Throwing in my support for a day/night cycle. Not an easy thing to fully implement, I'm sure, but it is still an important feature to me (and others, obviously).
Me too. I also agree with OP we should wake up at night or at dawn. Not at noon? Probably with some injuries and blurred vision. Alternatively we should have a cinematic showing us waking up by the waves at dawn opting to do a short rest until noon so it connects with the night cutscene?
