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@sjain
Here are my ENB '.ini's, feel free to test them out & see if it makes any difference.

@sjain said in How can I disable automatic dimming of the screen when bright lights are visible?:

Oh and, even tho i have all effects disabled in enb it still messes with
trees, any idea what to do about that?

Yeah, that's how ENB works. There are certain shader changes that are applied just by using ENB.

For the ENB settings. Some apply instantly on hitting Enter, others need a full profile reload to initiate.
Generally, apply them in-game, save the profile & then force a reload of that profile.
Can't remember exactly, but it's all using the 3 save/load options at the top left of the ENB UI.

Note: You'll want to manually backup your ENB '.ini' files before trying this

@homebrew

tanker.ytd

...\mods\update\x64\dlcpacks\patchday2ng\dlc.rpf\x64\levels\gta5\vehicles.rpf\tanker.ytd

• Edit 'tanker2_base' & 'tanker_brand' texture colours with Photoshop or some other picture editing software.
• Replace original textures with edited ones

@ikameco
weaponrevolver.meta:

...\mods\update\update.rpf\dlc_patch\mpapartment\common\data\ai\weaponrevolver.meta

          <TimeBetweenShots value="Lower this value" />

@JohnFromGWN said in Who passed the wind? This is SO annoying!:

I'm assuming also, these are the textures with "debris" in their name

Yeah, those are the ones I made transparent with my tests in the other thread

Update:

I may have got them to appear in my game by jacking the wind right up. If this is them?

To me they looked to be using the 'ptfx_multi_sheet_003_debris' texture in 'core.ypt':

Diagnostic 'core.ypt':

Here is a diagnostic vanilla 'core.ypt' I edited & removed all the wind debris effects from (seems to work in my game anyway, quick test tho):

Removed ptfx:

'env_wind_debris'
'env_wind_debris_city'
'env_wind_debris_countryside'
'env_wind_debris_desert'
'env_wind_debris_mountain'
'env_wind_debris_woodland'

Try it out & see what you get & then take it from there

Note:
You can gain access to the textures in 'core.ypt' by using either, Texture Toolkit or Codewalker (always use that Discord link for an up-to-date version of CW).

@JohnFromGWN
A few ideas:

core.ypt:

The thread I posted above (this one) suggests the particle textures exist within 'core.ypt'.
I'm only going by what Aurora11 said, but he used the 'core.ypt''s I posted & they appeared to have at least reduced/changed the effect.
The links to the 'core.ypt' files are still active in that thread, maybe try them out in your game (after backing up 'update.rpf', install over all three 'core.ypt's etc) & see what you get?
Might not be all of the problem, but somewhere to start anyway.

@JohnFromGWN said in Who passed the wind? This is SO annoying!:

doesn't make sense if this file is deleted or renamed because game still loads as does particles of crap

I've seen evidence GTA V has a lot of redundancy built into it. Removing files isn't the best approach.
Much better to edit the file the game is loading to confirm things, otherwise you don't actually know what the game may be doing/where it might be getting things from etc.

Example:

• Say there is a script somewhere that initiates the wind particles, but uses textures in 'core.ypt'.
• You remove/delete the 'core.ypt' textures somehow, the script still runs, but can't find the textures & produces pure black untextured particles instead.
• Given they are so tiny, you're not going to be able to easily tell the difference between the textured & untextured particles & thus, think it has nothing to do with 'core.ypt'.
• Just a theoretical example, but you get what I mean, I would go back & test 'core.ypt' by editing all the textures, certainly all the ones that contain 'debris' or 'paper' in the name (6 textures or so in total)
• Just make them bright neon pink/green/different colours etc & test in-game etc. Pretty quick/easy to confirm what is what & then work from there/rule it out completely etc

procedural.ymt/.meta:
@ReNNie is right, if you rule out 'core.ypt' thoroughly, worth having a look at 'procedural.meta' also
Don't delete/remove the file tho, as the game may well fall back to & use 'procedural.ymt' instead, rather just make it empty etc:

Example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CProceduralInfo>
  <procObjInfos>
  </procObjInfos>
  <plantInfos>
  </plantInfos>
  <procTagTable>
  </procTagTable>
</CProceduralInfo>

GPU Driver:
Maybe try a Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) Safemode uninstall of your GPU driver also.
Reinstall normally after.
You may want to backup any custom profiles beforehand.

Settings:
Have you tried your game with AA = OFF? Just diagnostically, in case it's making the effect worse/more noticable etc. Seen GTAV's AA cause issues on screen etc.

I'll also test my game out vanilla & see if they appear?...
Edit:
...Nah, they defo don't appear in my game

Would normally say something was wrong with driver/install (given they don't appear in everyone's game), but the fact that they react to the wind suggests they are a game mechanic.

That's the first thing that needs to be figured out. Is it actually a part of the game, or is something broken? If you can shut it down with a script, does suggest it's part of the game.
Perhaps see what else you can confirm

@JohnFromGWN
I've never seen them in my game (I've checked a few times now, they are not there), just knew they could exist from this thread.

@JohnFromGWN
Show us some screenshots of these particles

@sjain said in How can I disable automatic dimming of the screen when bright lights are visible?:

I can live with that, but would you know a way to avoid having to do that by any chance?

Nah, it doesn't do that in my game.
I'm using these values, maybe try that (darkening effect may be slightly more apparent):

# Adaptation
Adaptation.min.step.size 	0.001
Adaptation.max.step.size 	0.01
Adaptation.step.size.mult 	0.01
Adaptation.threshold 		10.0
Adaptation.sun.exposure.tweak	-2

You can also lower these values to reduce the darkening effect also. Maybe find a compromise etc:

visualsettings.dat:

car.defaultlight.day.emissive.on		
car.defaultlight.night.emissive.on		

@JohnFromGWN
Most likely, their textures will be in 'core.ypt'. Find them & make those flying particles invisible in the texture etc.
'core.ypt' can be edited using Codewalker (CW's 'RPF Explorer' > Export to XML) or Texture Toolkit.

There are three 'core.ypt's to edit (depending on ingame quality settings, different ones are used etc):

...\mods\update\update.rpf\x64\patch\data\effects\ptfx.rpf\core.ypt
...\mods\update\update.rpf\x64\patch\data\effects\ptfx_hi.rpf\core.ypt
...\mods\update\update.rpf\x64\patch\data\effects\ptfx_lo.rpf\core.ypt

@mrmusam
Throw it into Audacity (completely free) & then export it as 'WAV (Microsoft) signed 16-bit PCM' & then try it again.

Audacity Export:
'File' tab > 'Export' > 'Export Audio...' (Ctrl+Shft+E) > 'Save as type' dropdown = 'WAV (Microsoft) signed 16-bit PCM' > 'Save'

Make sure it's mono as well

@sjain
visualsettings.dat:

...\mods\update\update.rpf\common\data\visualsettings.dat

Try this:

# Adaptation
Adaptation.min.step.size 	0.00001
Adaptation.max.step.size 	0.0001
Adaptation.step.size.mult 	0.0001
Adaptation.threshold 		100.0
Adaptation.sun.exposure.tweak	-2

@mrwallace888
Which part didn't work for you?
Renaming the texture used in 'carcols.ymt/.meta', or flipping the texture so the ingame left & right horizontal headlight angles are flipped?
When flipping the texture, the headlights will look similar ingame, the only difference being that the left headlight will now shine slightly higher instead of the right one.

To change the headlights texture you need to rename the '<headLight>' '<textureName>' line in 'carcols.ymt/.meta' to the same name as the texture in 'graphics.ytd' you want to use. If done correctly, I can assure you it does work

@mrwallace888
Using the Lights fix after Bikers Update [BETA 2] 'visualsettings.dat':

car.headlights.player.intensitymult	1.5

matches up the brightness pretty well for me.
Using that 'visualsettings.dat' linked above, I don't get brighter headlights when entering the car, they are actually dimmer. Hence why I set 'car.headlights.player.intensitymult' to 1.5.

You'll just have to edit the 'car.headlights' yourself, & maybe have to play about with the external distance/angle values, depending on whether you want the external headlights distance etc match to dipped or full beam.

One or both of these values also alter brightness:

lights.cutoff.specular.distance
lights.cutoff.volumetric.distance

might be worth playing about with them too

@SGTMCDOOGLE
If need be, at some point in future etc, you can always create the sounds in another program, & if it doesn't export to the correct format, or they don't work when installed etc, export them to whatever is compatible & then just run them through an Audacity export before installing them to the game.

@mrwallace888
Play about with the values. Lower the 'player' ones further & see if it makes any difference.
If they make the change in headlights brighter or dimmer, you'll see it & then edit accordingly, until you find values that work.
I'll have a think about what else might be affecting them. All I know is those values in 'visualsettings.dat' fixed the issue for me.

These are the exact values I used to fix it, test them out & see what you get:

car.headlights.angle	0.03
car.headlights.split	0.0
car.headlights.global.HeadlightIntensityMult	3.6
car.headlights.global.HeadlightDistMult	8.0
car.headlights.global.ConeInnerAngleMod	0.4
car.headlights.global.ConeOuterAngleMod	0.37
car.headlights.global.OnlyOneLightMod	1.0
car.headlights.global.Fake2LightsAngleMod	0.94
car.headlights.global.Fake2LightsDisplacementMod	0.17
car.headlights.submarine.Fake2LightsAngleMod 0.830
car.headlights.submarine.Fake2LightsDisplacementMod	0.0
car.headlights.fullbeam.IntensityMult	1.0
car.headlights.fullbeam.DistMult	1.5
car.headlights.fullbeam.CoronaIntensityMult	2.0
car.headlights.fullbeam.CoronaSizeMult	2.0
car.headlights.aim.fullbeam.mod	-0.10
car.headlights.aim.dippedbeam.mod	-0.11
car.headlights.aim.fullbeam.angle	-0.15
car.headlights.aim.dipeedbeam.angle	0.7
car.headlights.aim.dippedbeam.angle	0.7
car.headlights.player.intensitymult	1.0
car.headlights.player.distmult	1.0
car.headlights.player.exponentmult	1.0

Note:
My internal/external headlight settings (just above) might not be an exact match in your game, depending on ENB settings & possibly other things, but they should be close.
See if they are closer matched than what you have, & then see if you can match them up further/edit back to your settings one by one to see what value does what etc

@badmanvegeta
If driving around, would likely be chosen by the game as part of a random vehicle scenario, or if parked, most likely would be selected by a car generator in a '.ymap'

@badmanvegeta
Spawning:
You would add it into a section within the '<vehGroups>' section in 'popgroups.ymt' ('like 'VEH_RICH', but any '<vehGroups>' section will work).
That will allow it to spawn ambiently in traffic etc.

The adder (or any car in popgroups) can be seen just about anywhere really, it depends on a lot of things. Frequency (see below) has a much larger impact on whether you see a vehicle than location, although there may be a slightly higher chance of seeing rich cars in rich locations etc.

The only vehicles that have set spawn locations are he ones in 'vehiclemodelsets.meta'.

Frequency:
Have a read of this for setting the frequency of vehicle spawns.
The only thing I would add to that post is that setting any vehicle with 'SWANKNESS_5' in it's 'vehicles.meta' data:

Example:

<swankness>SWANKNESS_5</swankness>

will make it really rare to spawn (even if it's the only vehicle at all set to spawn in popgroups), so make sure it is set to SWANKNESS_4 or lower

@SGTMCDOOGLE
Use Audacity & follow this procedure.

Give me a shout if you have any issues

@mrwallace888
Most likely these settings in 'visualsettings.dat':

car.headlights.global.HeadlightIntensityMult	3.6
car.headlights.global.HeadlightDistMult	8.0
...
car.headlights.player.intensitymult	1.0
car.headlights.player.distmult	1.0
car.headlights.player.exponentmult	1.0

If the player ones are set above 1.0, the headlights will get brighter when you get into the vehicle. Below 1.0 & they will get dimmer.
Basically, leave the player ones at 1.0, & use the global ones to set the brightness/intensity/distance etc

Note:
Headlights blip Off & then On when you enter/exit a vehicle. Don't think there is anything that can be done about that, just in case you, or anyone else reading this, was wondering etc.

@Coach
Here you go, this should fix it (completely removes the darkening effect for me using 'BETTER radiance NORMAL' 'visualsettings.dat')
I tested using the vanilla sherrif2 granger.

# Adaptation
Adaptation.min.step.size 	0.00001
Adaptation.max.step.size 	0.0001
Adaptation.step.size.mult 	0.0001
Adaptation.threshold 		100.0
Adaptation.sun.exposure.tweak	-2

If not, try reducing the top three values further (0.000001 & 0.00001 respectively) & increasing the 'Adaptation.threshold' to 1000 or higher

@L4Bravo
I'm not sure. Maybe look for a script or a setting in a trainer or something.

@Coach
Hmmm? I'll have a look into it
Might be that a combination of the lightbar lights & the headlights pushes it over a limit or that one/some of the forward facing lights on that vehicle aren't following the rules/a bit funky etc.
Does the darker when looking back happen with every single dispatch/lightbar vehicle or just that one/ones from that same mod author?

@Coach
How do you mean strange? (I don't know what your lights are suppose to look like etc)
Does it work or not? (hard to tell)

@MelihCLK
Maybe try this edited version, original version of GIMS EVO only officially supports up-to 3DS MAX 2016 (although I've seen it working on 2017 too).

@Stormtrooper501
afaik, for dispatch anyway, the number of peds that appear is hardcoded somewhere & tied to the vehicle name.
The 'fbi' vehicle, for example, spawns in with 4x dispatch peds in it (the maximum I know of for dispatch). If you replace the 'fbi' with your 'riot', & everything else is setup correctly, it should spawn in with 4x peds.
The vids you see on youtube of 6x peds total with 4x hanging on the side etc are player driven vehicles with 5x bodyguards. That works (& can be used to test vehicle ped capacity), it just doesn't work for dispatch (given the hardcoded limits imposed via vehicle name by Rockstar).