complete blackness inside mine even with lit torch equipped

[sabinati]

my friend went inside the mine and said he can see things fine. not sure what the problem is here but i've never been able to see in a mine at all. running windows 7. i'll try it on mac os and win xp tomorrow. anyone else have any problems like this?

[Jackard]

you need two torches to see in mine

or hearthfires, campfires, minehelms

[sabinati]

well like i said my friend said he could see just fine. and i'm pretty sure he put his hearthfire down there. i'll try with two torches but then how am i supposed to get any mining done?

[Jackard]

build a different lightsource

one torch will only let you see yourself in a mine

[sabinati]

i literally can't see anything. it's completely black.

[Jackard]

whats your monitor settings at

adjust gamma, brightness, contrast, etc.

[Ferinex]

I have this same problem on a different computer/monitor I have here. It's a CRT with the brightness and contrast both maxed out, but I see complete and utter blackness.

[Erik_the_Blue]

i'll try with two torches but then how am i supposed to get any mining done?

For the record, the pickaxe is two-handed, so you can't do any mining even with one torch. You really need campfires or a miner's helm (I haven't tried a candelabrum yet).

Edit: It occurs to me the stone axe is one-handed, and thus compatible with a torch. Shows how used to the pick-axe I am these days.

[Jackard]

contrast maxed out

no!

[Malicus]

This game gets very, very dark. I had to boost my gamma to be able to see at ALL in a mine without maxing my monitor's brightness. Night is still a problem, though.