# Reading taking longer than usual

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reading-taking-longer-than-usual/9269>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [March 28, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reading-taking-longer-than-usual/9269 "2015-03-28T21:55:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Ferodaktyl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ferodaktyl/32/56_2.png) [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reading-taking-longer-than-usual/9269/1 "2015-03-28T21:55:31Z")

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i think something is broken,since i keep getting this message while standing next to the window while sunny outside. I just hope it’s not a new mechanic, because it would be absurd. And bad.

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**Author:** ![Coolthulhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/coolthulhu/32/2446_2.png) [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 12:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reading-taking-longer-than-usual/9269/2 "2015-03-29T00:16:02Z")

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Check light intensity by opening crafting menu. Sometimes it’s not sunny enough, like early in the morning or depending on season (not sure about the season part).

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**Author:** ![Valpo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valpo/32/341_2.png) [@Valpo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valpo)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reading-taking-longer-than-usual/9269/3 "2015-03-29T00:21:04Z")

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So you can read fast outside?

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**Author:** ![IcedPee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/icedpee/32/259_2.png) [@IcedPee](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/IcedPee)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 3:11am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reading-taking-longer-than-usual/9269/4 "2015-03-29T03:11:36Z")

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I think in one of the updates they made it so that unless the weather is actually Sunny, it’ll still be considered “Dark” inside structures even right next to the window.

If you open the window and sit on the sill while you read you should be good.

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**Author:** ![Ferodaktyl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ferodaktyl/32/56_2.png) [@Ferodaktyl](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ferodaktyl)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reading-taking-longer-than-usual/9269/5 "2015-03-29T07:38:16Z")

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yes, i can read normally outside, but not inside. What would be the purpose of such a change ? It has no relevance to RL and it serves no purpose than to annoy a player.

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**Author:** ![Nighthawk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/nighthawk/32/896_2.png) [@Nighthawk](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Nighthawk)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reading-taking-longer-than-usual/9269/6 "2015-03-29T19:12:22Z")

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> [@Ferodaktyl](#):
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> yes, i can read normally outside, but not inside. What would be the purpose of such a change ? It has no relevance to RL and it serves no purpose than to annoy a player.

It’s one of those realism factors that may or may not need to be there. It makes sense that you can read better where there’s light (have you ever tried to read in near-darkness?), and it makes sense that houses are pretty dark when there’s no electricity. That aside though, yeah - it’s annoying.

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**Author:** ![Coolthulhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/coolthulhu/32/2446_2.png) [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/reading-taking-longer-than-usual/9269/7 "2015-03-29T20:21:03Z")

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Read directly in front of a window. Light propagates a bit like it does IRL, meaning that the middle of an unlit room is less lit than the tiles near window.