Reducing opacity of flashlight when used with Atmospherics?

geoxilegeoxile Join Date: 2010-12-24 Member: 75926Members
in Ideas and Suggestions
The graphical option. Atmospherics looks nice and adds to the setting but it absolutely makes flashlights a pain in the behind. The flashlight beams from friendlies basically look like thick clouds of mist or fog shooting out completely hindering visibility. For now I have atmospherics turned off but isn't there a way to simply reduce the fog-like refraction caused by atmospherics when using the flashlight? It seems like many people I talk to in game simply turn atmospherics off which is a shame considering how good it looks.
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  • geoxilegeoxile Join Date: 2010-12-24 Member: 75926Members
    I'm usually not one to revive dead topics but this time I figured it would be better. Atmospherics got updated but friendlies' flashlights still make everything look like a white fog has enshrouded wherever they're pointing.
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  • KazelKazel Join Date: 2012-12-22 Member: 175939Members
    I would actually love this too. The current flashlight does a great job obstructing my view. I do love the scenery and a lot of the bells and whistles in this engine are great, but I would like a tweak to the way the flashlight works.

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  • soccerguy243soccerguy243 Join Date: 2012-12-22 Member: 175920Members, WC 2013 - Supporter
    +1

    I have turned off atmospherics because of the terrible reflections.
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  • geoxilegeoxile Join Date: 2010-12-24 Member: 75926Members
    Is the flashlight an actual light source?
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  • SixtyWattManSixtyWattMan Join Date: 2004-09-05 Member: 31404Members
    I think there was a mod in the workshop that does it but the server has to be running it too.
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=2054045:date=Jan 1 2013, 01:51 AM:name=geoxile)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (geoxile @ Jan 1 2013, 01:51 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2054045"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Is the flashlight an actual light source?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yes. It is also an actual fog-machine.
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  • nikodimus86nikodimus86 Join Date: 2012-10-22 Member: 163188Members
    edited January 2013
    Yeah I have experienced that too. My atmospherics option is also off. I don't think this is a major issue as long people can turn it off.
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    There is a mod to do this, but since it requires modifying Lua files it needs to be server side:

    <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=99841317" target="_blank">http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/file...ls/?id=99841317</a>
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  • ExoskelettExoskelett Join Date: 2012-12-18 Member: 175509Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    Well ive turned Atmospherics also off - it looks great but its just annoying if several people use flashlights.
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