by design Dim EFB at night (1.0.3)

[NezHaut]

Dear all,

I made a flight yesterday night without any problem on the EFB. 
When trying a new one this morning, my EFB is blank (gray empty page). I've tried disabling / enabling the add-on in MSFS2024, uninstalling liveries, but nothing changes.
What I don't understand is that I haven't change anything since yesterday night. Just closed the sim and re-opened it this morning.

Does someone have an idea of what can cause this ? Thank you for your help.

Thomas

P.S. : my bad : it's actually the night lighting that is the problem. During the day the EFB is ok. But during night time, with the EFB lightning to the maximum, it's barely visible...

Edited 6 hours ago by NezHaut

[richboy2307]

Hi,

This is intentional. At night (from dusk to dawn in the sim), the PFB brightness is controlled by the Utility Light. There is switch at the center that toggles it on/off,  while the outer knob adjusts the intensity.

This was added based on user requests to make the PFB behave more like a reflective surface at night. To achieve that effect, its brightness is linked to the Utility Light.

Because the PFB is still technically a screen, it reacts to lighting conditions and may dim under direct light (like a flashlight), which is how the sim handles displays. Linking it to the Utility Light is the best workaround to this sim limitation to create the intended effect.

 

 

[NezHaut]

Oh, thanks a lot for this reply ! My bad for not reading the manual properly.
Sorry about this useless topic...

Thanks again !

Thomas