). Maybe you could check your monitor levels (hopefully that helps?).

I would say that, aesthetically speaking, this game pack would verge on a disney (if you mean disney as an aesthetic = overblown colour of lighting). A simple colour adjustment (before release) is not a difficult thing to do. Preliminary input can save future headaches.
Bluebellflora
Hero+
4 years ago
@InfiniteVerve

Ah ok, so you haven't played it. Probably best to reserve judgment until it comes out 😛

Maybe if enough people have a problem with the colours they can patch in a change in the future.
InfiniteVerve
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Bluebellflora yeah, don't need to play it to see what it is 😉 Have seen many other packs,and the colour has stayed true to the LP/Early release footage (as have the bugs).
Kaali_Durga
4 years ago
@InfiniteVerve i personally love the pink colour in sylvan glade. but you can always use reshade to get rid of those pesky colours!
InfiniteVerve
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@Kaali_Durga reshade is too bulky, and it affects all worlds- so that's not a good option. Again, a simple colour calibration from the team (prior to release) is not a hard task.
Kaali_Durga
4 years ago
@InfiniteVerve You can toggle reshade on and off anytime you want, thats why i like It. Plus if you dont need to use all the crazy effects, so it wont lag your computer.
PugLove888
Hero (Retired)
4 years ago
@InfiniteVerve , while I do love the look personally of Henford on Bagley 😍, and agree with @Bluebellflora that it was probably intentional because England is usually very green and pretty🥰 , I think I understand what you are saying. While I didn't notice it in the footage of Cottage Living so far, what you describe does remind me of how in The Sims 2 Seasons EP each season had a different tone to the lighting outdoors. Also, your example of the hidden world in Willow Creek was a good example.

I am a sensitive person, and a lot of things that wouldn't bother most people are very bothersome to me. Some people don't even notice what I find unbearable. I have actually gotten a headache and nausea from when the game has a glitch when you leave Build/Buy Mode and the music still plays, and then you have to go into Build/Buy Mode again because you forgot something and then two songs are now playing over each other.😣 I have to exit out of the game, because if I don't I will get a headache and then nausea if this goes on for too long! Fortunately they fixed the bug with that, and it hasn't happened to me in quite some time! 😅

While this might (somewhat) bother many people, I don't think most would have such a violent reaction to it. That sounds like what you are going through with the lighting in Henford on Bagley and the hidden world in Willow Creek. 😓 I hope they adjust it some for you and anyone else who has problems with it. But like @Bluebellflora stated, we will probably have to wait until the game is actually released and then see if they need to change it in a patch.