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hershman001
Creepers Corp.
Creepers Alliance
25
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Posted - 2013.01.21 06:35:00 -
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So since you guys have done a great job with adding dynamic weather/lighting to these maps, you should maybe add this feature down the road.
Have Equipment slot items like "Night Vision Goggles" or "Thermal Imaging Scope"
These would be very handy when you land on site and the conditions are heavy fog, or if its a night OP  |
Kazeno Rannaa
Seraphim Initiative.
CRONOS.
145
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Posted - 2013.01.21 08:03:00 -
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Or what about photochromatic visors for the OP Sun Glare?? |
hershman001
Creepers Corp.
Creepers Alliance
25
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Posted - 2013.01.21 08:43:00 -
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I like how you think
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Fivetimes Infinity
Immobile Infantry
1086
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Posted - 2013.01.21 08:58:00 -
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Kazeno Rannaa wrote:Or what about photochromatic visors for the OP Sun Glare??
Pretty much this. **** the sun. |
Grit Breather
BetaMax.
660
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Posted - 2013.01.21 09:55:00 -
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I like this idea. I believe it's come up quite a few times so far, keep it fresh and maybe it'll happen. :)
hershman001 wrote:Have Equipment slot items like "Night Vision Goggles" or "Thermal Imaging Scope" These would be very handy when you land on site and the conditions are heavy fog, or if its a night OP
Now for some technicalities...
Night vision goggles and thermal imaging scopes both work on Infra Red emissions (with different accuracy levels). While they are wonderful for night ops, you'd be better off using your own eyes in fog. Think of fog as a hugs wall of cold. IR based imaging devices see nothing but white in fog.
Just pointing that out. :)
What could really be cool is a multispectrum visor a la Predator 2. Remember the scene where he couldn't see the strike force and kept switching between different spectrums? :) |
Zat Earthshatter
Osmon Surveillance
Caldari State
304
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Posted - 2013.01.21 11:10:00 -
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Thermal and NV systems are really nice for night-ops, but in a universe where ground deployments are sent to lava planets (where everything is hot), planets full of fog, and worlds covered in light-blocking liquids...
I'm thinking we need something a little more up-to-date by 221st Century standards (not a typo, that's the century of New Eden)
Functionally, it might look something like Black Ops II's Millimeter Scanner attachment, just added to a Predator-style thermal-type overlay. On deep-ocean fights (someday!), you just get the MMS effect, as everything's cold.
My hefty techno-lore explanation is merely used to justify it working on any future planet CCP sends us to.
Ultrasonic-Multispectral Optical System (UMOS)
An invention first cobbled together by tribal guerrillas in the Minmatar Uprising, UMOS systems allow a soldier to see their enemies clear as day, no matter how exotic the conditions can get.
Multispectral optics are the most-used portion. The many crystals used to shift radiation into the visible light spectrum are traditionally taken from the weapons of Amarr slave-catchers, then placed in-line with a photomultiplier to enable night-vision quality even in the deeper layers of gas giant planets - where only radio waves penetrate.
In most situations, the ultrasonic echolocation piece is used to shift the images to produce a pseudo-3d binocular image, aiding with acquisition and weapon aiming.
In rare cases, such as on lava planets or deep in oceanic worlds, the Ultrasonic piece shifts into a full scanner, producing a microscopically-accurate image of whatever is in front of you. However, as IFF is a radiation-based system, it is advised to shoot first, and ask questions later. |
Sylwester Dziewiecki
BetaMax.
33
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Posted - 2013.01.21 11:29:00 -
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hershman001 wrote:So since you guys have done a great job with adding dynamic weather/lighting to these maps, you should maybe add this feature down the road. Have Equipment slot items like "Night Vision Goggles" or "Thermal Imaging Scope" These would be very handy when you land on site and the conditions are heavy fog, or if its a night OP I really would like to see this coming to game :>.
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KalOfTheRathi
CowTek
168
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Posted - 2013.01.21 11:42:00 -
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Hmm. I am actually mixed on this thanks in part to the replies. First, having weather and sunshine is nice but it is very inconsistent with 221st Century Tech.
As an old hack of programmer I know why they are doing it. It is a cool feature and doesn't take that much hardware to do. It is pretty as well. The graphical results are good but they make no sense in the game and are ultimately distracting for me because I am thinking about the fact that the stupid visor doesn't work. Maybe they were supplied by the same programmer/supplier as the small missile turrets.
But I want a display that works. Blocks the sunshine, enables thermal vision (both directions), the fancy sub-sonic-hedgehog-thingie and have it be consistent with the world. The current version isn't.
Of course, making it something that could be damaged momentarily with a Flux Grenade could be cool.
But not something that need another bazillion SP points and a 270000 ISK Skill Book. |
hershman001
Creepers Corp.
Creepers Alliance
25
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Posted - 2013.01.21 17:55:00 -
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Thats the beauty of sci fi. They can just mke up the tech |
Lady Hyuna
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
29
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Posted - 2013.01.21 18:13:00 -
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Fivetimes Infinity wrote:Kazeno Rannaa wrote:Or what about photochromatic visors for the OP Sun Glare?? Pretty much this. **** the sun.
aww someone can't handle the sun, Stay out of the kitchen. THe lighting of the sun is just fine...
Now if they almost had a night time map where there is no sun, having skills for night vision to give you the edge is nice. |
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Fivetimes Infinity
Immobile Infantry
1086
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Posted - 2013.01.21 20:43:00 -
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Lady Hyuna wrote:Fivetimes Infinity wrote:Kazeno Rannaa wrote:Or what about photochromatic visors for the OP Sun Glare?? Pretty much this. **** the sun. aww someone can't handle the sun, Stay out of the kitchen. THe lighting of the sun is just fine...
Yeah, I'm one of those weird people who thinks FPS games are more fun to play when you can actually see what's going on. |
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