jiunaughten Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 As I was happily driving along in Germany today, I see a message at the bottom of my screen; it is telling me to turn my headlights on or I will be kicked. However, it was only 16:00, and extremely light! People can definitely see when it is so ridiculously light as it was. I understand that players should have their headlights turned on when it is genuinely dark, but at 4pm? Players being forced to turn on their headlights at ludicrous hours just contributes to lag and nothing else, in my opinion. People like me who have bad computers are just going to lag as they try to process all of that extra light, and with that coming a bad fps, leading to more dangerous driving as they cannot keep control of their vehicle. As such, can it please go back to the way it was of players only being forced to put on their headlights when it is actually dark, or am I missing some deeper reason here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snarr Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hey jiunaughten, Thank you for your message and patience. In principle, unexpected errors can occur. This is possibly one of them. If the problem recurs, try restarting your game. If the error occurs again, please contact me again. Likewise, if you have questions. Sincerely, Snarr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Jacks Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hello, The reason that the server now expects you to turn on your lights at 16:00 is due to the snow mod as the weather can cause difficulties in peoples vision. Kind Regards, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azuly Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 It's due to the snow. People using it require headlights on earlier. It avoids accidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DantheScaniaMan Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Yeah it all adds to the realism in my opinion, as @Michael Jacks said it is best to use headlights for peoples vision etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalePro Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 It can even become foggy, and snow can start to fall. So in this situations vision is much less than normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vladynson Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 In case there is snow or rain, the fog it's coming and it's making it dark for people with a higher rain probability or with the winter mod. To make it more realistic it reminds you aswell that you should have your lights on, because in real life you need at least the parking lights/low beam. If your computer can support or not the fps drops made by lights, is not a problem of TruckersMP or ETS2. They would like to have less fps spikes on players computers and they are trying their best, but your PC should keep to minimum at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCreepyTruckr Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, vladynson said: because in real life you need at least the parking lights/low beam. Coming from North America where our vehicles are required to have DRLs, I was really caught off guard in the countries that required low beam usage at all times. Took me longer than I care to admit to figure out why I was being fined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeSpindle Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 As a general rule, when playing MP I prefer to leave my headlights on regardless because the servers can sometimes have a really hard time rendering another players truck coming at you, especially at high speed. Headlights are visible long before the trucks are in alot of cases, and it helps increase accident avoidance. During daynight hours I still keep them on because it illuminates my instrument cluster which can be impossible to see on some trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Fun4All] Andriii7 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 you must have your headlights on from 4pm to and 9am. thats server settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbledore001YT Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Hey!, this message isn't important for me, because I am someone who turns the light on before I start the engine But I've got a friend with a low-end PC and he says:" If I enable the light my FPS go down." That's not goot But I cannot realize why people turn off their lights. In real life I am always driving with lights but other people don't?! Okay this sounds a bit crazy but this is my opinion So have a good drive all the time LG Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCreepyTruckr Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 11:59 AM, jiunaughten said: People like me who have bad computers are just going to lag as they try to process all of that extra light, and with that coming a bad fps, leading to more dangerous driving as they cannot keep control of their vehicle. While it does suck to hear, if your computer can't handle processing some lights, perhaps you should stick to single player or areas with fewer players (or, crazy idea, adjust some of your options settings like draw distance). Besides, considering how many kids are driving around flashing their high beams in the day time anyways, I honestly doubt it will make a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SalePro Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Yeah here in my country headlights must be always on, in other words 0/24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreea RO Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 When the snow mode is on, you must turn on the lights earlier than 7 PM, in this case 4 PM. It's like in real life, once winter comes, you should turn them on earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cute Fast Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Coming from North America where our vehicles are required to have DRLs, I was really caught off guard in the countries that required low beam usage at all times. Took me longer than I care to admit to figure out why I was being fined. ---------- Languages/Diller: (primary) / Support - Appeal - TruckersMP Rules - Feedback - Report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[KızılTürk] YunusD Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Due to the snow mode, the headlights will turn on at 4 o'clock and the snow mode will be restored. YunusD KızılTürk™ VTC Owner ~ YunusD Yotube ~ , ~ YunusD Steam ~ , ~ World Of Trucks ~ , ~ KızılTürk™ VTC ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I find it very inappropriate for the people who do not use the Wintermod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old man Furkan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Dear Sir / Madam; The main cause of this problem Winter Mod. Best Regards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichManSCTV Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Leave headlights on 24/7 Its safer that way too Subscribe to my Youtube Channel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaming. Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 When you have the winter mod it starts to get dark at 16:00, and since the some players on the server have the winter mod, and the server supports it they had to change the time to those people with winter mod on can see other drivers. If the notification telling you to turn your headlights on is annoying, just simply always keep the headlights on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blabberbeak Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Noticing the annual debate about headlights, I wonder if it would not be more efficient to enforce that all headlights will be automatically turned on 24/7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 People do turn on their headlights for no reason. I often see this. I don't know why people do this, it's not like you are driving in the middle of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FernandoCR [ESP] Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 @Averazon It's a matter of simple security. I may be driving under a bright sun, but since the weather is not synchronized, other players around me can be driving under heavy rain and have lower vissibility. Having my truck's headlights on at all times is just my way to make it more vissible to others, even if I don't need headlights at all. It's even worse with the winter mod. Someone has it enabled, some others don't. The player with winter mod enabled is driving in the dark from 4-5 p.m. but others have still several hours of daylight, so they wouldn't switch their headlights on. And for that player with the winter mod, it would be as if those other players were ghost driving... This is why I agree with @Joao Rodrigues, it would probably be best if some setting would be implemented so every single vehicle had their headlights on 24/7. In fact, this is mandatory in several countries and highly recommended in others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex85khil Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The rule said that "Headlights - Headlights must always be on between the hours of 16:00 (4 PM) - 09:00 (9 AM)." But I got message from admin and said Turn on Headlight. I see time is 15.00 (3pm). Why early so? https://imgur.com/sUKgetZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOSCHGELDIN Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 We will continue to use our headlights at 16:00 until winter mode is deleted from the game. because in winter mode the players are sun sinking at 16:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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